Hi Ken and all, I guess my question is "why?" What exactly is the point of writing a game for a Comidor 64 knowing that the hardware and software is completely out of date?
>From my personal perspective I update my system roughly two to three years. When Windows XP came out I was one of the first to switch from Windows ME to XP. When Vista came out I had the operating system up and running about two weeks after Vista came out. When Windows 7 came out I purchased an upgrade about two months later. So from that perspective writing games that are known to not be fairly compatible with the next gen operating system is a bad design in my opinion. If you don't think about or plan ahead for these changes developers with the "if it ain't broke don't fix it" opinion are going to be sorely upset when their software no longer correctly runs. Which is exactly the problem we are facing now. For example, beginning with Windows Vista Microsoft added a new security feature, User Account Control, that is suppose to help protect you, the end user from viruses and other malware. Unfortunately, since most of the VI accessible games out there aren't UAC compatible I have to disable the operating system's security features in order to play legacy applications written in VB 6. Why should I have to put up with using incompatible software just because someone is unwilling to change his/her ways? All I'm saying is it is fine to have these little discussions of art verses work etc, but the fact still remains if you choose a poor design it is a poor design regardless of how much you love the language, technology, or type of hardware you create it for. If you write it for a Comidor 64 go ahead but don't expect anyone else to play it as it won't run on anything modern. That sounds like a whole lot of work for nothing in my opinion. I don't really understand this I don't care if it is old opinion. Cheers! On 2/1/11, Ken the Crazy <[email protected]> wrote: > You know Jim, I'm half tempted to make a game for the Commodore 64 just to > prove your point, for it is a good one. The sad thing is that people who > can't run visual basic could download VICE and run that game. Of course, it > would be terrible, but funny too. > Ken Downey > President > DreamTechInteractive! > And, > Blind Comfort! > The pleasant way to experience massage! > It's the Caring > without the Staring! > --- Gamers mailing list __ [email protected] If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to [email protected]. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to [email protected].
