Need A Vote

[Cupcakus]

In the spirit of Warlords, I've decided to write a party game, where four buds can get together and have a great time kicking each others butts. The game is turn based. So my question is:

 

I can't decide if I should use the paddle controllers so every player can have their own controller, or if I should use the standard joystick, so when it is not your turn you will have to give it to another player.

 

A section of the game will be a primitive combat game, with joysticks I could make it more like real Combat, however with paddles it would have to be more like Pong. Would it be so bad to give the controller to your buddy when your turn is over? Or would it be better to pong it out instead of duke it out?

 

I can't decide.

[Xot]

Posted: Tue Sep 24, 2002 11:33 pm    Post subject: Need A Vote

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In the spirit of Warlords, I've decided to write a party game, where four buds can get together and have a great time kicking each others butts. The game is turn based. So my question is:  

 

I can't decide if I should use the paddle controllers so every player can have their own controller, or if I should use the standard joystick, so when it is not your turn you will have to give it to another player.  

 

A section of the game will be a primitive combat game, with joysticks I could make it more like real Combat, however with paddles it would have to be more like Pong. Would it be so bad to give the controller to your buddy when your turn is over? Or would it be better to pong it out instead of duke it out?  

 

Since the game is turned-based, I assume that means you'll never go one-on-one with another player, correct? If so, stick with the joysticks since (a) more people have them and (b) from your description it sounds like the way you'd like the game to turn out, and that's what's important. Sharing sticks is no biggie IMO.

[Cupcakus]

The game runs like a board game. Each player makes their "move" and then the next player gets a turn. Players however have the option to attack each other on the "board", in which case the two players will go 1 on 1 in some sort of mini-game, probably similar to Gunfight or Combat, you get the idea. If players trade off sticks then the minigame will have more dimensions (EG: You can move your character around in all directions), if every player has their own paddle, then the mini-game will have to support only vertical or horizontal motion for each player, which makes a Pong-Style game seem like what will result for combat.

 

Both are cool ideas, I'm just worried players won't want to trade off sticks with other players during play.

[Albert]

While I think the paddle controllers are cool and well suited to a game like Warlords, Breakout, Kaboom!, or SCSIcide, for what you're doing I think using joystick controllers would be better. I would much rather pass around a joystick if it means the minigames are more enjoyable (and varied) over whatever satisfaction I might gain by having my own paddle controller. And I also believe this will give you much more freedom when you go head to head with another player.

 

Good luck with your game and please keep us abreast!

 

..Al

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Use the joystick, it's much easier to program the kernel then.