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1. 

   CreamyPretzel
   Member

   NOAH'S ARKANOID.....

   Breakout style game, where your paddle is shaped like an ark. As a giant waterball heads for the bottom of the playfield, you hit it with your ark, reflecting it up toward the wall of animal pairs which are approaching your ark.

   Bonus point are awarded for wiping out species completely.

   Points are subtracted for allowing animals to reach your ark.

   Many power-ups, including:

   Double-Waterball.....Great for simultaneously picking off both male AND female of a species.

   Genetic Alteration Waterball.....this will genetically modify any animal hit. Who knows what freaky sort of creature you might create this way!

   Power-Of-God Lightning Bolt.....Toss this baby into the wall of animals and watch them scatter like roaches when a light comes on!

   Wall of Water.....This rare and very useful power-up will drown 50% of all approaching animals. But watch out.....when used incorrectly, this will create a tsunami which will destroy your ark.

   Noah's Arkanoid is brought to you by the same people who created "The Genesis Project" and "Cain vs. Abel.....This Time It's Personal!", so you know it's got to be amazingly mediocre.

   (Warning: This game may not work on PCs or Macs)

   Posted 13 years ago #
2. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   I love arkanoids, but have never heard of this one. Checked it out but the only reference to the game was your post, the second link down ( HERE ), so can only assume it's your famous sense of humour. :)

   Posted 13 years ago #
3. 

   Lester (Chip)
   English Mod

   creamypretzel said:

   (Warning: This game may not work on PCs or Macs)

   
   

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   Does this mean it works on linux? lol :p

   Posted 13 years ago #
4. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   Chip beat you to it again, lol

   Posted 13 years ago #
5. 

   Lester (Chip)
   English Mod

   Drat! I'll get you one of these days! lol

   Posted 13 years ago #
6. 

   Whiterabbit-uk
   Games Guru

   lol

   Posted 13 years ago #
7. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   But, since I have a wider range of computer hardware available than most- The question must be put forth:

   Will it then run on CP/M or Oasis-8 bit S-100 systems, or on a Timex/Sinclair 1000, CP/M+ Single Board Computer, Atari 400 Color computer, Tandy 1000 or an original Commodore 64?

   Being an old fashioned game, one might just need old hardware no?

   P.S, hate to break it to you, but linux (as does OS/2 2.0-4.0 which is why I left them off the above list- though I have them) generally is run on PC hardware. Or Macs with Booty Camper. PC is *not* a synonym for Window$.

   This need not be counted a chop at Chip.

   Posted 13 years ago #
8. 

   RosnSC
   Member

   Chip, the W'abbit's too fast for you....lol.

   "PC is *not* a synonym for Window$."

   You are right about that, goodgotd. Actually, a Mac is a PC - PC is simply Personal Computer, abbreviated. If you own a Mac, it is your personal computer, and thus a PC. The correct terminology would be Windows and Mac PCs.

   BTW, goodgotd, way back in 1983, when my older son was born, my youngest BIL received an Atari for Christmas, and told me so when he and his mother brought over my son's Christmas gift. I remember outwardly acknowledging what he told me, but inwardly (hey, I didn't want the kid to think I was stupid...lol) thought, "what in the heck is an atari?". LOL

   Posted 13 years ago #
9. 

   goodgotd
   Member

   ahh, 1983, that was a good year. Well, for many. Rather mixed for others. Downright scary for some. Ducking bullets has never been a favorite pastime of mine if I'm not in a position to toss some back. <sigh>

   I expect you're speaking of the atari 2600 game console or the sears re-labeled variant thereof? I have 3, and a case of game cartridges for them.

   I don't actually use them, since I have an atari 2600 emulator and, like arcade video games, I play them on my computer. (I have arcade video games as well. too bad shipping keeps me from selling them)

   Much better resolution on the monitor, and not as much hassle getting it out and having to duel my wife for use of the TV.

   As far as PC, the line has been blurred somewhat these days, but originally it was copyrighted by IBM, and Apple had to suck it up. I know- I was there when they came out.

   Having been working with mainframes (honeywell 6000 core, plus *lots* of peripherals) and minicomputers (PDP-8) since 1976 and microcomputers (IMSAI 8080, MITS Altair 8800 and S-100 computers- both BASIC and CP/M) since 1977.

