[Coco] New game for CoCo3

[Rogelio Perea]

While I never had the opportunity to use Gary Kitchen's Game Maker for the
Commodore 64, I have read with great interest the ads and reviews in old
8-bit computer magazines of the 80's era. I know that for the CoCo a similar
"game writing" environment was made available but as far as I know, it was a
subset or spin off from the Color Logo environment, the final products of
that CoCo application were rather limited (I do have the CoCo "Game Maker"
system).

I do not believe that an environment such as GM on the C=64 has ever been
reproduced elsewhere in the computer world. Perhaps such an application
would open up a couple of interesting submissions from people still using
the real or emulated CoCos.

As far as a stand alone new game program for the CoCo, the old retro
classics are always very welcomed. Games that I would have loved to see in
the CoCo arena in the years it was flying high are (among many):

* Baseball, a good baseball game... the only offering is ok but the CoCo 3
can do a much better job at it. Mattel Intellivision's offering was quite
something in the early 80's... mmmm...
* Lemmings... these critters are just about everywhere, from my Intel based
PC, the MAC SE and even my Palm
* Pool - Anteco's offering in the CoCo 1/2 field is ok but as with Baseball,
the CoCo 3 can do better
* Pinball - same history, good ones (like Radio Shack's Radio Ball) were
produced but only for CoCo 1/2
* any contemporary Text adventure that exploited some of the CoCo 3
features...
* and just about any shoot-em-up. Recently I downloaded Demonstar
(shareware) and it is quite good.

So the previous list would be my suggestions on a new game for the CoCo 3.


-=[ Rogelio ]=-


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Gault" <robert.gault at worldnet.att.net>
To: <coco at maltedmedia.com>
Sent: Friday, November 28, 2003 9:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Coco] New game for CoCo3


> How about a game engine which would make it easy for others to create
> their own games?
>
> Nickolas Marentes wrote:
> > The resposes to the survey have been coming in stronger now. I hadn't
> > realized that it was Thanksgiving weekend over there.
> >
> > It was good to see that there are people still interested in games for
the
> > CoCo but it is clear that for most people, the CoCo is more there for
> > nostalgia and personal programming interests.
> >
> > It's great to see many "new users" on the list. This is a trend that
should
> > be promoted.
> >
> > I would like to program a game for the CoCo but the game I do would have
to
> > be simple and not take up too much of my time. I don't have too much
free
> > time but as a sideline project just to keep me "CoCo'ing", it's the best
> > thing I can do.
> >
> > I won't be expecting any sales and will look at the shareware idea.
> >
> > So I guess for me is the big question of what to write. I'm a fan of old
> > 80's arcade type games so I guess it would make sense that I pick
something
> > that I would enjoy doing.
> >
> > Anyone got any favourites? Frogger? Galaxian? Defender?
> >
> > Nickolas Marentes
> >
>
>
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