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by Mark Eaton
Sat May 12, 2012 7:28 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

Re: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these g

Thanks Quantum. So glad it worked well for you :D
by Mark Eaton
Sat May 05, 2012 11:58 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

Re: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these g

Thanks for putting me on that mailing list Quantum. :thumb:

Here's the link to all 4 original Amstrad text adventure games I've done so far:
https://play.google.com/store/search?q=pub%3ABetter.Apps&c=apps

These games are:
* Moonbase 3
* Mystery of the Dark Manor
* Ice Guardian
* Time Traveller ...
by Mark Eaton
Fri May 04, 2012 4:25 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

Re: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these g

Hi Quantum

I included the speech input and text-to-speech to try and cater for all types of people. Trouble is I don't how effective it is for blind people.

I hope the game works well for you. Just try the demo first and let me know how you go.

Feel free to offer feedback.

I would love to port ...
by Mark Eaton
Mon Apr 09, 2012 2:00 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Time Traveller now released and existing games at half price
Replies: 3
Views: 2371

Re: Time Traveller now released and existing games at half p

Hi Dave

I checked it out and read through the C file. Haven't used C in years so I'm rusty. :)

These days I program in .Net with C#.

The problem with the 3 GAC games that my dad and I did is that we lost the source files. So to convert the Time Traveller I had to play it extensively trying all ...
by Mark Eaton
Fri Apr 06, 2012 9:43 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Time Traveller now released and existing games at half price
Replies: 3
Views: 2371

Time Traveller now released and existing games at half price

Well I dropped the prices for my existing games down to half of their original cost. Maybe AUS$1.99 is asking too much. On Android Developer Market it seems the lowest I can go is AUS$0.99 so I have set them all for this price. This is for:

* Moonbase 3
* Mystery of the Dark Manor
* The Ice ...
by Mark Eaton
Mon Mar 19, 2012 2:32 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: The Ice Guardian has now been ported to Android devices
Replies: 0
Views: 7954

The Ice Guardian has now been ported to Android devices

A third game written by my father, Barrie Eaton, has now been released to Android devices.

This was originally released in 1991 in the U.K.

Like Moonbase 3 and Mystery of the Dark Manor, this uses the same engine to maintain a consistent user experience.

The demo links here: https://market ...
by Mark Eaton
Fri Feb 17, 2012 2:33 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mystery of the Dark Manor, 1992 Amstrad text adv, on Android
Replies: 2
Views: 2379

Re: Mystery of the Dark Manor, 1992 Amstrad text adv, on And

Yes I used that to confirm that I coded the Android version correctly :-)
by Mark Eaton
Wed Feb 15, 2012 9:56 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: Mystery of the Dark Manor, 1992 Amstrad text adv, on Android
Replies: 2
Views: 2379

Mystery of the Dark Manor, 1992 Amstrad text adv, on Android

Hi all

I just wanted to let people know that I have ported another one of my father's games, Mystery of the Dark Manor, to Android devices. This uses the same engine that was programmed for Moonbase 3 so should provide a consistent user experience.

Mystery of the Dark Manor was originally released ...
by Mark Eaton
Thu Feb 09, 2012 11:24 pm
Forum: Classics
Topic: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

Re: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these g

Hi Jacob, I posted a reply to that private message : -)

If you do get a chance to play it feel free to offer any suggestions or feedback.
by Mark Eaton
Wed Jan 11, 2012 5:23 am
Forum: Classics
Topic: I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games
Replies: 8
Views: 4585

I'm surprised (and happy) that people still play these games

Hi everyone, my first post here.

My name is Mark Eaton and I was both surprised and happy to find that the text adventure games that I wrote some 25 years are still going. Even my dad's, Barrie Eaton, are still going on.

My first published game was Castle Adventure when I was 13 in an Amstrad ...