Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread Bryan Peterson
There was also the Atari game Pitfall! and its sequel, which were very similar in terms of gameplay to Montezuma's Revenge as I understand. I own Pitfall but I don't own Monte. Homer: Hey, uh, could you go across the street and get me a slice of pizza? Vender: No pizza. Only Khlav Kalash. -

Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread Ryan Strunk
Right on. There are only 38 basic plots and 5 basic conflicts. There's bound to be plenty of overlap. -Original Message- From: gamers-boun...@audyssey.org [mailto:gamers-boun...@audyssey.org] On Behalf Of Thomas Ward Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 9:22 AM To: Gamers Discussion list

Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread James Dietz
A lot of people on-list ask for an accessible version of Mario or Asteroids or some other well-known game. While some explicitly ask for a replica of the original (yawn), I think most would be content with something with similar gameplay. Developers are creative by nature, so they naturally want

Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread Thomas Ward
HiBryan, I remember Pitfall. in some ways it resembles Montezuma's Revenge, but in many ways it doesn't. Again, it is an example of the type of game I was speaking of. The developers both had the same concept in mind for a game, but went their separate ways after a certain point. I know all of

Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread Bryan Peterson
Message - From: Thomas Ward thomasward1...@gmail.com To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Tuesday, October 06, 2009 6:21 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game HiBryan, I remember Pitfall. in some ways it resembles Montezuma's Revenge

Re: [Audyssey] Original Games was Why can't we get a challenging game

2009-10-06 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Definitely. Usually I've discovered the clones and remakes are much better than the original game or games. There are plenty of games that have improved over time thanks to technology, new developers, fresh ideas, etc. Take Asteroids for example. In 1979 it was a pretty cool game, but