Topic: DESCENT FOR WiiWare ANNOUNCED

[Kaiaatzl]

Also, @Scyphi, how can you port a PC game to PC?

Step 1: Say on the box somewhere that it is a port
Step 2: Ship it to stores
Step 3: Make money

[Matthew]

Also, @Scyphi, how can you port a PC game to PC?

Step 1: Say on the box somewhere that it is a port
Step 2: Ship it to stores
Step 3: Make money

As if interplay actually has the money to release a game on physical media

@Alieo: Golfing. Ever tried bending your wrists back with the full force of your entire upper body behind them as your club smashes into the ground way harder than it's supposed to? Yeah... It hurts for a day or 2.

[Darkflamewolf]

So no news is good news, right? Right? RIGHT?

[Matthew]

So no news is good news, right? Right? RIGHT?

Means it hasn't officially been canceled I guess.

[Scyphi]

Also, @Scyphi, how can you port a PC game to PC?

Very carefully. 

Actually, what I meant was that to purpose what they were making for the Wii and release it for the PC instead. Seeing they were building it with the Wii in mind and not PC, they might have to make a few tweaks to do it. But at this rate, that sounds like the more sensible plan to me.

Unfortunately for all of us, since when has Interplay done the sensible thing?

[Kaiaatzl]

Very carefully. 

Like hedgehogs?

[Scyphi]

If you're trying to give them hugs, then yes.

[Kaiaatzl]

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[DarkWing]

Hedgehog hugs for everyone!

[Kaiaatzl]

I honestly have no idea if either of you got my reference.  But I guess that's ok, it was a lame reference.

[Matthew]

Also, @Scyphi, how can you port a PC game to PC?

Very carefully. 

Actually, what I meant was that to purpose what they were making for the Wii and release it for the PC instead. Seeing they were building it with the Wii in mind and not PC, they might have to make a few tweaks to do it. But at this rate, that sounds like the more sensible plan to me.

Unfortunately for all of us, since when has Interplay done the sensible thing?

I still don't see how taking what we already have and releasing it again is at all helpful.

[Scyphi]

It'd be like an official D1X for one thing. (not to say there's anything wrong with the ones we've already got, of course, but still...)

Furthermore, Interplay clearly had some new bonus things planned for it and various other tweaks that we probably don't already have, so it'd be nice to have those things...

You're probably right that it wouldn't be a BIG release for Descent if it came to PC instead, but it would be better than nothing, I'll tell you that much.

[tueidj]

Thread resurrection time.

With the release of the WiiU, I think it's pretty safe to say Descent Wiiware is long dead and will never see the light of day. But don't despair, we've got a brand new console with a nifty touch screen gamepad to run homebrew on and since I ported Descent to the Wii it's only fair to bring Descent2 to the WiiU.

Keeping the details reasonably quiet for now, but I'm interested in hearing people's thoughts about how best to utilize the gamepad. For the unaware it features an additional 16:9 480p display with a touch screen (not multi-touch), enough sensors to track all movement/orientation fully in 3D space, stereo speakers (independent of the TV), microphone and front-facing camera (in addition to the obvious controls - 2 sticks, 2 sets of triggers, D-pad and ABXY buttons). Any ideas on how to make use of all this nifty stuff?

[-<WillyP>-]

I think the only way to know for sure would be to load it up and try out various configurations. And let individuals do there own keybindings too... assuming that is possible.

[tueidj]

For the buttons, sure... but I'm after some ideas for the gamepad display/touch screen, like whether it should just constantly show the automap or be used for weapons selection, guided missiles etc. There's even the possibility of multiple players on one console by using two separate gamepads, although that's a long shot at this stage.