Re: Most Wanted Apple IIgs Ports

[Mike Maginnis <maginnis@computist-project.net>]

On Wed, 12 Apr 2006 17:15:06 -0400, "Greg Andrzejewski"
<pressyourluck85@yahoo.com> wrote:

>The recent thread of "Lost" IIgs games got me thinking. What games do you 
>wish had IIgs ports? For me...
>
>NHL Hockey
>The first version for the PC made by EA. Great arcade-style gameplay. As a 
>hockey fan, this would have been an amazing title to have on the IIgs.
>
>Links: The Challange of Golf
>The IIgs saw quite a few golf games, but Links would made a welcome 
>addition. I can't count the number of hours I spent playing Links 386 Pro. 
>Well, SVGA graphics might be a little hard to replicate on a IIgs, but the 
>predecessor to Links 386 Pro would look great on a IIgs.
>
>And recently, SimCity
>This would have been great on the IIgs! A mouse driven game, no fast 
>animation. Arrghh... what could have been.
>
>-Greg 
>

I started working on a IIgs port of Bejeweled last fall.  I got the
logic worked out, and got a portion of the code written, but I was
never able to get a handle on the graphics programming skills
required.


- Mike
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