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Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 8:44 am
by Yazwho
If you don't like cracktros, you can of course buy the game.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Wed Sep 14, 2022 11:13 am
by AndyMt
Of course... these days I do that.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:52 pm
by SlithyMatt
On 9/14/2022 at 4:44 AM, Yazwho said:
If you don't like cracktros, you can of course buy the game.
Unfortunately, that's no longer an option for old games published by defunct companies! Now I have no choice but to sit through cracktros to play many old home computer games.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:19 pm
by ZeroByte
Having installed some stuff I found on CSDB (if I remember the right acronym), I don't mind the cracktros themselves so much as I mind the fact that most stuff on there also pulls up a trainer menu before starting the game. I really really really don't like cheat codes like this - and having it drop into a menu first before even bringing up the main screen is annoying.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 2:37 pm
by Ed Minchau
On 9/15/2022 at 6:52 AM, SlithyMatt said:
Unfortunately, that's no longer an option for old games published by defunct companies! Now I have no choice but to sit through cracktros to play many old home computer games.
Well, you could rewrite them yourself....
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 6:41 pm
by kelli217
Archive.org has a lot of abandonware, available for download or for playing on their online emulators.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 7:34 pm
by Yazwho
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 12:46 am
by BruceMcF
I would be fine with a house style on "official project CX16" software, but for the general range of niche and hobbyist stuff, I am happy if it has a bit of a funky, pell mell feel.
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 2:47 am
by rje
Oooh I like an "Official X16" style... A sprite that looks like a sticker??
Standardized Title Screen
Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 9:23 am
by Johan Kårlin
An idea is to have some official quality mark that can be given to software that meet certain demands. Those games/programs that are acknowledged can then have a certain title screen or badge in common. Compare for example how all Apple Arcade games start with a very short animated logotype intro. After that they all look very different. This could also be very motivating for developers in our community to make finished and stable products. ?