Tinyus Open Beta Released (OCS Gradius port) - Page 3

DamienD · 07 February 2021, 15:08

Haven't been on EAB at all this weekend... now I jump on and see this wonderful news

Just downloaded and will have a play

Many thanks pink^abyss, I know it's going to rock before I even try due the high quality of your games

lilwshu · 07 February 2021, 15:40

Runs very nicely on my A2000/1MB chip with 030/50Mhz/64MB fast.

Old_Bob · 07 February 2021, 15:50

Just spent an hour or so playing this and it is absolutely fantastic work by all involved.

In addition to a few bugs that others have already mentioned, I did have an interesting one when I lost a life and was able to select an option powerup just as the death animation was playing through. After that, I had an option blob stuck on the screen permanently, even through the front end and starting another game. I had to reboot to get rid of it. Additionally, the overall rhythm of the levels is just a teensy bit off. It's a very subtle difference that many might not notice but i've been playing this game for 30-odd years (!!) and, for me, it's rather apparent. One other last thing is that the option blobs aren't behaving exactly the same as i'm used to.

All that said, it's an amazing achievement, even in it's current beta state it's making me feel all fuzzy and warm just hearing the anthem playing.

Really looking forward to the final release.

B

DamienD · 07 February 2021, 16:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

Hi everyone,

aBYSs just released the 'Tinyus' open beta. 'Tinyus' is a faithful Amiga OCS port of the Arcade game Gradius.

Code & Audio:
Pink

Gfx:
Fade1

Reverse Engeneering:
Bartman

You can download the beta version here:
http://abyss-online.de/eab/aYs_Tinyus_Beta0.1.adf

Just had quick play; absolutely awesome my friend!!!

Have added into my collection immediately: http://eab.abime.net/showpost.php?p=...postcount=4006

Superman · 07 February 2021, 16:06

Great work releasing this. Tested on a basic A500 1mb setting and it runs extremely well even on that basic setup. Very small slowdowns when lots of action on the screen but that’s to be expected and it really doesn’t effect the gameplay at all.

Awesome job.

KONEY · 07 February 2021, 18:29

Can't belive this is happening for real... thanks for allowing us to experience this alternate timeline in which arcade conversions for Amiga are handled by skilled and dedicated programmers!

nikosidis · 07 February 2021, 18:59

I tried that game on my A600 with Furia and it runs absolutely perfect. No slowdown. You will not believe the quality I see on screen with my Panasonic 21" CRT. That game is just a beauty. So much fun!

jeff b00toNic · 07 February 2021, 20:06

I'm stuck on stage 3, can't find a good way to get past those heads.

Is there a special route to take?

Guess I'm getting old

Retro-Nerd · 07 February 2021, 20:10

A real masterpiece, again. Thanks for porting these classics for us, pink^abyss. Played it on my real A1200, and it's great. What a smooth gaming experience.

AmyMor · 07 February 2021, 22:56

Just tested and wow !! Truly an amazing job, congratulations!
The only drawback: Would it be possible not to start everything from the head at each death? It's something that I find infinitely irritating!

Via dualshock 2 pad and Kipper2k adapter it works perfectly in double fire.

All tested on A-1200 + Vampire1200 in transparent mode without touching anything!

Pollock · 08 February 2021, 02:22

this is my most fave game ever, since i played it in the 80's arcades, thank you.

an AGA version of this would be sweeeeeeeet

MrClump · 08 February 2021, 02:45

I've always loved Gradius and played it most on the GBA, but this is a seriously great version.

turrican3 · 08 February 2021, 03:53

incredible !!!!

pink^abyss · 08 February 2021, 09:25

Quote:

Originally Posted by AmyMor

Just tested and wow !! Truly an amazing job, congratulations!
The only drawback: Would it be possible not to start everything from the head at each death? It's something that I find infinitely irritating!

Via dualshock 2 pad and Kipper2k adapter it works perfectly in double fire.

All tested on A-1200 + Vampire1200 in transparent mode without touching anything!

thanks for the feedback

> Would it be possible not to start everything from the head at each
> death? It's something that I find infinitely irritating!

