Comments on: Rear Guard http://www.trs-80.org/rear-guard/ TRS-80.org is a source for information about the Radio Shack TRS-80 line of computers, hardware, and software, with articles, interviews, and more! Sat, 21 Jan 2012 03:40:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Terry Gilman http://www.trs-80.org/rear-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-19440 Terry Gilman Sun, 18 Jul 2010 04:28:41 +0000 http://www.trs-80.org/rear-guard/#comment-19440 Well, keep in mind that all the other games we came up with on our own. Rear Guard was a port from someone else's idea. It didn't make it bad, it just made it less interesting to do. My favorite was Armored Patrol (Tank Zone 2000). I swear, we spent hours on end getting that tank so that it would spin perfectly at high speed. Of course, during actual game play, it spins so slowly you can't really tell. Well, keep in mind that all the other games we came up with on our own. Rear Guard was a port from someone else’s idea. It didn’t make it bad, it just made it less interesting to do.

My favorite was Armored Patrol (Tank Zone 2000). I swear, we spent hours on end getting that tank so that it would spin perfectly at high speed. Of course, during actual game play, it spins so slowly you can’t really tell.

]]> By: Mark McDougall http://www.trs-80.org/rear-guard/comment-page-1/#comment-2316 Mark McDougall Tue, 14 Apr 2009 13:04:46 +0000 http://www.trs-80.org/rear-guard/#comment-2316 I've always regarded Rear Guard as a top-quality TRS-80 game. I never quite understood why Wayne disliked it so much!?! I’ve always regarded Rear Guard as a top-quality TRS-80 game. I never quite understood why Wayne disliked it so much!?!

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