Lol! where do you live, you're getting a house guest!!! lol lol lol! Smiles,
Cara At 08:08 PM 1/13/2007 -0800, you wrote: >Hi Cara! I have both Tempest and Dig Dug as well. the others I have are >Tron, Galaga,Stargate, and zevious.. I also have Black Knight Pinball from >1980, which was the first pinball machine that had features such as a multi >level playing field. a Magna save feature which allowed you to light up a >special that when activated it would activate two magnetic fields to save >your ball from going down the tubes. Also you could lock balls in these >hidden chambers and release them, up to four of them at one time I think >and you scored Big points of course while being overwhelmed by all that >action, and if this was not enough it Taunts you as you play with a >synthesized voice. Also I have an old seventies pinball machine called >King Pin! It is a classic so I don't allow it to be played very much, but >it's the old style with bells instead of the electronic sounds that the >newer machines have. Fun Stuff! Game On! Sly! >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Cara Quinn" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> >Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 6:39 PM >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] centipede was sarah > > > > Woohoo! I also loved centipede when I could see! woohoo! boatloads o > > fun! A few others that I dug were Tempest, (which I still play) lol! Dig > > Dug, and Joust! Very, very cool! > > > > Anyway, Sly, am soooo jealous that ya have those beasties! You so > > rock! <smile> > > > > Catch ya on the flip!... > > > > Smiles, > > > > Cara > > > > At 05:29 PM 1/13/2007 -0800, you wrote: > > > >>Hay Guys! I collect vintage full size arcade and pinball machines, and > >>I > >>have Six arcade machines and two pinball machines and Centipede is one of > >>them. I use to Love playing it when I had sight and still mess around > >>with > >>it now that I am totally blind. I can clear a few levels before it just > >>gets moving too fast when you split the body in half. It really comes > >>down > >>at you fast when this happens. It uses a trac ball to move your gun or > >>whatever that is that you are firing at the centipede, around the bottom > >>of > >>the screen so when it gets after you on the bottom there it is game over > >>for > >>me. Still fun though. It would be Cool to have you two collaborate to > >>come up with a blind version of this game. Game On! Sly! > >>----- Original Message ----- > >>From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>To: "Gamers Discussion list" <[email protected]> > >>Sent: Saturday, January 13, 2007 1:55 PM > >>Subject: Re: [Audyssey] centipede was sarah > >> > >> > >> > Hi Phil, > >> > I guess I remember that somewhat. It has been so many years some of > >> > those games are foggy in my memory. > >> > Anyway, the fact remains I do think it is pretty easy. Perhaps we can > >> > colaberate on a project like that once I finish with my current > >> > projects. > >> > > >> > Phil Vlasak wrote: > >> >> Hi Tom, > >> >> My guess is that each centipede had 8 segments. > >> >> If you hit the first or last it would disappear with a sound effect. > >> >> And if you hit the head then you were ready in position to knock out > >> >> the > >> >> rest since they would walk right into your gun position. > >> >> But if you hit one of the center 6 then the creature would split at > >> >> that > >> >> point with the head continuing along in the same direction while the > >> >> tale > >> >> end reversed direction and went the other way traveling in each > >> >> direction. > >> >> Once the pieces hit the left or right edge of the screen they would > >> >> drop > >> >> one > >> >> row and reverse directions. > >> >> If they hit an obstacle they would also reverse directions. > >> >> So if a row of mushrooms was close to one edge the centipede could > >> >> quickly > >> >> drop all the way down to your level. > >> >> In a blind friendly sound version, each of the 8 segments would need > >> >> to > >> >> make > >> >> a walking sound. > >> >> It was like Space Invaders in that the bug went faster the closer it > >> >> got > >> >> to > >> >> you. > >> >> Once it gets you, you are dead! > >> >> Phil > >> >> > >> > > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > Gamers mailing list .. 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