Re: Bill Budge & pinball

[mspaeth@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu (Wayne Gretzky)]

In article <1rl0stINNubt@ub.d.umn.edu> tsavage@ub.d.umn.edu (Tim Savage) writes:
>In article <joelerdtC661I6.GzI@netcom.com> joelerdt@netcom.com (Joel Erdtsieck) writes:
>>I would have to agree, I would LOVE to see a pinball contruction set for the
>>GS. I definately view this as a priority.
>>
>
>I agree wholly- PBCS was great! If it were written for the GS, with SHR
>graphics and nice sound routines, it could have the potential to be as
>popular as OOTW! (hmmm, didn't someone say Bill Budge was writing PBCS for
>the sega? And isn't that what OOTW was ported to the GS from?!!)


Super NES, I believe... not Genesis...

>
>BTW, was there ever a version for the Apple II series with mouse support? I
>remember it being announced when the mouse //e first came out, but I never
>heard any more.

They had a mouse card for the //e, and the //c had it built in...

>
>Another note: Wasn't this out WAY before macpaint? If so, wouldn't that
>qualify it for the first 'fatbits' type painting? I remember I loved this so
>much, I started using it just for graphics! Of course, this was REALLY slow,
>as there were no other real drawing tools, except for using various pinball
>components for templates, for circles and such.
>
>One last thing- it would be legal to distribute games created with PBCS,
>wouldn't it? Why not start sharing your favorite/best pinball creations in
>c.s.a.b ?
>

I don't see why not... only problem is that they're dos 3.3 based... wouldn't
it be nice if they were patched to use other keys, so the flippers aren't
reversed on he //gs?

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