[Coco] CoCo Game "Construction Sets"

[Allen Huffman]

Okay, folks. Since there aren't alot of us capable of writing a new  
game or whatever from the ground up, how about we work on a  
construction set.  For example, a Maze Game Construction Set would have:

Sprite Editor - Create your own game characters with 1 to X frames of  
animation.

Level Editor - Create the maze for your characters to roam in.  
Includes teleport locations, etc.

Object Logic Editor - Give nonplayer characters (like Ghosts in Pac- 
Mac) some basic logic, whether that be seeking another object,  
running away from it, or patterns (like a robot on patrol).

...anyway, the idea is we could design basic games, then have some  
way to customize the logic.  The games would be similar -- ie, there  
were plenty of "Pac Man Style" games made, and this could make them.   
Another engine could do level games like Donkey Kong or whatever.

Then, we could work on our own games for fun.  There used to be a  
pinball construction set for the CoCo, and some adventure game  
designers, but those are all I know about.

Thoughts?

		-- Allen