Hmm. I wonder if that could be implemented into GMA Tank Commander?
----- Original Message ----- From: "M.J. Terblanche" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Thursday, February 23, 2006 1:04 PM Subject: audyssey: Anyone ever playd scorched earth? > Hi all, > There was a game in the early nineties, scorched earth. It was where > between 2 and 5 tanks, I may have the upper limit wrong though, played > against each other. > You start off by buying equipment for the round, I.e. different kinds of > missiles, rollers, diggers, etc, and fuel for the tank, parachutes, > shields, etc. > Then the map was generated, and the tanks placed randomly on the map. The > map was a drawing of mountains and valleys, and the tanks was placed on > for example the slope of a mountain, or in the valley below. > Each player then get a turn to aim at another and try to shoot him to > kingdom come. > The tanks could use there fuel to move a little distance, each move using > a unit of fuel. A fuel tank held about 10 units. > The parachute was there to help you survive if your enemy shot a digger > below you and causes you to fall. Without it, you'll sustain heavy damage, > or even blow up. > Shields, ah well I suppose they speak for themselves. > I've been thinking a long time that this game could be converted to audio, > using a up and down scale of sound to draw the environment, with tone > queues where the different tanks are. It was huge fun, me and my friends > played until early hours, suffering at work the next day. > They drew my finger along the contours of the map indicating where is > which player, and then you aim and shoot, giving degrees and power. > If you got it totally wrong, you could even end up by blowing yourself to > smithereens. > Ah well, the good old days. > Matthys > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. > Yahoo! Groups Links > > > > > > > to leave send a blank Email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can contact the list owners/moderators by Emailing [EMAIL PROTECTED] to go nomail send a blank message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] change "nomail" to "normal" to resume messages. Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/blindgamers/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
