Cosmic Prison Commando

s2325 · 24 December 2008, 15:55

http://www.retroremakes.com/comp2008..._Carnivac1.zip (2.2MB)
S - fire, D - jump
edit config.ini to turn off scanlines

Game have awesome CPC atmosphere and good Turrican-like playability.

TCD · 24 December 2008, 16:14

Cool game

When scanlines are disabled it looks quite nice, but maybe they also release an 'Amiga' version

Nice find ans thanks s2325

s2325 · 24 December 2008, 18:04

screenshots without scanlines: http://cpcgamereviews.com/

s2325 · 24 December 2008, 21:08

on youtube: [ Show youtube player ]

TCD · 24 December 2008, 21:12

Quote:

Originally Posted by s2325

on youtube: [ Show youtube player ]

The scrolling is way better on my PC

Oh and it's not the music of the game they use for the youtube video

s2325 · 24 December 2008, 21:15

Yes, music in game/title screen is ripped from some Amstrad game/demo.

Shoonay · 24 December 2008, 21:16

Looks cool on'em piccies, I'll definitely try that game!

TCD · 24 December 2008, 21:23

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

Looks cool on'em piccies, I'll definitely try that game!

It is

It's really a nice Turrican thingy, which isn't too easy. Just wish they had made it with a slightly better platform in mind...

Shoonay · 24 December 2008, 21:26

Blast those nerds, they'll do anything for a project to work on the lousy old-school shitty piece of hardware...

TCD · 24 December 2008, 21:28

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

Blast those nerds, they'll do anything for a project to work on the lousy old-school shitty piece of hardware...

It's great for CPC game, but you know... CPC... ah come on mate

Shoonay · 24 December 2008, 21:34

The funny thing is, I've got one.
A real live CPC.
An "inheritance" after my old friend who gave it to me cause he had no place to store it.
Have dozens of original games, some real classics... they load for hours and if they work the animation is so "jumpy" and controls unresponsive I can't play it for 2mins...
Plus, I hate it because [ Show youtube player ], while Amiga didn't... now THAT suxx

s2325 · 24 December 2008, 21:44

Unresponsive controls? I don't remember that from emulator. Jumpy - yes, pretty games on screenshots but not in action.

Shoonay · 24 December 2008, 21:49

And I'm talking about the real deal.

Well, OK, so I had a lousy old joystick, but... that's also the CPS's fault they don't have proper joysticks

06 January 2009, 17:53

Hi, I made that buggy unfinished game. Have progressed some more since that demo and readded some features I had broken near the end of the contest deadline and had to remove. The bouncy bullet for example was ridiculously buggy at the time so I took out all bouncy power up items for the demo.

And yeah the youtube video is of an older version and had jerky scrolling because of the camera software used. The current demo uses the music from Glider Rider and Switchblade because I was messed around a bit by the musician I had and I found another but not quite in time for the demo so had to make do with a couple of my favorite old tunes that I felt fit.

Reason it's based on CPC graphics is that the Amstrad CPC 464 was my first computer and I still enjoy games on it to this day either on my real still fully working CPC or portably on the CPC emulator I have on my PSP. I wanted to design some graphics that while sticking to the wide pixel and 16 colors on screen Mode 0 resolution still hopefully looked attractive to some gamers of today. I just wish I had been an adult pixelling in the 8 and 16 bit era of gaming. I've done some phone work but it's just not the same.

I am actually a big fan of the Amiga too though my A1200 has been broken for a long time now though I get less nostalgic joy out of doing Amiga style graphics as I feel I may as well just be making a modern 2D game when doing Amiga sprites. It was Deluxe Paint on the Amiga that really got me into doing pixel art graphics though and the reason I use Pro Motion on my PC (I actually dislike PC's but seems I gotta use them for what I need) is cos it's based on Deluxe Paint so I find it very comfortable to use. Out of my current projects (I say current but it's a bit on hold) the most Amiga like game I've started on is Booze N' Balls which is very much based on the Amiga game Qwak which to me still is the best single screen arcadey platformer game of the Bubble Bobble type. Here's a couple of very old screenshots to get an idea of it. Maybe it's more your type of thing graphically.

I think I put it on hold because I couldn't quite get the 'physics' for kicking the footballs quite right. I'm not a football fan myself (or a drinker, or a smoker, so why the heck I've started on a game involving these things I don't know) so it's a bit tricky for me to get the blend right between what feels right for a football and what's just fun for an arcade game. The pub-goer theme is mainly just cos I was sick of cutesy japanese style stuff in platformers and wanted to see something a bit more... british i guess.

Shoonay · 06 January 2009, 18:04

Hey, hello and welcome to EAB, Carnivac!

Could you make some easy resolution changer menu at the beginning?
Now it kinda ruins the positions and size of almost every window that has to have it's very own part of my precious 64bit Vista's desktop (hey, so I'm a esthetic-freak

)

06 January 2009, 18:06

Unfortunately not at the moment. There's some issues with changing the resolution once the game is loaded which causes the game to crash (I know why it happens I just don't yet have a good solution for it). I'll keep a look out for a good fix for it while working on the game though.

