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If you haven't come across it before check out SABOTAGE here https://archive.org/details/a2_cple_Game_02a https://archive.org/details/a2_cple_Game_02a Similar
by pvg 3y ago
If you haven't come across it before check out SABOTAGE here
https://archive.org/details/a2_cple_Game_02a https://archive.org/details/a2_cple_Game_02a
Similar setup but with some clever additional mechanics that might be worth stealing.
- whothatcodeguy 3y agoLove it, i'll check it out
- CamperBob2 3y agoI remember how irrationally amusing it was to shoot the parachute and watch the enemy splatter. It made the difference between a memorable game and a merely-decent one.
- gammarays_ 3y agoAlso want to mention Paratrooper - https://archive.org/details/msdos_Paratrooper_1982 https://archive.org/details/msdos_Paratrooper_1982
- whothatcodeguy 3y agoi love that archive.org has all of these
- pvg 3y agoParatrooper is effectively a clone of Sabotage, it looks like https://retro365.blog/2021/04/07/bits-from-my-personal-collection-sabotage-an-original-idea-in-a-time-of-clones/ https://retro365.blog/2021/04/07/bits-from-my-personal-colle... It's interesting how much depth you get out of the additional mechanics, unsurprising the game itself was copied a great deal but coming up with engaging twists on seemingly trivial gameplay seems to have been a lot harder to replicate consistently.