I’ve only just got round to blogging about my disappointment with Microsoft’s latest new. They have closed ACES studios. This was the team responsible for the Flight Simulator series of games. I also heard that it was the longest running franchise in gaming history.
It all began back in 1982 with Flight Simulator, an interesting game. I remember playing it on my Atari 65XE. The graphics were obviously crude by todays standards, and basic by games of the time. But it engaged users in a very different way. Actually trying to put them in control of a pretty realistic aircraft. The series ran to Flight Simulator X which was very realistic.
So R.I.P Flight Simulator. You’ll be sorely missed.
Read the confirmation at IGN.
Sales of Halo 3 have topped £84 million in just 24 hours. This sets a new record for sales for an entertainment product. Spiderman 3, the previous holder, only managed about £70 million. Just goes to show how long people have been waiting for it.
Mines sat at home. Been busy the past few nights so I’ve not been able to play it yet. I just hope it works. There’s been reports of scratched discs in the Limited Edition version. MS are replacing them free until 30 December. Fingers crossed!
I’m just on the train back from Leeds, more on that in another post.
To pass the time I decided to play sollitaire on my Treo phone. I’ve been playing for about half an hour and I cannot win a game. I’m convinced its not possible. Has anyone beat it?
With my current taste for social networky-type things, the next of my list is MMORPG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games. Me and Jim have been talking about building a MMORPG. I’ve been looking at Multiverse as a start point, as it looks quite easy to get going with. It also provides a scalable architecture should things take off. We’ve, well, I’ve been saying we should base it on the Night Watch series of books, as this would make an excellent game! (They’re excellent books too, read them!)
But first things first, I’ve never really played a MMORPG. The most popular one is World of Warcraft. I’ve always taken the mick out of people who play this (Jezza in particular), so I thought I’d download the trial and see what the fuss is about. I installed it last night, but not played yet.
So will I find out Jim was a right “Gav, you’ve got a life, a career, people who love you, don’t do it!” or will I be dressing up in a costume chucking lighting (tennis balls) at people?? More soon…
I came across this article listing the 5 best controllers of all time, CNet. Nostalgia crept back as the first image I see is of the trusty Atari joystick of my youth. I got one of these with my first computer and I have to say, at the time, it was better than a lot of the after market ones. In my opinion of course! I went through loads of these. I say “I”, but I mean my brothers broke them enthusiastically playing Centipede or Daley Thompson’s Decathlon. I think I’ve got one working one somewhere safe.
Fave games at the time. Me, Zybex – Atari XE. Matt, I think it was Commando or something like that. Darren – Exile, C64. Classics!
If they’re reading this, you two owe me at least 1 joystick each!
I’ve only just got round to blogging about my disappointment with Microsoft’s latest new. They have closed ACES studios. This was the team responsible for the Flight Simulator series of games. I also heard that it was the longest running franchise in gaming history.
