Comments on: Jetpack Brontosaurus – Yes, We’re Serious http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/ Mon, 22 Mar 2010 14:53:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Carey http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-25459 Carey Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:54:09 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-25459 Jim Rossignol says: This game is not the first Dinosaur with Jetpack game: http://www.filesland.com/companies/Binary-People/Jetpack-Dinosaur.html Reviewed in the excellent and sorely-missed 101 PC Games Circa 2003... For which one Simon Middleweek did and an equally excellent 3d render of said rocketeer for the section opener... Can't for the life of me remember what the hell that section would have been now tho... Jim Rossignol says:

This game is not the first Dinosaur with Jetpack game:

http://www.filesland.com/companies/Binary-People/Jetpack-Dinosaur.html

Reviewed in the excellent and sorely-missed 101 PC Games Circa 2003… For which one Simon Middleweek did and an equally excellent 3d render of said rocketeer for the section opener… Can’t for the life of me remember what the hell that section would have been now tho…

]]> By: Cycle http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-25193 Cycle Fri, 15 Feb 2008 23:47:49 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-25193 No, no, it was notable for being the first game featuring a dinosaur with a jetpack and gun! Give the game the credit it deserves! Weekend Warrior (an earlier Pangea game that was published by Bungie, now freeware) was actually the first Mac game to take advantage of 3D accleration, though it wasn't required. Then again, I ran Nanosaur without a 3D accelerator back in the day, too. No, no, it was notable for being the first game featuring a dinosaur with a jetpack and gun! Give the game the credit it deserves!

Weekend Warrior (an earlier Pangea game that was published by Bungie, now freeware) was actually the first Mac game to take advantage of 3D accleration, though it wasn’t required. Then again, I ran Nanosaur without a 3D accelerator back in the day, too.

]]> By: Scandalon http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-25173 Scandalon Fri, 15 Feb 2008 21:42:46 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-25173 Nanosaur was notable only for the fact that it was a Mac-first(and mac produced) game during the original iMac era that actually took advantage of the 3D accelerator. (Such as it was, being a Rage IIc /Rage Pro for the RevA/B's, respectively.) Fungus, it was on there because it was shipped on many (all?) of some of the original iMacs. (Mechwarrior2, Descent, and Quake/Quakeworld are the only others of note that used 3D acceleration - OpenGL or QuickDraw3D/RAVE - that I can recall, though they were ports, of course.) As a game, Nanosaur was rather forgettable - or perhaps I should say "not fun". Heck, I probably would recommend Pangea's follow-up "Bugdom" over it. But it did have a dinosaur with a jetpack and a gun. :P Nanosaur was notable only for the fact that it was a Mac-first(and mac produced) game during the original iMac era that actually took advantage of the 3D accelerator. (Such as it was, being a Rage IIc /Rage Pro for the RevA/B’s, respectively.) Fungus, it was on there because it was shipped on many (all?) of some of the original iMacs.

(Mechwarrior2, Descent, and Quake/Quakeworld are the only others of note that used 3D acceleration – OpenGL or QuickDraw3D/RAVE – that I can recall, though they were ports, of course.)

As a game, Nanosaur was rather forgettable – or perhaps I should say “not fun”. Heck, I probably would recommend Pangea’s follow-up “Bugdom” over it. But it did have a dinosaur with a jetpack and a gun. :P

]]> By: PleasingFungus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24810 PleasingFungus Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:53:17 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24810 Man! I played Nanosaur when I was in primary school. For no good reason, it was on the school's computers. (As was Missile Defense.) I was just wondering about it earlier today - couldn't remember the name. Good fun. Man! I played Nanosaur when I was in primary school. For no good reason, it was on the school’s computers. (As was Missile Defense.) I was just wondering about it earlier today – couldn’t remember the name. Good fun.

]]> By: Cycle http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24801 Cycle Fri, 15 Feb 2008 00:03:11 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24801 Nanosaur predates that one by a good five years! Talk about a game way ahead of its time. Nanosaur predates that one by a good five years! Talk about a game way ahead of its time.

]]> By: Jim Rossignol http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24646 Jim Rossignol Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:36:49 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24646 This game is not the first Dinosaur with Jetpack game: http://www.filesland.com/companies/Binary-People/Jetpack-Dinosaur.html This game is not the first Dinosaur with Jetpack game:

http://www.filesland.com/companies/Binary-People/Jetpack-Dinosaur.html

]]> By: Sal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24645 Sal Thu, 14 Feb 2008 15:33:05 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24645 Bears with guns? skeleton Army? Velociraptor Jesus? But Jetpack Brontosaurus? /epic! Bears with guns?
skeleton Army?
Velociraptor Jesus?

But Jetpack Brontosaurus? /epic!

]]> By: Grant Gould http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24601 Grant Gould Thu, 14 Feb 2008 13:11:53 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24601 Pleisiosaur UFO tea party! Pleisiosaur UFO tea party!

]]> By: Kieron Gillen http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24556 Kieron Gillen Thu, 14 Feb 2008 11:19:43 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24556 I was thinking the other day: Anklosaurus needs to be in a game or something, as it's an awesome dinosaur that gets no cred whatsoever. (This was inspired by it coming third in a poll on a forum I'm on for favourite dinosaur, behind T-Rex and Tricerotops) THESE MAY BE THE GUYS TO DO IT. KG I was thinking the other day: Anklosaurus needs to be in a game or something, as it’s an awesome dinosaur that gets no cred whatsoever.

(This was inspired by it coming third in a poll on a forum I’m on for favourite dinosaur, behind T-Rex and Tricerotops)

THESE MAY BE THE GUYS TO DO IT.

KG

]]> By: Meat Circus http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24550 Meat Circus Thu, 14 Feb 2008 10:00:23 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24550 THE BRONTOSAURUS IS A LIE. THE BRONTOSAURUS IS A LIE.

]]> By: Yhancik http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24541 Yhancik Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:19:17 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24541 Stone Gear Solid 3 : The Twin Brachiosaurus Stone Gear Solid 3 : The Twin Brachiosaurus

]]> By: Optimaximal http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/2008/02/14/jetpack-brontosaurus-yes-were-serious/comment-page-1/#comment-24508 Optimaximal Thu, 14 Feb 2008 09:03:26 +0000 http://www.rockpapershotgun.com/?p=1120#comment-24508 Pterodactyl Sim! Pterodactyl Sim!

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