[Coco] Re: New game for CoCo3

[Richard E. Crislip]

Hello Rogelio

There was a game making envirment sold for the Amiga, but that was a 32 bit
machine. If you were limiting your response to 8/16 bit only then you are
probably right. The Amiga environment was called "Shoot-em-Up Construction
Kit". Worked pretty good too. My son and his friend put together some
pretty good home grown games using it.

On 11/30/03, Rogelio Perea wrote:
> 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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Regards
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Cruisen                                                         _|_
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                                             Richard