Hello from Sunny Arizona!
Posted: Thu Aug 22, 2024 12:09 pm
Hi! I'm Jess Ragan, video game enthusiast and writer. Sometimes I'm even paid to write, like that time when I penned some articles for the 1UP web site. When I'm not writing, or drawing, or, uh, sleeping, I'm playing video games. Once in a blue moon I'll even roll my own, so long as there's a BASIC compiler for the target system. Fifteen years ago I made a port of GORF for the Game Boy Advance. Five years before that, I made Solar Plexus, the first Atari 2600 game written in Batari BASIC to see a physical release.
Now, I'm working on a Creativision port of Whack 'Em Smack 'Em Byrons, a whack-a-mole style game that's shown up on four other systems already. The game is pretty much done, but requires adjustments in timing to compensate for the different hardware and the slower PAL video format. That's why I'm here; to get some eyeballs on the game and hopefully find some playtesters for the Creativision version.
To be honest, I don't have any meaningful experience with the Creativision, or its Australian counterpart, the Dick Smith Wizzard. All I know for sure is that it's a distant relative of the ColecoVision with its own library of games. But since I've been porting Whack 'Em Smack 'Em Byrons to every game system under the sun (okay, not the game dot com), I figured I might as well bring it to the Wizzard as well. And while I'm here, I might as well learn a little more about this machine, as it's one of the blind spots in my knowledge of gaming history.
My favorite consoles are of the Sega variety, particularly the Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast. I'm also fond of the Game Boy Advance, PSP, Neo-Geo and when I really want to kick it old school, the Atari 2600. And that's pretty much all you need to know about me for starters! I don't expect to be here often, but you'll probably learn a little more about me each time I pay this forum a visit.
Now, I'm working on a Creativision port of Whack 'Em Smack 'Em Byrons, a whack-a-mole style game that's shown up on four other systems already. The game is pretty much done, but requires adjustments in timing to compensate for the different hardware and the slower PAL video format. That's why I'm here; to get some eyeballs on the game and hopefully find some playtesters for the Creativision version.
To be honest, I don't have any meaningful experience with the Creativision, or its Australian counterpart, the Dick Smith Wizzard. All I know for sure is that it's a distant relative of the ColecoVision with its own library of games. But since I've been porting Whack 'Em Smack 'Em Byrons to every game system under the sun (okay, not the game dot com), I figured I might as well bring it to the Wizzard as well. And while I'm here, I might as well learn a little more about this machine, as it's one of the blind spots in my knowledge of gaming history.
My favorite consoles are of the Sega variety, particularly the Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast. I'm also fond of the Game Boy Advance, PSP, Neo-Geo and when I really want to kick it old school, the Atari 2600. And that's pretty much all you need to know about me for starters! I don't expect to be here often, but you'll probably learn a little more about me each time I pay this forum a visit.
...and you are in great company. There are a few excellent game designers and programmers that will be able to help you with any cv-related projects!