From: "Gareth Davies" <gareth AT spamguard DOT davies DOT discovery-net DOT co DOT uk (please remove the spamguard bit!)>
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Subject: Re: Check out my demo game!
Date: 4 Aug 1997 21:26:55 GMT
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Dominique Biesmans <Dominique DOT Biesmans AT ping DOT be> wrote in article
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> Hi,
> 
> I've written a little demo game (just a prototype) using DJGPP&
> Allegro, and I could use some input. you can download it on my
> homepage.
> 
> It's just a simple shoot'm up. I would like to expand it a little
> (more weapons, ground-targets, better graphics, more levels of course
> ...). Any ideas? Or should I drop it and move on to the next attempt?
> (Just to be sure : It's not at all meant as a commercial project, it's
> a free-time project)

It's okay. Ship needs to move a little faster.

I would add the extra things you already mentioned (don't know if I'd be
bothered with the graphics though). I never checked, but is there sound and
joystick support?

If you can think of something that will make it a little different from
anything else, a little special, I'd carry on with it. Other than that, add
the things you've mentioned for the learning experience and transfer your
talents to something more adventurous, IMHO.

Your next project could be, perhaps, doing the same but with the view from
behind your ship, sacking the sprites and using polygons instead.

One other point. I would be interested in everyone's opinion of Allegro. I
can't actually use it because I use Watcom, but is it really sensible to
use this library (as good as it might be). Aren't people missing out on the
learning experience which would otherwise be gained by doing these things
yourself ??? as well as a lost ability later on to optimise the codeto your
needs (I know you get the source, but if you don't understand it, you can't
optimise it). I'm not looking for flames, just genuine opinions.

For what it's worth,
Gareth