(english version  below)

Endlich habe ich es geschaft und mein erstes Handy-Spiel ist online. Getreu dem Motto „fange mit den einfachen Dingen an“ habe ich mich zuerst dem einfachsten Spiel das man sich denken kann gewidmet: Einer Variante des Pong Spiels.

Damit es nicht zu einfach wird habe ich eine komplette Simulation meiner ersten Spielekonsole implementiert, der „Universum Multispiel 2004“ welche auch unter dem Label „Hanimex 777“ vertrieben wurde. Ich habe versucht mich soweit es geht an die Spec des zugrunde liegenden Chips, dem AY-3-8500 (PAL Version) zu halten. Details über diesen Chip findet man auf Wikipedia (leider nur in English). Die Spec findet man auf http://www.pong-story.com. Manchmal musste ich aber auch auf meine eigene Original-Konsole zurückgreifen.

Natürlich sind die Möglichkeiten für eine solche Simulation beschränkt. Insbesondere was das Steuern der Paddles angeht musste ich auf den Touchscreen ausweichen.

Ziel des Spieles war es den kompletten Entwicklungszyklus mit allen Aspekten der App-Entwicklung abzudecken. Es bleibt aber immer noch viel Verbesserungspotenzial. So könnte z.B. die Share-Option etwas selektiver bei den Vorschlägen sein.

Finally I managed to release my first mobile game (currently only for Android). Well, following the principle „start with simple things first“ I have chosen the easiest game I could think of: A pong variant.

Das Spiel findet ihr auf dem Play Store – einfach mal ausprobieren: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.wemat.ballandpaddles

Zum Schluss noch ein großes Lob und ein herzliches Dankeschön an badlogicgames.com für ihre hervorragende Game-Engine „libgdx“.

English Version

To avoid things becoming to simple, I decided to implement a as close as possible simulation of my first gaming console, which was the „Universum Multispiel 2004“, also sold as Hanimex 777. The console was based on the AY-3-8500 integrated circuit from GI (see wikipedia). I have tried to follow the spec (available at http://www.pong-story.com) of the PAL version as close as possible, sometimes also using my own console for reference. However, there are clearly limitations of what is possible. So for instance the controlling of the paddles, which are done through the touch screen.

The goal of the game was a full-fledged app including all aspects of app development and full publishing lifecycle. There is however lot of space for improvement. For instance the share option could be more selective on the app choice.

Check out the game on Play Store and let me know your opinion:  https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=de.wemat.ballandpaddles

Many thanks to http://www.badlogicgames.com for their game engine „libgdx“.

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