Please test my new game! (smw clone^^)

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08-05-2005, 05:29 PM
M0nolith

[demo]Monolith's Mario World

**Update: Finally completed a demo with 2 worlds , new enemys and menu, hud etc... please review thx

link: http://monolith.s02.user-portal.com/mmw2.html

hi,
first off.. i'm sorry , because i'm not very good at english
:)
please don't mind the spelling mistakes..
i just made this account but i was looking at flashkit for months..
now, i decided to post my game here to get feedback.
its called "monolith's marioworld" .. yes, another mario clone^^
i used mario gfx, because i was too lazy to make my own.
the engine is half tilebased, half art based.. tilebased for building the maps
and artbased for collision dedection..
it runs on my amd xp64 3700+ at 39-40fps, but i haven't tried it on other computers..
it contains 8 levels(i think) and a boss stage. have fun!
i'm going on holiday tomorrow and in a week i would be very happy to read your comments.. :)

here's the link:
http://members.aon.at/raven-kid/Monolith/mmw.html

for suggestions, bug reports , please send an email to monolith@gmx.at

thanks for all comments

€: one last question: is nintendo going to kill me for this?^^
08-05-2005, 05:56 PM
UnknownGuy
Wow, from what I played(Not too much) that looks really really cool. It all seems smooth, remind me a lot of the original game. Whether Nintendo will kill you or not, I'm not sure, I think they "could" but it doesn't mean they "would". (Though you never know).

Some ideas to make the game better are:
- Use a double tap of of left or right to run, or being hold for more than a moment, extra button not needed
- This one doesn't matter for me, but you could make the up arrow up instead of a
- Currently using the 's', if you push it part way through a jump, your speed increases, but it should only help while on the ground. I mean the jump speed should be set once you jump, or max jump speed.
- This is being picky, but when you hit a mushroom that's moving from underneath from a coin box, it would be cool if it jumped.
Those are just a few points, looks good!
08-05-2005, 06:06 PM
M0nolith

thanks for the good comment^^

ad 1)
i thought an extra button is the best way for running, because its in the original game :)
i will try the double tap method when i'm back from holidays^^

ad 2)
i like it that way, also .. the up arrow key is used to open doors

ad 3)
wow, thanks.. i didn't notice that.. i will change it.. thanks :)

ad 4)
a week ago i was working on that, but it didn't work.. but i will try again^^
08-05-2005, 06:15 PM
UnknownGuy

I forgot run was an extra button in the original, its been awhile :). Again, plays wonderfully!
08-05-2005, 06:29 PM
flashFunDev

very good indeed... keepUp the good work..:D
PS: in mozilla all i get is a blank page.
08-05-2005, 06:31 PM
M0nolith

Quote:

Originally Posted by flashFunDev

very good indeed... keepUp the good work..:D
PS: in mozilla all i get is a blank page.

i think thats because of the wmode = transparent...
if this would'nt be there the fps would go down to 30
08-05-2005, 06:40 PM
jesserules

it works for me in mozilla.
i like it. good job.
08-05-2005, 08:01 PM
webgeek

It looks and plays well but can you make it larger? Im at 1280x1024 and it looks like a postage stamp on the screen.
08-05-2005, 08:36 PM
random10122

You need to sort out your loading bar.. on 56k it took 5mins to load and there was nothing on the screen until the last 10seconds... Make sure your not exporting all your sprites on frame one.
08-06-2005, 03:52 PM
lesli_felix

Very good game, but there's something seriously wrong with the html, try looking at the page in firefox.
08-07-2005, 04:17 AM
fil_razorback

My fps (on very solw computer) :
Level 1 : 5 Fps
Level 2 : 4 Fps
Bonus : 10 Fps
Pipe Entry : 11 Fps
Cave : 5 fps

Do you hide the tiles that are not on the screen? This comp usually run platformers...
08-07-2005, 04:29 AM
adit_ya_sharma

Tried alot, could'nt even get it open in I.E 6, the browser loading bar just gets stuck inbetween forever...
08-07-2005, 05:09 AM
nGFX

nice game. runs at 31fps on a 2ghz home machine (firefox, haven't tried in IE).

as webgeek said, a bit tiny (and esp. when viewed at 1600x1400).

not sure about the nintendo thing, if you use the original levels you just might call it "remake" :) - i had a chat with the original coders of my cauldron remake (which was kind of cool) - and he liked it ... doubt it will happen with you mario game, though.

nGFX
08-07-2005, 05:45 AM
adit_ya_sharma

Ok, played it, very impressive, closest clone I have ever seen. :)
08-07-2005, 10:10 AM
The_Mercenary

slows down too much, anytime an enemy came on screen the frame rate dropped to 18
08-07-2005, 10:56 AM
jasoncoates

Amazingly close clone. Well done. Frame rate dropped to 24FPS during busy sections on my 3.0 P4 HT.
08-07-2005, 11:54 AM
adi4x

good game... unfortunaly speed is not the best..
1700 AMD XP /512 ddram
Levels are great!
08-07-2005, 11:13 PM
Hasufel

Don't listen to them, they don't realize that they were playing this very resolution 10 years ago on their tv :) So keep the native resolution, it's very good. Simply multiply *2 in the html code the width and height of the swf for those willing to play "big".
The boss is good. 45500 points. I kept the run button on, as in the original game.
You're nearly there... add moving platforms. You coded the moving flying ennemies, exactly the same thing for moving platforms :)
Also, i miss pipes ... no pipes with secret rooms... add the feature !

