Merry Christmas to anyone (DeathSword 128k release!)

Devilmarkus · 10:30, 24 December 13

Because it's christmas:

Death Sword 128k(Amstrad CPC)

Thanks to TotO, MacDeath, CNGSoft and anyone else who helped me here and there!!!

I hope you enjoy my Barbarian-Overhaul

Available on DSK and also as CPR for Amstrad CPC 6128+ (Or expanded 464+)

I wish you and your families a merry christmas!

Devilmarkus · 10:51, 24 December 13

For the JavaCPC Games website users:

The disk game:
http://cpc.devilmarkus.de/game.php?id=-D-&title=deathsword128

The cartridge game:
http://cpc.devilmarkus.de/gx4000.php

Remember: The cartridge should work on all Amstrad Plus'es with at least 128k ram.

The Disk on all CPC models incl. plus, with at least 128k ram.

MacDeath · 10:59, 24 December 13

Yeah thx to you for this exciting project.

Devilmarkus · 11:00, 24 December 13

Quote from: MacDeath on 10:59, 24 December 13
Yeah thx to you for this exciting project.

I have to thank you for the new lovely sprites!

Devilmarkus · 12:10, 24 December 13

Updated the game cover... For those who already downloaded it

Devilmarkus · 15:23, 24 December 13

Added the raw .BIN file for you, so you can burn your own CPC+ cartridge (If you have an ACID replacement)

Xifos · 20:02, 24 December 13

Nice !
Thanks to all and merry christmas !

TotO · 21:41, 24 December 13

3 CPC games for Christmas: Thank you !!!

TFM · 01:04, 25 December 13

Great!!! Thanks to everyone contributing and Merry X-Mas to all friends of the CPC.

Kris · 09:54, 25 December 13

Very good job !! Thank you to the team involved into this remake

Merry Xmas

Cholo · 19:49, 25 December 13

Awesome thanks

Time to sharpen ye olde sword once again.

MacDeath · 20:28, 25 December 13

To be fair and just, I didn't do "Sprites" actually, more like additional graphical patches.
Also a few suggestions or slight corrections on the backgrounds here and there (but not really big stuff)

TotO did a far more impressive job on the whole palette and backgrounds IMO.
Love what he did on the 2nd level, was the one which needed to be fixed the most.

For the 1st level : the sky, the leafs in the trees, that's a nice job as well.

Good choice to simply skip the Grey into pastel blue too. it gives more coherency on the whole ensemble...
And the more bloody arena of Level4.

To be honnest this games was a bit hard to work with graphically because the enemies' sprites system reduces the number of displayable colours for the Background/screen.

on my part I hope you like Drax (minor edition) and "maria/nna 1.28".
Was quite difficult for me.
First because I went to hospital.
Then because limited palette ans Mode0 on small surface can be tricky.
And really not easy to do nice looking boobs (not sure I managed it actually) or even realistic body shape.

Also nice to see I participated for 2 "X-Mas" releases, (alongside TFM too).

Not that bad for a lazy loudmouth incapable of any coding.
But yeah, not as impressive as those big demos we can see on Amstrads these days.

Still I should grow a bigger white beard (I already have the belly).

ho ho ho !

Devilmarkus · 11:56, 26 December 13

I like the sprites much, you made.

And also TotO did a great job with the background scenes.

kawickboy · 13:01, 26 December 13

the new background scenes with the princess and drax have a spanish feeling to my opinion.

MacDeath · 13:23, 26 December 13

you mean the princess has hairy armpits ?

i think it comes from the spanish data compression, perhaps.

anyway :
English game
German Code
French graphics
Spanish compression

a typical Amstrad day at CPCwiki.

MacDeath · 01:35, 27 December 13

some interesting articles, I guess...

CPCRULEZ &#9733 GAME &#9733 AUTEURS DE JEUX &#9733 ET STEVE BROWN CR&EACUTE;A

also :
The Making Of: Barbarian: The Ultimate Warrior | Features | Edge Online

@Palace Software...

Look at this proud and mighty CPC6128 and those flat cables...what where they using with it ?
Shame they still sticked to humble 464 specs...

Best job Ever, and this is not Steve Job... oh wait, the guy is named Steve...

Funny (or tragical) :

QuoteBut it wasn't just the models that caused problems. The violence was also an issue, especially in Germany, where Palace was dragged through the law courts. "It got banned, then we got the ban reversed," explains Leinfellner. "None of the German lawyers could play the game well enough to do the super slash decapitation move in court, so the judge couldn't see what all the fuss was about. A few weeks later they hired some young kid to play the game in court and then we got banned properly." The game was later released in Germany with its onscreen blood changed from red to green – a fate that awaited many other violently themed games in the future.

Seriously, Germany...
What happened to you in the 80's ?

You used to have a warrior soul before that.

I mean :

QuoteA few weeks later they hired some young kid to play the game in court and then we got banned properly.

Is that a joke ?

In USA they only removed the boobs on the cover, lol...(not sure if better actually)

(sorry German freunder... couldn't resist)

Gryzor · 10:00, 27 December 13

If I were that Steve I would have that photo framed above my bed or something

Btw, "fucking 464"? Tsk, tsk, tsk.

(also, please do remove the remarks about Germany... I know you're just making fun, but others may be offended).

MacDeath · 20:17, 27 December 13

check this video :

Post Edit : that's soooo 80's it brings some retrotears...

TFM · 23:43, 27 December 13

Quote from: kawickboy on 13:01, 26 December 13
the new background scenes with the princess and drax have a spanish feeling to my opinion.

Hörst Du Markus, es kommt ihm Spanisch vor.

TFM · 23:54, 27 December 13

Quote from: MacDeath on 01:35, 27 December 13
Seriously, Germany...
What happened to you in the 80's ?
You used to have a warrior soul before that.

Easy to explain: The German Empire lost WWII, culture and people got wiped. Since that time Germany has no peace contract and its puppet government is ruled by the winners of WWII due to secret contracts. People living there still believe all the propaganda in the news and just don't wake up. That's it I guess.

But back to topic... I really like the Retro Gamer article about the ~~Barbarella~~ Barbarian remake

Puresox · 00:12, 28 December 13

^^^ Arn't we all!

Devilmarkus · 11:15, 28 December 13

Something in Deutsch about the Death Sword "remake":
Retrogaming: Deathsword - Neuauflage des 80er-Jahre Klassikers "Barbarian"

Devilmarkus · 15:03, 28 December 13

Page update for
Death Sword 128k(Amstrad CPC)
so, if you find missing pages, please clear your browser cache...

Grim · 18:00, 01 January 14

Death Sword? Really? Heck this sounds like sissy-wizard-speak! (not to say sissy-xtyfour-ish!)
Barbarian, now that sounded tough and, well, manly!

SPACEBAR+J

MacDeath · 23:18, 01 January 14

http://www.cpc-power.com/index.php?page=detail&num=10382

CPCRULEZ &#9733 AMSTRAD CPC &#9733 GAMESLIST &#9733 DEATH SWORD (c) PALACE

new pages on french sires...

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