Each level has 2-4 checkpoints, like in the arcade. You will be reset to them. Is this what you mean?

pink^abyss · 08 February 2021, 09:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro-Nerd

A real masterpiece, again. Thanks for porting these classics for us, pink^abyss. Played it on my real A1200, and it's great. What a smooth gaming experience.

Thanks. A1200 is the best option

nikosidis · 08 February 2021, 09:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

Thanks. A1200 is the best option

It is still very cool that you done it with ECS so everyone can enjoy!
Many have more powerful ECS systems so then it will be as nice as running
the game on A1200.

AmyMor · 08 February 2021, 09:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

thanks for the feedback

> Would it be possible not to start everything from the head at each
> death? It's something that I find infinitely irritating!

Each level has 2-4 checkpoints, like in the arcade. You will be reset to them. Is this what you mean?

In the tests carried out at each death I have always been sent to the beginning of the level with weapons reset ...
For example, if you die at the third level, you can also shut down the game as it becomes impossible to continue without power-ups.

In my opinion the AMIGA version could be smarter in this respect, or maybe donate this as an option!

What do you think?

Solo Kazuki · 08 February 2021, 11:04

Quote:

Originally Posted by nikosidis

Yes, this is how it should be.

+1

You have option to use speedup or not.

zero · 08 February 2021, 11:15

Thank you so much for this. As a coder who used to work with the Amiga I'm really impressed by this, it's really something special!

The stars look like one sprite re-used by the copper, and the effect is really good.

In stage 2 there is a lot of vertical scrolling as well, very impressive as it requires a lot more blitting to keep the scrolling moving, and there is still a lot on screen.

The lasers are very impressive. They are "attached" to the ship so the whole laser is being redrawn as it moves.

There is a lot of collision detection going on as well, would love to know what system is being used for that. Bounding box might be a bit slow for such a large number of objects and there is collision with the background as well as enemies!

The sound is outstanding too, the sounds effects and music are all there and sound great.

Honestly when I saw this I thought maybe it was an 030 and RTG or something, looks more like a PC Engine game.

trydowave · 08 February 2021, 12:37

First tried this on the A600 vampire 2 and it zipped along at an incredible rate so I thought id try it on my stock A1200 expecting to see potential slowdown. I was wrong! Truly impressed with this. No slowdowns that i could see apart from a tiny bit at the start of level 3. This happened when a ton of enemies and bullets were on the screen as well as having full upgraded weapons.

I tried it on my A500 with half meg and it said it didn't have enough memory to run? is there a way to get it to work as im interested to see it even if it runs a little slower? I think even at 25fps this would be the greatest horizontal shooter to grace the Amiga 500.

Well done. Looking forward to the final release.

07 February 2021, 15:50	#43
Old_Bob BiO-sanitation Battalion Join Date: Jun 2017 Location: Scotland Posts: 151	Just spent an hour or so playing this and it is absolutely fantastic work by all involved. In addition to a few bugs that others have already mentioned, I did have an interesting one when I lost a life and was able to select an option powerup just as the death animation was playing through. After that, I had an option blob stuck on the screen permanently, even through the front end and starting another game. I had to reboot to get rid of it. Additionally, the overall rhythm of the levels is just a teensy bit off. It's a very subtle difference that many might not notice but i've been playing this game for 30-odd years (!!) and, for me, it's rather apparent. One other last thing is that the option blobs aren't behaving exactly the same as i'm used to. All that said, it's an amazing achievement, even in it's current beta state it's making me feel all fuzzy and warm just hearing the anthem playing. Really looking forward to the final release. B Last edited by Old_Bob; 07 February 2021 at 19:01.

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07 February 2021, 15:08	#41
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Haven't been on EAB at all this weekend... now I jump on and see this wonderful news Just downloaded and will have a play Many thanks pink^abyss, I know it's going to rock before I even try due the high quality of your games

07 February 2021, 15:40	#42
lilwshu Registered User Join Date: Mar 2020 Location: UK Posts: 243	Runs very nicely on my A2000/1MB chip with 030/50Mhz/64MB fast.

