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10-07-2004, 12:16 AM
marmotte

[show] i'm back into flash gaming > platform game

i haven't shown anything here since ages... and it's time to end this, i think :)

first of all, i went retro on this one: a max color palette of 52 colors, and no more than 4 colors per sprites (5 when you count the alpha channel). 16x16 tiles. few animations and effects. yes, you guessed it: it's the return of the 8-bits era! and i love that :D

anyway, here are some screenshots:

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo01.gif

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo02.gif

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo03.gif

yes, i took "kid icarus" (NES system) as reference. but i added new things as well. here are some words about the games, as well as the controls:

controls are basic:
arrow keys to move the hero
space to jump
control to attack
enter to pause the game (very usefull, indeed)

> you have some special abilities, like crouching, crouching and walking, looking up and attacking up. the jumps are variable, if you push a long time, your hero will jump higher.

> you can also collect some keys and open the chests (you can open both in that demo, the second key is, well... hidden).

> you can enter some rooms as well. generally they are empty in the demo, but i'll add shops or challenges in them.

> it's not in the demo either, but the game might switch in real time between an interactive scrolling and a forced scrolling: that means you'll have to hurry, because if you fall out of the screen, then it's game over, yes. back to the old skool difficulty too i guess :)

> the next levels will also include icy platforms; the slide code is already here, but i'll "push" it a lot for that event :)

> 3 different kinds of enemies will chase you in that demo. none of them is smart, but well, they can still defeat you.

> important take care with your sword, it has it's own life bar. in the scenario, it will be a mysterious sword that come from the ocean (or something similar). that sword needs water to "work", else it will disappear, and you'll be forced to finish the stage without being able to attck! just find the water spots all throughout the world and regenerate it! all the life bars and infos are located at the top of the screen, and they should be self explanatory.

ok, i think that's all about the infos. the demo is here as beta purpose, so let me know if you find something weird. there'll be probably a glitch with the snake, they might teleport if they are stuck in a platform when they appear, but generally it's outside the game window. anyway, i'll fix that in a near future.

here's the link to the demo
^ no loading, but only 40kb

...and forgive me if my host is down sometimes, my bandwidth is not unlimited (and the host is free)

enjoy!
10-07-2004, 12:26 AM
Frag

I likey :p

One thing I noticed though (see attachment)
10-07-2004, 12:27 AM
marmotte

yep, if you go out of the screen, you are game over, mate. several more pixels down and you were out :P
10-07-2004, 12:29 AM
Son of Bryce

Looks good. I don't like how you die so easily because you can't scroll back down. It was kind of annoying when you jump and the screen scrolls up and you have no platform to land on and just die. Also, I think you should make it so that you have to hold down and press jump to jump down, if you try to duck on the platforms you'll fall and die accidentally. I didn't get past the first flying enemies because I lack patience at the time, but I went through the warp and got the first chest and whatnot.

Oh yeah, I really don't like using Space and control jumping and attack. Don't forget to put in configurable keys.

This looks great. I just hope you actually finish it! :D
10-07-2004, 12:33 AM
marmotte

thanks for the comments so far

Quote:

I don't like how you die so easily because you can't scroll back down

kid icarus was A LOT harder, even the 1st level. it's still a masterpiece :p
old skool games were challenging. and i want to keep that. so no way to add a scrolling down. (and still, i didn't use any forced scrolling in this part)

keys will be configurable, no problem about that
10-07-2004, 01:33 AM
Dr Warm

Awesome so far, i've never played kid icarus, but the jumping kindof looks retarded, like your floating more like, maybe if he did it a bit faster?
10-07-2004, 01:33 AM
adit_ya_sharma

Cool man, having all the elements of a side scroller and still performing well, I like it a lot!
BTW: Why did my sword just flunged out of my hands??
10-07-2004, 03:38 AM
leight

Hey mate,
Good to see you posting games again :) Lookn good mate - I love platform games! Just wish I had the time to do mine!

I love the colour scheme and the simplicity of the graphics - for me, it appears more professional, more fun and it makes it appear like a 'classic' platformer.

Great work :)

edit: adity, you forgot to replenish the water suply for the sword :) Someone didn't read the instructions ;) That feature is similar to the one off Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time with the dagger and when you kill enemies, you replenish your dagger.

edit2: I'm not too excited about the jumping. It doesn't appear a natural jump. Marmotte, can't you make it so that when the user takes off SPACE, then the physics start (up lil bit and slows, velY then = 0, then drops). That would be better I think. Rather than increasing jumping speed as he jumps/floats. :)
10-07-2004, 03:58 AM
TeroLebe

this was awesome! I also lost my sword... Nice retro-style, You have really got the old-style-game play. Very much nice little details, like snakes taunt if they fall.

nice work!

add couple of different themes like village, dark dungeon and You have a masterpiece!
10-07-2004, 07:01 AM
rabbitkiller

I like it very much as well!
It's strange that the guy can make a high hit, but can't make a low hit (while sitting).
10-07-2004, 08:40 AM
marmotte

thanks for the feedbacks, i'm glad that you like it, i've put a lot of effort in the code so far, trying to get trid of all the bugs...

anyway, i see that most of you doesn't like the jump interaction. well, i'll take a look at that, it doesn't seem too unplayable for me, and the variable jump is always a nice addition...