   The S-100 wars were just about as nasty as the PC clone hoo-rah several years later. Thinker Toys, CompuPro... ah, those were the days. 100 baud Teletype 33's, and 9600 baud video terminals. 300 baud modems you had to put your phone on the acoustic coupler... modern phones wouldn't fit, of course.

   What fun.

   Posted 13 years ago #
10. 

    Delilah
    Member

    Good one, creamypretzel. rotfl. Thanks, I needed that.

    Posted 13 years ago #
11. 

    copmom
    Member

    Goody.. if you sell your arcade video games, (like on E-Bay for example), the seller usually charges the s/h to the buyers! Just a thought!

    Posted 13 years ago #
12. 

    Whiterabbit-uk
    Games Guru

    You're probably sitting on a mint Goodgotd; the market for old consoles and their games seems to be increasing year by year. It sounds like you've saved every darned gaming console that you ever bought. :)

    Emulators are brilliant; unfortunately I'm so busy with other projects I've still not got around to addressing the subject for the free games project. I'd intended to start adding more emulated games, but felt a piece on the various ones available would be a must before starting to post them. (something similar to wizzards tutorial on the use of DOSBox, but covering all the major emulators. There are thousands of games we coul =d add to the free games project if we started to use the ones available for the various emulators.

    You sound like the ideal guy to help me on this and I would really appreciate an article on the subject if you have the time; (pretty please, :) )

    I will get around to it eventually if you aren't able to help, but not for the next few months.

    Posted 13 years ago #
13. 

    CreamyPretzel
    Member

    I'm sorry, everyone, but in my game description for "Noah's Arkanoid" (which is a reprint from one of my forum entries from 2 years ago), I neglected to mention that the only computer that it will run on is an abacus. I'll be selling abacuses (abacusses?) on eBay next week if you need one (or four, for a 4-player game).

    Posted 13 years ago #
14. 

    copmom
    Member

    LOL looks like everyone here is a pack rat! Does anyone watch that TV show "Hoarders"? I just brought a bag full of old computer pieces and parts (like A/B switches, etc.) to the local computer store, and in swap he's going to build me a new computer for my daughter. Hers is obsolete and slow as molasses in January!

    Posted 13 years ago #
15. 

    Buckleysmom
    Member

    Copmom re: Hoarders, yes I've watched several episodes. My mom was a bit of a hoarder, though NOTHING like the people on the show. I would love to be the one who goes in and cleans up. I used to do that at mom's and it was such a rewarding feeling to see the finished "neat & clean" rooms. The hoarding is definitely an illness, but do you think a person who likes to do the clean up could also have some weird illness? ......LOL
    BK

    Posted 13 years ago #
16. 

    Inas
    Member

    Copmom and Buckleysmom - speaking of cleaning and organizing - I love watching "Clean House" on Cable TV - with Niecy Nash and her crew - do you watch this show? It's all about a professional group of experts who visit "cluttered homes" and clean up and organize everything. I am becoming more like them - I will either donate, throw out (if item is old, raggedy, & unuseable) or give to others, whatever I no longer need - and I feel very good when I do so - I now very much enjoy living in a "clutterless space."

    Inas

    Posted 13 years ago #
17. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    Um, if it's the one I saw, it's about helping out compulsive hoarders. ah, copmom and buckleysmom, you got the one the wife nailed me with. Just like me. I'm a 4th generation hoarder, and really right close to those on the show.

    I'd have at least 6 times the stuff if mom hadn't burned down the house and my cabin in hayfork, though. most of 3 generations gone in an hour.

    I'm trying to reduce the physical hoarding (and maybe make some much needed money on things i haven't seen in 20 years) and stick to digital hoarding. DVD-R's store soooo much better.

    Yes, WR, I haven't forgotten the emulator project, but as I said, I have to find a way to use a cutout in the UK or something so I don't fall afoul of the DMCA here. tricky, that.

    Posted 13 years ago #
18. 

    copmom
    Member

    I'm afraid I fall into a category of food hoarding! Back when we were young we were SO broke with 4 little kids.. now when I shop for groceries and see a great bargain, I've got to get 2 of whatever it is instead of just one. I have emptied my pantry from time to time to give groceries for food drives, etc., just to clear out things. And also, need to be careful of dates. Am trying to do better..
    But, ever since seeing that show I've made an honest effort to get rid of clutter! I just got through shredding all my tax papers dating back to the 90's, now only keeping the past 7 years. Then last year my mother in law passed away and their house was sold, so we ended up with a load of boxes home of their things and pictures (she was an artist).. had to try to absorb and get rid of all those things! As for the show Clean House, I'm afraid some of the ones I've seen looked better before they rearranged and replaced things. All a matter of taste I guess.

