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- From: yackd@alaska.et.byu.edu (Don Yacktman)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.next.software
- Subject: New versions of PillBottle, Columns, and PacMan
- Keywords: Games, PillBottle, PacMan, Columns, NeXT
- Message-ID: <w2@byu.edu>
- Date: 17 Aug 92 23:28:00 GMT
- Organization: Brigham Young University, Provo UT USA
- Lines: 64
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-
- Hello to all of you who like to play games on the NeXT!
-
- I have recently placed updated versions of my games in
- the submissions directories of nova.cc.purdue.edu and
- cs.orst.edu. Here's a brief description of the changes
- to all three (PacMan, Columns, and PillBottle).
-
- If you are a registered user of Columns or PillBottle,
- you may request the source code for either one. If you
- requested source already, but have not yet received it,
- please send me another e-mail message. My file that
- was tracking who to send the sources to got blasted by
- a stupid HPUX trick, and so I need to know where to
- send the files! I will be sending the source as NeXTmail.
-
- As always, direct any questions to me at yackd@wombat.ee.byu.edu.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- PacMan:
-
- Bug fix: The high score system shouldn't crash the game
- anymore when given long names.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- Columns:
-
- The same as in PacMan.
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- PillBottle:
-
- Well, I am finally at a release level that merits
- a 1.0. The graphics are now 2X faster, which means
- that although the game runs at the same speed, it
- doesn't suck up _all_ your CPU resources on the
- advanced levels. The disadvantage to the new drawing
- method is that it's RAM-hungry. (It wants about
- 2-3 M on a color system for all the buffers.) There's
- also a _real_ bottle for you to play in!
-
- -----------------------------------------------------------
-
- The file names are, specifically:
-
- Columns2.1.app.tar.Z
- PacMan1.2.tar.Z
- PillBottle1.0.app.tar.Z
-
- and they are located in /pub/next/submissions on both
- nova( or sonata).cc.purdue.edu and cs.orst.edu.
-
-
- Well, try out the new versions and let me know what you think
- of them. I've you've already requested a feature, and it
- hasn't shown up yet, don't panic! I'm working as fast as I
- can of these, but there's only so much spare time in the day!
-
- Later,
- -Don Yacktman
- yackd@wombat.ee.byu.edu
-