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bloomer's Factory review

Feedback on bloomer's Factory review. 3 replies.

Jason Venter Staff Jun 7, 2009
I don't remember reading this with much attention back in the day, though I was the one who approved it when it was submitted. I read it and enjoyed it now, though (thanks to the "Looking for a good read?" box). This was a great review for what sounds like an interesting game. Even without screenshots, I feel like I got a good feel for how the game looks and plays... though if you can capture screens to go with the text, please do!
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world
Wade Clarke Jun 8, 2009
Thanks kindly chief.

I may have a go with the screenshots. It's actually tricky when Factory is now a Mac OS 'classic' ap. I have to run it under emulation on my current Mac, and within that, I'd probably have to take the screenshots with a classic screen-snapping ap as well.
Wade Clarke Jun 8, 2009
Yeah I just tried this... if I take a screenshot from the Mac OS X side, the 256 colour palette of Factory is destroyed in the process. The only way to take a screenshot from in classic OS is by installing a 3rd party utility that also runs in classic. I have one which I installed in the past, but it has since entered the grumpy phase of being unregistered, and slaps huge watermarks on any images it takes. So without a genuinely old mac or a $40 spend on the software, I can't take screenshots from this game.
Jason Venter Staff Jun 8, 2009 edited
That's disappointing, bloomer, but I'm well aware of what a ginormous mess Classic can be. I suggest just buying yourself a really old iMac instead. That or... forgetting about those games and applications. *weep*
"Too often we enjoy the comfort of opinion without the discomfort of thought." - John F. Kennedy on reality

"What if everything you see is more than what you see--the person next to you is a warrior and the space that appears empty is a secret door to another world? What if something appears that shouldn't? You either dismiss it, or you accept that there is much more to the world than you think. Perhaps it really is a doorway, and if you choose to go inside, you'll find many unexpected things." - Shigeru Miyamoto on secret doors to another world

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