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Started by cpc4eva, 19:31, 08 June 09

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TFM

Quote from: Badstarr on 01:30, 01 March 12
Well, maybe once the CPC Ethernet project is complete, maybe we could send him a free version that he could test out, it calls home when the CHQ2 cart is inserted and uploads an image to TFM/FS!

Yes! Good idea! For the Ethernet card he needs a ROM card (so a MegaFlash) an I will just patch the upcoming ROManager 1.44 in a way that patches the CPC-OS and the Amsdos when he is using the "Write Flash option". This way he will not recognice that we implement a Trojan into his CPC. He may miss the FILL command in BASIC, what probably he will never use it. And the FILL command need a lot of space in the ROM, that's enought space to install a small Spy-OS ;-)

On the other hand TotO is right too. Why not do a clean remake (using the more quick CHQ I engine in case you like) or even start From Scratch ((c) Vanity) with a very new game. Chase HQ III ;-) Then we send him a copy and he starts weeping ;-)
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andycadley

Quote from: TFM/FS on 19:30, 01 March 12
On the other hand TotO is right too. Why not do a clean remake (using the more quick CHQ I engine in case you like) or even start From Scratch ((c) Vanity) with a very new game. Chase HQ III ;-) Then we send him a copy and he starts weeping ;-)
Or just take the code and music from the Speccy version, slap the C64 graphics on it and have a version that's probably 90% identical to the official release.  :laugh:

MacDeath

#77
No car-race engine were done "from scratch" by the modern homebrew development scene yet... if i remember well...

As a lot of style of game actually...
Wargames ? RPGs ?

It would be interesting to see a modern approach on the mater...

something like... using the 128K RAM or 512K Cartridge or course, and the proper PLUS utilized.

Having 128K RAMand/or 512K ROM would enable more precalculated sprites content, hence perhaps a smoother experience.

Got to remember that Burnin' Rubber actually is a very small ROM game... as it could share the 128K with the Basic...


Would anyone set a list of the best Car-race games on CPC/PLUS ?
those in pseudo "fake 3D" third person...

==Burnin'rubber and Wec le Mans are quite good.
==Buggy boy was a bit on the sluggish side.
==Fire and forget series was almost decent.

==Chase HQ (#1) was good.

==Powerdrift was quite impressive, not sure if fast enough.

==Stunt car racer seems good too (and in almost real 3D)

==Lotus turbo esprit Challence was sadly a little bit slow, a little to much speccyported and the screen was so small if hurt... but somewhat managed to be decent and the multiplayer split screen is a sweet feature too.

What Else ?
I was never quite fond of those kind of game, unless you had some Arcade "kill and destroy" aspect (fire at enemies...)


Fire and forget2 and Space Harrier are then the kind I would prefer...

beaker

#78
I did enjoy the Crazy Cars series, especially the second which came with a map (from memory).
http://www.mobygames.com/game/cpc/crazy-cars

MacDeath

Funny thing is that Crazy Car2 was percieved as a good game on CPC but was judged crap on GX4000...
;D

Same with fire and forget2 and op.Thunderbolt...

And those games actually had upgraded graphics.

TFM

Yes, GFX were a bit updated, but it didn't make it much better.

The point is (/was probably as their POV) that the GX4000 offers much more as the CPC:

- Hardware-Sprites
- Enhanced Scrolling
- Mixed Modes (ab)using Sprites
- hardware-split screen
- and and and

So, agreed, you can expect more from a GX4000 than from a CPC464 (which was the machine people usually did games for).
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MacDeath

Titus was not that a good developper company anyway...
;D


hey, new skin, I almost didn't recognized you

TFM

Hehe, but Titus had this nice fox! Maybe even more cute than Sonic the hedgepig ehm hedgehog ;-)

Yes, well, thought we need Trantor the get the job done, therefore the new avatar ;-)

Trantor (stolen from Markus homepage ,-))
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MacDeath

QuoteHehe, but Titus had this nice fox! Maybe even more cute than Sonic the hedgepig ehm hedgehog ;-)
:o

Nope.
In france we had.... Vincent Lagaff'...

TotO

What The Fox !?
Look his right hand, looking the camel one...
"You make one mistake in your life and the internet will never let you live it down" (Keith Goodyer)

TFM

Well. Elmsoft did some awesome games for Titus. Just take a look at Xyphoes videos :-)
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ukmarkh

Quote from: beaker on 18:09, 02 March 12
I did enjoy the Crazy Cars series, especially the second which came with a map (from memory).
Crazy Cars for Amstrad CPC (1988) - MobyGames


Yes me too... I really liked the 6128 version of Crazy Cars 2. You had to be careful, and could really open her up on the highways. I completed it as well, i think it gave me a code for each section completed.

ukmarkh

Quote from: MacDeath on 20:00, 02 March 12
Funny thing is that Crazy Car2 was percieved as a good game on CPC but was judged crap on GX4000...
;D

Same with fire and forget2 and op.Thunderbolt...

And those games actually had upgraded graphics.


If you play Fire and Forget 2 on the Sega Master System, it shows up how bad the GX4000 version was. Operation Thunderbolt was a joke in that you can't see the flippin crossair... can anyone modify this as it'd be a good game if people could see where they were bloody aiming.

TFM

Quote from: ukmarkh on 15:56, 12 March 12
If you play Fire and Forget 2 on the Sega Master System, ...

Looked it up a youtube. Well thanks! So, finally I found an interesting use for my parallax scrolling routines (one day in future I hope to have time for such projects)  ;)
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