[Coco] Phoenix IDE gaining sprite/tiles/map editor

[Nick Marentes]

 > With all that manual labor, you could use an IDE. :)
 >  Roger Taylor

The IDE is a collection of tools linked together that automate the 
execution of certain development procedures.

You still have to slave over the design and creation of the game and 
it's 6809 assembly language code. You still need to draw and create all 
of the graphics.

This is the "manual labour" that you can't get away from... unless you 
use a different programming environment/language.

I've never really ever had a "game engine" that I reuse in other games. 
Each project has a different set of parameters and with each game, I am 
learning new things, better techniques. You could say that I have 
similar algorythyms and techniques, but they are are evolving and the 
"engine" I taylor for each project.

The CoCo isn't fast enough to make a generalized engine that can be used 
with a variety of different game genres. I can't use my Pacman engine 
and use it in my Gate Crasher. They are very different. I code each 
game, optimising it for that purpose. as best I can.

My current game in development is very different again. I could reuse 
it's engine but it would be creating similar games. I like to vary 
things, push the boundaries and explore new techniques within the 
limitations of our 2Mhz 8 bit computer.

Nick Marentes