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Message: 6593
Author: jetsetdanny
Date: 01/12/2009
Subject: Dan Richardson's games - from Daniel
--- In manicminerandjetsetwilly@yahoogroups.com, "Dan"
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Dan, in the Files section of this Group there is your folder (Dan Richardson) which contains the file "DansJSWgames.zip", which in turn contains "JSWDemons.sna", "JSWJourney.z80", "JSWMegatree.z80" and a text file.
> I Haven't been on this group for quite some time... But a friend of
> mine recently purchased a handheld console called the Dingoo which
> runs emulators and such and had the pleasure of playing some of the
> user created JSW games from WOS. This has prompted me to get back
> in to JSW editing... I'd like to go back and finish some of the
> games I started a few years ago but I can't seem to find the TAP
> files anymore :(
"Demons" has about 40 fully-edited rooms, most of which look great and some look plain fantastic!
"Journey" has over 20 edited rooms, great ones, too.
"Megatree" has only a few edited rooms and much potential for an interesting set of colour schemes.
You say at the end of the text file: "All the above games are unfinished and anyone who wants to finish them or use graphics and screen layouts are most welcome."
On the basis of this statement, had I the time needed for it, I would be delighted to make one full game out of the three unfinished ones, probably transferring edited rooms from "Journey" to "Demons" and completing the editing process.
However, I know I will not have time to do it in the near future. More importantly, it is much better that games be finished by their original author and released fully as his/her work.
Therefore, it is a great joy to hear that you may go back (at least for a while) to JSW-for-the-Spectrum editing. As a true JSW-lover, I would very kindly and rather insistently suggest that you finish "Demons" first, perhaps using material from your other unfinished games, in order to make full use of this great work you have already put into your JSW-for-the-Spectrum editing. And then create some brand-new stuff to the delight of us all!
IIRC, I have never been in touch with you. Therefore, I have never told you how much I enjoyed your JSWII remake for the PC. And I really did! A few years ago I spent a long time playing it and loving the feel of it. Soon I hope I will be able to "infect" my son with it, who has just now reached the age of playing computer games and who has already made some innocent acquaintance with Miner Willy (with a little help from Yours Truly :-) ).
So, Dan, very seriously, I just want to say that I appreciate very much what you have done on the scene so far and that I would be delighted to see "Demons" - or *any* JSW game for ZX Spectrum from you - finished and gamma-released. Needless to say, should you need any assistance in playtesting it before the final release, limited as my JSW time currently is, I would certainly find it for such a noble cause!
Best regards,
Daniel
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