Re:The Rise and Fall of Ambrosia Software (2019)
by saberience on Friday December 11, 2020 @04:30PM
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Dude, your mention of ResEdit just gave me major flashbacks! I remember first using ResEdit to "hack" games like Escape Velocity so I could gain more resources, make my ships more powerful, and so on.
God I loved their games SO much. As a kid that was not allowed any consoles and only had a Mac IICX, Ambrosia games were a lifesaver!
Re:The Rise and Fall of Ambrosia Software (2019)
by khalwat on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:03PM
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You made my day, thanks for that! /andrew
Re:The Rise and Fall of Ambrosia Software (2019)
by saberience on Friday December 11, 2020 @06:48PM
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No, you made my childhood! I was kind of a lonely kid and discovering computing (via the Mac) and getting these shareware discs and playing Ambrosia games was like finding something really magical. Thank you! And if anyone is reading this now, please make more games like Escape Velocity! (Or re-release them for modern systems!)
Re:The Rise and Fall of Ambrosia Software (2019)
by khalwat on Friday December 11, 2020 @05:52PM
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I made that game in college with the help of some very talented artists, and my friends who helped with the sound effect. It was written on a Mac IIsi IIRC! We def had fun making it (and playing it while making it) /andrew
I remember the first time my brother and I ran Maelstrom. The splash screen was hypnotic. I was like, "Computers can do this?"
Back then their Zeus logo had me thinking they were a team of like a hundred people.
Also, I probably wouldn't have spent any time in ResEdit if it weren't for games like Ambrosia's that encouraged folks to make custom sprite and sound packs.