The original game is what I've been waiting for. That just isn't going to change. If you want to make a fancy modern 3d adventure, please do that after you finish the game people like me have been waiting for. Taking over a project and then completely going in another direction is just not honest. I think James North took things about as close as they could be taken with the changes he made from the original game. To go much further in terms of changing game play is to no longer be making Montezuma's Revenge. There's just no two ways about it. If somebody makes a game called Accessible Pong but addds things like obstacles in the playing field, turrets to shoot at the ball with, etc, it isn't Pong anymore. It might very well be a fun game, but it wouldn't be what its name implied. The blind community has more than one 3d adventure game already but only one finished but very basic sidescroller. You have a chance to bring a truly great classic game to us. Please don't blow it by changing the game beyond all recognition. Michael Feir Creator and former Editor of Audyssey Magazine 1996-2004 E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
----- Original Message ----- From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <gamers@audyssey.org> Sent: Friday, September 29, 2006 11:31 AM Subject: [Audyssey] Thoughts about Montezuma's Revenge. > Hello list, > Today I have been doing some major revising of the Monty game engine, > and I've really had some ideas how I could make the game better, but by > introducing the changes it may completely alter the original intent of > the game. Since these changes are so dramatic in nature I would like a > friendly discussion on the matter and sound out everyones thoughts about > what I am thinking of doing. > First, I have had several emails since I have taken the game over to add > a save and restore feature. Since the game was initially intended as an > arcade game I couldn't do that and keep the game scoring fair. However, > I can do what was done in GMA Tank Commander and have two different > modes. If you play standard game it will allow saving and restoring > games without keeping score. If you selected play arcade mode it would > play the game as an arcade game, keep score, and disable saving and > restoring games. What do you all think? > Second, I've had several requests for a first person style game rather > than a traditional side-scroller. Honestly, I tend to agree a 3D first > person style game would be so much more fun and interesting. You would > have six directions of movement, left, right, forward, back, plus up and > down. It would allow for more complex temples and mazes. However, this > is a major deviation from the original game in the end the game would > probably evolve into something else and not really be Monty any more > unless this was Like Montezuma's Revenge II or something like that. In > other words a sequel rather than a direct one to one version. Any > thoughts? > I am aware of people like Michael's opinion that the game should follow > the original as close as possible. I could do that, and even technically > put in the original character if I wanted. Lot's of ideas, and I am > looking to ad some new options. > > > _______________________________________________ > Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org > To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can > visit > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make > any subscription changes via the web. > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.1.407 / Virus Database: 268.12.9/458 - Release Date: 27/09/2006 > > _______________________________________________ Gamers mailing list .. Gamers@audyssey.org To unsubscribe send E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can visit http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org to make any subscription changes via the web.
