[WIP] Dragon's Lair II Time Warp: Amiga Intro Animation - Page 4

Damion · 22 February 2022, 21:02

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Originally Posted by Hache

Shots 1 to 10, color version (with audio):

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1S2h...ew?usp=sharing

Truly amazing work here!

Hache · 24 February 2022, 22:25

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Originally Posted by Damion

Truly amazing work here!

Thanks! Already working on next shot!

First color test.

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amiman99 · 08 June 2022, 00:30

So..., how is the progress so for, I don't see any updates? Vacation?

Hache · 21 July 2022, 04:24

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Originally Posted by amiman99

So..., how is the progress so for, I don't see any updates? Vacation?

Sorry for the delay and thanks for asking!!

Yes!!! I'm Very excited to have finished the intro of Dragon's Lair 2 Amiga version. Now I need a coder who wants to turn this in a executable demo (if possible, of course).
You have followed almost all of the progress from the beginning and I want to thank everyone for the support and feedback.
This was a REALLY hard job, drawing frame by frame in Personal Paint (except for the backgrounds since I only did a clean-up work) but I had a lot of fun doing it!
THIS will be my entry for the Amiga Art Contest 2022.
(Audio added in Premiere for a better experience)

You can watch it here!:

[ Show youtube player ]

Greetings to all!

TCD · 21 July 2022, 04:57

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Originally Posted by Hache

You can watch it here!:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1IYX...ew?usp=sharing

That looks amazing

I can't imagine how long it takes to re-create that frame by frame.

Hache · 21 July 2022, 05:02

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Originally Posted by TCD

That looks amazing

I can't imagine how long it takes to re-create that frame by frame.

Thank you!!! It was a really hard job, but I'm really happy with the results. Hopefully some coder could do a executable demo for this.

amiman99 · 21 July 2022, 06:34

Looks amazing!
How big is the anim file?

Hache · 21 July 2022, 14:05

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Originally Posted by amiman99

Looks amazing!
How big is the anim file?

Thank you!!!
Well, I have two versions: The whole animation in a single .anim file, which size is 9.6Mb (yes, I know it's a lot for the Amiga), but I also have each shot in a .anim file (less weight than 9.6Mb for each one, of course).

Korban · 21 July 2022, 15:09

I dont mean to be a downer, but this wont be feasible as game on an Amiga unless you target ~32MB and above systems.
Dithering to that degree simply doesnt compress much. Only large areas of non dithered areas of images will offer useful compression, and considerable levels of compression are needed.
Looks great, but if you'd like it to be more than a short animation you'll need to redo the graphics.
Again, not trying to be a downer, Im just letting you know so you can take technical restrictions/limitations into account going forward if you want it to be more than the intro.

Konrad · 21 July 2022, 15:17

Its not more than an animation, as it is the original game intro ;-).
Hopefully you find a coder to make it an executable and include it f.ex. to the WHDLoad game installer.

flibble42 · 21 July 2022, 15:19

I think this is just meant to be the intro for the existing Amiga version of the game. So WHDLoad to the rescue i guess.

Ooops sorry, you beat me to it.

Korban · 21 July 2022, 15:38

Ah, sorry, my mistake.
When a coder was mentioned I was thinking the intent was to make a game of it.

Depending on what is wanted could probably get away without needing a coder.
You could just use one of the myriad of tools on Aminet to run animations via command line and write an executable AmigaDOS script with the appropriate arguments.

Hache · 21 July 2022, 15:46

Thank you all for your replies and tips with this!!!
The idea is not to make the whole game, That would be crazy!!! This is just the intro.

As I said in my main post I propose 3 kind of goals for this:

• Low: This will remain as a simple animation to play in an Amiga software such as Personal Paint, etc (without audio).
• Medium: Be able to be reproduced as a Stand-Alone Demo (in this case I would need a coder (I have the audio, Animan made an amiga format for me, thanks!))
• High: WHDLoad version of this intro in order to be played before the original game (or as stand alone WHDLoad Intro)

If a coder wants to do something with this I will follow his requests and if there is something that needs to be redrawn, I will be glad do it!

