Qwaky News!

qwak · 03 December 2008, 19:58

Not sure if this counts or not, it's Amiga related, kinda..

My name is Jamie Woodhouse. I developed a number of Amiga classics, notably Nitro, ATR and Qwak. I've recently developed a PC version of Qwak, very much inspired by the Amiga version.

Anyhoo, if the person reading this deems this to be newsworthy ... I'd be happy to provide more detail.

PC Qwak is here: www.qwak.co.uk

Cheers,
Jamie.

BippyM · 03 December 2008, 20:01

Cool

You do know dlfrsilver is gonna bug you about Nitro's protection don't ya

and I think you should remake Nitro for PC as it is awesome

I'm sure I said this to you on Lemon

Welcome aboard btw.. Stay around if you like

qwak · 03 December 2008, 20:15

Thanks for the welcome bippym.

There's nothing I would love more than to do a modern version of Nitro on PC ... vroom!

Not so sure it would sell though!

It's quite an active board here then?

Cheers,
Jamie.

BippyM · 03 December 2008, 20:21

Yeah this board is very active and there are a lot of peeps here, you should have a look around and check out some old posts etc

If you are easily offended I'd avoid the off-topic sections, but if you are up for a laugh and don't mind the piss being taken a little head on in there

The SPS guys, Toni Wilen (Winuae dev). Old crackers, and some old developers

If you wanna have a go with Nitro I'll definately buy a copy

update the gfx a little bit, but keep the atmosphere

awesome

CodyJarrett · 03 December 2008, 20:21

If you need them, I did some maps for your racing games:

Nitro: http://hol.abime.net/986/gamemap
ATR: http://hol.abime.net/3337/gamemap

The last Nitro map is disappointingly a duplicate of an earlier one, though!

BippyM · 03 December 2008, 20:22

Nitro was better than ATR

stick with that

qwak · 03 December 2008, 20:24

Hahah .. excellent Cody.

I'm guessing you actually hacked the game and re-constructed the game maps from map and tile data? Cos the night-time levels ... look all day-time (you can see them).

Jamie.

qwak · 03 December 2008, 20:34

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

Nitro was better than ATR

stick with that

ATR was a little too hard for most people me thinks!

Is that the general concensus, Nitro better than ATR?

FOL · 03 December 2008, 20:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwak

ATR was a little too hard for most people me thinks!

Is that the general concensus, Nitro better than ATR?

Nitro all the way,

.

BippyM · 03 December 2008, 20:36

I just prefer the atmosphere you managed to create with Nitro, and the night time effect was fantastic at the time

I remember playing with friends and the stallone, Moore and Eastwood characters were cool

It is one of the few games I play today, and I have 3 boxed copies

Shoonay · 03 December 2008, 20:38

Nice, this looks good on'em screenies!

Thanks

CodyJarrett · 03 December 2008, 20:38

Quote:

Originally Posted by qwak

Hahah .. excellent Cody.

I'm guessing you actually hacked the game and re-constructed the game maps from map and tile data? Cos the night-time levels ... look all day-time (you can see them).

Jamie.

Yes, exactly!

It does give a whole new perspective on Amiga games and the overall design that does into each level.

Hungry Horace · 03 December 2008, 20:46

there's some crazy Polish guys who are still obsessed with ATR, even playing it online against each other with winuae-kaillera.

I too prefer Nitro though.

thinlega · 03 December 2008, 20:47

I probably spent more time playing multiplayer Nitro than any other game on the Amiga. I was so into it, I sent some drawings off to psygnosis who very kindly sent the me (an idiot kid) a free poster.

I liked ATR as well but it lacked a non linkup two player mode (probably because it was super quick).

I would pay for a GBA/DS version of nitro or ATR if you are thinking about it?

thinlega · 03 December 2008, 20:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

I remember playing with friends and the stallone, Moore and Eastwood characters were cool

Moore? I always thought it looked more like Steve Davis

BippyM · 03 December 2008, 20:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by thinlega

Moore? I always thought it looked more like Steve Davis

Hahaha definately Moore from his James Bond era

We have Bond, Rambo and Eastwood in one of his many Cowboy characters

Shoonay · 03 December 2008, 21:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hungry Horace

there's some crazy Polish guys who are still obsessed with ATR, even playing it online against each other with winuae-kaillera.

Who? What? Where?

