New game - Ooze: The Escape!

[Haplo]

Hi all,

As you might already know, Andy Johns and I had a while ago joined forces to bring his excellent Spectrum game Ooze: The Escape to Commodore 64. We are very excited to announce that we have now also ported it to Amiga!

Get it from: https://h4plo.itch.io/ooze



The C64 version was already vastly improved compared to the ZX Spectrum, and the Amiga version will be adding even more enhancements, such as:

• Improved graphics, sprites, animations and sound effects

• A much bigger map (almost double the size)

• Two more keys to collect

• New enemies and hazards

Press "S" during the game to switch between music and sound effects.

There was a lot of stuff we couldn't do on C64 due to the platform limitations which we were able to include in the Amiga port.



Help Ooze navigate through various corridors and laboratories, using its gravity-reversing powers to overcome obstacles and avoid the robotic guards in an attempt to escape from this dangerous subterranean complex.



Collect keys and insert them in the computer terminal to disable the force-field and gain access to further areas.

Can you escape?



Credits:

• Code: Ali Pouladi (Haplo) https://h4plo.itch.io/

• Concept and graphics: Andy Johns https://vwguy16.itch.io/

Note: Some older versions of WinUAE (such as 4.9.x) seem to emulate sprite-background collision detection incorrectly. If you experience any issues please upgrade your emulator.

This was a lot of hard work and a true labour of love. We hope you will enjoy playing Ooze: The Escape!

[lesta_smsc]

This appears very well made. Graphics are great and music nicely follows the smooth gameplay.

Well done to you both on creating this! You might want to consider releasing as a box set for C64 and Amiga...

[DisasterIncarna]

looks great, i'll be giving this a try later, someone will probably have a youtube vid up in mere moments for the usual preview.

[acidbottle]

Is nice when something appears out of the blue!

Looks fantastic, will give it a go later

[ransom1122]

Very good game, made a longplay as well

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[AmyMor]

Easily one of the best Puzzle-Platforms you can now play for AMIGA, in my opinion superior even to the much vaunted WORTHY. Compelling and challenging, but not in an unfair way. HAPLO now only CAIM remains to be ported to AMIGA.

[Superman]

This looks fantastic so I will definitely give it a go.

[lesta_smsc]

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Very good game, made a longplay as well

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Already!? How many times did you play it, it seems like you know the levels very well!

[ransom1122]

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

Already!? How many times did you play it, it seems like you know the levels very well!

I used save states and used part of the c64 longplay. Amiga version has an extra 2 keys. So it makes it a touch longer..

I also really liked the music in the game. Even though it loops it kept me entertained. It's a pitty In the title screen it's credited as unknown music composers.

[Nobby_UK]

Too hard for me

[Neil79]

Originally Posted by Nobby_UK

Too hard for me

That's what she said........

[malko]

Originally Posted by Haplo

[...] Note: Some older versions of WinUAE (such as 4.9.x) seem to emulate sprite-background collision detection incorrectly. If you experience any issues please upgrade your emulator. [...]

I confirm the game cannot be played correctly with WinUAE 4.9.0 as you cannot get anything while moving over .

[A500]

Already an Amiga version? You're too fast, I'm only halfway through the excellent C64 conversion!

[nikosidis]

Totally love the game and completed it on Speccy. Great with bigger map. Looking forward to play this version

[malko]

I have to report an issue : if during the game you turn off the music by either pressing "s" or "m" after some moves, ooze (and the game in general) start to crawl (big FPS drop). If you turn on the music again, everything return to normal speed (Using WinUAE 5.0.0.0 x86).
It is like if you have a loop that is linked to the music player ?

[TCD]

HOL entry: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/ooze-the-escape

[Haplo]

Thank you everyone, I'm glad you liked the game!

Originally Posted by TCD

HOL entry: https://amiga.abime.net/games/view/ooze-the-rescue

Thanks!! The link says "rescue" instead of "escape". Does it matter?

Originally Posted by ransom1122

Very good game, made a longplay as well

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Good one. I noticed you didn't find the secret room. Did you find it afterwards?

Originally Posted by lesta_smsc

This appears very well made. Graphics are great and music nicely follows the smooth gameplay.

Well done to you both on creating this! You might want to consider releasing as a box set for C64 and Amiga...

Yes, if all goes well we're planning box releases of the Speccy, C64 and Amiga.

Originally Posted by malko

I have to report an issue : if during the game you turn off the music by either pressing "s" or "m" after some moves, ooze (and the game in general) start to crawl (big FPS drop). If you turn on the music again, everything return to normal speed (Using WinUAE 5.0.0.0 x86).
It is like if you have a loop that is linked to the music player ?

Can you show me (private message is OK too) a screenshot of "Settings->Hardware->CPU and FPU" ? I wonder if your emulator is trying to emulate too fast and runs out of juice while playing the samples.

[TCD]

Originally Posted by Haplo

Thanks!! The link says "rescue" instead of "escape". Does it matter?

I've fixed the url and edited my post. Never create new entries on Monday morning

[mailman]

Great, cute little game. Amazing work.

[outsiderz]

looks nice, will try in the next days