Fantastic looking recent C64 RPG

Fred the Fop · 17 January 2008, 07:03

I wonder if anyone at EAB has purchased games from this company that specializes in keeping C64 gaming alive.

http://www.protovision-online.de/games/newcomer.htm

The game here looks amazing.

blade002 · 17 January 2008, 13:10

Holy Shit Fred, that looks incredible !!! Those are some of the best ever hand drawn graphics i have seen on the C64 ( besides the Art competition for the 64 at Breakpoint, although these images are probably even excel those!! ).

I love the story to it too.

I will definately be getting a hold of this game ASAP !!.

Thanks for the link

seuden · 17 January 2008, 13:16

Wow, that looks awesome, i thought Elvira - MOTD was good graphics on the CPC, which it is, but wow.

coze · 17 January 2008, 13:24

I've seen that game before ... it is indeed awesome. I wonder if it runs on a standard c64 ? I just can't make myself believe

paranoid · 17 January 2008, 16:10

A couple screens remind me of a space movie demo with music by Ben Daglish. Very effective use of color. And 14 disk sides and that feature list... Wow, surely was a lot of work.

Retro-Nerd · 17 January 2008, 17:03

It works on a standard C64.. but not this one:

http://www.protovision-online.de/md/d/enemies.htm

[ Show youtube player ]

Marcuz · 17 January 2008, 18:34

i remember having tryed the intro of newcomer;
having never owned a C64, i'm a bit at loss on its use and of emulators too, but if games with this same graphic gameplay and sound would come for windows, i would consider them more than recent games.

Hungry Horace · 17 January 2008, 19:00

very nice.

a lot of brown - but that's to be expected on a c64....

Retro-Nerd · 17 January 2008, 19:15

@Fred

Have you tried the C64 Pinball Dreams Beta? Looks and plays awesome, i hope Werner van Loo (I know, cool surename!!!) complete it someday.

http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Pinball_Dreams_C64

Dizzy · 17 January 2008, 19:29

Quote:

Originally Posted by Fred the Duck

I wonder if anyone at EAB has purchased games from this company that specializes in keeping C64 gaming alive.

http://www.protovision-online.de/games/newcomer.htm

The game here looks amazing.

I thought you didn't like rpg

JDunlap · 18 January 2008, 05:50

Very nice looking!

Unfortunately, it only seems to be available in PAL.

andreas · 18 January 2008, 15:09

Even though the game is called New*comer*, this is no breaking new*s*

This RPG is around since about 2002.

But as we are on an Amiga forum, I think it is allowed to be some time behind

merman · 22 March 2008, 13:45

Yeah, Newcomer is very good (and so is Elvira Mistress of the Dark - amazing how they crammed that into the C64).

Mick_AKA · 23 March 2008, 12:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

It works on a standard C64.. but not this one:

http://www.protovision-online.de/md/d/enemies.htm

[ Show youtube player ]

I think I just came in my pants

Anubis · 24 March 2008, 16:44

I've read about Newcomer in Retrogamer.

Retro-Nerd · 22 November 2010, 17:17

Ultimate Newcomer is coming soon. Interesting improvements for emulator users too. It's DonationWare like Enhanced Newcomer.

Quote:

Features:

180+ characters you can interact with, each with his/her own portrait graphic
10+ people who may join you, to make a team of up to 6 members
...or try it on your own, in the extra challenging Solo game mode...
50+ different areas to explore, created with 30+ different graphic sets
100+ cutscenes/situational graphics in-game, that make you feel like you are there
180,000+ words of ingame text, mostly interactive conversations
No random encounters
Thousands of puzzles and situations to encounter and solve
Complex, non-linear gameplay with multiple levels of endings
Months or weeks of immersive gaming until you "complete" the game...
...but there will still be a thousand situations, resolutions and encounters you have not seen yet, and 2 more game modes to complete!
Animated intro and outro sequences
Game controls changed for more comfort for emulator users on PC/Mac keyboards
VICE fully supported, extensively tested, no virtual floppy disk swapping, works like a native PC / Mac / Linux game
Much faster disk I/O in the 1541 version, compared to classic or Enhanced Newcomer
Less floppy disk swapping needed – optimized data layout, area sorting and duplication for all multiple floppy disk versions
1541 version: 11* floppy disk sides
1581 version: 3* DD floppy disks
CMD FD2000 version: 2* HD floppy disks
CMD FD4000 version: a single ED floppy disk – zero disk swapping
IDE64 version: 2 MB installed, "instant I/O", playing from HDD / CD / DVD / CF / remote filesystem (ethernet, USB, or User Port PCLink, via ideserv – IDE DOS v0.91 or newer required for this feature) supported, different data and save devices supported
PAL and NTSC Commodore 64/64C/128/128D/128DCr systems auto-detected and supported
6581 and 8580 SID chips auto-detected and supported
C128 2MHz CPU mode auto-detected and supported – much faster unpacking for all storage devices
SuperCPU 20MHz mode auto-detected and supported – instant unpacking for all storage devices

20 years in the making, there has never been anything comparable for the C64.

