Xref: utzoo comp.sys.amiga:59470 comp.sys.amiga.tech:12645
Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!cs.utexas.edu!usc!apple!portal!cup.portal.com!Sullivan
From: Sullivan@cup.portal.com (sullivan - segall)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga,comp.sys.amiga.tech
Subject: Re: A Philosophy of Game Design, from the author of PocoMan
Message-ID: <30670@cup.portal.com>
Date: 10 Jun 90 18:59:06 GMT
References: <1990Jun9.222125.2499@zorch.SF-Bay.ORG>
Distribution: na
Organization: The Portal System (TM)
Lines: 44

>
>>> 4) I've already said it, but of course you should exit!  Give up the
>>>    paranoia!  Poco isn't copy protected, it multitasks, the game is
>>>    completely described on the screen so you don't need a manual, and
>>>    it is lots of fun and full of wonderful puzzles.  I tell my friends
>>>    to _buy_ a copy; I want the folks who made this game to be
>>>    encouraged by lots of cash return to write another great game that
>>>    is completely compatible with me and with my computer.
>>
>>   I haven't seen a lot of cash return yet, but I am encouraged by your
>>kind words.
>>
>>			PocoMan - Introduction
>>
>>
>>    Hello, and thank you for buying PocoMan.  We hope you'll find PocoMan
>>  to be a refreshing change from the usual shoot-em-ups and eternal adventure
>>  games.  You'll actually have to think in order to solve this game, and not
>>  a bit of violence anywhere.
>>
>>    PocoMan is not copy protected.  You can easily make archival backups
...
>>
>>    PocoMan is multi-tasking friendly.  We have gone to great effort to
...

So what is it? Sounds kind of like Chip's Challenge, but I'm not really
sure.  The distribution philosophy is great.  If the game is any good (even
as just a distraction) I'll go out and buy a copy.  

Btw: You asked for suggestions... well sight unseen, it needs a better name.
(Sounds too much like a PacMan clone.) -kls

                           -Sullivan Segall
_________________________________________________________________
 
/V\  Sullivan  was the first to learn how to jump  without moving.
 '   Is it not proper that the student should surpass the teacher?
To Quote the immortal Socrates: "I drank what?" -Sullivan
_________________________________________________________________
 
Mail to: ...sun!portal!cup.portal.com!Sullivan or
         Sullivan@cup.portal.com