Re: Back Bearing a Gift

["Liam Busey" <buseyl@yahoo.com>]

Aaron <heiss@SDF.LONESTAR.ORG> wrote in message
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> The other reason why I've been out of touch, though, is that I've been
> quite busy at work on a project.  That project is now complete, and I'm
> pleased to announce its official release to the world at large.  It's a
> game for one or two players called 'Sparks', and it bears some similarity
> to the 'Light Cycles' game from 'Tron', although it also has some
> important differences.  It should run on any Apple II with ProDOS; a
> colour monitor is recommended but not necessary.  As always, I'll be
> interested to learn of your reactions to it, but especially any bug
> reports or suggestions for improvements.

Nice job Aaron. Sparks is quite challenging. It took me quite a while to
reach level 2. I kept confusing my right and left for the Spark's.

I played Sparks on a  Transwarped ROM 1 IIgs and it works great. The note
about running your machine at normal speed is on the mark.

In terms of suggestions for improvements I believe an attract mode for the
program would be a nice addition. While largely cosmetic, I've always
appreciated how arcade games demoed the gameplay in hopes of seducing the
user to pop in a quarter.

Anyways, thanks for the gift. I'd forgotten that low res games could be that
fun.

- Liam Busey