There is still a significant audience for text-based games, but since a lot of the games already out there are free this is nothing to base a business plan on. Anything geared to kids would have to have graphics I think.
Dana Ben Doom writes: > When I was a kid, I played a game called "Space Station" (back when games > could call themselves such boring names and still get bought). Basically, > you design a space station and a team to go on it, pick experiments, etc. > Very intellectual, but my other choice was ALF, so guess what I spent my > time with... > > Anyhow, it's unfortunate that most "thinking" games don't sell unless > they're of the Civ formula. I have no problem with Civ, AC, MoO, etc., but > would like to see more variety. Maybe we should set up our own games > company. Heh -- we could write text-based adventures running off BD on the > player's box. :-) Riiiight. Like that would sell. > > > -- Ben Doom > Programmer & General Lackey > Moonbow Software, Inc > > : -----Original Message----- > : From: Wayne Putterill [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > : Sent: Sunday, June 15, 2003 4:49 PM > : To: CF-Community > : Subject: RE: tribes question - annihilation server configuration > : > : > : Thinking about games, is there anything out there that deals with space > : travel? I would imagine there is a fair bit of calculus involved in that > : - although I'm no rocket scientist ;) > : > : > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