Hungry Horace · 03 December 2008, 21:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5h00n4y

Who? What? Where?

amigaonline.pspuae.com - although they havent been around for a while, you might be able to hunt them down by PM, or using quakenet chat in channels such as #amiga or #sensible

CodyJarrett · 03 December 2008, 21:22

I've added screenshots of the Qwak GBA and Windows conversions to the HOL entry:

http://hol.abime.net/2272/conversionshot

whiteb · 03 December 2008, 21:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by bippym

Cool

You do know dlfrsilver is gonna bug you about Nitro's protection don't ya

and I think you should remake Nitro for PC as it is awesome

I'm sure I said this to you on Lemon

Welcome aboard btw.. Stay around if you like

Do you think he would have indepth knowledge about the protection of the game ?, I would have not thought he would.

Maybe he does. What do I know

03 December 2008, 19:58	#1
qwak Game Developer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 78	Qwaky News! Not sure if this counts or not, it's Amiga related, kinda.. My name is Jamie Woodhouse. I developed a number of Amiga classics, notably Nitro, ATR and Qwak. I've recently developed a PC version of Qwak, very much inspired by the Amiga version. Anyhoo, if the person reading this deems this to be newsworthy ... I'd be happy to provide more detail. PC Qwak is here: www.qwak.co.uk Cheers, Jamie.

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03 December 2008, 20:01	#2
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Cool You do know dlfrsilver is gonna bug you about Nitro's protection don't ya and I think you should remake Nitro for PC as it is awesome I'm sure I said this to you on Lemon Welcome aboard btw.. Stay around if you like

03 December 2008, 20:15	#3
qwak Game Developer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 78	Thanks for the welcome bippym. There's nothing I would love more than to do a modern version of Nitro on PC ... vroom! Not so sure it would sell though! It's quite an active board here then? Cheers, Jamie.

03 December 2008, 20:21	#4
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Yeah this board is very active and there are a lot of peeps here, you should have a look around and check out some old posts etc If you are easily offended I'd avoid the off-topic sections, but if you are up for a laugh and don't mind the piss being taken a little head on in there The SPS guys, Toni Wilen (Winuae dev). Old crackers, and some old developers If you wanna have a go with Nitro I'll definately buy a copy update the gfx a little bit, but keep the atmosphere awesome

03 December 2008, 20:21	#5
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	If you need them, I did some maps for your racing games: Nitro: http://hol.abime.net/986/gamemap ATR: http://hol.abime.net/3337/gamemap The last Nitro map is disappointingly a duplicate of an earlier one, though!

03 December 2008, 20:22	#6
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	Nitro was better than ATR stick with that

03 December 2008, 20:24	#7
qwak Game Developer Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: UK Posts: 78	Hahah .. excellent Cody. I'm guessing you actually hacked the game and re-constructed the game maps from map and tile data? Cos the night-time levels ... look all day-time (you can see them). Jamie.

03 December 2008, 20:36	#10
BippyM Global Moderator Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Derby, UK Age: 48 Posts: 9,355	I just prefer the atmosphere you managed to create with Nitro, and the night time effect was fantastic at the time I remember playing with friends and the stallone, Moore and Eastwood characters were cool It is one of the few games I play today, and I have 3 boxed copies

03 December 2008, 20:38	#11
Shoonay Global Caturator Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Porando Age: 43 Posts: 6,105	Nice, this looks good on'em screenies! Thanks

03 December 2008, 20:46	#13
Hungry Horace Wipe-Out Enthusiast Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: . Age: 43 Posts: 2,538	there's some crazy Polish guys who are still obsessed with ATR, even playing it online against each other with winuae-kaillera. I too prefer Nitro though.

03 December 2008, 20:47	#14
thinlega .:Part-Time Winner:. Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: UK Posts: 531	I probably spent more time playing multiplayer Nitro than any other game on the Amiga. I was so into it, I sent some drawings off to psygnosis who very kindly sent the me (an idiot kid) a free poster. I liked ATR as well but it lacked a non linkup two player mode (probably because it was super quick). I would pay for a GBA/DS version of nitro or ATR if you are thinking about it?

03 December 2008, 21:22	#19
CodyJarrett Global Moderator Join Date: Mar 2001 Location: UK Age: 46 Posts: 6,160	I've added screenshots of the Qwak GBA and Windows conversions to the HOL entry: http://hol.abime.net/2272/conversionshot

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