Re: This old good games ...

[90taobri@WAVE.SCAR.UTORONTO.CA (Brian Tao)]

The following revelation escaped zardini Olivier's lips:
> 
>         I don't agree with people who say that they would like to have
> a spy hunter, or choplifter, or Might and Magic, or karateka, or lode
> runner, or elite ...etc version for the apple IIgs.
> 
>         Those games are legendary and their interest is not linked to
> their graphics or sound... What could bring a new lode runner on gs ?
> I think nothing... I used to play to lode runner on my green monitor
> and when i play with it on the color gs screen it's not the same
> thing.

    You could always simulate a green monochrome screen!  :)  I played a
colour version of Choplifter in the arcade and it simply wasn't as
enjoyable as the monochrome HGR Apple version.  I'd like to see some one
rewrite those classic games as a GS/OS or ProDOS 8 program which can be
run from the Finder, then quit back to the Finder.  Of course, the
reworked games should be PD/shareware so that everyone can enjoy them.

    Just so you know, I played Raster Blaster for hours and hours last
night, even though it used strange HGR colours and the tinny Apple II
sound.  :)

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