Subject: Re: [stella] Lode Runner From: "Eric Ball" <ericball@xxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 30 Mar 2004 15:52:37 -0500 |
Lee Fastenau > I'd never steal a game idea! Well... I mean... besides the one I'm > currently coding, which is from an old Compute! Gazette disk. Seriously > though, I wish I were more creative when it comes to conceptualizing unique > game ideas. In fact, the game I'm thinking about doing next is simply a > port of Lode Runner. (Clone Runner?) Albert Yarusso > Not sure if you're aware, but Eric Ball has been working on a Lode > Runner-style game for the 2600, originally called Gold Digger but it > now goes by the name Leprechaun. I think progress has been slowed by > his foray into 7800 programming, but I get the impression he plans on > continuing with it (I'm sure he can provide more info.. <grin>) You > can read all about it here: Kirk Israel > Anyway, a Lode Runner game would be frickin' PERFECT for an > board editor / binary builder / atari age contest. Yes, since SpaceWar! 7800 is playable, I've been thinking about going back to Gold Digger / Leprechaun. Plus I realized that Kirk or Christopher Tumber could probably make a JavaScript level editor so everyone could create levels. (I remember creating a couple Lode Runner levels on the Apple ][ back in the days; fun!) I've just got this one 7800 demo that I want to finish first.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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