Re: A New Game for the Apple II

[Aaron Heiss <heiss@deletethis.pdx.edu>]

On 1 Feb 2001, Obsbedia2 wrote:

> Very nice, Aaron.  Clean, quick and totally runable on the hard drive.  If
> you'd consider adding some reminders about the function keys, either as brief
> notes on the menu page or as a help screen that can be selected, it would be
> more convenient for those who may be able to put it down for a while.  That
> way, the textnotes (well done, btw) wouldn't have to be read separately to play
> the game.

Well, I considered, and I decided.  I added a "Help" button in the
configuration screen, which briefly summarises the basic rules of the
game, and keys used to play it.  It is now available at my Web site.

> 	Looking forward to the next one,
> 		Jay Edwards
> P.S.  Yes, yours is a better moniker for the game.

I am flattered!  However, it may take a while before I get around to
the next one: midterms are coming up, and unfortunately, I cannot
pass off Apple II programming projects as a for-credit activity.  I
am glad that there is agreement about the name, though!


Aaron Heiss

heiss-AT-pdx-DOT-edu
http://web.pdx.edu/~heiss/