Journal PromANJ's Journal: Adventure II
So, well, my projects rarely last a week, but this time I decided to start something that realistically can be finished, a fan-sequel to Adventure (1978, Atari 2600, 4k program ROM, 128 bytes RAM for variables, 1,2mhz something processor I think). I'll write it for a 2.5ghz though.
It's a nice little game that has a very straight forward physics system. My idea is to expand the game world and push persistance a little further. All items and monsters in the world should be updated regardles of their position. This will require a grid system that holds linked lists of objects, or I would have to check all objects against each other constantly. I got something like that half finished already.
The graphics will be 240*160, 8*8px tiles, 8 colors or so. However, to push the retro look nearly all map tiles will be flat blocks, and the pixels will be stretched horizontally, so the resolution is actually (240/2)*160, and 4*8px tiles.
I'll try to make the map pretty compact, but full with riddles and rather abstract looking mysterious items. Rather than making the player feel like there's a long road ahead, the game should be pretty short, but offer many different ways to complete it.
Graphics rough, Photoshop 5.5
If you wonder about the elks... I had this idea of a simple but functioning eco system, with grass, grazers and predators. I'm still not sure whether to use free scrolling or static screens. If I go for the more advanced eco system, I'll probably use free scrolling and different map layout.
One way to complete the game is to gather all the dragon skulls after they decayed, and place them at a cemetary. Other ways include collecting the Grail, or all kings crowns, or start up ancient reactors.
The map is just a rough I did for fun and to get a feel of the look. The ingame thing should be 30*20 tiles (not 32*24).
If anyone want to help give me a shout. I'm an artist and not much of a coder.
It's a nice little game that has a very straight forward physics system. My idea is to expand the game world and push persistance a little further. All items and monsters in the world should be updated regardles of their position. This will require a grid system that holds linked lists of objects, or I would have to check all objects against each other constantly. I got something like that half finished already.
The graphics will be 240*160, 8*8px tiles, 8 colors or so. However, to push the retro look nearly all map tiles will be flat blocks, and the pixels will be stretched horizontally, so the resolution is actually (240/2)*160, and 4*8px tiles.
I'll try to make the map pretty compact, but full with riddles and rather abstract looking mysterious items. Rather than making the player feel like there's a long road ahead, the game should be pretty short, but offer many different ways to complete it.
Graphics rough, Photoshop 5.5
If you wonder about the elks... I had this idea of a simple but functioning eco system, with grass, grazers and predators. I'm still not sure whether to use free scrolling or static screens. If I go for the more advanced eco system, I'll probably use free scrolling and different map layout.
One way to complete the game is to gather all the dragon skulls after they decayed, and place them at a cemetary. Other ways include collecting the Grail, or all kings crowns, or start up ancient reactors.
The map is just a rough I did for fun and to get a feel of the look. The ingame thing should be 30*20 tiles (not 32*24).
If anyone want to help give me a shout. I'm an artist and not much of a coder.
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