Game Development Reference
In-Depth Information
the avatar's direction of movement. The strength of the
Robotron
gameplay
meant that, for many years, updates just weren't needed. In fact, you can still
get pixel-perfect versions of
Robotron: 2084
for the PC, Game Boy Advance, and
other consoles.
Gauntlet
, in its original arcade form, provided an option for cooperative multiplayer
play, one of the first games to do so (see
Figure 13.2
). Each player could take on
one of four avatars (Warrior, Wizard, Valkyrie, or Elf) and adventure together with
the other members of the party through a seemingly endless series of dungeons,
searching for treasure and food. This game introduced many of the common action
game features we look at later, such as the locked door and key, monster generators,
team play, and dungeon exit.
FIGURE 13.1
Robotron: 2084
and
Robotron X
FIGURE 13.2
Gauntlet II
and
Gauntlet: Seven Sorrows
