I think the sounds should be as 3d as possible--even if it is a side-scroller. Ken Downey President DreamTechInteractive!
And, Coming soon, Blind Comfort! The pleasant way to get a massage--no staring, just caring. ----- Original Message ----- From: "michael feir" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 4:38 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts about Montezuma's Revenge. > Actually, James's version of 3d mode would still have technically been a > 2d > game. You could just choose to have the sound go from in front of you to > behind rather than left and right. The actual game play would still have > been the same. He was looking at using 3d buffers to give the sounds a > more > realistic feel. His attempt to do that seems to have been part of what > caused him grief trying to complete the project. > Michael Feir > Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine > 1996-2004 > E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bryan Peterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 3:49 PM > Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Thoughts about Montezuma's Revenge. > > >> Hi Tom, >> Just got your Email to the list. I'm forced to agree with a lot of the >> others who've responded here. The original Monty is what was advertised, >> so >> that's what the finished product should resemble. As a few people have >> said, >> we have just one other accessible side scroller, Super Liam. We ne more. >> Let's keep Monty the way it is. If enough people want a 3-D game you >> could >> always either release a 3-D sequel or release a later version of Monty >> that >> includes an optional 3-D mode. That's actually what James North was going >> to >> do. You could choose to either play 3-D or 2-D side scroller mode. >> >> >> >> It ain't pretty when the pretty leaves you with no place to go. >> >> >> >> >> >>>From: Thomas Ward <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>Reply-To: Gamers Discussion list <gamers@audyssey.org> >>>To: gamers@audyssey.org >>>Subject: [Audyssey] Thoughts about Montezuma's Revenge. >>>Date: Fri, 29 Sep 2006 11:31:51 -0400 >>> >>>Hello list, >>>Today I have been doing some major revising of the Monty game engine, >>>and I've really had some ideas how I could make the game better, but by >>>introducing the changes it may completely alter the original intent of >>>the game. Since these changes are so dramatic in nature I would like a >>>friendly discussion on the matter and sound out everyones thoughts about >>>what I am thinking of doing. >>>First, I have had several emails since I have taken the game over to add >>>a save and restore feature. Since the game was initially intended as an >>>arcade game I couldn't do that and keep the game scoring fair. However, >>>I can do what was done in GMA Tank Commander and have two different >>>modes. If you play standard game it will allow saving and restoring >>>games without keeping score. If you selected play arcade mode it would >>>play the game as an arcade game, keep score, and disable saving and >>>restoring games. What do you all think? >>>Second, I've had several requests for a first person style game rather >>>than a traditional side-scroller. Honestly, I tend to agree a 3D first >>>person style game would be so much more fun and interesting. You would >>>have six directions of movement, left, right, forward, back, plus up and >>>down. It would allow for more complex temples and mazes. However, this >>>is a major deviation from the original game in the end the game would >>>probably evolve into something else and not really be Monty any more >>>unless this was Like Montezuma's Revenge II or something like that. In >>>other words a sequel rather than a direct one to one version. Any >>>thoughts? >>>I am aware of people like Michael's opinion that the game should follow >>>the original as close as possible. I could do that, and even technically >>>put in the original character if I wanted. Lot's of ideas, and I am >>>looking to ad some new options. >>> >>> >>>_______________________________________________ >>>Gamers mailing list .. 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