Shoonay · 06 January 2009, 18:10

/me whispers: what about the Amiga version?

24 December 2008, 15:55	#1
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Cosmic Prison Commando http://www.retroremakes.com/comp2008..._Carnivac1.zip (2.2MB) S - fire, D - jump edit config.ini to turn off scanlines Game have awesome CPC atmosphere and good Turrican-like playability.

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24 December 2008, 16:14	#2
TCD HOL/FTP busy bee Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Germany Age: 46 Posts: 31,525	Cool game When scanlines are disabled it looks quite nice, but maybe they also release an 'Amiga' version Nice find ans thanks s2325

24 December 2008, 18:04	#3
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	screenshots without scanlines: http://cpcgamereviews.com/

24 December 2008, 21:08	#4
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	on youtube: [ Show youtube player ]

24 December 2008, 21:15	#6
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Yes, music in game/title screen is ripped from some Amstrad game/demo.

24 December 2008, 21:16	#7
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Looks cool on'em piccies, I'll definitely try that game!

24 December 2008, 21:26	#9
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Blast those nerds, they'll do anything for a project to work on the lousy old-school shitty piece of hardware...

24 December 2008, 21:34	#11
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	The funny thing is, I've got one. A real live CPC. An "inheritance" after my old friend who gave it to me cause he had no place to store it. Have dozens of original games, some real classics... they load for hours and if they work the animation is so "jumpy" and controls unresponsive I can't play it for 2mins... Plus, I hate it because [ Show youtube player ], while Amiga didn't... now THAT suxx

24 December 2008, 21:44	#12
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Unresponsive controls? I don't remember that from emulator. Jumpy - yes, pretty games on screenshots but not in action.

24 December 2008, 21:49	#13
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	And I'm talking about the real deal. Well, OK, so I had a lousy old joystick, but... that's also the CPS's fault they don't have proper joysticks

06 January 2009, 17:53	#14
Carnivac Posts: n/a	Hi, I made that buggy unfinished game. Have progressed some more since that demo and readded some features I had broken near the end of the contest deadline and had to remove. The bouncy bullet for example was ridiculously buggy at the time so I took out all bouncy power up items for the demo. And yeah the youtube video is of an older version and had jerky scrolling because of the camera software used. The current demo uses the music from Glider Rider and Switchblade because I was messed around a bit by the musician I had and I found another but not quite in time for the demo so had to make do with a couple of my favorite old tunes that I felt fit. Reason it's based on CPC graphics is that the Amstrad CPC 464 was my first computer and I still enjoy games on it to this day either on my real still fully working CPC or portably on the CPC emulator I have on my PSP. I wanted to design some graphics that while sticking to the wide pixel and 16 colors on screen Mode 0 resolution still hopefully looked attractive to some gamers of today. I just wish I had been an adult pixelling in the 8 and 16 bit era of gaming. I've done some phone work but it's just not the same. I am actually a big fan of the Amiga too though my A1200 has been broken for a long time now though I get less nostalgic joy out of doing Amiga style graphics as I feel I may as well just be making a modern 2D game when doing Amiga sprites. It was Deluxe Paint on the Amiga that really got me into doing pixel art graphics though and the reason I use Pro Motion on my PC (I actually dislike PC's but seems I gotta use them for what I need) is cos it's based on Deluxe Paint so I find it very comfortable to use. Out of my current projects (I say current but it's a bit on hold) the most Amiga like game I've started on is Booze N' Balls which is very much based on the Amiga game Qwak which to me still is the best single screen arcadey platformer game of the Bubble Bobble type. Here's a couple of very old screenshots to get an idea of it. Maybe it's more your type of thing graphically. I think I put it on hold because I couldn't quite get the 'physics' for kicking the footballs quite right. I'm not a football fan myself (or a drinker, or a smoker, so why the heck I've started on a game involving these things I don't know) so it's a bit tricky for me to get the blend right between what feels right for a football and what's just fun for an arcade game. The pub-goer theme is mainly just cos I was sick of cutesy japanese style stuff in platformers and wanted to see something a bit more... british i guess.

06 January 2009, 18:04	#15
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Hey, hello and welcome to EAB, Carnivac! Could you make some easy resolution changer menu at the beginning? Now it kinda ruins the positions and size of almost every window that has to have it's very own part of my precious 64bit Vista's desktop (hey, so I'm a esthetic-freak )

06 January 2009, 18:06	#16
Carnivac Posts: n/a	Unfortunately not at the moment. There's some issues with changing the resolution once the game is loaded which causes the game to crash (I know why it happens I just don't yet have a good solution for it). I'll keep a look out for a good fix for it while working on the game though.

06 January 2009, 18:10	#17
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	/me whispers: what about the Amiga version?

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