On Tue, 2 Sep 1997, Glenn Saunders wrote:
>
> On Wed, 3 Sep 1997, kickass wrote:
> > Hi, I've got a game I want to make for the 2600, but assembly (especially
> > 2600 line-by-line,) is currently a bit out of my league. I am very adept
>
> I'd strongly encourage someone to work with this guy.
>
> The reason being that there may be people on this list who are good
> coders, but not necessarily good game designers. The two do not
> necessarily always coexist!! Sometimes it's best to focus on your
> strengths and allow others to help you in your weaker areas.
>
> There is also a trend that hobby game programmers fall into of always
> defaulting to a clone of a preexisting game vs. a totally original title.
> For instance, John Dondzilla writes great games for the Vec, but _ALL_ of
> them are clones, not originals. There is something to be said for
> originality, which would be quite refreshing on an old console.
>
> So I would encourage you to consider working with him.
>
> I understand that the 2600 is a system where one person can write a game
> from scratch without any help, but even the best games, though authored by
> only one person, was a team effort and benefitted from the shared
> routines, advice, and playtesting of coworkers.
>
> Why not give it a try?
>
>
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Thank you very much for your support! I too feel that a group community
can really help things, as long as you have a strong game idea. Once the
game idea is known, all the code heads can have fun trying to make it
work, and make it playable. I really hope that this can come to fruition.
I don't think it will push the 2600 too much, but I may be wrong...
Zilla
KDK
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