Thanks for posting about the interview.
*quotes from interview with Aaron Hall at Twin Galaxies*
quote:
AH: I've been creating games since I first starting using a TRS-80 in the 5th grade.
Hey, I used those in hi schools. We affectionately referred to them as Trash80's.
10 CLS
15 PRINT "HI"
20 PRINT "INPUT NAME"
25 INPUT = A
30 PRINT "HELLO"
35 PRINT A
(Ok, might not be totally accurate for basic, but its what I recall.
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quote:
AH: We had a whole line of temporal weapons on paper that would create solar systems, armageddon the entire galaxy, bring ships from the future, and so on. However, most of these had to wait due to both time and balance issues.
TG: Had to wait? Not ruled out completely? I think you just made a bunch of the hardcore players drool.
*wipes drool from mouth.*
quote:
AH: That's an easy one. I would make Space Empires an on-line strategy game with a persistent world, but probably with multiple galaxies. A huge database would back the game up with thousands of worlds. And there'd be enough data to give each world its own character and appearance. Players would then build their empires, encounter each other, and battle. The history of the galaxy would be written and maintained for all to view and re-live.
Sign me up brother.
I am on board.
That was a great interview. Thanks TG for doing it, and thanks for posting about it here.
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