Re: Style vs Substance? (Was: Java or HTML)

From: tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)

Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Evilb <nospam@here.please> wrote:
>I think the question is not really, will people play a 'no-frills'
>game, but what makes a game playable. Personally, I see a drive
>towards a longer development cycle, with more in-depth, polished games
>taking the larger chunk of the pie. It happened with the computer
>games market (where have text based adventure games gone?) and I
>believe it will happen here too.

Text-based adventures are over here:

C:\GAMES\infocom>dir /w

Volume in drive C is LEAPHOME
 Volume Serial Number is 1EFF-0C22
 Directory of C:\GAMES\infocom

[.]             [..]            SETUP.INF       SEASTALK.SAV    AMFV.COM
AMFV.DAT        [ARTHUR]        BORDERZO.DAT    BORDERZO.EXE    BUREAUCR.COM
BUREAUCR.DAT    CUTTHROA.COM    CUTTHROA.DAT    [DATA]          HOLLYWOO.COM
HOLLYWOO.DAT    INFOCOM.EXE     INFOCOM.LST     [JOURNEY]       [LEATHER]
NORDANDB.COM    NORDANDB.DAT    PLUNDERE.COM    PLUNDERE.DAT    SEASTALK.COM
SEASTALK.DAT    SETUP.EXE       SHERLOCK.DAT    SHERLOCK.EXE    TRINITY.COM
TRINITY.DAT     WISHBRIN.COM    WISHBRIN.DAT    YES.COM         ZIP1.COM
ZIP2.COM        ZIP3.EXE        ZIP4.EXE        [ZORK0]

And playable on the real computer too, but I haven't bothered yet.

I'd put forward also the ongoing existance of MUDs (et al), in which the game
and the interaction with the others players thereof is far more important
than the pretty pictures (which is good, because there aren't any.)

Not to say that the market won't embrace graphics-heavy games, but I don't
think that *good* basic-presentation games will necessarily vanish.

Regards,
Tim.

References

Re: Java or HTML
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Style vs Substance? (Was: Java or HTML)
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Style vs Substance? (Was: Java or HTML)
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Java or HTML
Sam Palmer <Sam@Bitton.homeway.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000

Referenced By

Re: Java or HTML
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
tim@leaphome.pelican.org (Tim Franklin)
Mon, 13 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Style vs Substance? (Was: Java or HTML)
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Style vs Substance? (Was: Java or HTML)
nospam@here.please (Evilb)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Java or HTML
Sam Palmer <Sam@Bitton.homeway.demon.co.uk>
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
graham@DELETETHISaffordable-leather.co.uk
Sat, 11 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000
Re: Java or HTML
spamfree@metropolis.net.au (Henry Penninkilampi)
Sun, 12 Sep 1999 00:00:00 +0000