tom, I've been looking at this thread silently. All I can say is that I am totally with you on this "as Guys, I think this whole community should be collectively ashamed of itself. To draw an analogy: I'm writing a book right now. That book is something I'm going to be invested in for the long term because I WANT TO WRITE IT. But I haven't told very many people about it or set myself a deadline yet because I don't want to be burned out by stress. Now, programming a game I would imagine is exponentially more difficult. I just can't believe you guys are so relentlessly hounding him on this. Yes, those opposing his original decision made clear, grammatical arguments and there is something to be said for that. But really, I feel pretty bad myself not even having said anything or paid for the game. Personally Tom, I like side-crollers; 3-D has never been my forte. But hot darn, I was pretty excited about your original decision. But now, it looks like we may never get to see that.
You are perhaps the most open honest game developer I've ever seen. I don't think your original decision marred your integrity one bit. If I had paid for the game, I would've been completely over on your side. I might buy the side-croller when and if it comes out, when and if I can scrape up some cash. I just have to tell you my friend, keep doing what you love. Because you do it well. Kelby Doomed Dragon It is quite easy for me to think of a God of love mainly because I grew up in a family where love was central and where lovely relationships were ever present. It is quite easy for me to think of the universe as basically friendly mainly because of my uplifting hereditary and environmental circumstances. It is quite easy for me to lean more toward optimism than pessimism about human nature mainly because of my childhood experiences. It is impossible to get at the roots of one's religious attitudes without taking in account the psychological and historical factors that play upon the individual. --Martin Luther King, Jr. If the people who started wars didn't make them sacred, who would be foolish enough to fight? --Rhett Butler > ----- Original Message ----- >From: "Willem" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org >Date sent: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 10:43:25 -0500 (CDT) >Subject: Re: [Audyssey] My final message about 3D games and side-scrollers. >Good for you Thomas. And good luck. >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Thomas Ward" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org >Sent: Saturday, March 22, 2008 5:42 PM >Subject: [Audyssey] My final message about 3D games and side-scrollers. >> Hello everyone, >> First, I would like to clear up a couple of matters I said under >> emotional distress in some prier emails. In a previous email to the list >> I had mentioned I might leave the list and stop producing games. In >> truth I really like making games most of the time, but the stress over >> Montezuma's Revenge and Raceway are beginning to get to me emotionally, >> physically, and effecting my family life in a major way. As a result >> until these titles are completed I am likely to withdraw from lots of on >> list activities and discussions. I really do not need people challenging >> my credibility, integrity, and respect over something as foolish is >> weather to make the game a 3D adventure or a classic 2D side-scroller. >> That is just being very one-sided in my opinion. >> Second, as for the 3D Tomb Hunter games it is something I am very >> excited about creating, and someday when these two James North titles >> are behind us I will be able to take them up again without retribution. >> At the moment I can not proceed with USA Games real goals until i dig >> myself out of the hole James North and his games barried me in. >> Third, as for the side-scroller promised to you by James North >> unfortunately as per my agreement to the copyright holders I can not, >> will not, make a clone of Montezuma's Revenge. I will however create a >> treasure hunting side-scroller with some similar elements for you, to >> settle up my accounts with you guys, and you will have absolutely no say >> so in its storry, creation, or be able to make comments on it. I will do >> it my way or not at all. >> Frankly, I am sick and tired of being pulled in two different directions >> about this game. There is those that think like me that the game should >> be updated to be more like games of today. There is the Atari fan croud >> that want the game to be exactly along the Atari 2600 style games with >> total authenticity. Obviously, it is impossible to please both so I am >> not even going to try. >> What I will do for you side-scroller fans is create a side-scroller, my >> way, with my ideas, and if you don't like it tough luck. The only way I >> will commit to going back and creating that game again from scratch is >> if I have total creativity and say so in how it is made and how it >> works. You see, if it isn't enjoyable to me I don't make it. It is that >> simple. >> Forth, before anyone asks about a time frame all I will commit to is it >> is ready when it is ready weather it takes 6 months, 1 year, or two. >> Last time I burned myself out trying to meet deadlines and get the game >> done as fast as humanly possible. No longer. From this time forward I >> will put the game on a set schedule. The minute my timer goes off for >> the day I quit, walk the dog, eat supper, play with my kids, watch tv, >> etc and will forget about the game work for the day. No more of this >> staying up an extra hour or two at night to get in a few extra things >> done or whatever. >> I've already started at looking at new ideas for the game and it is for >> all intents and purposes going to be a totally different side-scroller. >> Over the passed couple of hours I have began researching a possible plot >> and there are a couple I am thinking of. One of the more interesting >> plot lines would place Angela in Egypt looking for some famous Egyption >> artifact or scroll. One reason I am thinking of Egypt is I have a lot of >> Egyptian background since I am a amature historian, and have always been >> facenated by the pyramids and underground toombs in the Valley Of the >> Kings. >> Another reason is Egypt has always made for some cool treasure hunting >> adventures. Mummies, skeleton warriors, rattle snakes, and crocodiles, >> make some fearsome foes. 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