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They Came.. From Hollywood
Thanks to GMicek for pointing to the DIYGames.com site, which has an interview with Octopus Motor, the developers of They Came From Hollywood. This real-time strategy PC title allows you to control giant B-movie monsters as they maraud through major American cities, and you can even play as one of the monsters from those classic Harold Haxton movies. The project is also an interesting model for today's independent games, as the official site explains the game has only 2 developers, and the title will be self-published when it's finished later this year.
The game looks and sounds nothing like Rampage. It looks and sounds like Crush, Crumble and Chomp, a game by Epyx back in the 1980s for the Apple II (and I think C64) that was removed from the market when Epyx got sued by at least one film company. I will take acceptable graphics and good game play any day over great graphics and crap game play. You attack the game for shitty graphics and then turn around to promote games on Palm OS and PocketPC devices. What the hell is that? Last I checked, Snood wasn't exactly a technically cutting edge game. Maybe you've been playing a modified version of Dope Wars. Maybe one where you are the buyer and not the seller. Being hepped up on goofballs is the only reason I could think you would brag about Palm OS and PocketPC games.