Some bugs:
- on the flying koopas, when you "unwing" them, mario still falls on them and dies ... no good, as the player can't do anything about that. Maybe make them fall faster.
- game slows down pretty much some times, i wonder why ?
- some time to time mario dies even if he lands on the monster's head (i guess u need to adjust a bit the collision, nothing, really)
- background for parallax on later levels is not joined properly, there is a white line between the junctions
- some tiles are suffering from flash's 1px alignment bug
- Sprite of mario mushroomed is decayed by one pixel when he looks up.

In the original game, if you hit a coin box from under, and an ennemy is on that box, you kill the ennemy.

Maybe you could also add pressure on the jump: the more you hold the jump, the higher mario goes ... but it's not that important.

Anyway, the most important thing: where is my YOshiiiiiIIIiiiIIiiiiii

Very good try. And don't worry about Nintendo. As long as you don't build the SNES along with your game... Keep up the good work.

[edit] and for all those whining/boasting about resolution, i'm currently under 2560*1024, so what :p [/edit]
08-13-2005, 09:07 PM
M0nolith

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thx for all the good comments :)

new version

-fire mario
-castle level added
-collision dedection improved
-if you hit a coin box and an enemy is walking on it, the enemy dies now(i hope you know what i mean lol)

no music this time.. but file size is A LOT smaller :)

im glad to read your comments
08-13-2005, 09:18 PM
Hasufel

Nicely done :) You miss the "container" that holds the mushroom / flower you took when already in fire mode, if hit, it falls down from the container which is on top of screen ... Still flash's 1pixel decay bug on some tiles, weird, u should fix that (put tiles at -.1, -.1 instead of 0 , 0 it should do the trick)
Shame for the music, it was so good with it. But well, 160k, not bad !
08-13-2005, 09:22 PM
M0nolith

already tried a lot of things to fix the bitmap shift bug but nothing worked...
-.1 ,-.1 doesn't work either...

if you turn the quality to high, it looks good
08-14-2005, 03:19 AM
tonypa

Im afraid the bitmap shift bug cant be fixed completely on Flash7 and older.
Good news is that they have fixed it for Flash8:
http://www.kaourantin.net/2005/08/fi...sh-player.html
08-21-2005, 09:53 AM
M0nolith

finished a demo with 2 worlds, new enemys , new hud, menu and so on..
please test and comment! thx :)

http://monolith.s02.user-portal.com/mmw2.html
08-21-2005, 10:09 AM
tonypa

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0nolith

finished a demo with 2 worlds, new enemys , new hud, menu and so on..
please test and comment! thx :)

Because of wmode the game does not run in Opera.
08-21-2005, 10:24 AM
chuckury

I tried to get it working but I can't get into the game when I hit space it brings me back to the monolith logo then back to the controls screen then it just makes a big loop.
08-21-2005, 10:29 AM
M0nolith

Quote:

Originally Posted by chuckury

I tried to get it working but I can't get into the game when I hit space it brings me back to the monolith logo then back to the controls screen then it just makes a big loop.

hm why is that... it works just fine for me

here is a version without wmode=transparent
http://monolith.s02.user-portal.com/mmw1.html

but it won't run that smooth
08-21-2005, 10:41 AM
chuckury

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0nolith

hm why is that... it works just fine for me

here is a version without wmode=transparent
http://monolith.s02.user-portal.com/mmw1.html

but it won't run that smooth

Still can't get it to work,

IE: Gets stuck at preloader I right click and go play then it does the loop thing.
Firefox: Key just don't work if I keep on right clicking and hitting play I can get to the game but I can't play it.
08-21-2005, 10:44 AM
M0nolith

wtf.. i had it on newgrounds and everybody could play it ....
do you have the latest flash player? (stupid question i know)
08-21-2005, 10:46 AM
chuckury

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0nolith

wtf.. i had it on newgrounds and everybody could play it ....
do you have the latest flash player? (stupid question i know)

Actually thats not a stupid question I have the flash 8 beta so it could be somthing wrong with the beta.
08-21-2005, 11:15 AM
tonypa

Quote:

Originally Posted by M0nolith

here is a version without wmode=transparent
http://monolith.s02.user-portal.com/mmw1.html

Its still there: wmode="transparent"
08-21-2005, 11:21 AM
M0nolith

now it isn't anymore... sorry for the little bugs.. hope it works now :rolleyes:
08-21-2005, 12:40 PM
VENGEANCE MX

http://www.fatorcaos.com.br/flashimagebug/

Read that. It'll help with the bitmaps.
08-21-2005, 01:03 PM
chuckury

That really is a well done game, really good job :thumbsup:
the only one thing I saw wrong with it is that when your already in the air you can hit s and go faster, other then that its looking really dead on to the original, except for the levels :D keep up the good work!
08-21-2005, 01:59 PM
M0nolith

hm.. i need some help on the jump physics...
while you jump you shouldn't controll the player so much.
i'm not asking for code. i'm looking for a physics tut or something
please help
08-21-2005, 02:32 PM
chuckury

Well you could just either divide the x speed by 2 or have set your speed varaible to something then after the jump reset the speed to the original.
09-15-2017, 10:22 AM
damien221

Hi are you still working on this game ?

Hi have played you're game in 2006 , but i'm asking myself several times if you're still working on this game (btw can't find it ) And if not , where is the full one ?