[Coco] What does it mean to be a member of the CoCo community?

[Steve Strowbridge]

This has turned into a great topic with a ton of response, we are going to
have a lot to talk about and share this weekend on the next CoCo TALK, as I
think our on-line guests will also want to chime in on the topic, as well
as reviewing all these responses, love to have some of you join us on Skype
this weekend, we are looking at "some time" Saturday, trying to figure out
a time that works for US/EU/AU


Steve Strowbridge, aka
The Original Gamer Stevie Strow
http://ogsteviestrow.com
ogsteviestrow at gmail.com


On Wed, Apr 5, 2017 at 12:48 PM, Steve Bamford via Coco <
coco at maltedmedia.com> wrote:

> I got into this hobby really for my own amusement but knowing other people
> still appreciate simple graphics etc. definitely adds to the enjoyment and
> satisfaction. :)
>
> I think you hit the nail on the head when you said `.. if the gameplay is
> good'. Part of the reason my project has dragged on so long is because I
> wasn't happy with it and I knew it could be taken further.
>
> I've found the recent rom pak and sound card discussions very interesting
> and look forward to seeing how things develop. As a side note, Atariage is
> a shining example of a thriving retro community releasing high-production
> value cartridge games, (which are sort after by collectors), and yet I was
> surprised to discover they relied on `gutting' old low-rarity game carts
> for their new releases. Kudos to John and his associates for creating a new
> source of CoCo rom paks, (should carry a sticker - no game was harmed in
> the making of this product LOL). xD
> Steve.
>
>       From: John W. Linville <linville at tuxdriver.com>
>  To: CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts <coco at maltedmedia.com>
>  Sent: Wednesday, 5 April 2017, 16:45
>  Subject: Re: [Coco] What does it mean to be a member of the CoCo
> community?
>
> On Tue, Apr 04, 2017 at 02:50:31PM -0700, Mark D. Overholser wrote:
> > On 04-Apr-17 13:22, Steve Bamford via Coco wrote:
>
> > > I kind of stay on the periphery of things because I neither have that
> > > shared CoCo experience or a background in hardware design or
> > > programming. I am developing a new original CoCo/Dragon game though
> > > which people may find interesting (not sure how popular CoCo 1/2
> > > games are in the US these days?)
> > >
> >
> > I feel the same way, about staying in the Background and letting the
> Adults
> > talk..
> >
> > I think that CoCo 1/2 games are making a "come back"..
>
> There is plenty of interest in CoCo 1/2 games, if the gameplay is good.
> A sealed copy of Fahrfall from last year's CoCoFEST! sold on ebay
> for >$100...just sayin'...
>
> John
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