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Title: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: NewsBot on 13:01, 03 March 12
[AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxRDQ2_-wg&feature=youtube_gdata)
3 March 2012, 1:13 pm



My last longplay for this year, Merry christmas folks ! (Odin, 1986) You were searching your grandmother's attic when you discovered an old book. Upon reading it, you become part of the tale that the book tells. The Heartland is now ruled by the warlock Midan, and the people live in misery and fear. But the last chapter of the book is missing, and if the six pages which make up the last chapter are not found, Midan will rule forever. This is a nice exploration game with plenty of shoot-'em-up action as well. You must find the pages, but there are also six dark pages which must be destroyed. When you have found the pages, you can go to the bed and on to the next level. The graphics and sound effects are lovely and make the game enjoyable ![/t][/t]
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Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Gryzor on 15:06, 13 August 12
This looks lovely (and it's 1986, too!). Never played it, wonder if it's any fun...
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: invent on 02:45, 15 July 19
This is a lovely game, really enjoyed watching all the beautifully drawn animations, never completed the game though.
Didn't realise C64 and Spectrum had a version.  In the process of manually ripping the sprites so I can do a conversion of it to Amiga/ST, more of a mockup at this stage.


If anyone knows a quick way of getting the sprites ripped please let me know.  To get all "The Covenant" sprites I grabbed them from the maps of the Speccy and converted to 2:1 pixels :)  that took a while though.



Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Gryzor on 10:31, 15 July 19
Here's an updated link:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okxRDQ2_-wg&feature=youtube_gdata
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: invent on 12:21, 15 July 19
thankyou Gryzor :)


Spend some time today creating the Amiga/Atari pixels.  Prefer the Amstrad colouring out of the 3 systems.  Still very early days but will add the copper backgrounds and water effects/reflection at bottom.


These mockups may only ever be mockups if no coder has any interest and thats ok, its more fun to do and as Amstrad was my first computer I'm quite fond of a few games :)



(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2VZCfJs67Xk/XSxgbeVky3I/AAAAAAAATh0/rEH61-_IYVsCOGLPD9_9kFXxvSGbCcU8gCLcBGAs/s640/Screenshot%2B2019-07-15%2B21.14.53.png)
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Gryzor on 12:33, 15 July 19
Lovely pixel art on the left...
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Targhan on 23:07, 15 July 19
Funny, I played a lot this game as a kid, and I never found the village! Got stuck endlessly in the first part of the game...
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: invent on 23:25, 15 July 19
Hi Targan,  yeah the map layout confused me, im sure my mapping skills would be slightly better now and might even try again.
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Sykobee (Briggsy) on 12:06, 18 July 19
Quote from: Targhan on 23:07, 15 July 19
Funny, I played a lot this game as a kid, and I never found the village! Got stuck endlessly in the first part of the game...


I managed to get to the second level a few times, but it got rather harder.


There was a map published, I think in ACU.
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: invent on 00:00, 19 July 19
Heartland map for Spectrum and Amstrad here: (Not sure if there are any difference but do prefer the real screenshots over drawn) - especially for sprite ripping (did that for "The Covenant")


https://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Heartland (https://maps.speccy.cz/map.php?id=Heartland)


http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Heartland_map.jpg (http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/File:Heartland_map.jpg)


On my search travels found this video [size=78%]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPD9HCFvX8U (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPD9HCFvX8U)[/size]  not Amstrad but I like the idea (pretty cool)





Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: Gryzor on 09:56, 19 July 19
Interesting idea, but it'd be much cooler if the background changed accordingly...
Title: Re: [AMSTRAD CPC] Heartland Longplay
Post by: invent on 11:06, 24 July 19







Here is the final concept for the Amiga version (32 colours + copper effects)

(https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-pJIduKc3WQE/XTgreSRFAiI/AAAAAAAATkg/Uf6QdZG3Q70LNmUxQ4b2XpToqrdBx2MEQCLcBGAs/s640/Screenshot%2B2019-07-24%2B18.06.38.png)
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