Comments on: Palm Games Wrapup and GamePad Release
Joystick101.org has posted a wrapup of recent games for the Palm OS. This is the first of what will be a weekly series. In this edition, they cover Strategic Commander, ZIOGolf, Knight Move, and several more. -Joe C.
WorldWide Widget Works has announced that the new GamePad for the Palm Computing Platform is now available. It sells for $40 and works with the Palm III series running OS 3.x.
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RE: Potential
I.M. Anonymous @ 12/19/2000 10:00:15 AM #
any handheld made for videogaming that didnt have the words "nintendo game boy" in the title hasnt done anything in the market so i think that the statement of "With this gamepad and a color enabled Palm device, people may start buying Palms like they would a Game Boy Color" is a little ridiculous. the new gameboy, which is supposed to comparable to a super nintendo, is predicted to cost around $80. compare that (or even the current game boy) to the cost of this silly gamepad and a color enabled palm (with its slow processor, poor screen resolution, small memory).
Talked with GamePad developers
I saw the GamePad people at PalmSource, and I got to try out a unit. It feels very solid, although it does bulk up a III unit a bit. My biggest gripe is still the price -- I think $30 is a lot more reasonable, since that's the high end of the range for Playstation or N64 controllers which have a lot more functionality.
They are very willing to work with game developers too... no $80 kit anymore -- you show them that you've got a good arcade game, and they will work with you to make sure you can support their hardware.
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