gorgh Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 http://www.hit8b.it/poll.htmlHello, I've made a small poll to see how often do players play in new games ( let's say those from new millenium). I also wanted to know how many gamers are out there, thanks for voting in advance!gorgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) http://www.hit8b.it/poll.html Hello, I've made a small poll to see how often do players play in new games ( let's say those from new millenium). I also wanted to know how many gamers are out there, thanks for voting in advance! gorgh For me I don't think the answer is so simple as that. When a new game comes out, and I'm really into it, I may play it very much for a few days, or a week or more -- as much as 2 - 4 hours a day. But once it's been conquered or the novelty wears off, I might only play it occasionally, or maybe even hardly ever at all. The same can be true for older games that I'm just discovering. Then there are games that I come back to over and over, but that is more true for the classics to be honest. Also, when you say "play", do you mean games that I play long enough to find out they're a piece of crap and never play again, or are you talking about games I've already tested and am playing because I'm interested to play, knowing that I already like it? Edited June 23, 2014 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 what i meant was simply running any new atari game for entertainment, i know that there are titles that absorb attention of the players for a week or so, but this poll aim in general view, homebrew gaming as it is, i didn't specify also that the poll aplies only to one game, but to whole bunch of new games that are released every year. I know that among Atarians there are people who tend to favourite old, classic games, therefore i splitted the category. I'm a game developer myslef, and was just wondering how wide "audience" is out there when it comes to new productions. I'll post the results for 2 weeks. thanks again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 what i meant was simply running any new atari game for entertainment, i know that there are titles that absorb attention of the players for a week or so, but this poll aim in general view, homebrew gaming as it is, i didn't specify also that the poll aplies only to one game, but to whole bunch of new games that are released every year. I know that among Atarians there are people who tend to favourite old, classic games, therefore i splitted the category. I'm a game developer myslef, and was just wondering how wide "audience" is out there when it comes to new productions. I'll post the results for 2 weeks. thanks again. I guess in that case it's dependent upon how many homebrew games are released per year. The more are released the more I play, the better the ones released the more I reply. I was focusing on how I play an individual game, but the example is just general of course, as it can apply to any number of games, or in a given year possibly no games at all. What I'm saying is that it's difficult to make an answer so simple when the actual facts are not so simple. I suppose I can make an estimated guess. The fact is, I love seeing homebrews, and seeing even simple development consistently happening. But I much prefer the involved productions that will almost always have a more lasting appeal. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 23, 2014 Author Share Posted June 23, 2014 (edited) I see, so I've learned that there are different types of gamers, i'm rather "little this one, little that one" kind of gamer. Edited June 23, 2014 by gorgh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 23, 2014 Share Posted June 23, 2014 I see, so I've learned that there are different types of gamers, i'm rather "little this one, little that one" kind of gamer. I'm sure there are many different approaches to gaming. I sometimes take the approach you mention as well. I voted for the second option as an estimate, "Once a week". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 for now the results are:How often do you play new 8 bit Atari games:couple times a week: 21 votes once a week : 27 votes once a month: 21 votes less often: 49 votes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMR Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 i said once a week, but it's more bursts of activity followed by gaps... but i play a lot of new games on several 8-bit systems so my time gets spread out. =-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 (edited) i said once a week, but it's more bursts of activity followed by gaps... but i play a lot of new games on several 8-bit systems so my time gets spread out. =-) Same here, I have a 1TB drive just for emulation and it gets a fair bashing daily....Lots of systems.. Can't understand total system loyalty, why play some great games on a single system when you can enjoy hundreds of great games over various systems. Edited June 24, 2014 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 24, 2014 Author Share Posted June 24, 2014 tmr: saw your demo from sundown, afair it's one of your first productions on the scene, right? good luck with that, mate! it would be great to see another prod of yours on silly venture 2014 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMR Posted June 24, 2014 Share Posted June 24, 2014 tmr: saw your demo from sundown, afair it's one of your first productions on the scene, right? Erm... no, not sure where you got that idea? =-) How Does This Work Again? was my first released piece of Spectrum code but Depixol was the third A8 release i've put out this year this year with the other two linked from my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 yeah, my mistake, i ment atari productions, i didnt track demoscene in the first few months, anyway, 15 shades of grey is pretty innovative, i liked the mirror effect on the face of a lady in rubber mask Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 25, 2014 Author Share Posted June 25, 2014 http:// http://www.hit8b.it/poll.htmlhere're the results. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted June 25, 2014 Share Posted June 25, 2014 TMR = Newbie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted June 28, 2014 Share Posted June 28, 2014 You might want to check this out Atari-8-bit-computer-gaming-survey-2013 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorgh Posted June 28, 2014 Author Share Posted June 28, 2014 thanks, that was helpful! gives a general frame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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