Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer

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Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer

hartnell 19 Apr 2007 20:48

I rarely request a team but this is a special occasion. I finally have gotten a copy of the book that started it all. Tim Hartnell's Creating Adventure Games On Your Computer (also available here: http://www.atariarchives.org/adventure/).

It's all about creating text adventures and it's 99% compatible with FreeBASIC. I figured a few of us could work through it as a team and see what kind of game we come up with. Anyone interested?

—hartnell

PS : My original copy was lost during my teenage years.

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phatty 19 Apr 2007 21:19

i dont know how much help i would be but my services are offered if you'll accept them

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hartnell 19 Apr 2007 21:57

Of course. —hartnell

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hartnell 19 Apr 2007 22:01

Go ahead and read Chapters 1-3. I'll start working on typing in the code and seeing what may not be compatible with FB. It's not much, somethings are as minor as just declaring the array. FB is cool like that. —hartnell

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phatty 19 Apr 2007 22:30

wow so far it is pretty compatible (identical) but i havent made it that far, so umm, i was wondering if theres some relation to tim hartnell?

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hartnell 20 Apr 2007 00:19

Oh, this is pretty common knowledge in the old community. My screen name is the composition of Shawn Noel + Tim Hartnell, of which I'm both big fans. Thus Shawn N. Hartnell.

I'm on Chapter 5. I'll be typing out the code samples and I could have Werewolves and Wanderer typed by tomorrow. Any ideas for a setting for our game? —hartnell

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phatty 20 Apr 2007 00:39

my opinion is not a setting thats been used a thousand times like castle, dungeon, haunted forest………ive just finished chapter 3 (and is it me or is there material missing from the chapters?). Ive got a basic understanding of whats going on. as for a setting, im pretty much game for anything, but my opinion will usually lean more toward originality and creativity (in other words i like a challenge, and im usually testing my limits!!) but for now im pretty much just willing to go with the flow, however you want to do it. if you want to do a knight in a castle story, to a vampirehunter in modern times…….i really dont mind! just let me know how you want the design process to go (im sure you've had an idea brewing, if thats the case we can use it and just go with it). theres a good chance that the end product will be nothing like we started with!!!!!

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hartnell 20 Apr 2007 02:48

Skatepark? No, just kidding. I was hoping you'd be the creative force behind the game. :) I'll compare my copy with the online copy and see if there is stuff missing first thing tomorrow after waking up. —hartnell

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phatty 20 Apr 2007 08:43

that would be funny!!! "little scooter kid gets in your way and causes you to crash. - lose 10 cool points" "you took out a fruit-booter (rollerblader) - chick tally goes up one" hahaha besides good ole tony hawk, and a couple of wannabe tony hawks, a skatepark is pretty original (and right up my alley) i guess the whole setting depends on the target audience…..most skaters aren't gonna be playing text games (they are gonna want to stick with T.H.) and therefore any1 besides skaters (and posers) wont appreciate (or get it) the story line. i personally would rather do a "godfather" or "scarface" type of setting (you know mafioso/gta type) those are the top sellers in video games (gta has been the top selling playstation game for years now!!!)but again im open for anything, so we just have to get together and brainstorm until we come up with something.

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hartnell 20 Apr 2007 12:24

I like both. But wouldn't a gangland one be "one that's been done to the death"? —hartnell

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