2002 Zone Zeal

[zachmartin1806]

Does anyone know where i would be able to find or if there even is a video game animation/description from 2002? I want to get the team thinking outside the box. Any help would be most appreciated.

[EricH]

The kickoff animations started in 2003. There may be a video from the 2002 kickoff...

Do you know kind of how the game was played?

[Billfred]

2002 was the last year there wasn't an official game animation from FIRST--the modern animations Dave Lavery creates began the next year with Stack Attack.

However, YouTube offers some footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjF01wr01s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmAnkYDUQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4slvnvPHW8

[Koko Ed]

My least favorite game in my years of involvement with FIRST (fortunately I missed out on 2001's game).

[Techhexium]

Here is the kickoff video for the 2002 game:
http://team358.org/history/videos/2002Kickoff.MPG

[zachmartin1806]

Yes I know how the game is played I want a video without the team robots from that year describing the game because I want a clean slate for everyone to think of there own ideas on how to accomplish the goal, to try and get them to think outside the box, for example team 71 from that year.

[Ankit S.]

Was the third robot in an alliance a back-up robot, or is it similar to IRI where that 3rd robot can swap out any time?

[Cory]

Originally Posted by BeltSanderRocks

Was the third robot in an alliance a back-up robot, or is it similar to IRI where that 3rd robot can swap out any time?

Every robot on the alliance was required to play once in each matchup.

So if you made the finals of a regional, each robot played a minimum of three matches.

[dk5sm5luigi]

You can find the rules here: http://www.first-a-holics.com/competitions/2002/

[rsisk]

Originally Posted by Billfred

2002 was the last year there wasn't an official game animation from FIRST--the modern animations Dave Lavery creates began the next year with Stack Attack.

However, YouTube offers some footage:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOjF01wr01s
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lAmAnkYDUQM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h4slvnvPHW8

I notice that the Poofs, Hawaiian Kids, and Bulldogs were dominating. Some things never change

[dk5sm5luigi]

Originally Posted by rsisk

I notice that the Poofs, Hawaiian Kids, and Bulldogs were dominating. Some things never change

The Grasshoppers were one of the best teams that year. They were able to pick up 20 balls in no time.

[Al Skierkiewicz]

By the way, that is Kevin Kolodziej in the drivers station for Beatty.
As I remember, the idea for the crawler came from a rookie parent. It is important to remember that when brainstorming there are no bad ideas and they can come from anyone.

[Brandon Holley]

I loved the robots that came out of the 2002 game. From 71s most famous machine, to RAGE and Pink's awesome ball hoppers, 95s insane ball pickup, 365s robot that spanned the width of the entire field, and all of the ORIGINAL MINIBOTS!

Good stuff all around.

-Brando

[AdamHeard]

Originally Posted by Brandon Holley

I loved the robots that came out of the 2002 game. From 71s most famous machine, to RAGE and Pink's awesome ball hoppers, 95s insane ball pickup, 365s robot that spanned the width of the entire field, and all of the ORIGINAL MINIBOTS!

Good stuff all around.

-Brando

I loved the purely mechanical minibots. The polycarb rolls were my favorite.

[Chris is me]

While people didn't seem to like the games, and understandably so, seeing pictures and video of great 2001 and 2002 machines is inspiring. I wish FIRST games let people be so off-the-wall and creative now.