better fight graphics

reinaldo · 05-23-2007, 03:00 AM

Back in 1983 SSI published a boxing game called Ringside Seat for the Commodore 64 Computer. It was stat based like TBCB2 but was much less accurate. However the fight display was quite ingenious you could pick the fighters trunk colors. The fighters were displayed in various skin colors to signify the various races. If the commentary called for a certain action "Camacho lands a left hook to the chest" you would see the fighter throw a punch to the opponents chest. The fighters would also move around the ring as the fight progressed "Camacho backs into the lower left corner" or "They're on the lower ropes". Knockouts would see the fighter go down on his back or his stomach or his knees. You could easily keep track of your fighter because of the different colored trunks and skin tones. To make room for this display the commentary would display only the last action that occured in the ring. All this with only 64k of memory. I would like to see something like this in the next version TBCB as this would make this not only the best boxing game ever but also the most fun to watch.

05-23-2007, 03:00 AM	#1
reinaldo Bat Boy Join Date: May 2007 Location: New York Posts: 8	better fight graphics Back in 1983 SSI published a boxing game called Ringside Seat for the Commodore 64 Computer. It was stat based like TBCB2 but was much less accurate. However the fight display was quite ingenious you could pick the fighters trunk colors. The fighters were displayed in various skin colors to signify the various races. If the commentary called for a certain action "Camacho lands a left hook to the chest" you would see the fighter throw a punch to the opponents chest. The fighters would also move around the ring as the fight progressed "Camacho backs into the lower left corner" or "They're on the lower ropes". Knockouts would see the fighter go down on his back or his stomach or his knees. You could easily keep track of your fighter because of the different colored trunks and skin tones. To make room for this display the commentary would display only the last action that occured in the ring. All this with only 64k of memory. I would like to see something like this in the next version TBCB as this would make this not only the best boxing game ever but also the most fun to watch.