Old Games, New Technology

[Peyton_Yeung]

A few previous threads with the same concept.

2018

Should FIRST try replaying some old game concepts?

I think that they should Many older games had great concepts, but since resources like AndyMark, Vex Pro, etc. were nonexistent or were in their infancy, many teams didn’t have the help they needed to be actually competitive. This is why old game videos seem so boring- everything was built from scratch. Many members of FRC, like me, were too young to play a game like FIRST Frenzy or Aim High. Some mentors might remember them, but if they’re updated (like FIRST Frenzy was an update of several ot…

2019

If you could replay an old game with a new robot

My team will be building a robot for the 2013 game as our off-season project this fall. We’re doing a mock kickoff, analyzing the game, and building to play, without referencing successful game-specific designs (as much as possible). I’m wondering how y’all think this game would be different today, with the COTS revolution of parts, the new(er) Rio, the use of brushless motors, etc. More broadly, are there games that you think would be fun to play for the first time with contemporary machines? W…