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Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 09, 2005, 10:09:37 PM
For anyone who might be interested, I finished a working version of my $100,000 Pyramid software!  There are a few things left to do but to the best of my knowledge, it should support playing a game from start to finish.

Here's my site address:
Game Show Presentation Software Website (http://\"http://www.katymae.com\")
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: clemon79 on March 10, 2005, 06:39:56 AM
[quote name=\'Particleman\' date=\'Mar 9 2005, 08:09 PM\']For anyone who might be interested, I finished a working version of my $100,000 Pyramid software!  There are a few things left to do but to the best of my knowledge, it should support playing a game from start to finish.

Here's my site address:
Game Show Presentation Software Website (http://\"http://www.katymae.com\")
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VERY exciting news! I played with it (three Cokes at Denny's after a Duran Duran concert...I'm a LITTLE wired right now :)), and I have a list of items (some of which I'm sure you already have, and most of them are small things) which I will try to post tomorrow sometime. :)
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 10, 2005, 06:58:09 AM
Yeah, there are several things that need to be tweaked or fixed.  They're not things that, as far as I know, will make the game unplayable.
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Pyramid80 on March 10, 2005, 07:57:21 AM
This is a very nice presentation!  Thank you

BTW, clemon79 how was the concert?  I saw Duran Duran a couple of months ago in Atlanta....
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 10, 2005, 08:46:17 AM
I've read some postings from my message forum about some of the bugs and problems.  This game isn't ready for prime-time display yet!!  I really thought I had a fully playable game.

I won't be satisfied until I get this game working correctly.  What's a flashy game worth if it doesn't work?
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: BrandonFG on March 10, 2005, 01:15:37 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 06:39 AM\']VERY exciting news! I played with it (three Cokes at Denny's after a Duran Duran concert...I'm a LITTLE wired right now :))
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So I assume that after the concert, you were hungry like the wolf?

I'll be here all week. :-)
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: dzinkin on March 10, 2005, 01:24:05 PM
[quote name=\'clemon79\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 06:39 AM\'](three Cokes at Denny's after a Duran Duran concert
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Got to be better than the Horan Horan concert here last night. :-)
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: MikeK on March 10, 2005, 01:29:51 PM
[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:24 PM\']Got to be better than the Horan Horan concert here last night. :-)[/quote]
Who sings vocals in that band--Simon LeBonehead?
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: GS Warehouse on March 10, 2005, 01:37:57 PM
[quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:29 PM\'][quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:24 PM\']Got to be better than the Horan Horan concert here last night. :-)[/quote]
Who sings vocals in that band--Simon LeBonehead?
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It's Line of the Day.  It's Super Line of the Day!
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: tvwxman on March 10, 2005, 02:43:14 PM
[quote name=\'GS Warehouse\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:37 PM\'][quote name=\'hmtriplecrown\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:29 PM\'][quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:24 PM\']Got to be better than the Horan Horan concert here last night. :-)[/quote]
Who sings vocals in that band--Simon LeBonehead?
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It's Line of the Day.  It's Super Line of the Day!
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Which begs the question : Which did you like more? Super Line of the Day or Line of the Day Plus??

I'm one of those on this board who remembers the original Line of the Day. Every little addition to the game (like the betting word or the double points for a single clue) helped enhance the proceedings. I saw all the evolutions of the format, including the Line of the Day All-Stars.

But "Line of the Day Plus", when it hit in 1979, was perhaps the ultimate. A new way to insult, and creative comments to boot, and the Alphabetics put the old-style lightning round to shame. So perfect was this version of the game was that when NBC resurrected it yet again as "Super Line of the Day", very few changes were made to the game (maybe a scoring tweak).

(apologies to Dave Mackey :) )
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 10, 2005, 03:18:23 PM
I fixed quite a few errors today.  Winner's Circle Round 2 should work just fine now, tie games won't credit the left team only, Main Game Round 2 works completely, and I even added that darn "cuckoo" sound.  :-)  I'll upload it tonight.
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: clemon79 on March 10, 2005, 05:10:28 PM
[quote name=\'Particleman\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 04:58 AM\']Yeah, there are several things that need to be tweaked or fixed.  They're not things that, as far as I know, will make the game unplayable.
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No, the mass majority of items I found were little cue-like things. I didn't see anything that would be a gamebreaker either. It looks good!
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BTW, clemon79 how was the concert? I saw Duran Duran a couple of months ago in Atlanta....
Amazing. I'd been holding off on seeing them for years, since I was under the delusion from listening to "Arena" that they were a poor live band. BOY was I wrong. :)
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Pyramid80 on March 10, 2005, 05:49:05 PM
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BTW, clemon79 how was the concert? I saw Duran Duran a couple of months ago in Atlanta....
Amazing. I'd been holding off on seeing them for years, since I was under the delusion from listening to "Arena" that they were a poor live band. BOY was I wrong. :)
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I am glad that I am not the only one that thought they were amazing.  I thought the same about them after hearing "Arena", but it is no comparison to them live.  One of the best concerts that I have ever attended.
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 10, 2005, 07:03:24 PM
Release candidate 2 is ready for download.  I fixed the bugs listed yesterday.   You can download it from the same link posted yesterday.  Hope you enjoy it.
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: ITSBRY on March 10, 2005, 10:23:11 PM
[quote name=\'Particleman\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 07:03 PM\']Release candidate 2 is ready for download.  I fixed the bugs listed yesterday.   You can download it from the same link posted yesterday.  Hope you enjoy it.
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Todd, you've done a fabulous job with this! Thanks for all the hard work...it was worth the wait. For game play value (and heck, even looks wise), this beats the Sierra game IMO.

Great work!!!

ITSBRY
itsbry@juno.com
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Particleman on March 10, 2005, 10:52:19 PM
Thanks!

Do you think I should have an option to change the "cuckoo" sound with Howard Dean's yell?  "YEEEAAAARRRGGHHH!!"

I realize how random that was.  I need to step away from the computer.
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: DrJWJustice on March 11, 2005, 12:51:51 AM
[quote name=\'dzinkin\' date=\'Mar 10 2005, 01:24 PM\']Got to be better than the Horan Horan concert here last night. :-)
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Zinc, don't make me give you a Scarecrow over that! That was awful! (j/k)
Title: Update at G.S. Presentation Software Site
Post by: Gus on March 11, 2005, 03:33:46 PM
Awesome, awesome, awesome! I love it! Just a few things that would be a nice touch:

* bells and blinking after a 7-11/mystery 7 win
* $5000 for breaking 21-21 tie
* manual entry of team names
* bells and main theme for a $10k win

Awesome job as it is, though. Still very much playable.