07 February 2021, 16:06	#45
Superman Super Member Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Wakefield Age: 48 Posts: 1,334	Great work releasing this. Tested on a basic A500 1mb setting and it runs extremely well even on that basic setup. Very small slowdowns when lots of action on the screen but that’s to be expected and it really doesn’t effect the gameplay at all. Awesome job.

07 February 2021, 18:29	#46
KONEY OctaMED Music Composer Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Venice - Italy Age: 49 Posts: 666	Can't belive this is happening for real... thanks for allowing us to experience this alternate timeline in which arcade conversions for Amiga are handled by skilled and dedicated programmers!

07 February 2021, 18:59	#47
nikosidis Registered User Join Date: Jan 2020 Location: oslo/norway Posts: 1,607	I tried that game on my A600 with Furia and it runs absolutely perfect. No slowdown. You will not believe the quality I see on screen with my Panasonic 21" CRT. That game is just a beauty. So much fun!

07 February 2021, 20:06	#48
jeff b00toNic Registered User Join Date: Nov 2011 Location: Arnsberg Germany Age: 45 Posts: 192	I'm stuck on stage 3, can't find a good way to get past those heads. Is there a special route to take? Guess I'm getting old

07 February 2021, 20:10	#49
Retro-Nerd Missile Command Champion Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Germany Age: 52 Posts: 12,436	A real masterpiece, again. Thanks for porting these classics for us, pink^abyss. Played it on my real A1200, and it's great. What a smooth gaming experience.

07 February 2021, 22:56	#50
AmyMor Registered User Join Date: Apr 2020 Location: Calvi Risorta Posts: 167	Just tested and wow !! Truly an amazing job, congratulations! The only drawback: Would it be possible not to start everything from the head at each death? It's something that I find infinitely irritating! Via dualshock 2 pad and Kipper2k adapter it works perfectly in double fire. All tested on A-1200 + Vampire1200 in transparent mode without touching anything!

08 February 2021, 02:22	#51
Pollock Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Glasgow Posts: 161	this is my most fave game ever, since i played it in the 80's arcades, thank you. an AGA version of this would be sweeeeeeeet

08 February 2021, 02:45	#52
MrClump Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Torquay Posts: 166	I've always loved Gradius and played it most on the GBA, but this is a seriously great version.

08 February 2021, 03:53	#53
turrican3 Moon 1969 = amiga 1985 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: belgium Age: 48 Posts: 3,913	incredible !!!!

08 February 2021, 11:15	#59
zero Registered User Join Date: Jun 2016 Location: UK Posts: 428	Thank you so much for this. As a coder who used to work with the Amiga I'm really impressed by this, it's really something special! The stars look like one sprite re-used by the copper, and the effect is really good. In stage 2 there is a lot of vertical scrolling as well, very impressive as it requires a lot more blitting to keep the scrolling moving, and there is still a lot on screen. The lasers are very impressive. They are "attached" to the ship so the whole laser is being redrawn as it moves. There is a lot of collision detection going on as well, would love to know what system is being used for that. Bounding box might be a bit slow for such a large number of objects and there is collision with the background as well as enemies! The sound is outstanding too, the sounds effects and music are all there and sound great. Honestly when I saw this I thought maybe it was an 030 and RTG or something, looks more like a PC Engine game.

08 February 2021, 12:37	#60
trydowave Registered User Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: N/A Posts: 873	First tried this on the A600 vampire 2 and it zipped along at an incredible rate so I thought id try it on my stock A1200 expecting to see potential slowdown. I was wrong! Truly impressed with this. No slowdowns that i could see apart from a tiny bit at the start of level 3. This happened when a ton of enemies and bullets were on the screen as well as having full upgraded weapons. I tried it on my A500 with half meg and it said it didn't have enough memory to run? is there a way to get it to work as im interested to see it even if it runs a little slower? I think even at 25fps this would be the greatest horizontal shooter to grace the Amiga 500. Well done. Looking forward to the final release.

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