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I did not realize Pocket Tanks was a derivative work.
by rickcarlino 5mo ago
I did not realize Pocket Tanks was a derivative work.
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- nodrog3000 5mo agoHaha, same
- compiler-guy 5mo agoTank games like this have a long heritage. Scorch is probably the pinnacle, but I played primitive versions of this all the way back on an Apple ][.
- iamnothere 5mo agoGORILLA.BAS is arguably part of the lineage too, somewhere in there.
- alterom 5mo agoSo is Scorched Earth, it's preceded (at least) by "Tank Wars" (aka BOMB.EXE) by Kenny Morse from 1990: https://archive.org/details/TankWars_274 https://archive.org/details/TankWars_274
- mock-possum 5mo agoBOMB.EXE was my first.
- Sharlin 5mo agoWorms is as well. It’s an entire genre: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_game https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artillery_game
- prmoustache 5mo agoI like Hedgewars which is an open source game similar to Worms but with hedgehogs. It is available as package in most Linux distros but also on Windows, Mac and FreeBSD. I believe it is available on Steam as well.
- LocalH 5mo agoScorched Tanks on Amiga was the real derivative work, Pocket Tanks was that author's more modern update
- cestith 5mo agoDiscussion of the genre’s legacy is not complete without Artillery Duel for the Atari VCS 2600. https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-artillery-duel_8371.html https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-artillery-due...