Re: [Audyssey] homer question

2008-02-29 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Josh, 349 MPH is the fastest that I can get going before I get to the ramp. So then with the rocket booster the most buses that I can jump is 40. But I do not even get to the point in sixth gear that I would shift. Your Harley only has six gears, so I am pretty sure that 40 buses is the

Re: [Audyssey] bug with jim kitchens monopoly

2008-02-29 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Thomas, Yeah, like you I shut down everything else while playing a game. I mean even though Monopoly is not like Mach 1, Pong, Shades of Doom or other live action games I am playing a game and that is what I am doing. Guess I'm not used to so much multi-tasking like others are. BFN

Re: [Audyssey] bug with jim kitchens monopoly

2008-02-29 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Alex, May I suggest, if you need to do something else during a game, use the save game feature and come back to the game later. My games do not like it if you use alt f4 to close the game. I did not know how to solve that problem, so I trapped the alt key. Actually made it an egg. It

[Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Jeremy Gilley
Have you ever thought about making a game from the old board game called SORRY? Jeremy Gilley If you are interested in making money while staying at home, then please join me and my team at: http://www.mypowermall.com/Biz/Home/115703 - Original Message - From: Jim Kitchen [EMAIL

Re: [Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Jim Kitchen
Hi Jeremy, Sorry is similar to Headache and Parcheesi isn't it? I played all of those games as a kid and would very much like to make computer versions. Clue would be another board game that I would like on the computer, but I haven't been able to figure out a good way to review the board

Re: [Audyssey] problem with super mario

2008-02-29 Thread Danie and Eden
You mean you acually got it? Where'd you get it? I didn't find it on Dragonslayer Games. Danie --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread william lomas
hi are we on about the mysteries o the aztec game here? On 29 Feb 2008, at 13:04, Kuvvosh wrote: Hi Thomas, if it just a simple fact of a few key strokes to convert it to Smart phone than I would do it, as I have a Smart phone with Java, and there are a ton of us in the Mobile Speak

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Kuvvosh
Hi Thomas, if it just a simple fact of a few key strokes to convert it to Smart phone than I would do it, as I have a Smart phone with Java, and there are a ton of us in the Mobile Speak Community that would love to have games to play. Maybe charge for a Smart Phone version. And see how it goes.

Re: [Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, Sorry would be a pretty easy game to make. All you need is the cards four sets of colored pons and the game board. Jeremy Gilley wrote: Have you ever thought about making a game from the old board game called SORRY? Jeremy Gilley If you are interested in making money while

Re: [Audyssey] bug with jim kitchens monopoly

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Jim, Yeah, not only that even on my new laptop I discovered most games generally run more smoothly when screen readers, instant messengers, and other applications are not running in the background. It really can be a hastle when instant message popups pop up just when you were ready to jump

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi William, Yes, that is one of the games under concideration for cross platform conversion using Java. The more i look at what needs to be done it would be actually more rational to convert the game to Java making the changes, bug fixes, as I convert the code from C# to Java. As it happens I

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Kuvvosh, Well, one question I have about Mobile Speak is how well does it handle Java applications. For example, how well does it do with Java dialog boxes written using the swing API. There are some things like the registration form that would need to be accessible to Mobile Speak. As far

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Claudio
Hello Thomas! About what game do you talk? About raceway? Regards, Claudio. --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org 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

Re: [Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Jeremy Gilley
ah, it is somewhat, you draw cards that tells you how many places to move, there are places where you can slide down several spots or if you draw a card you can swap places with another player or put another player back in there home, the first person to get there pieces out from there home and

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread constantine (on laptop)
As much as I think it would be cool, I'd much rather you spend your time on PC games, unless you have a bit extra, but I for one don't have a smartphone, but a pac mate- but, I'd be more likely to play games on the laptop or desktop. just my thoughts Have a good day from Tyler C. Wood!

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread constantine (on laptop)
Hi, Will this be at all possible with USA raceway? I'd have fun playing it on the pac mate if that's the case;it sounds like it could be fun, if the pac mate would support it. Have a good day from Tyler C. Wood! contact details: email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] msn: [EMAIL PROTECTED] skype:

Re: [Audyssey] bug with jim kitchens monopoly

2008-02-29 Thread constantine (on laptop)
I use free download manager. I love the thing;it doesn't interfeer with anything I do, so if I'm downloading, say, a 100 mb file, I can just sit back and relax, and play a game, and I hear a dng! sound when the download finishes, but I get no window that appears- which means I can finish

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Cory
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[Audyssey] linix and the braille plus

