Catalyst game
Spiral_72
Posts: 791
And now for something completely out of the blue. :smilewinkgrin:
I used to play a game a long time ago, I don't remember if it was on the Color Computer or on one of my old XT machines, but you get the idea of the date.... I'd really like to find a remake (or make it myself) of this game, but I don't remember much about it other than I'd spend HOURS playing.
I think it was called "Catalyst" and if I remember correctly the player started with an small piece of........ I dunno element, or machine or something shaped like an "+". On each leg of the "+" were colors or some identifiable marks that only worked with other pieces with the same marks, flying in all directions across the screen.
As I remember you started with a base piece and controlled the thing with a joystick trying to capture other pieces to build a molecule. If the pieces collide too hard, or you captured the wrong piece, it would knock sections off your molecule.
Was it a dream or anyone else remember this? I find lots of Google results for Catalyst games, but nothing like what I'm looking for.
I used to play a game a long time ago, I don't remember if it was on the Color Computer or on one of my old XT machines, but you get the idea of the date.... I'd really like to find a remake (or make it myself) of this game, but I don't remember much about it other than I'd spend HOURS playing.
I think it was called "Catalyst" and if I remember correctly the player started with an small piece of........ I dunno element, or machine or something shaped like an "+". On each leg of the "+" were colors or some identifiable marks that only worked with other pieces with the same marks, flying in all directions across the screen.
As I remember you started with a base piece and controlled the thing with a joystick trying to capture other pieces to build a molecule. If the pieces collide too hard, or you captured the wrong piece, it would knock sections off your molecule.
Was it a dream or anyone else remember this? I find lots of Google results for Catalyst games, but nothing like what I'm looking for.
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-phar
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/10/science/10gamers.html
ElectricAye
Whoa! That's kinda strange.... I'm gonna download it and try my hand at furthering the knowledge of mankind
Good news!
http://nitros9.lcurtisboyle.com/catalyst.html
It's funny.... I remember the graphics being more spectacular than that. :mad: