knudsen (11/08/82)
I am the SOB who has been cluttering up net.micro with CoCo-80 queries
and opinions. Having pretty well buttoned up the decision to go buy one,
I will shift some attention to here. I intend to do much more than games
on the box, but after seveal weeks of taking my 8-yr-old boy to the local
arcade, we are both incurably hooked. Plus I will be writing some games
of my own (or at least trying!).
Do people tend to swap their own games here? Via net.sources?
Some items:
1) I agree that Atari was way overdue for a real analog 360 joystick.
The Radio Schack coco uses these, and their ripoff of Missile Command
("Polaris") is very faithful & very complete. It's one of my arcade
favorites; I prefer stick to trackball anyway. Old Atari version
only had one missile base; TRS has all three.
2) Could anyone recommend which is the best PacMan ripoff for the CoCo?
Independents include Ghost Gobbler & Scarf Man (scarfs up the bait instead
of packing it away?). Shack's "Mega Bug" is terrific, but quite different
and costs $35.
3) Anyone out there write your own games (Atari 800 owners, etc)?
Care to swap sources, discuss your concepts, or just BRAG a little?
Or discuss nuts & bolts (how best to animate a running player, move
a circle, etc)?
Hoping to enjoy this newsgroup -- mike knudsen