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Very interesting, thanks. I wonder whether you distributed those early commercial games as BASIC source on tape.
by pamoroso 5y ago
Very interesting, thanks. I wonder whether you distributed those early commercial games as BASIC source on tape.
- ScottAdams 5y agoAdventureland and Pirate Adventure were both originally done in BASIC and the interpreter with the compiled language (it reduced it to numbers) was on the tape. I did have some extremely clever folks reverse engineer my language and then write games in it! Hat tip to Alvin Files and William Demas amongst others!
- pamoroso 5y agoGot it, thanks again.
- mypalmike 5y agoPirate Adventure was the first game I had on my Atari 800. I really loved it. I still remember coming across the terms "pieces of eight" and "flotsam and jetsam" and having to ask my mom what they meant. I seem to recall it was my first encounter with the the word "flat" meaning apartment. My vocabulary was thus improved by your work. Thanks!
- ScottAdams 5y agoYes those were all terms I used in my game! I loved reading and had a good vocubulary that I liked to use when it seemed appropriate :) I am happy you have such good memories of my classic games! Have you tried any of my new ones?
- mypalmike 5y agoI have to admit I haven't, but since you're asking nicely, I will look into them. Cheers! :-)
- ScottAdams 5y agoPlease let me know what you think about them feedback@clopas.net