Lord Aga · 22 July 2022, 15:03

Man, this gets more awesome with every viewing

Incredible job Hache! Props to you!

Evillord68 · 22 July 2022, 16:44

Really good work.

Kang · 22 July 2022, 16:45

Watched it,great job

Hache · 22 July 2022, 17:33

Thank you so much to all for your kind words!! I'm really glad you liked it!! And I'm very happy to have finished this project. Really really appreciated!!! Let's see what the judge think on the Amiga Art contest!!

Indie Rertro News post with Youtube link to the video (Thanks Neil!):

https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/...bQT0ZDGCLjsQck

nikosidis · 23 July 2022, 11:07

Very nice. Looks fantastic.

Hache · 26 July 2022, 16:20

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Originally Posted by nikosidis

Very nice. Looks fantastic.

Thank you!!

arj0n · 26 July 2022, 17:09

Nice job!

22 July 2022, 17:33	#77
Hache Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 257	Thank you so much to all for your kind words!! I'm really glad you liked it!! And I'm very happy to have finished this project. Really really appreciated!!! Let's see what the judge think on the Amiga Art contest!! Indie Rertro News post with Youtube link to the video (Thanks Neil!): https://www.indieretronews.com/2022/...bQT0ZDGCLjsQck Last edited by Hache; 22 July 2022 at 17:50.

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Korban Registered User Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Australia Posts: 188	I dont mean to be a downer, but this wont be feasible as game on an Amiga unless you target ~32MB and above systems. Dithering to that degree simply doesnt compress much. Only large areas of non dithered areas of images will offer useful compression, and considerable levels of compression are needed. Looks great, but if you'd like it to be more than a short animation you'll need to redo the graphics. Again, not trying to be a downer, Im just letting you know so you can take technical restrictions/limitations into account going forward if you want it to be more than the intro.

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Konrad Registered User Join Date: Apr 2002 Location: Germany Age: 43 Posts: 742	Its not more than an animation, as it is the original game intro ;-). Hopefully you find a coder to make it an executable and include it f.ex. to the WHDLoad game installer.

21 July 2022, 15:19	#71
flibble42 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: UK Age: 51 Posts: 282	I think this is just meant to be the intro for the existing Amiga version of the game. So WHDLoad to the rescue i guess. Ooops sorry, you beat me to it.

21 July 2022, 15:38	#72
Korban Registered User Join Date: Dec 2021 Location: Australia Posts: 188	Ah, sorry, my mistake. When a coder was mentioned I was thinking the intent was to make a game of it. Depending on what is wanted could probably get away without needing a coder. You could just use one of the myriad of tools on Aminet to run animations via command line and write an executable AmigaDOS script with the appropriate arguments.

21 July 2022, 15:46	#73
Hache Registered User Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina Posts: 257	Thank you all for your replies and tips with this!!! The idea is not to make the whole game, That would be crazy!!! This is just the intro. As I said in my main post I propose 3 kind of goals for this: • Low: This will remain as a simple animation to play in an Amiga software such as Personal Paint, etc (without audio). • Medium: Be able to be reproduced as a Stand-Alone Demo (in this case I would need a coder (I have the audio, Animan made an amiga format for me, thanks!)) • High: WHDLoad version of this intro in order to be played before the original game (or as stand alone WHDLoad Intro) If a coder wants to do something with this I will follow his requests and if there is something that needs to be redrawn, I will be glad do it!

22 July 2022, 15:03	#74
Lord Aga MI clan prevails Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Belgrade, Serbia Posts: 1,443	Man, this gets more awesome with every viewing Incredible job Hache! Props to you!

22 July 2022, 16:44	#75
Evillord68 Registered User Join Date: May 2021 Location: Euerbach/Germany Posts: 74	Really good work.

22 July 2022, 16:45	#76
Kang Registered User Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: Canada Posts: 11	Watched it,great job

23 July 2022, 11:07	#78
nikosidis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: oslo/norway Posts: 1,607	Very nice. Looks fantastic.

26 July 2022, 17:09	#80
arj0n Registered User Join Date: Jul 2022 Location: NL Posts: 1	Nice job!

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