    Posted 13 years ago #
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    goodgotd
    Member

    I've shifted over to using my camera for 'scanning' documents real fast, then shredding and tossing out the hardcopy as 1200 page per dvd-r (ok, I burnin 2 copies and one goes out in the firesafe)- still, 30 cents for every 600 pages works out to just 0.05 cents each- no copy machine can match it!

    Posted 13 years ago #
20. 

    copmom
    Member

    My main BIG project, (one of these years), that I've referred to befor, is taking ALL the negatives of pictures and photos over the last 50+ years.. scanning them in and putting on DVD's and emptying a whole bunch of drawers! These go back to when the kids were small, B&W photos, etc., etc. No one ever sees them anyhow. What I should do is nave them on the computer, display them all as a screen saver so the pictures will be seen when computer not in use.

    Posted 13 years ago #
21. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    That's one other use I'm working on for the camera. record the negatives, correct the barrel distortion and flip the colors, and again- burn them to DVD-R. Once I get it set up it'll be far faster than a scanner. longer to set up the jig and line up the corrections, but waay faster than any scanner I've seen- and I already *have* the camera.

    Posted 13 years ago #
22. 

    CreamyPretzel
    Member

    Do you suppose that if I started a discussion on "Photography" that the conversation would change to "Non-Existent PC Games"???

    Posted 13 years ago #
23. 

    goodgotd
    Member

    probably a roger on that. it's bothersome afterwards, but not fatal so far.

    I babble. I even realize it.

    I can feel for you, but when I'm looped (long story -surprised?) I can't repress it, and must be guided post-fox-paw. somebody posts a great idea, and I recall I started working on that- along with other here, rather publicly... and comments on trials [before I got a bayonet mount of real metal]- of how close I could come to a negative or positive transfer and how close it would be to a scanner and cost of doing it- both ways.

    oh, sometime a year or so ago- then the doctor upped my dosage again and things got fuzzy around the edges for a while. I think. did you notice, copmom? and it's still a great idea, either way.

    a scanner and actual images on polycarbonate trumps the heck out of a camera that still delivers ho-hum for want of trying? I have a scanner, it will scan one negative or slide at a time, and can't be attached as it takes out the DivX capture box. So i got the negs out, and I'm glad they're still in that army surplus 50 cal ammo can, a year later.

    free association from the past...

    Posted 13 years ago #
24. 

    Buckleysmom
    Member

    Re: cleaning & organizing....I just went through all the pictures my mom had (she died in '98 and it's been on my "to do" list ever since). Anyway...I sorted them all out and divided them up between my brothers, sister, dad & a couple of nieces. My intention was to make an album for each of them, I had even bought the albums years ago, but since it's been so long I just handed them each an album along with a bag of pictures. I gave my brothers and dad theirs on Sunday when we got together for father's day and I was shocked at how happy they were to get them. They were like little kids on Christmas. All the, "Oh wow, I forgot all about that!", comments were well worth the work I put into it even though I didn't go as far as I planned.

    Also, since we're planning to move I've been going through EVERYTHING. I did a lot 2 years ago when I had a huge yard sale, but I've been working at it more since then. I'm finally seeing an end in sight. I'm down to 2 closets & 2 dressers upstairs and downstairs really all that's left is my "office" area, the laundry/storage room and the kitchen which will be done last. Whew! I can't believe how much I had accumulated, how much I've been able to get rid of and how little I've decided is really worth keeping/moving. I'm getting so tired of trying to decide what to keep and what to get rid of and packing stuff up that I'm ready to just get up and walk away from the rest (which of course I can't do).

    I said all that to say this....it's just not worth hanging onto stuff....you can't take it with you and if it's packed away somewhere you're not getting any use or enjoyment out of it anyway so why keep it around? I've had stuff stored for years with the intention of using them "one day" and now I have to get rid of them anyway so what's the point?

    Posted 13 years ago #

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