This is just my impression from the few XBLA games that I’ve seen, but the standards for what is worth peoples’ money is much different on X Box than it is on a regular PC. I’m sure much has to do with the availability of games (the whole supply and demand thing). It is neat seeing simple little games making a few bucks.

I may try for something where I can get away with the simpler graphics, again people seem to prefer the graphic style of Grid Warrior to the rest of the games on here and yet it has the simplest graphics.

The left right fire in Seeker was done on purpose incidentally, that one was based on Nonterraqueous, another old C64 game. I did actually start a more fully functioned scrolling version of that game but it ended up not getting finished, I may go back into it and do that one next, though it will offer more shooting freedom when it comes to directions.

The thing I find interesting about the reactions I’ve had to this review is that while most people agree that a couple of the games are (or could be) fun, no two people agree on which ones.

I didn’t make it through all ten games in the compilation because of time constraints, but I actually did enjoy the Space Invaders-type game Grid Warrior.

I think I’d be happier going with a more ambitious game and really putting the effort in if I knew it was going to look the part as well, but with having to do the graphics myself I’m guaranteed to lose a lot of sales and trials through looks alone.

Until I can afford to get decent graphic work done I feel I should just stick with games that I’m having fun making like this, it’s not so bad when a mess around game doesn’t do well but it would be pretty devestating if I invested all my heart and soul into a game and then that flopped because it looked like a 6 year old had eaten every colour of paint in the rainbow and then puked it on the screen.

At least my programmer music isn’t quite as terrible as my programmer graphics :p