First forced side-scrolling arcade game finally on Amstrad CPC 464 ... or not

GOB · 19:43, 15 November 18

Quote from: Carnivius on 10:47, 08 November 18
Games like Stryker in the Crypts of Trogan have a lot of colour on screen even on a regular CPC. The Plus gets the fancy smooth sky gradients but the CPC still often has 6 colours in the main gameplay area (also more in the status panel) with three colours used for general graphics and then the fourth is switched from sky colour to green grass (for outside) and grey grass (for underground). Switchblade on regular CPC also does a lot of colour switching in the status panels so there's actually 16 different colours on screen (if only 4 used in the gameplay area). For a scrolling action game, ThunderCats has extra colours for it's background image at top (which helps add more parallax as that part doesn't move with the scrolling) so has 8 colours on screen.
Not sure what Mode 1 game has the most colours in just the gameplay area though. Will have to look about unless someone knows of any that does 16 straight away.

Much easy on fix screen like in fugitif game: http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=931

PuzCPC · 03:42, 14 December 18

Short news.
Game is almost ready for final stage, witch is to add some music and sounds.
Now, I have a STARS and EXPLOSIONS on the stage.

Collision finali working!

And level editor also works very well.

I think, my next game will be a new Scramble clone with diferent graphics and enemys.
But first, I neet to finish this one.

Skunkfish · 16:19, 14 December 18

Looks awesome, will the level editor be included in the release?

XeNoMoRPH · 19:08, 15 December 18

Release before the end of the year?

PuzCPC · 20:33, 15 December 18

Skunkfish: Sorry, no level editor in release. I did not think about it.

Levels are compiled with the rest of the code and it's too much to change.
Maybe, I release with the next game.

XeNoMoRPH: Probably not. I'm slow as hell.

Now I'm trying to insert some music on game.
Targhan send me some amazing stuff.

PuzCPC

PuzCPC · 00:05, 12 January 19

Hi,

I have one question for CPC gurus.
Is it possible to make a 28x25 char HW scrolling in the same position as in the Scramble game?

PuzCPC

PuzCPC · 20:20, 24 February 19

Hi,

Anybody ready to Scramble?

Game are in the testing phase.

PuzCPC

VincentGR · 21:07, 24 February 19

Ooohhh Lord!!!

tjohnson · 21:17, 24 February 19

Quote from: PuzCPC on 20:20, 24 February 19
Hi,

Anybody ready to Scramble?

Game are in the testing phase.

PuzCPC

Exciting, looking forward to this.

TotO · 21:19, 24 February 19

Fantastic!

Is-it an arcade "emulator" of the game?
Amazing about the map editor!

XeNoMoRPH · 21:30, 24 February 19

Release Date ?

PuzCPC · 21:35, 24 February 19

TotO:
No emulation. Just programming, watching and playing Scramble on the MAME emulator.

XeNoMoRPH:
I hope that next week.

ukmarkh · 10:56, 25 February 19

The Amstrad needs Gyrus, we have loads of Scramble clones... But yes, great effort [emoji1303]

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VincentGR · 12:37, 25 February 19

Quote from: ukmarkh on 10:56, 25 February 19
The Amstrad needs Gyrus, we have loads of Scramble clones... But yes, great effort

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Also Berzerk and River Raid

mahlemiut · 22:10, 25 February 19

Quote from: ukmarkh on 10:56, 25 February 19
The Amstrad needs Gyrus, we have loads of Scramble clones... But yes, great effort [emoji1303]

Do we also get a version of the PlayCity with 5 AYs and a DAC, just so we can have the arcade soundtrack, too?

PuzCPC · 16:24, 26 February 19

Also need a proper Green Beret.

ukmarkh · 23:53, 26 February 19

Quote from: PuzCPC on 16:24, 26 February 19
Also need a proper Green Beret.

Is this some sort of sick joke, please don't get our hopes up

PuzCPC · 04:21, 27 February 19

It's a joke

. But not sick.

I just want to show how it would look on the CPC if it was done by a real CPC master.
I have all the graphic converted from the arcade.
But unfortunately I do not have enough knowledge to make the whole game.
Maybe I'll have it once.
Just as I was forced to learn myself for the Scramble, which I always wanted on the CPC.

And I want the Green Beret more than Scramble from the first time I played it on the CPC.
What a disappointment was it for me. Before that, I played it on the zx spectrum.

ukmarkh · 10:57, 27 February 19

Quote from: PuzCPC on 04:21, 27 February 19
It's a joke . But not sick.
I just want to show how it would look on the CPC if it was done by a real CPC master.
I have all the graphic converted from the arcade.
But unfortunately I do not have enough knowledge to make the whole game.
Maybe I'll have it once.
Just as I was forced to learn myself for the Scramble, which I always wanted on the CPC.
And I want the Green Beret more than Scramble from the first time I played it on the CPC.
What a disappointment was it for me. Before that, I played it on the zx spectrum.

There are many people who will try to defend it, but they're just kidding themselves, it's and will always be awful. In saying that, there's plenty of people in here that will help you or might even be working on a similar thing. Green Beret is possible on the CPC, unfortunately, once again we had lousy decision making for the CPC version.

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XeNoMoRPH · 20:13, 27 February 19

Quote from: PuzCPC on 16:24, 26 February 19
Also need a proper Green Beret.

This is a Mockup ?

PuzCPC · 10:05, 01 March 19

Hi,
Yes it's mockup. But I dream, that will also be a game one day.

I need to look at the Rhino Mario source.
If it is possible such a scroll that would be good for the Green Beret.
But do not expect anything.

PuzCPC

ukmarkh · 10:42, 01 March 19

Quote from: PuzCPC on 10:05, 01 March 19
Hi,
Yes it's mockup. But I dream, that will also be a game one day.
I need to look at the Rhino Mario source.
If it is possible such a scroll that would be good for the Green Beret.
But do not expect anything.

PuzCPC

Don't forget the Ghosts 'n Goblins recent project, I'm sure the code was released which shows exactly the scrolling Green Beret would need. It needs to be 128K minimum in order to fit in all the arcade bells and whistles. I would go for Plus only, but that would probably disappoint stock CPC'ers.

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PuzCPC · 12:20, 04 March 19

Hi,

I would ask something about the Scramble.
Which keys would be best for fire and bombs on the keyboard by default?
Of course, you can also change them in the menu if you want to.

Quote from: ukmarkh on 10:42, 01 March 19
Don't forget the Ghosts 'n Goblins recent project, I'm sure the code was released which shows exactly the scrolling Green Beret would need. It needs to be 128K minimum in order to fit in all the arcade bells and whistles. I would go for Plus only, but that would probably disappoint stock CPC'ers.

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I prefer to play it on a regular Amstrad CPC.
I've never been too excited about CPC +. At that time, Amiga was on the scene.

PuzCPC

VincentGR · 12:47, 04 March 19

Cursors and QAOP are not strangers for CPC users, although this game needs precision so I'll vote for cursors

PuzCPC · 13:06, 04 March 19

I agree cursors are better then qaop for 6128. What about 464, 664?
That's why I can not decide what's better.

What are you suggesting for FIRE and BOMB?

PuzCPC

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