Hi, Liam. Yep. I have the same problem hear. i start in to a new title, and no sooner to I get knee deap in to it, and a new idea comes along, and I want to start in to that one. If I don't stop myself I'd have 500 half baked projects in my project folder. Smile.
Liam Erven wrote: > It's horible man. I start building these games, and then another idea > hits me and I just jump to that one. The side scroller fighting thing > looks really fun. Maybe that'll be my next project after I finish > current project of mine. > I think instead of tackling a huge project, I'm gonna break it up and do > some smaller games. That way I stay productive and can get some games > in to the community. > The hardest part of any project is being able to create something with > replay value. I think new project fixes that problem, all be it > temporarily. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Thomas Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 11:25 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course > > > Hi. > Interesting. i am sure you aren't the only one who can't stay focussed > on one project. I am now pushing myself to finish STFC, because there is > > 101 other ideas spinning around in my head, and I want all those games. > STFC I've played in to the ground for testing, and I want something new, > > but most others have not. Smile. > > > > Liam Erven wrote: > >> I had started something along the lines of double dragon, and I still >> have it sitting here. >> I'm debating whether or not to pick it up again. When I was in Utah >> last year teaching a class, I had let someone play it and they were >> extremely impressed. Shrugs. I just don't know. I can never hold my >> interest on one project long enough. >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Thomas Ward [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 7:47 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course >> >> >> Chuckle. Well, that would be a wonder. However, speaking of classics I >> am currently thinking of writing some of my own side scroller classics >> > > >> now that James has opened that can of worms. >> For instance how many of us loved NES games like Double Dragon or >> > Legend > >> of Kage. They would be easy enough to write, and were fun and simple >> to use. You had four movements like jump up, crouch, left and right, >> and the A and B buttons fired your weapons. Like swing bat, sword, >> roll barel, etc... I don't know if you remember Double Dragon but >> thugs would attack you >> with say a bat and you used your kick and punching skills to get the >> > bat > >> away and then proceeded to beat the crap out of the thugs. was great >> fun >> >> I asure you. Especially, when they dropped to the ground knocked out. >> In Legend of Kage you faught an relentless army of ninjas in the >> forest outside a castle. Then you went under this mote, jumped up >> these stone stairs while thugs attacked from above and behind. If you >> > > >> kicked the black ninjas butt you made it in to the castle proper and >> got to take on >> >> even more ninjas. Eventually you rescued the princess, but wait you >> have >> >> to finish off with the leader of this band. >> One thing about those games they were less about story and characters >> then all out kicking butt. >> >> >> >> >> allan thompson wrote: >> >> >>> Hi Thomas, >>> Thanks for the info. Just think, when Usa games is twenty years old, >>> we will >>> all be playing the console version of those old USA games classics >>> >>> >> *grin* >> >> >>> as for James... Does it get any better than that? How did he not bust >>> a gut >>> from pure delight? >>> >>> allan >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:36 PM >>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi, Allan. >>>> Actually Atari has risen from the dust nationally. Activision has >>>> produced tv game consols with all the classic Atari games on them at >>>> > > >>>> Wal-mart. I have seen several different ones, and baught a delux one >>>> > > >>>> for my son recently which plugs in to your audio-vidio ports on your >>>> > > >>>> tv and all the games are on it like Asteroids, Pacman, Galaxian, >>>> etc... They are pretty cool. An all in one console. Although they >>>> have cheaper versions with 5 to 10 games on them. Check your local >>>> Wal-mart toy and games isles and you should be able to find them. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> allan thompson wrote: >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> Hello Tom, >>>>> *gives secret atari brotherhood handshake* >>>>> Atari will rise again! >>>>> lol >>>>> It is good to hear some of those machines are still kicking. My >>>>> atari computer kicked the bucket in the late eighties and I >>>>> > grieved > >>>>> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> over it. I can't seem to recall my atari call sign. I want to say >>>>> it >>>>> >>>>> >> >> >>>>> was 7600? It was white and had this interesting feature where you >>>>> could create a virtual ram >>>>> disk with it. I am probably wrong about the number, I also owned >>>>> > the > >>>>> advanced atari game machine with the controllers that had a >>>>> > number > >>>>> >>>>> >> pad >> >> >>>>> and >>>>> side fire buttons made of soft rubber, and a joystick. I remember >>>>> >>>>> >> playing >> >> >>>>> galaxians and star raiders on it. Oh and pac man. I can't remember >>>>> >>>>> >> any >> >> >>>>> others. It all starts to run together after a while. >>>>> keep gaming, >>>>> allan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:14 PM >>>>> Subject: RE: audyssey: Monty, of course >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Allan and all. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah, another Atari Freak! Hail brother! I remember all those >>>>>> titles >>>>>> too, >>>>>> in >>>>>> fact I still have several working atari systems here and have some >>>>>> >>>>>> >> of >> >> >>>>>> them >>>>>> on good old 5.25" floppy disks and tapes although I avoid the >>>>>> tapes >>>>>> >>>>>> >> like >> >> >>>>>> the >>>>>> plague whenever possible. Not sure if I have the original >>>>>> >>>>>> >> Montezuma >> >> >>>>>> game >>>>>> or >>>>>> not, may have to hook one of the old beasts up and see. It is >>>>>> >>>>>> >> amazing >> >> >>>>>> how >>>>>> many of those old games we can play, true not as well as a sighted >>>>>> guy/gal >>>>>> but we could learn them because the sounds actually meant >>>>>> >>>>>> >> something. >> >> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> msn username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> skype username: lord_amexos >>>>>> yahoo username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> On >>>>>> Behalf Of allan thompson >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:03 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: audyssey: Monty, of course >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello,I remember playing several old atari computer games in the >>>>>> old days. My friends and I would have to load the program into the >>>>>> > > >>>>>> olde timey atari >>>>>> 800 with a cassette loader. Any little bump or movement in the >>>>>> > load > >>>>>> >>>>>> >> >> >>>>>> would >>>>>> crash the load and we would have to start it again. So basically >>>>>> >>>>>> >> you had >> >> >>>>>> a >>>>>> bunch of kids being very still and quiet for ten to twenty >>>>>> minutes, >>>>>> >>>>>> >> and >> >> >>>>>> then >>>>>> a flurry of fisticuffs for the wico joystick when the game was >>>>>> >>>>>> >> ready to >> >> >>>>>> play..lol Man, we used to play blue max, shamus, this very cool >>>>>> >>>>>> >> game >> >> >>>>>> called >>>>>> age of discovery, and the classic lode runner. I seem to recall >>>>>> >>>>>> >> playing >> >> >>>>>> monty's revenge as well and this game returns back alot of >>>>>> >>>>>> >> memories... >> >> >>>>>> One >>>>>> question for James. Was any sounds used or recreated from the >>>>>> >>>>>> >> original >> >> >>>>>> game? >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway, I am going to have to buy a copy for myself and my friend >>>>>> from those old days. 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