Video Chess

[walter_J64bit]

Ok I think ever ones knows about the bug in this game has anyone patched the game so it won't cheat?

[TrekMD]

Hmm, I don't believe so.  I would have looked in Atari Age but all their ROMs have been removed.

[walter_J64bit]

49 minutes ago, TrekMD said:

Hmm, I don't believe so.  I would have looked in Atari Age but all their ROMs have been removed.

Wait what all their ROMs have been removed, I didn't even notice.

[sramirez2008]

1 minute ago, walter_J64bit said:

Wait what all their ROMs have been removed, I didn't even notice.

Yep. All gone.

[TrekMD]

You can still fine the games listed, the rarity guide, etc but there are no more ROM files. 
Edit:  I just looked at the hacks section and there are ROMs there but I think they are of Atari games.  I haven't checked completely. I did not, however, find any hacks of Video Chess.

Edited September 23, 2023 by TrekMD

[walter_J64bit]

Oh ok I've posted the same question over on AA. https://forums.atariage.com/topic/355096-video-chess/

[Scott Stilphen]

AFAIK the bug has never been confirmed.  The latest take on this is the color cycling routine fooled people into thinking the computer was cheating and moving pieces.  When the computer stops thinking and the board returns, the color-cycling routine will be running and some pieces can become invisible, and it appears board positions have changed.  As soon as you move the controller, they all reappear.

https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26videochess.html

[walter_J64bit]

2 hours ago, Scott Stilphen said:

AFAIK the bug has never been confirmed.  The latest take on this is the color cycling routine fooled people into thinking the computer was cheating and moving pieces.  When the computer stops thinking and the board returns, the color-cycling routine will be running and some pieces can become invisible, and it appears board positions have changed.  As soon as you move the controller, they all reappear.

https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26videochess.html

I saw it first hand the computer is cheating.  😉

Edited September 23, 2023 by walter_J64bit

[RickR]

3 hours ago, Scott Stilphen said:

AFAIK the bug has never been confirmed.  The latest take on this is the color cycling routine fooled people into thinking the computer was cheating and moving pieces.  When the computer stops thinking and the board returns, the color-cycling routine will be running and some pieces can become invisible, and it appears board positions have changed.  As soon as you move the controller, they all reappear.

https://www.ataricompendium.com/game_library/easter_eggs/vcs/26videochess.html

This is really good to know.  I've never seen anyone recreate the bug.  In my own attempts, it takes forever to try, but the computer did not cheat. 

If the bug is real, you'd think there'd be a youtube video proving it. 

[walter_J64bit]

Hummm nanochess on AA is saying the same thing it must not happen all the time. 

[walter_J64bit]

It sounds I've seen something that not every one has seen so I'll run with that but this is very interesting .

[Tony Waldron]

On 9/23/2023 at 7:05 AM, TrekMD said:

Hmm, I don't believe so.  I would have looked in Atari Age but all their ROMs have been removed.

Try this 0ne;

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-computer-chess_11854.html

[Tony Waldron]

Mania still have all of their rom files, and the emulator to play the games, 
 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-video-chess_8033.html