Re: A82: Orzunoid v5.0 poll

To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org
Subject: Re: A82: Orzunoid v5.0 poll
From: ADAMMAN106@aol.com
Date: Wed, 18 Feb 1998 21:29:12 EST
Reply-To: assembly-82@lists.ticalc.org


In a message dated 98-02-18 21:15:08 EST, you write:

>     I'm putting the finishing touches on Orzunoid v5.0. How ever every
button 
> configuration
>  I choose seems to be too awkward. This is because moving the paddle is 
> easiest using
>  two hands. When you want to use one of the games other features like save, 
> pause,
>  exit, and new ball, you have to look for the keys. Its just not natural. I 
> don't
>  no how to overcome this at all. No matter what buttons are configured the 
> controls
>  will still suck. If only I had a third hand. I need to know what people 
> think would
>  be the least awkward controls. Here are some examples:
>  
>  2nd: Release Ball  2nd:Release Ball    2nd:Release Ball
>  Alpha: New Ball    Mode:Pause          MODE:Pause
>  MODE: Pause        DEL:Exit            DEL:New Ball
>  DEL: Save          Clear:New Ball      STAT: Save
>  Clear: Exit        VARS:Save           Clear:Exit
>  
>        Any suggestions?
>        Also do you think it is worth changing the title screen to something 
> more than
>  strictly basic text? Not a big change, but something similar to the type of
> title
>  screen used in Diamonds.
>  ---
>  Evil Sam
>  http://www.cswnet.com/~ddward/the82/index.html
>  evil.sam@mailexcite.com

The perfect combination:

2nd: new ball
Alpha: release ball
mode: pause
down: save
clear: exit

(try to use one hand for the affors, it's a lot easier; in any game)

~Adamman