Comments on: The 8 and 16-Bit Revival lives! http://blog.hexagonstar.com/the-8-and-16-bit-revival-lives/ turn-based glory and pixel pleasure Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:41:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: drcolossus http://blog.hexagonstar.com/the-8-and-16-bit-revival-lives/#comment-118 drcolossus Sat, 13 May 2006 16:30:15 +0000 http://blog.hexagonstar.com/?p=32#comment-118 That's true! Though somebody also have to write these game engines. But yes I agree that previous game programmers were something like wizards of the machines while today due to the change of operating systems such 'wizardry' isn't needed anymore. That’s true! Though somebody also have to write these game engines. But yes I agree that previous game programmers were something like wizards of the machines while today due to the change of operating systems such ‘wizardry’ isn’t needed anymore.

]]> By: ken www.lsblogs.com Submit your blog for http://blog.hexagonstar.com/the-8-and-16-bit-revival-lives/#comment-117 ken www.lsblogs.com Submit your blog for Sat, 13 May 2006 16:29:38 +0000 http://blog.hexagonstar.com/?p=32#comment-117 The old games programmers had a lot of talent, having to do as you say everything themselves - and they usually managed to eek out every last ounce of power out of a machine, and make the game addictive also. Modern games programmers tend to do very little in the way of coding, these days they often just use pre-written game engines to make the games. Plus they dont seem to have the addictive factor of old games, not to mention they take ages to learn. ken http://www.lsblogs.com Free submission for blogs The old games programmers had a lot of talent, having to do as you say everything themselves – and they usually managed to eek out every last ounce of power out of a machine, and make the game addictive also.

Modern games programmers tend to do very little in the way of coding, these days they often just use pre-written game engines to make the games. Plus they dont seem to have the addictive factor of old games, not to mention they take ages to learn.

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