2008-02-29 Thread Cory
HI all, I just thought of something wile thinking of cross platform games. The braille plus wich is a small PDA that has a number pad and a braille keyboard. It runs on linix and I was thinkin that maybe a few of these USA games may work with it. Anyone know for sure? Cory --- Gamers mailing

Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus

2008-02-29 Thread louis
Hi. Check out tech.aph.org/mm for utilities and a Python programming language in the works for the Icon and Braille Plus, and for games that currently do run on them. HTH. - Original Message - From: Cory [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday,

Re: [Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, In the game of Sorry if you want to take one of your pons out of home you need to draw a 1 or a 2 card. Jeremy Gilley wrote: ah, it is somewhat, you draw cards that tells you how many places to move, there are places where you can slide down several spots or if you draw a card you can

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Claudio, Well, my research into Java based audio games would apply to all of my future games, but specificly at the moment my primary research is about porting Mysteries Of The Aztecs to a Java platform so that it can be operating system independant. I do think however it would be very cool

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, Well, at the moment my primary focus is still on PC games and Windows games since that is still the largest section of users of accessible games, and Java access issues and solutions on Mac, Windows, and Linux for me is solvable. For example, I recently discovered a new Window toolkit for

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi, It is possible. Raceway has the basic engine in place, and it isn't at all impossible to port it to Java and then make it run on Mac, Linux, and Windows operating systems. constantine (on laptop) wrote: Hi, Will this be at all possible with USA raceway? I'd have fun playing it on the

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Corry and all, I know some of you are excited about the potential of supporting smart phones, but my feeling is this. First, it is imparative that USA Games finishes our tests using the Java platform for games. Second, we need to build a stable and working engine to base games on. Third,

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Thomas, have you checked into JInput? I believe it supports steering wheels etc as well as force feedback. what features of raceway were you commenting on?… Smiles, CQ :) On Feb 29, 2008, at 5:03 PM, Thomas Ward wrote: Hi Claudio, Well, my research into Java based audio games

Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Corry, Well, that would largely depend on exactly which Linux components were installed on the Braille Plus. Just because the core os is Linux doesn't make it necessarily compatible with Java apps. For example you would need to have the X-Windows server and the Gnome desktop to run my games

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Cara, Indeed I have. There is a link to JInput on the USA Games dev center http://developers.usagames.us which takes you directly to the JInput home page. Anyway, I am not as concerned over joysticks, force feedback wheels, etc as losing Sapi 5 support on non-Windows platforms. There are a

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread shaun everiss
well Its not smartphones I want games for but also the games using the simbion os. At 02:43 p.m. 1/03/2008, you wrote: Hi Corry and all, I know some of you are excited about the potential of supporting smart phones, but my feeling is this. First, it is imparative that USA Games finishes our

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Thomas Ward
Hi Shaun, Ok? your message didn't make a lot of sense. The Symbion OS is the primary operating system for smart phones, cellular devices, etc. I can think of some brands like Nokia that uses Symbion almost exclusively in there cellular devices. So obviously an accessible game to run on Nokia

Re: [Audyssey] question for jim

2008-02-29 Thread Richard sherman
Hi, I happen to have the game of sorry. if anyone wants the directions, email me off list and I will see about getting the rules scanned in and assist with specifics for getting a game programmed. Rich Sherman [EMAIL PROTECTED] - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward Sent: Friday,

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Cara Quinn
Ah Thomas, you can see I've visited the website lately! lol! anyway, very cool and I'd forgotten about SAPI as an issue, but I too, would think there's got to be some sort of reasonable work around as you suggest. Smiles, Cara :) On Feb 29, 2008, at 6:07 PM, Thomas Ward wrote:

Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus

2008-02-29 Thread Cory
thanks a bunch! Cory - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus Hi. Check out tech.aph.org/mm for utilities and a Python programming language in

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread Cory
I get ya. Keep us poasted. Later - Original Message - From: Thomas Ward [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 5:43 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site? Hi Corry and all, I know some of you are excited about the

Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus

2008-02-29 Thread Cory
just for the record, that address isn't rite I don't believe. Any ideas? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Gamers Discussion list gamers@audyssey.org Sent: Friday, February 29, 2008 4:14 PM Subject: Re: [Audyssey] linix and the braille plus Hi. Check out tech.aph.org/mm

Re: [Audyssey] USA game web site?

2008-02-29 Thread shaun everiss
aah. I thought windows mobile was only on smartphones and simbian was only on the high end phones that were not smartphones. At 03:41 p.m. 1/03/2008, you wrote: Hi Shaun, Ok? your message didn't make a lot of sense. The Symbion OS is the primary operating system for smart phones, cellular