well you could use c64 sounds and music or just music and normal sounds.
At 05:42 a.m. 2/02/2011, you wrote:
You know Jim, I'm half tempted to make a game for the Commodore 64
just to prove your point, for it is a good one. The sad thing is
that people who can't run visual basic could download VICE and run
that game. Of course, it would be terrible, but funny too.
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----- Original Message ----- From: "Trouble" <troub...@columbus.rr.com>
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Subject: Re: [Audyssey] my ramblings about programming: why I use vb
Actually you can think in those terms. However, only in the mind of
the creator.
The reason why is the operating systems. They don't stay a constant
as in only one type. Every few years they bring out new ops and all
comps use that op being built.
Just like now you will be hard pressed to find a xp box or even
vista. All I see on market is win7 and even its going 64bit.
So that creates the demand to move with the progress or watch your
creations disappear like so many dos programs.
----- Original Message -----
The entire issue of which language to use comes down to a single
question, is this work or art? If a developer works for you then
have every right to dictate how the project will go, and that
would include how it was accomplished. In the end, the
developer's goal is to meet your needs and satisfy you.
If, however, the project is a personal endeavor then it is
categorized as an art. When an artist is creating he, or she, is
doing so to meet their own needs and no one else should ever
expect to be satisfied also. If others enjoy the end result that
is an excellent bonus, but it should never be expected to the
point that the observers treat it like anything less than an artist at work.
To a programmer, the language they choose is their instrument. I
doubt any of us would have the gall to tell a musician they should
switch to piano if they are composing a song with a harp. Every
person probably has a favorite instrument but clearly it isn't any
of our business which instrument someone uses. Someone could make
the claim that a pianist should abandon his clunky real piano in
favor of synth software. When it comes to art, convenience isn't important.
Just because game engines or tools exist to speed up game
development, there is still no justification to pressure an artist
into using them. In my opinion, it is disrespectful to treat
their art as work expected to make others happy. If it brings a
programmer personal satisfaction to write code from scratch then
that is just fine.
If there are any programmers floating around who use languages so
absolutely outdated that no one on the planet can even run their
games, I tip my hat to you as artists just as I would to the
developers of the most popular game titles today. I believe art
should be respected as art.
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Jim
I like Visual Basic 6.0 because I can not C.
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(440) 286-6920
Chardon Ohio USA
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