Quote:

add couple of different themes like village, dark dungeon and You have a masterpiece!

i'm not too sure about the village, it might be a good addition though. but i don't think it's necessary, since shops will be available all during the world... and since it's not an adventure game, i don't really see why it would be important to speak with the people there. anyway i'll think about that. but the world will be diversified, you'll see :)

Quote:

It's strange that the guy can make a high hit, but can't make a low hit (while sitting).

i still hesitated to put one... maybe because i don't want him to become too strong? or something similar. but i'll consider it again...

and yep, adit, just regenerate your sword with the water, and... well, try to read the instruction, heh heh :)
10-07-2004, 09:02 AM
WilloughbyJackson

Maybe you should add a voice which says "Sword needs water...badly"

Maybe not... :P

-pXw
10-07-2004, 11:30 AM
Ihoss

What happened to your other game, the one with the amazing graphics?
10-07-2004, 11:40 AM
crashlanding

great fun. i love games like this...

ps. nice graphics
10-07-2004, 12:24 PM
marmotte

Quote:

Originally posted by Ihoss
What happened to your other game, the one with the amazing graphics?

which one? i have plenty with amazing graphics ( :-P )
are you talking about the pacman-like game? i didn't give up on this one. its just that it takes a lot longer with the graphics... there's also a puzzle bobble/bust-a-move kind of game from me around here, and i'll not forget to work on this one too, it's damn addictive so far.

thanks crashlanding

btw, "Sword needs water...badly"!!!
10-07-2004, 01:01 PM
TeroLebe

i was wondering how did you do the multiple screens/rooms ? Are they in a separate map-array?
10-07-2004, 01:05 PM
ihoss.com

This one
10-07-2004, 01:15 PM
strille

Nice work marmotte! You got the 8-bit console feel spot on!
10-07-2004, 02:25 PM
Son of Bryce

I've only played a little bit of Kid Icarus, I had the impression that Kid Icarus was more of an adventure game. I thought it was free roaming similar to Metroid.

I finish the demo. You've definitely pulled off making a believable NES game. You've released several demos like this before, haven't you? I remember the Kid Icarus remake and one with some black and white sprites. Is this a continuation of those demos?
10-07-2004, 02:35 PM
marmotte

TeroLebe
oh, the code is very marmotte-like. not too professional looking, and not too newbie looking :p
and it will be hard to explain i think, since it's very experimental IMO. but it's all array based, yes. all the world as well as the rooms is one big array. to resume, i choosed that way: when you enter the room, the game is frozen and saved (enemies, map position, etc...). the fact to enter the room teleport you to the "top of the array": visually each room is located 1 screen above the final door, then deleted when you leave it. when you are re-teleported in the vertical world, all the enemies and world values are restored, so you continue the game like normal. about the array, each time that part of the array (where the room was located) is rewritten dynamically (in fact the entire world array is written dynamically, there's no array full of datas when you start the game, just an empty one that is created depending on the world height. damn, my explanation seems so poor. i hope it makes a little bit of sense. i'm not going to release an open source, the code is more of a joke... mmmh. a joke that is working btw

ihoss.com
hello, new member :D
yep, this one is on hold, because of the gfx creation. some people already had the opportunity to play it though.

strille
thanks a lot. i don't have half of your AS ability, so i think it's a great compliment ;)

son of bryce
nope, kid icarus was not really an adventure game.. well, a little bit, but nothing like metroid, where you had the ability to visit the same rooms, and progressing each time. in kid icarus, you pass a level then never see it again. but yes, there were those fortresses that were more adventure-like, that's true.

yep, i did a kid icarus port 2 years ago. it was all art based, and i didn't know how to do cloud-like codes :p this one is not supposed to be a simple demo, i really want to release it fully. i'll do my best for that. and so far, it's a lot more "finished" than any of my old endless projects, don't you think? ;)
10-07-2004, 04:49 PM
tomsamson

mate,you´re retro king =D
nice that the game itself is done with equal much attention to details as the graphics :)
keep it up =)
10-07-2004, 05:05 PM
ihoss.com

hey Tom, who is the girl in your avatar (that is, what game is she in)? :D
10-07-2004, 05:35 PM
tomsamson

Quote:

Originally posted by ihoss.com
hey Tom, who is the girl in your avatar (that is, what game is she in)? :D

its major alice from the game titans inc (which we´re currently working on).
we will release a video showing several game level tidbits on october 28th.
till then you can check out the interview we had on gotoandplay.it (
http://www.gotoandplay.it/spotLight/kazoowee/
)
which shows a few of the earlier rendered artworks for it

ok,sorry for the hijacking of the thread marmotte =)
10-09-2004, 01:36 PM
marmotte

world 1-2

the game still doesn't have any fixed title at the moment, but here are some screens of the upcoming world 1-2.

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo04.gif

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo05.gif

http://home.graffiti.net/marmotte:gr...tte_jojo06.gif

there are some additions since the first beta:
- appearing/disappearing blocks
- sacred water (heals your life and your sword)
- lava water (watch out!)
- a new enemy (not shown in the screenshots)

things planned:
- a 16 digits password system (yep, i'm not half-retro only)(this one shouldn't be easy to crack - even though it's possible to do so)
- 8-bits-ish soundtrack and sfx (in progress)
- horizontal-only scrolling worlds (if the game is worth such an addition)
- fortress-like worlds (only rooms and mazes-based, not really puzzle based)

considering that the playability is the same, there's no demo. the demo of the unfinished 1st stage was intended to be beta-tested, reporting bugs etc...