[Coco] Worst game ever...

[Arthur Flexser]

As I think about the conversation regarding the "easter egg" in Pooyan, I
have a vague impression that it might put the game in a different graphics
mode, an undocumented one that Radio Shack couldn't sanction.  Low
confidence in the accuracy of this recollection.

Art

On Sat, Jan 24, 2015 at 7:26 PM, Nick Marentes <nickma2 at optusnet.com.au>
wrote:

> On 25/01/2015 9:43 AM, Arthur Flexser wrote:
>
>> Sounds like the commenter you're referring to is probably Gerry Humphrey,
>> who co-authored the game with James Garon.  I recall a long-ago
>> conversation with him in which he mentioned that something special would
>> happen if you clicked in a particular spot on the initial screen, but
>> details have vanished.  (I tried to find the spot per his instructions
>> while we were on the phone, but did not succeed.)  Maybe somebody will be
>> motivated enough to look at the code and try to find whatever it is.
>>
>> Art
>>
>>
> I think you're right. This must be Gerry and contacting him "may" lead to
> James Garon.
>
> An easter egg in Pooyan, cool!
>
> Also, notice that in that YouTube video, the game had a modified colorset?
> Probably running on a CoCo3 because I noticed the music was also playing
> fast indicating it was in double clock.
>
> Anyone have this modified for CoCo3 version of Pooyan?
>
>
> Nick
>
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