I thought the original programmer posted something about this in the AA forums a few years back? Something to do with him programming the game in Forth and that was likely part of the issue but was the only option available to him at the time or what he was familiar with? I'd have to search the AA forums to look for it again but I never play the game. I remember playing it a little on Apple IIe's in the computer lab in 6th grade but never got that far in the game. Kinda like how I could never get past the 2nd screen in Conan back then and now I only get stuck on the 3rd screen these days LOL!
Yeah, I remember that too... although it was more like 10+ years ago when he posted (dang I'm old)... The same programmer/company (Ibid) did Choplifter too... And it was just as terrible as every game listed in this thread so far... He mentioned how he argued with Atari on what colors were to be used and other menial tasks and things... It would have been nice to hear more from the guy but I think we bullied him away by telling him how much his games sucked... 🤷♂️
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Yeah, I remember that too... although it was more like 10+ years ago when he posted (dang I'm old)... The same programmer/company (Ibid) did Choplifter too... And it was just as terrible as every game listed in this thread so far... He mentioned how he argued with Atari on what colors were to be used and other menial tasks and things... It would have been nice to hear more from the guy but I think we bullied him away by telling him how much his games sucked... 🤷♂️