Turrican (128K)

[OneVision]

I noticed that on the CPC version, we cannot throw an energy line while being in "sawblade" mode.
Still, I tend to remember that was possible on Amiga. Can anyone confirm this please?
Looking over the code, it appears the programmer did it on purpose. But removing the blocking instructions doesn't seem to cause any trouble.

Yes I confirm that it's not possible on CPC and possible on Amiga.

[OneVision]

Last contribution for gfx rework, the little logo on the main menu.



I also reworked walkers but unfortunately, we can't replace them easily in the code.

Old Walker


New Walker

[kawickboy]

Very nice, do you plan to change other enemies sprites ?

[OneVision]

Very nice, do you plan to change other enemies sprites ?

Unfortunately it's not as easy as it seems as said to me JMB. 
But there are a lot of sprites which are already good in the game and do not need to be redone IMHO.

[Xyphoe]

When/where can we download this with the new HUD and logo?

Great work everyone!!

[XeNoMoRPH]

When/where can we download this with the new HUD and logo?
Great work everyone!!

I think it hasn't been published yet

[Jean-Marie]

Here is version 2 with some improved graphics thanks to @OneVision. Rejoice!
RUN"TURRICAN" to use the regular controls.
RUN"FIRE1" to use the Space Bar instead of the Return key.
RUN"FIRE2" to use a Joystick with 2 buttons. Press both buttons to launch a grenade.
RUN"FIRE3" if you're the lucky owner of a Joystick with 3 buttons!
Or RUN"CHEAT" to display a small menu allowing you to choose your controls, and turn on the Trainer mode optionally.
ULIFAC users will have to create a Turrican folder on their MicroSD card, and drop the Turrican Files in it.
M4 users should do the same, but it appears to be problematic. If you're a M4 owner and manage to run the game successfully, we are eager to share your knowledge!

[Jean-Marie]

And here is my Excel working file if you're bored 🥱

[Xyphoe]

Here is version 2 with some improved graphics thanks to @OneVision. Rejoice!
RUN"TURRICAN" to use the regular controls.
RUN"FIRE1" to use the Space Bar instead of the Return key.
RUN"FIRE2" to use a Joystick with 2 buttons. Press both buttons to launch a grenade.
RUN"FIRE3" if you're the lucky owner of a Joystick with 3 buttons!
Or RUN"CHEAT" to display a small menu allowing you to choose your controls, and turn on the Trainer mode optionally.
ULIFAC users will have to create a Turrican folder on their MicroSD card, and drop the Turrican Files in it.
M4 users should do the same, but it appears to be problematic. If you're a M4 owner and manage to run the game successfully, we are eager to share your knowledge!

THANK YOU!! Fantastic work!

And I should add, as an additional control on FIRE2 ... the Gyroscope is now Down + 'Fire button 2'
Took me a little working out!

Do you think this is now the 'final' version? In terms of graphics/art/music etc? Apart from minor changes to get it working on various devices / bug fixes?

Cheers!

[Jean-Marie]

Do you think this is now the 'final' version?

Yes, this will be the final version, I'm fed up with Turrican!

[Xyphoe]

Do you think this is now the 'final' version?

Yes, this will be the final version, I'm fed up with Turrican!

Cool! We'll play it as the main game/feature on the Amstream (live stream) this evening then on my YouTube! 

[MiguelSky]

M4 users should do the same, but it appears to be problematic. If you're a M4 owner and manage to run the game successfully, we are eager to share your knowledge!

Tried in my CPCP6128 with M4 and no problems at the moment! 

[jackic]

Here is version 2 with some improved graphics thanks to @OneVision. Rejoice!
RUN"TURRICAN" to use the regular controls.
RUN"FIRE1" to use the Space Bar instead of the Return key.
RUN"FIRE2" to use a Joystick with 2 buttons. Press both buttons to launch a grenade.
RUN"FIRE3" if you're the lucky owner of a Joystick with 3 buttons!
Or RUN"CHEAT" to display a small menu allowing you to choose your controls, and turn on the Trainer mode optionally.
ULIFAC users will have to create a Turrican folder on their MicroSD card, and drop the Turrican Files in it.
M4 users should do the same, but it appears to be problematic. If you're a M4 owner and manage to run the game successfully, we are eager to share your knowledge!

