thread: 2005-09-14 : Pencil and Paper Vector Car Race Game
On 2005-09-14, Ninja Monkey J wrote:
Remember when I said I wanted to make a game that was like Car Wars, only fun?
I see this being made with Lego, with cars being about 6 dots long. Modify them to add weapons and acceleration boosts like rockets, big tires, spoilers, and the like.
Weapons shoot off those "accelerators", so your damage is directly connected to your offensive capability.
This makes XP go "CarWars!"
What do you mean, like CW only fun? I enjoyed it, though it took forever to do anything. Plus, Keith Carter (who co-created it) is a friend and ex-coworker of mine.
Man, those were the days, when I had my armored bus with four auto cannons in front :)
This makes MCM go "Me too!"
I played Car Wars for the first time at a con when I was a kid, not having any idea what it was. Our first reaction when we got home was to try to re-create the game, and our first attempt was exactly that - weapons and whatnot stuck together with Lego bricks. Ah, youth.
This makes NInJ go "Car Wars was fun..."
... but it took so damned long to do anything. It was morbidly obese. I bet a much cleaner design is possible.
