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| cadis12:
I got ya! I understand now. Basically I just need to hunt for a programmer that does work on the side. Thanks for the info! |
| GAtekwriter:
Purchase a copy of "Game Maker's Apprentice" and work through the 9+ game samples - when you're done, you should be able to put together a fairly decent game of your own. I played around with it for a month or so and created a game that I was very happy with - they have a free forum for questions and tech support AND the software is free to download. It's not going to win any awards, but some of the games they've created are definitely "arcade quality" Here are some links: GameMaker 7.0: http://www.yoyogames.com/make The Book: http://book.gamemaker.nl/ Forums: http://gmc.yoyogames.com/ Jim |
| u_rebelscum:
If you want (and are good) you can write a game based on arcade hardware (IOW, an arcade game), and add it to your personal (editted & recompiled) version of mame. I think someone did that a couple years ago (even if the game was just for testing IIRC), but can't find it ATM. And it would be cool to write an arcade game that would work on real arcade hardware. But it's far easier to write a game for your PC that's arcade-like, like the others suggested. |
| ChadTower:
Oh, for a professional, it's not out of the question. That wasn't his requirement as laid out in the first post, though, so I steered him towards what sounded like his wish. I've written stuff in the past for the 6809 that could probably be adapted for some vector game boards with a bit of tweaking. |
| SavannahLion:
--- Quote from: u_rebelscum on June 12, 2007, 02:14:08 pm ---And it would be cool to write an arcade game that would work on real arcade hardware. --- End quote --- What would you consider "real arcade hardware?" I was at the theaters and one of their cabs was sporting a windows BSoD (Cruisin USA I think). Saw another one that was hung up on Windows boot. I've read in some posts that some cabs are using modified PS2 hardware. Some games use standard IDE hard drives. Just build a PC, throw in a custom hardware dongle, add a coin mech and you have your real arcade hardware. :cheers: |
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