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bunnyboy — 2008-01-09T20:50:18 -05.00

I know I would buy something like this

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-20T20:04:06 -05.00

There is no plug that will fit in the expansion port socket. The closest would be chopping up some old floppy cables but it wouldn't be sturdy. A while ago I got a plug quoted and it was basically 5-7k for the molds, then $1 each for 2000 units. For something that might sell 100 thats $80 per plug There may be other places that will do it cheaper, but its not possible to avoid at least a couple thousand just for the molds.

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-20T19:25:51 -05.00

So bunnyboy, have you found a connector that plugs into the expansion port? I've been looking for something for my own experimentation but haven't found a good match...

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-12T19:33:35 -05.00

I'd be happy to design the complete game. All you have to do is transfer my Photoshop documents into your assembly language.

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-12T13:19:42 -05.00

Originally posted by: bunnyboy

For anyone that wants to help, all you have to do is design the complete game Only thing close to a mud I played was Angband, then the multi player version wasn't stable. Another option would be an original Warcraft, Civilization, or other castle building type game. NA clan warfare? I generally don't like Koei games but a strategy type like L'Empereur may also be good. I will have to check out Shadowgate...

For a MUD type most likely the entire game engine would need to be on the cart, then the player/weapon/map info would be downloaded every time you connect to the server. As you play the nes and server would constantly exchange updates.

For a castle building it could be simultaneous timed turns. Everyone gets 10-30 secs to set up what they want to do, then it is transferred to the server. Server then processes each person in order and sends out the updates. That way you are not waiting a long time for every other person to sequentially do their turn. Internet latency would also not be as much of a problem because its not real time action

Maybe something like Rampart would work, or like a NES version of crossbows and catapults.

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-12T11:50:46 -05.00

I'd like to see the modem as a separate accessory (I'm picturing the expansion port actually being used).

Then games written to use it would not be expensive to make.

Al

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-12T00:52:27 -05.00

For anyone that wants to help, all you have to do is design the complete game Only thing close to a mud I played was Angband, then the multi player version wasn't stable. Another option would be an original Warcraft, Civilization, or other castle building type game. NA clan warfare? I generally don't like Koei games but a strategy type like L'Empereur may also be good. I will have to check out Shadowgate...

For a MUD type most likely the entire game engine would need to be on the cart, then the player/weapon/map info would be downloaded every time you connect to the server. As you play the nes and server would constantly exchange updates.

For a castle building it could be simultaneous timed turns. Everyone gets 10-30 secs to set up what they want to do, then it is transferred to the server. Server then processes each person in order and sends out the updates. That way you are not waiting a long time for every other person to sequentially do their turn. Internet latency would also not be as much of a problem because its not real time action

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-11T19:13:06 -05.00

I'm also excited about the prospect of this, and I'll help out any way I can (ie, host the server). I know this would require some very serious programming.

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-11T18:00:04 -05.00

But think of how cool it would be competing with other real people from NA! I just found out there is a Legend of the Red Dragon remake called Legend of the Green Dragon that you can play web-based and I'm in love all over again. Having something on the NES would be so damn cool.

Plus having a computer server you could have the game run in waves, so after three weeks or so it would start over and everyone that came in late in the game would have a fair chance from the start.

Sorry, I'm way too excited at the potential of this.

If anything like this is possible, I'd be happy to help out in any way I could.

I, for one, have no qualms with waiting half a second after every input, for something as unique as this.

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bunnyboy — 2007-12-11T16:18:16 -05.00

The biggest problems with MUDs are no easy text input (everyone can be in NA chat room) and the MUDs I have seen have tons of commands you type in. Unless many multilevel menus are used the command input would be annoying. If there was a computer server it would be more possible to download game code from the server and keep it in cart ram. That way at least some game updates could be made. Having it be entirely a dumb terminal would likely be too slow, don't want to wait half a second between pressing a button and something happening.