So the Midwest got some decent snow for once this winter, and due to my long commute, I'm home today.
Let's talk games.
So this Nintendo DS thing: I've never been a huge Nintendo fan (I was a hardcore Sega guy back in the day), and their business practices have always somewhat confused me. They have undoubtedly been very successful, but they want to support three consoles at once? I'm predicting a big fat flop, unless the hardware totally blows everything away and is practically free.
Play the Far Cry demo yet? My aging dinosaur of a machine doesn't like it too well, but it's not bad. It gives you a lot of freedom to get around the island in the demo, and on a powerful machine, looks like something out of a travel mag. Could be a winner.
Current game: Pingvin. High score: 323.4
Congrats go to Reggie (a coil co-founder) on Maximo vs. Army of Zin. Gamerankings shows an average of 83% currently, but I haven't played it yet.
On the development front, we're taking Friday off (of our day jobs) and working on the game both Friday and Saturday. We need to start pushing ourselves if we're going to make our estimated release dates and have something ready for the April 30th deadline. For those just joining us, I'm the project leader for a UT2003 mod called Duffers Golf. Like most other UT mods right now, we're looking to win the Make Something Unreal contest. There are a lot of quality mods out there already, but if we accomplish our gameplay goals, I think we have a pretty good chance. I really want to go to London.
Posted by mix at January 26, 2004 11:38 AM