Oh yeh! ----- Original Message ----- From: "allan thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 9:57 AM Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course
> Lol, there is nothing with kicking butt. As long as you are not a one > legged > man in a butt kicking contest. > I remember Double dragon very well. I don't remember legacy of kain, but I > think I used to play something similar called shinobi. You would create a > high turn over rate in evil ninja employment by killing them just as you > described. There was one interesting level in Shinobi that was kind of > cool. > It was first person and ninjas would come from the right or left of the > screen and the perception was that they were perhaps fifty feet away. As > they charged across the screen you could throw shuriken or ninja stars at > them. Eventually, if you didn't kill them fast enough, they would turn > towards the screen right at you and you would have to pick him off before > he > reached you and killed you with his sword.I would love to see some of the > old school stuff come out. > allan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, January 29, 2006 8:47 AM > Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course > > >> Chuckle. Well, that would be a wonder. However, speaking of classics I >> am currently thinking of writing some of my own side scroller classics >> now that James has opened that can of worms. >> For instance how many of us loved NES games like Double Dragon or Legend >> of Kage. They would be easy enough to write, and were fun and simple to >> use. >> You had four movements like jump up, crouch, left and right, and the A >> and B buttons fired your weapons. Like swing bat, sword, roll barel, >> etc... >> I don't know if you remember Double Dragon but thugs would attack you >> with say a bat and you used your kick and punching skills to get the bat >> away and then proceeded to beat the crap out of the thugs. was great fun >> I asure you. Especially, when they dropped to the ground knocked out. >> In Legend of Kage you faught an relentless army of ninjas in the forest >> outside a castle. Then you went under this mote, jumped up these stone >> stairs while thugs attacked from above and behind. If you kicked the >> black ninjas butt you made it in to the castle proper and got to take on >> even more ninjas. Eventually you rescued the princess, but wait you have >> to finish off with the leader of this band. >> One thing about those games they were less about story and characters >> then all out kicking butt. >> >> >> >> >> allan thompson wrote: >>> Hi Thomas, >>> Thanks for the info. Just think, when Usa games is twenty years old, we >>> will >>> all be playing the console version of those old USA games classics >>> *grin* >>> >>> as for James... Does it get any better than that? How did he not bust a >>> gut >>> from pure delight? >>> >>> allan >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> To: <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 4:36 PM >>> Subject: Re: audyssey: Monty, of course >>> >>> >>> >>>> Hi, Allan. >>>> Actually Atari has risen from the dust nationally. Activision has >>>> produced tv game consols with all the classic Atari games on them at >>>> Wal-mart. I have seen several different ones, and baught a delux one >>>> for >>>> my son recently which plugs in to your audio-vidio ports on your tv and >>>> all the games are on it like Asteroids, Pacman, Galaxian, etc... They >>>> are pretty cool. An all in one console. >>>> Although they have cheaper versions with 5 to 10 games on them. Check >>>> your local Wal-mart toy and games isles and you should be able to find >>>> them. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> allan thompson wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hello Tom, >>>>> *gives secret atari brotherhood handshake* >>>>> Atari will rise again! >>>>> lol >>>>> It is good to hear some of those machines are still kicking. My atari >>>>> computer kicked the bucket in the late eighties and I grieved over >>>>> it. >>>>> I can't seem to recall my atari call sign. I want to say it was 7600? >>>>> It >>>>> was >>>>> white and had this interesting feature where you could create a >>>>> virtual >>>>> ram >>>>> disk with it. I am probably wrong about the number, I also owned the >>>>> advanced atari game machine with the controllers that had a number >>>>> pad >>>>> and >>>>> side fire buttons made of soft rubber, and a joystick. I remember >>>>> playing >>>>> galaxians and star raiders on it. Oh and pac man. I can't remember any >>>>> others. It all starts to run together after a while. >>>>> keep gaming, >>>>> allan >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- >>>>> From: "Tom Randall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>> To: <[email protected]> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 2:14 PM >>>>> Subject: RE: audyssey: Monty, of course >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi Allan and all. >>>>>> >>>>>> Ah, another Atari Freak! Hail brother! I remember all those titles >>>>>> too, >>>>>> in >>>>>> fact I still have several working atari systems here and have some of >>>>>> them >>>>>> on good old 5.25" floppy disks and tapes although I avoid the tapes >>>>>> like >>>>>> the >>>>>> plague whenever possible. Not sure if I have the original Montezuma >>>>>> game >>>>>> or >>>>>> not, may have to hook one of the old beasts up and see. It is >>>>>> amazing >>>>>> how >>>>>> many of those old games we can play, true not as well as a sighted >>>>>> guy/gal >>>>>> but we could learn them because the sounds actually meant something. >>>>>> >>>>>> Regards, >>>>>> >>>>>> Tom >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> --- >>>>>> msn username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> skype username: lord_amexos >>>>>> yahoo username: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>>> From: [email protected] >>>>>> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>>> On >>>>>> Behalf Of allan thompson >>>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 28, 2006 5:03 AM >>>>>> To: [email protected] >>>>>> Subject: audyssey: Monty, of course >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> Hello,I remember playing several old atari computer games in the old >>>>>> days. >>>>>> My friends and I would have to load the program into the olde timey >>>>>> atari >>>>>> 800 with a cassette loader. Any little bump or movement in the load >>>>>> would >>>>>> crash the load and we would have to start it again. So basically you >>>>>> had >>>>>> a >>>>>> bunch of kids being very still and quiet for ten to twenty minutes, >>>>>> and >>>>>> then >>>>>> a flurry of fisticuffs for the wico joystick when the game was ready >>>>>> to >>>>>> play..lol Man, we used to play blue max, shamus, this very cool game >>>>>> called >>>>>> age of discovery, and the classic lode runner. I seem to recall >>>>>> playing >>>>>> monty's revenge as well and this game returns back alot of >>>>>> memories... >>>>>> One >>>>>> question for James. Was any sounds used or recreated from the >>>>>> original >>>>>> game? >>>>>> >>>>>> Anyway, I am going to have to buy a copy for myself and my friend >>>>>> from >>>>>> those >>>>>> old days. 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