Are these possible?

[yeoldegamersteve]

I'm not asking for hints or even code here, but I'm wondering.  AGD is a superb tool but is it capable of creating games like these:-

1: Scramble (Arcade) (horizonal scrolling game with shooting and bombing?)

2: Missile Command (Arcade) (static screen but lines/missiles dropping?)

3: Dig Dug (Arcade) (moving around static screen digging the earth away?)

4: Text Adventures (like The Hobbit, Twin Kingdom Valley?)

5: Jumping Jack (Imagine-ZX Spectrum) Multiple scrolling platforms with holes that move up/down.

(I'm still very much learning the software but I don't want to even start attempting things that aren't possible)

Thank you

[Doug Bagnall]

Hi,

In my limited experience I would say that AGD is capable of the following:

1: No - unless you changed to flip-screen.
2: No - Something similar could be created, but not identical.
3: Yes
4: No - Text parsing is not available. You might be able to manage a *very* simple graphical adventure using the keyboard for N, S, E, W, etc, but you only have access to seven keys, and each screen would need to be created from blocks.
5: Yes - I have part completed my own version of Jumping Jack. I may even get round to finishing it this decade!

Hope this helps.

[yeoldegamersteve]

Thank you, I would love to see/play your Jumping Jack, can we have a peek?

[Jonathan Cauldwell]

A Missile Command style game is possible with MPAGD although it might have been a lot more challenging with the original native Spectrum and Amstrad versions.