Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Besides buying the pre-release copy of Dyzonium, I also bought Astroball. Both are cracking good games (as Wallace might say) and Balor Knight deserves credit for writing such good games for SAM. Balor received due credit (but sadly hardly any money!!) for Astroball as this was the game that impressed Probe Software to give him a job!!! I've played demos of both the Sam and Speccy versions of Astroball, though I never actually bought either. I liked the game, but I was mightily disappointed when someone said that the Space Invaders but wasn't in the Sam version... I did buy Dyzonium, though, and consider it to be one of the Sam's best games (not hard, considering it's competition as a shoot-'em-up). It's nice to see that good work on a (dare I say it) defunct machine can get you a fairly good job. Didn't Balor also work on the Playstation 'Fantastic Four' game, though..? Somewhat...less-than-Fantastic... but I won't begrudge him that.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
I've played demos of both the Sam and Speccy versions of Astroball, though I never actually bought either. I liked the game, but I was mightily disappointed when someone said that the Space Invaders but wasn't in the Sam version... I did buy Dyzonium, though, and consider it to be one of the Sam's best games (not hard, considering it's competition as a shoot-'em-up). You haven't seen DEFENDER yet then ;-) It's nice to see that good work on a (dare I say it) defunct machine can get you a fairly good job. Didn't Balor also work on the Playstation 'Fantastic Four' game, though..? Somewhat...less-than-Fantastic... but I won't begrudge him that. Yes, he was the lead programmer on that one... I'm sure he won't mind you saying it was less than fantastic as he hated it!!! He also worked on the PC version of FORSAKEN, or 'Foreskin' as it was nicknamed 'in-house' Chris.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
From: Gordon Wallis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24 January 1999 12:42 Subject: Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I've played demos of both the Sam and Speccy versions of Astroball, though I never actually bought either. I liked the game, but I was mightily disappointed when someone said that the Space Invaders but wasn't in the Sam version... I did buy Dyzonium, though, and consider it to be one of the Sam's best games (not hard, considering it's competition as a shoot-'em-up). Unfortunately... it doesn't have invaders... but the Spectrum version does do... Are you releasing this one as well Malcolm, as I'm sure a few Speccy owners might like to buy this classic title? Also the great game Balor did: Turbulence... certainly be nice to see that available again? It's nice to see that good work on a (dare I say it) defunct machine can get you a fairly good job. Didn't Balor also work on the Playstation 'Fantastic Four' game, though..? Somewhat...less-than-Fantastic... but I won't begrudge him that. Well... everyones got to start somewhere :) Dont forget that console programmers get little say in regard to the content of license titles :(
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
Unfortunately... it doesn't have invaders... but the Spectrum version does do... I Wrote a Space Invaders for FRED??? [SNIP] Dont forget that console programmers get little say in regard to the content of license titles :( Yes they do. And I (as a Console Proggrammer ) only do the titles I want to write and have as much input as time allows??
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
-Original Message- From: Chris White [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24 January 1999 19:34 Subject: Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query Yes they do. And I (as a Console Proggrammer ) only do the titles I want to write and have as much input as time allows?? I think it probably depends on your producer/publisher and if you're doing an official license or film-licensed game. All of Balor's console games have been either one or the other. I know when Balor did 'Batman Forever' he and Probe didn't have as much input as Warner Bros..!!! Same with 'Daffy Duck' (Warner again) and 'The Pagemaster' (20th Century Fox) I remember Balor telling me about Warner and 'Fox executives throwing ideas around that the poor old 8-bitters wouldn't have had a snowballs chance of pulling off!!! ;-) At least anyone writing stuff on the SAM nowadays isn't restricted by such chronic red-tape!! ;-) Chris.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
Message text written by INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Didn't Balor also work on the Playstation 'Fantastic Four' game, though..? Somewhat...less-than-Fantastic... but I won't begrudge him that. Yes, he was the lead programmer on that one... I'm sure he won't mind you saying it was less than fantastic as he hated it!!! He also worked on the PC version of FORSAKEN, or 'Foreskin' as it was nicknamed 'in-house' Hated it as in 'the project', 'the end result' or 'the Fantastic Four in general'? And dare I ask WHY 'foreskin'?
