Hi Dark, Come to think of it I think the hammer did flash a couple of times before running out, but I might be mistaken. Sheesh, its been 25 years or so since I played the original DK, and of course I had the Atari 2600 version and the Collecovision version. Although, I liked the game I rarely played it much because Donkey Kong was extremely hard to play.
On 7/25/11, dark <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jim. > > I take your point about the Donkey Kong hammer not having a running out > indicator, however I'd suggest this is a case of game mechanics over > tradition. > > Firstly, the hammer had musical phrases which you could count the exact time > of. Secondly, obviously a player looking at the screen would be able to get > a wide enough field of view to see when barrels were on the way down so > could react according to that information. > > third, i actually do believe the hammer in donkey Kong flashed when it was > running out of charge (though I could be wrong sinse the only version of > donkey Kong I've played extensively is the gb version using the gb player > for the snes). > > for all of these reasons, i'm afraid Istil would like a chainsaw running out > sound. > > Beware the grue! > > Dark. > > > --- > 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]. > --- 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].
