He was indeed an unlucky programming genius. Despite his somewhat spotty recollection, that interview is important for confirming two things, one, that the game is in fact complete, and two, that one of the issues outside of the Crash was occasional corruption of the save game state. I would assume that was resolved using modern technology in the 2000 homebrew release, but who knows about that as it seems few, if any, owners of that release have actually played it for any significant amount of time.
I truly hope that a new release of the game will be forthcoming as I really want to play the thing. It is a shame though that there's apparently no known manual/instructions for the thing, and I'm not sure the author would be terribly helpful in that regard considering the interview. Despite others' struggles with trying to play without instructions (http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/lordofdungeon_2.htm), I'm sure if a concerted effort were made it can be figured out completely (perhaps even disassembled if it hasn't been already).
Vintage Games book!
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And programmer Rexford "Rex" Battenberg is one unlucky guy - with several innovative games not getting published at their time:
http://www.dieterkoenig.at/ccc/po/s_po_rexbattenberge.htm
take care,
Calibrator
He was indeed an unlucky programming genius. Despite his somewhat spotty recollection, that interview is important for confirming two things, one, that the game is in fact complete, and two, that one of the issues outside of the Crash was occasional corruption of the save game state. I would assume that was resolved using modern technology in the 2000 homebrew release, but who knows about that as it seems few, if any, owners of that release have actually played it for any significant amount of time.
I truly hope that a new release of the game will be forthcoming as I really want to play the thing. It is a shame though that there's apparently no known manual/instructions for the thing, and I'm not sure the author would be terribly helpful in that regard considering the interview. Despite others' struggles with trying to play without instructions (http://www.digitpress.com/reviews/lordofdungeon_2.htm), I'm sure if a concerted effort were made it can be figured out completely (perhaps even disassembled if it hasn't been already).
Vintage Games book!
Xbox 360: billlog | Wii: 1345 2773 2048 1586 | PS3: ArmchairArcade
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director | Armchair Arcade, Inc.
***************************
Bill Loguidice, Managing Director
Armchair Arcade, Inc.