December 3, 1988
Rented a bunch of swashbuckling movies and took them to Robert’s new apartment to study the swashbuckling. Of course we ended up watching Captain Blood straight through. We were both amazed by how good it was. I can’t remember when I’ve seen a movie with such a well-constructed plot. Why don’t they write screenplays like that any more?
Then we spent a couple of hours at Broderbund, working out the logic and joystick interface for the swordfighting in POP. This must be the tenth time I’ve torn it all down and come up with a new way to do it. I hope it’ll be the last.