LINK

StarEye · 23 November 2010, 00:30

I wish the Amiga had things like this...

Exile · 23 November 2010, 01:22

Yep very cool game, still have 2 copies lying around.

Anyone interseted in buying the 'old' enhanced version from protovision (disk only)?

And about werner's pinball game, the snagg is time. yes i know the guy. spoke with him on x2010 again.

pantheman · 23 November 2010, 17:55

That sure looks cool!!!

khph_re · 24 November 2010, 01:38

Looks awsome! hope it runs in magic64.

In a similar vain, this looks cool for the amstrad CPC (and we have emulators for that as well)

http://orion.cpcscene.com/

[ Show youtube player ]

17 January 2008, 07:03	#1
Fred the Fop flaming faggot Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Versailles Age: 55 Posts: 2,808	Fantastic looking recent C64 RPG I wonder if anyone at EAB has purchased games from this company that specializes in keeping C64 gaming alive. http://www.protovision-online.de/games/newcomer.htm The game here looks amazing.

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pantheman Registered User Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: UK, London Posts: 16	Excellent That sure looks cool!!!

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17 January 2008, 13:10	#2
blade002 Zone Friend Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Age: 50 Posts: 2,616	Holy Shit Fred, that looks incredible !!! Those are some of the best ever hand drawn graphics i have seen on the C64 ( besides the Art competition for the 64 at Breakpoint, although these images are probably even excel those!! ). I love the story to it too. I will definately be getting a hold of this game ASAP !!. Thanks for the link

17 January 2008, 13:16	#3
seuden uber cool demi god Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Kent/England Posts: 2,073	Wow, that looks awesome, i thought Elvira - MOTD was good graphics on the CPC, which it is, but wow.

17 January 2008, 13:24	#4
coze hastala vista winny vista Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: mt fuji Age: 46 Posts: 1,335	I've seen that game before ... it is indeed awesome. I wonder if it runs on a standard c64 ? I just can't make myself believe

17 January 2008, 16:10	#5
paranoid Phone Zen Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Banned Age: 52 Posts: 234	A couple screens remind me of a space movie demo with music by Ben Daglish. Very effective use of color. And 14 disk sides and that feature list... Wow, surely was a lot of work.

17 January 2008, 17:03	#6
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	It works on a standard C64.. but not this one: http://www.protovision-online.de/md/d/enemies.htm [ Show youtube player ]

17 January 2008, 18:34	#7
Marcuz Registered User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: . Age: 48 Posts: 5,562	i remember having tryed the intro of newcomer; having never owned a C64, i'm a bit at loss on its use and of emulators too, but if games with this same graphic gameplay and sound would come for windows, i would consider them more than recent games.

17 January 2008, 19:00	#8
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	very nice. a lot of brown - but that's to be expected on a c64....

17 January 2008, 19:15	#9
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,435	@Fred Have you tried the C64 Pinball Dreams Beta? Looks and plays awesome, i hope Werner van Loo (I know, cool surename!!!) complete it someday. http://www.c64-wiki.de/index.php/Pinball_Dreams_C64

18 January 2008, 05:50	#11
JDunlap Registered User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: USA Age: 50 Posts: 85	Very nice looking! Unfortunately, it only seems to be available in PAL.

18 January 2008, 15:09	#12
andreas Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Germany Age: 50 Posts: 5,857	Even though the game is called Newcomer, this is no breaking news This RPG is around since about 2002. But as we are on an Amiga forum, I think it is allowed to be some time behind

22 March 2008, 13:45	#13
merman Registered User Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Skegness, England Posts: 66	Yeah, Newcomer is very good (and so is Elvira Mistress of the Dark - amazing how they crammed that into the C64).

24 March 2008, 16:44	#15
Anubis Retro Gamer Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Underworld Age: 51 Posts: 4,058	I've read about Newcomer in Retrogamer.

23 November 2010, 00:30	#17
StarEye Zone Friend Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Norway Age: 46 Posts: 987	I wish the Amiga had things like this...

23 November 2010, 01:22	#18
Exile Registered User Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: The Netherlands Age: 49 Posts: 116	Yep very cool game, still have 2 copies lying around. Anyone interseted in buying the 'old' enhanced version from protovision (disk only)? And about werner's pinball game, the snagg is time. yes i know the guy. spoke with him on x2010 again.

24 November 2010, 01:38	#20
khph_re Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Northampton/UK Posts: 524	Looks awsome! hope it runs in magic64. In a similar vain, this looks cool for the amstrad CPC (and we have emulators for that as well) http://orion.cpcscene.com/ [ Show youtube player ]

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