Hi, Yeah, I am as well. I guess that is the price of technical advancement. We are advancing so far so fast that games and other software products we like quickly become outdated and disguarded as progress marchs on. Usually company x never updates that game or software, because they made their money, and no longer feel inclined to upgrade their software. In the case of a really popular product like Oregon Trail they actually did produce newer versions for Windows 3.1 and Mac OS, but that does us no good because they are more graphical and aren't accessible for a screen reader user. So one way or another it seams old pproducts are left behind to be forgotten about. Although, thats were the open source community have really jumped into the gap.
For example, as you know there is a retro remake of Rocks and Diamonds. Thats a game from the early 80's, and I can remember playing it as a kid. Well, someone was nice enough to write a modern version for Linux, Mac, and Windows. So games like that won't be forgotten about. I think given my skills as a programmer writing some retro remakes of classics like Oregon Trail is what this community needs. We, like the mainstream market, have become saturated with the idea that games have to have flashy graphics, great audio, specialized game controllers, etc to make a game good. However, I can think of many text only games from the 80's I played all the time, and were just as fun if not quite as high tech. Even today games like Sryth, which is html based, is extremely involving and it isn't a high tech game either. On 11/24/10, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > That sounds great actually tom. > > I've heard a good deal about Oregon Trail, but haven't turned up > anything, ---- probably because aple basic stuff is harder to run. > > It'll be really nice to finally get to play it, and to have a version which > can be run on modern machines. > > I'm always rather sad when really great games can't be played anymore. > > Beware the Grue! > > Dark. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gam...@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
