Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!news From: James Shaughnessy Newsgroups: scee.yaroze.freetalk.english Subject: Re: Tomb Raider 3 Date: Wed, 25 Nov 1998 23:42:29 +0000 Organization: PlayStation Net Yaroze (SCEE) Lines: 35 Message-ID: <365C956A.FCF@manc.u-net.com> References: <365BF45C.5D2B@bristol.ac.uk> <365C2DD9.4730@manc.u-net.com> Reply-To: james@manc.u-net.com NNTP-Posting-Host: manc.u-net.com Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; I) R Fred Williams wrote: > For the PC, Big Red Racing. You were the lead programmer on it? Nice one! Most of us here are aiming towards a position like that, and are merely peasant amateurs so far :-) Indeed BRR is a great game and is one of the few exceptions to my gross generalisation. It even ran on my 486 DX2/66 if I remember correctly, and multiplayer 'net races were cool. Funnily enough I was just discussing that game with some fellow members -- regarding the 3D environment, and getting some sort of 3D engine like it running on the Yaroze. I liked the way you could drive all over if you want. Monster Truck Madness was another I really liked, (despite being... by Microsoft) with a brilliant physics engine, but nowadays my lowly unaccelerated P133 can't run jack. As long it runs Quake and GP2 I'm happy. (ok, meaning as long as I have an N64 and PSX also ;)) Why not do "Pushy 3D"? A little too conformist perhaps..;) hey, it'd then be much like Pandora's Box (which I only just played having got hold of a SIOCONS compatible version). I'm just living in the past I guess, but I reckon a 2D game plays much better in 2D unless something extra is added. (Like WHY did they need to make Bomberman ISOMETRIC.. I mean JESUS H, WHY?!) I'd like to help you do some Pushy levels, but, well, like the evil Alan B'Stard I am I'd make some so they ARE impossible. Just like "Arthur" ;-) (refering to last month's OPSM Letters Page that is) Ciao, Jim -- ----------------------------------------- James Shaughnessy james@manc.u-net.com http://www.netyaroze-europe.com/~shaughnj -----------------------------------------