Klove Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Fellas, Here's a request fer' ya. Maybe a great opportunity to get some of your guys' ideas implemented into some of your old favorites. "Let's see." How would you make the following games better? That is, besides updated graphics. Barnstorming Grand Prix Kaboom! Chopper Command Keystone Kapers .. and Pressure Cooker EXAMPLE: One idea I have for Barnstorming is this... A new obstacle, would be that your Bi-Plane fly's past new backgrounds. One of them being a County Fair w/ 2 posts, holding a COUNTY FAIR banner between them. One of the obstacles the user can fly through, would be.. say... some "Fire Rings". The rings obviously being in the foreground. Another obstacle might be some Hot Air Balloons getting ready to take off. "Ala Scramble, but with no bullets or bombs." Anyway, that's just a couple I came up with. "Your turn now." Barnstorming Grand Prix Kaboom! Chopper Command Keystone Kapers .. and Pressure Cooker Thanks Ya'll. To quote H.R. Puff 'n' Stuff.. "Keep those cards 'n' letters comin!" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 I'm not a big fan of enhanced versions of classics, but that's just me. I'm sure some here will have some great ideas for you. :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Pressure Cooker is perfect. Don't touch it Kaboom: Different items could drop that did different things ala Arkanoid. 1. Bonus point items 2. a mega bomb that destroys all of the other bombs(basically a level advance) 3. a thing to make the buckets smaller/bigger for that level 4. A special item that makes the bombs disappear except for the fuse 5. 2nd level vs the Mad Bomber. Make a Boss stage where you have to catch the bomb and then throw it back at the MB before it blows up. 5 Hits and you beat him to advance. I'm sure other folks could think of special drop items Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Chopper Command add-ons besides the obvious background enhancements: 1. Fire power enhancemant power ups 2. The occaisonal soldier on foot to pick up for bonus points 3. Maybe a second mission based on picking up soldiers and transporting them somewhere else. Sort of a tie to Cosmic Commuter although that might be a little too Choplifter-ish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
candiru Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Barnstorming: I want to shoot me some geese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emehr Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Kaboom: 2nd player controllable Mad Bomber Barnstorming: realistic plane physics which includes... - ability to shut off motor - variable motor speed - rotating sprite (for pitch adjust visual) - wind sock at the bottom of the screen - fuel gauge/ability to land and refuel (may be a stretch but it'd be cool ) Pressure Cooker: near perfect as it is but maybe... - a bonus stage where you have to assemble dessert (e.g. catch falling scoops of ice cream or something). Chopper Command: different difficulty advancement - give the enemy planes/'copters more height variation in lieu of just making them get faster and faster. Keystone Kapers: make the bad guy more evasive - instead of making him head straight to the roof, have him hide behind merchandise or take an elevator down every once in a while to throw you off the scent. His goal is still to make it to the roof, he'll just be more clever about it. - Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdguy Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Barnstorming: How about being able to do some loops? Maybe to give an option to loop over and around birds instead of just going up or down? Or add a cropdusting bonus stage? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted October 29, 2004 Share Posted October 29, 2004 Fellas, Here's a request fer' ya. Maybe a great opportunity to get some of your guys' ideas implemented into some of your old favorites. "Let's see." How would you make the following games better? That is, besides updated graphics. Barnstorming Grand Prix Kaboom! Chopper Command Keystone Kapers .. and Pressure Cooker EXAMPLE: One idea I have for Barnstorming is this... A new obstacle, would be that your Bi-Plane fly's past new backgrounds. One of them being a County Fair w/ 2 posts, holding a COUNTY FAIR banner between them. One of the obstacles the user can fly through, would be.. say... some "Fire Rings". The rings obviously being in the foreground. Another obstacle might be some Hot Air Balloons getting ready to take off. "Ala Scramble, but with no bullets or bombs." Anyway, that's just a couple I came up with. "Your turn now." Barnstorming Grand Prix Kaboom! Chopper Command Keystone Kapers .. and Pressure Cooker Thanks Ya'll. To quote H.R. Puff 'n' Stuff.. "Keep those cards 'n' letters comin!" Ahhh, recruiting unpaid game designers again, pure genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megamaniac Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Kaboom 3D, you have to go back and forth deeper into the screen, like Tapper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Fellas, Here's a request fer' ya. Maybe a great opportunity to get some of your guys' ideas implemented into some of your old favorites. "Let's see." How would you make the following games better? That is, besides updated graphics. Barnstorming I like your ideas for different obstacles. . . And if there are going to be barns and windmills, where are the cows? Grand Prix Fix it to where you don't have as many rolling roadblocks with cars going slower than you in all lanes at once. . . Kaboom! Can't improve on perfection . . . Well, except for adding the music from the 8-bit version . . . Chopper Command Faster shooting, and less bland backgrounds. Keystone Kapers Don't improve the original, get your hands on the sequel! Does Dan Kitchen need a kidney? I could spare one for the chance to play KK2. .. and Pressure Cooker Make bouncing things back just a little easier. Or turn Short Order Sam into a blonde, make the burger shop into the M&M factory, and not only do you have to put the right M&M's in the bag, but you have to throw back the W's, too. Oh, wait, I'm already working on that in Game Maker. . . Never mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Ahhh, recruiting unpaid game designers again, pure genius.And no doubt you'll have to sign a contract taking all legal responsibility if anyone sues over your idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted October 30, 2004 Share Posted October 30, 2004 Bah...contracts. What he's referring to is suggestions to make existing games better (as many people do), and last I checked "ideas" are not property. Bottomless Pitfall is theirs to use anyway that they want if they want. If it means that more people can enjoy the game...that's all that matters. Shooting the geese in Barnstorming is a pretty good idea (though there is probably some limitations to animating it), as are the cows...maybe even include a seperate counter to how many farm animals can be wiped out by the end of the course I like the suggestion of making the crook smarter in Keystone Kapers. And background music/2nd player control for Kaboom! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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