tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post4775518696481464658..comments2024-03-08T17:29:26.280-08:00Comments on Retrogame Deconstruction Zone: Why Galaxian Works: Comparison with an Attempted CloneRetroAnalysthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10633021712932756737noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post-86427859982780067622021-01-04T02:15:02.041-08:002021-01-04T02:15:02.041-08:00This is my first time reading your site, and that ...This is my first time reading your site, and that was great. Concise, relevant and interesting facts/measurements, interpretations and opinions, easy to understand and great animated visuals to accompany the text. So many people act like these old simple games aren't worth analysing even though tiny differences can make such a big difference in a game's success. StaySkepticBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16878833037027445874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post-30348530629383436792020-09-21T13:42:13.118-07:002020-09-21T13:42:13.118-07:00ddScott Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610614385417932704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post-27762932791109270002020-06-06T06:17:31.194-07:002020-06-06T06:17:31.194-07:00Hello! I love the presentation of this blog. It...Hello! I love the presentation of this blog. It's extremely useful to have gifs for quick reference on these early games and you do very well in charting the gradual design changes from clone to cornerstone. There's a lot of interesting steps towards something like Scramble for instance that I hope you'll cover.<br /><br />One little detail that's interesting historically is that Kazunori Sawano, who created Galaxian, placed the dive bombing mechanic on a movie he had seen called "Admiral Yamamoto and the Allied Fleets" which can be found on Youtube. It was an old movie even at the time the game was being made, but it's interesting to compare the patterns.HistoryofHowWePlayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16776103226147311554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post-43741689418692904242020-05-21T20:39:09.369-07:002020-05-21T20:39:09.369-07:00Thanks! I still have a little ground to cover bef...Thanks! I still have a little ground to cover before Frogger, but it’s definitely in the plans.RetroAnalysthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10633021712932756737noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7604980045122375946.post-5307122589830783242020-05-21T20:32:39.848-07:002020-05-21T20:32:39.848-07:00Such a fun and informative read!
A similar deep ...Such a fun and informative read! <br /><br />A similar deep dive of Frogger and it's clones would be a real treat. Be sure to include a look at the 8-bit home systems - there were some very innovative games there that used Frogger as a starting point (i.e. Preppie I and II). Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09852314688628597850noreply@blogger.com