by TechMage » Nov 17, 2001 @ 9:49pm
Make Simple Platform games or Tiled RPG games. Look at the old Nintendo (NES) games. They are relativly simple in graphics and gameplay, but there fun. And make them fully, I repeat, fully, controlled by a stylus. You could sell 3 or 4 of them in a gamepack for 25 bucks.<br><br>Here is a list of old NES games, which are good games to take ideas from.<br><br>1. Crystalis (Basically a Zelda game, with roleplaying elements, a definate kick arse game)<br>2. MarioBros (Simple, yet extremely fun, games with scores you try to beat are very addicting)<br>3. MegaMan (A neat futuristic game, where like Mario Bros, you advance through levels, but it also has a neat weapons system, where you assimilate the weapons of the bosses you beat.<br>4. Final Fantasy 1 (A very traditional RPG, with a good story line.)<br><br>There are hundreds of others I could list, but what all of these games have in common is that they are simple, yet fun. The biggist problem I find with most of the Pocket PC games out there, is that they get old very fast. You need to make a game which can be played over and over and not lose its fun. Point systems, multiple storylines, createable characters, world editors, good controlls, etc. These features make good games, and when you eliminate these from a game (especially good controlls), your game is going to suck. So keep this in mind when you make your game(s). <br>-By TechMage, a hardcore gamer for 14 years.