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
-Original Message- From: Gordon Wallis [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: INTERNET:[EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 24 January 1999 20:49 Subject: Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query Hated it as in 'the project', 'the end result' or 'the Fantastic Four in general'? Yes!!! All of the above!!! ;-) And dare I ask WHY 'foreskin'? You dared!!! I don't know, probably because the spelling is similar or maybe it's the fact that (Climbs into flame-proof suit!!!) most game programmers are still children at heart!!! ;-) Chris.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
I think it probably depends on your producer/publisher and if you're doing an official license or film-licensed game. All of Balor's console games have been either one or the other. I know when Balor did 'Batman Forever' he and Probe didn't have as much input as Warner Bros..!!! Same with 'Daffy Duck' (Warner again) and 'The Pagemaster' (20th Century Fox) I remember Balor telling me about Warner and 'Fox executives throwing ideas around that the poor old 8-bitters wouldn't have had a snowballs chance of pulling off!!! ;-) At least anyone writing stuff on the SAM nowadays isn't restricted by such chronic red-tape!! ;-) Chris. Strange, even when I was doing GameGear stuff for Hanna Barbara there was no probs with any concepts just the GFX had to be appoved?? But then again it does (To Some Extent) depend on the product Chris White
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
I'm glad to hear that the games disk features the 'cheat' version of Dyzonium. A cheque will be sent before too long (Don't worry, I remember how to invoke the cheat routine!) Besides buying the pre-release copy of Dyzonium, I also bought Astroball. Both are cracking good games (as Wallace might say) and Balor Knight deserves credit for writing such good games for SAM. If you've never tried them, shame on you. Make amends and buy the new games disk. It'd be worth it for those two games alone, and the added incentive of a SAM version of Defenders is too good to resist. Phil Glover
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
I'm glad to hear that the games disk features the 'cheat' version of Dyzonium. A cheque will be sent before too long (Don't worry, I remember how to invoke the cheat routine!) I'm not too sure if Balor changed the cheat invocation in the final release!! Knowing how his mind works he probably did ;-) Besides buying the pre-release copy of Dyzonium, I also bought Astroball. Both are cracking good games (as Wallace might say) and Balor Knight deserves credit for writing such good games for SAM. Balor received due credit (but sadly hardly any money!!) for Astroball as this was the game that impressed Probe Software to give him a job!!! He's currently working for them writing PC games now, the latest being a full reflective 3D texture-mapped beast to be called 'Revolt'... It's a car racing game with a difference and it looks amazing!!! So, Balor owes the humble SAM a small debt of gratitude, as it's this very machine that elevated him from 'Life on the Dole' to where he is now!!! ;-) Chris.
Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
Re: The Defenders game disk: Does the disk's version of Dyzonium have the cheat mode in it? It's an excellent game, but too hard for the likes of me. I bought a pre-release version of Dyzonium which doesn't seem to have the cheat routine, and I have failed miserably to get further than level 3. A cheat mode may tempt me to buy this new disk, once Christmas is paid for Phil Glover.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
Re: The Defenders game disk: Does the disk's version of Dyzonium have the cheat mode in it? It's an excellent game, but too hard for the likes of me. The version of Dyzonium (written by me old mate Balor Knight) on the Defender disk does have the cheat mode... However; I'm not going to 'spill the beans' regarding the method(s) of invoking it ;-) Chris.
Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query
From: Chris Pile [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 22 January 1999 21:02 Subject: Re: Games Ahoy! - Dyzonium query Re: The Defenders game disk: The version of Dyzonium (written by me old mate Balor Knight) on the Defender disk does have the cheat mode... However; I'm not going to 'spill the beans' regarding the method(s) of invoking it ;-) Good on ya' Chris ;) Can't have it tooo easy for people :) Shame I couldn't find the original version of Plasmoid ... that went with my original SAM gear ages ago :( The original graphics (including the Swasticas (okay! spelling's off I know!) perhaps weren't as good ... but it would have been interesting to see
