go fps all the way! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Yohandy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 9:12 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Side-scrollers vs FPS games.
> Ouch, that's tough. I like both actually. > > > > ------------- > > For an amazing video gaming site containing original soundtracks, game > art, > etc, go here. > > http://gh.ffshrine.org?r=16426 > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <gamers@audyssey.org> > Sent: Sunday, April 15, 2007 10:31 PM > Subject: [Audyssey] Side-scrollers vs FPS games. > > >> Hi all, >> Over the weekend I've been doing allot of thinking about the Monty game >> engine which I had design to be generic enough to be applied to new >> side-scrollers. However, it seams that many of you are really into the >> FPS type games such as Shades of Doom, Sarah, Monkey Business, etc. >> I know years ago side-scrollers were hugely popular in the sighted >> gaming market and has produced some of the most popular games of all >> time like Mario, Double Dragon, Legend of Kage, Castlevania, Megaman, >> etc... >> I know from working on Monty they are relatively easy to make, adapt to >> audio, and generally easy to learn and play. >> However, as sighted game technology has advanced the First Person >> Shooter was born. Games like Quake, Jedi Knight, Doom, etc began to be >> very popular, and for the most part many sighted games are usually some >> sort of FPS game and side-scrollers aren't what they use to be. >> So my question is when I complete Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway would >> you like me to continue to produce side-scrollers using the Monty 2D >> game engine, or update the Monty engine to support more 3D FPS styles of >> play. >> If we go with side-scrollers I can concieve of many clones of classic >> side-scrollers like Double Dragon, Mario, Megaman, etc being produced. >> In addition since there is more or less an engine I could create new >> interesting side-scrollers like a Star Wars one where you explore the >> death star kill storm troopers, gather items for points, and battle it >> out with Vader or the Emperor. Just an idea like that. >> If we go with FPS, (First Person Shooters,) then we can have games that >> are like Elete Force, Jedi Knight, Quake, etc with 3D worlds and mazes. >> Obviously things are more realistic, and navigation is harder to get >> since we visually can't see it. Though, it seams games like Sarah and >> SOD are hugely popular, and I'm uncertain as to which type of style the >> community really likes best. >> Do you guys like FPS better or side-scrollers. >> Cheers. >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org >> To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can >> visit >> http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make >> any subscription changes via the web. > > > -- > I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. > It has removed 8271 spam emails to date. > Paying users do not have this message in their emails. > Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len > > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