Thanks! I am trying to split the files onto 2 disks
 and even though the full game works, I do no know which files should be present on disk in order to trigger the ending, I must say that, for now, I just cheated my way through all levels (pressing esc to load next level), so maybe this prevents the ending to trigger. Edit: I just tried cheating my way through the official release and get the same results so I will try beating the last level and see what I get. Edit 2: I managed to beat the last level normally and the ending does trigger properly. Again, thanks!

[Jean-Marie]

The Ending sequence is included in the last level, so you'll have to complete the level to see it.
Pressing ESC on that level will crash the game, as you probably noticed, since it tries to load a non-existing next level.
At some point, I'll try to create a version on 2 discs. It's more complicated than it seems.

[Jean-Marie]

Tried in my CPCP6128 with M4 and no problems at the moment! 

Ah! We've got a winner Now it's questioning time.
What's the version of your Firmware (|VERSION) ?
Is your M4 ROM located in ROM slot 6 or 7?
Do you use the so-called "Modified lower ROM for CPC6128" ?

[MiguelSky]

Yes, I've installed the modified lower ROM because I had problems with my motherboar model

[Jean-Marie]

Thanks for your help! So CPC6128 users, you'll need to download the Modified Lower ROM for CPC6128.
There is an Auto-installer available here.
I guess you should also upgrade your firmware to the latest version (2.0.8 ).
According to the documentation, M4 ROM must be in ROM slot 6.

[pollito]

Unfortunately I missed @Xyphoe 's Amstream last night, but I had a quick look today, and this version looks amazing - a great reason for me to start building my 3-button joystick!

Many thanks for all your hard work @Jean-Marie 

[Xyphoe]

Hey! Yea I managed to play through the entire game last night all the way to the end - including the ending sequence (which is great already)!

You can catch up with it the stream as a normal/public YouTube video here - https://www.youtube.com/live/JO3oryZ3to4


There is a bug, which is present in the original game anyway, with the World 4 Stage 1 boss - which you can see watching from the 2:26:30 mark .... if you sit using the laser, when he does a crush attack the programmer implement a 'screen shake' which unfortunately shifts the screen up but doesn't reset it down, moving the player sprite........ and yea - see what happens! I don't know if you can fix that or not? 

[Jean-Marie]

Ouch, yes that's weird. I never experienced that with that boss. Generally, I kill him in a matter of seconds by launching a grenade on the wall. I remembered a time when I saw the player disappeared & reappeared and thought we could live with that. I'll have to look closer into that, not sure if I can resolve it if it's an original bug!

[Jean-Marie]

I can confirm it's an original bug. If you keep using the "death ray" during the boss fight, the screen shaking will act up for some reason. The good news is that it ain't a show-stopper, because you can simply jump to set back the screen position correctly. 
I'll try to tackle it anyway, thanks for reporting it.

[scorp6128+]

I played it until Level 2-2 via M4 Board on my CPC 6128 Plus.
M4 rom is set to the slot 7.
M4 firmware v2.0.8

The game was already pretty good before.
But with the efforts of Jean-Marie supported by OneVision now it is just brilliant.
Thank you so much for one of the best CPC games.

[Mr. DVG]

I have a M4 with a CPC6128, I created the folder "Turrican" with all the files inside and tried to start the game, but it freezes after the initial screen (before loading the first level)!

For emulators other than WinApe (which has PARADOS built in) does this new version of Turrican work elsewhere?

[Jean-Marie]

I have a M4 with a CPC6128, I created the folder "Turrican" with all the files inside and tried to start the game, but it freezes after the initial screen (before loading the first level)!

For emulators other than WinApe (which has PARADOS built in) does this new version of Turrican work elsewhere?

Have you tried using the "Modified lower ROM for CPC6128" ? It solves many problems as far as I understand.
Also, are you using the latest firmware version (2.0.8 )?
Regarding emulators, I tested the game successfully with Caprice64, AmSpirit and ACE-DL.
You just need to copy the PARADOS rom file in the ROM folder of the emulator, and configure ROM slot 7 with Parados.

[Jean-Marie]

I've found an elegant solution to solve the shaking bug in Level 4.1 during the boss fight.
When the boss starts shaking the screen, i turn off the laser ray momentarily.
This makes the fight slightly more difficult, but that's a good thing as it was too easy anyway
So, this is Version 3 I guess.
Remember you can switch to SFX mode by pressing H followed by S !