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From: "James Burns" <ps_yaroze@scee.net>
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Subject: Re: Obligator
Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2001 10:04:21 +0100
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Hi Peter,

I can rememeber Schizoids, I always thought the game was simialr to
asteroids.
You used the space bull-dozer to bump the asteroids into the gaping maw.
I just remember this so well as it was the first game I played, when I were
a lad!

:-)

James

"Peter Armstrong" <hanno@btinternet.com> wrote in message
news:9j67l6$o961@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> This is cool. You must have spent an age on getting the limb movement
right,
> it's excellent and very realistic. I've touched the ball a few times, more
> by luck than judgement as the controls are a touch tricky to get used to,
> but it's good fun just floating around pulling somersaults.
>
> There was a game called Schizoids on the speccy that had a similar free
> floating feel to it. It was a top down game where you controlled a little
> stick man and had to push the blocks floating around you into the black
hole
> in the centre of the screen without being knocked in by them yourself. Was
> fun at the time, I meant it in case you're looking for ideas.
>
> The game looks promsing though, nice original concept.
>
> Peter
>
>
> "John ( QuietBloke )" <quietbloke@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:9j51ae$kps5@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> > Just tried it Jon,
> >
> > it sure looks good.. damm near impossible to control where your going
but
> I
> > had some fun trying ! heheh
> >
> > I just spent the last few minutes ( once I figured out how to move the
> > arms ) and switching on the analog controls doing some pretty nifty air
> > traffic contols and some rather impressive dancing <grin> and of course
> > flying around bouncing off the walls. I even manged to kick the ball a
few
> > times. Are you planning on having the limbs return to normal resting
> > positions on thier own ?.. sort of once you stop moving a limb for half
a
> > second or so they drift back to resting position ?.. only I do tend to
end
> > up with a rather uncomfortable looking player quite a lot ( he looks
like
> > he's doing a intensive yoga session ). In fact for the analogue controls
> you
> > could have the limb go to whatever position the stick is in so they will
> > naturally go to resting position if you let the stick go. ( did that
make
> > sense ? )
> >
> > Im intrigued as to how the game will play.. keep up the good work.. it
> looks
> > like its gonna be pretty impressive.
> >
> >
> > "Jon Prestidge (Jon@surfed.to)" <jon@surfed.to> wrote in message
> > news:9j4cid$kps2@www.netyaroze-europe.com...
> > > Hello,
> > > I'm working on a game for the coverdisk called Obligator.  If anyone
is
> > > stuck for something to do you can down-load the first demo from my
> > homepage
> > > ~zmoose.  It's a zero gravity ball game... currently it's impossible
to
> > > play, but it's kind of relaxing gliding around and stuff.
> > >
> > > Jon
> > >
> > >
> >
> >
>
>