Nebulus remake

mtb · 29 May 2003, 17:33

I've recently discovered a good Nebulus clone called Tower Toppler, avaible for linux and windows ( open source )

The gfx is not as colorful as the amiga one, it lacks music & it's a bit slow, but it's still worth playing.

The homepage is @ http://toppler.sourceforge.net/.

Drake1009 · 29 May 2003, 19:20

I didn't think there was a problem with Tower toppler back last time I tried it (found link on www.remakes.org if you want to look for other remakes).

of course it can't be the same as the original now can it?

gary · 30 May 2003, 02:31

Thanks for the info. I loved that game (especially on the C64). It's a great example of the innovation of programmers (actually a single programmer in this case) back in the old days

Pity there was no tower designer kit.

Drake1009 · 30 May 2003, 08:28

There is afaik in the remake.

And Roller coaster tycoon was a bedroom coding project as far as I can tell.

haynor666 · 30 May 2003, 16:17

Most of these remakes are simply only conversion without any enchantments.

7-Zark-7 · 30 May 2003, 18:44

Quote:

Originally posted by haynor
Most of these remakes are simply only conversion without any enchantments.

:suspiciou
I certainly hope not-I don't like my computer games to have magical spells on them!!

Sorry! I couldn't resist!!

mtb · 01 June 2003, 11:02

There is a speed option ( it's set to 0, if you change it to 3 it's as fast as the amiga one ).

Music: in the source code there is support for 2 xm files - but there isn't any track of them

. I'll ask the author.

MethodGit · 06 August 2003, 19:29

Wasn't Tower Toppler the American title for the original Nebulus?

Twistin'Ghost · 07 August 2003, 00:06

Quote:

Originally posted by MethodGit
Wasn't Tower Toppler the American title for the original Nebulus?

That is correct.

Tower Toppler

manicx · 07 August 2003, 09:55

Well, it may be another remake but recently I was talking with a guy from the Oric Atmos scene and Yak (Jeff Minter). We agreed that making Nebulus was an achievement back then. We were wontering how the hell they managed to make the tower look so 3D by using assembly. We tried to do a demo in Oric Atmos and we failed.

Of course, something like that is easy today with the 3D APIs that exist for many computer languages.... Still beautiful tho!

Drake1009 · 07 August 2003, 22:31

Yeah it looked great. And many years later they made a lemmings using the same principal as far as i can tell. I can't remember what the name of the game was but when I looked at the back of the package it looked like normal lemmings put around a cylinder.

29 May 2003, 17:33	#1
mtb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Italy Age: 39 Posts: 466	Nebulus remake I've recently discovered a good Nebulus clone called Tower Toppler, avaible for linux and windows ( open source ) The gfx is not as colorful as the amiga one, it lacks music & it's a bit slow, but it's still worth playing. The homepage is @ http://toppler.sourceforge.net/.

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29 May 2003, 19:20	#2
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	I didn't think there was a problem with Tower toppler back last time I tried it (found link on www.remakes.org if you want to look for other remakes). of course it can't be the same as the original now can it?

30 May 2003, 02:31	#3
gary Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Perth, Western Australia Age: 49 Posts: 283	Thanks for the info. I loved that game (especially on the C64). It's a great example of the innovation of programmers (actually a single programmer in this case) back in the old days Pity there was no tower designer kit.

30 May 2003, 08:28	#4
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	There is afaik in the remake. And Roller coaster tycoon was a bedroom coding project as far as I can tell.

30 May 2003, 16:17	#5
haynor666 retro maniac Join Date: May 2002 Location: Tarnobrzeg/Poland Age: 44 Posts: 1,745	Most of these remakes are simply only conversion without any enchantments.

01 June 2003, 11:02	#7
mtb Registered User Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: Italy Age: 39 Posts: 466	There is a speed option ( it's set to 0, if you change it to 3 it's as fast as the amiga one ). Music: in the source code there is support for 2 xm files - but there isn't any track of them . I'll ask the author.

06 August 2003, 19:29	#8
MethodGit Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: The Streets Age: 38 Posts: 2,731	Wasn't Tower Toppler the American title for the original Nebulus?

07 August 2003, 09:55	#10
manicx Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Athens, Greece Posts: 989	Well, it may be another remake but recently I was talking with a guy from the Oric Atmos scene and Yak (Jeff Minter). We agreed that making Nebulus was an achievement back then. We were wontering how the hell they managed to make the tower look so 3D by using assembly. We tried to do a demo in Oric Atmos and we failed. Of course, something like that is easy today with the 3D APIs that exist for many computer languages.... Still beautiful tho!

07 August 2003, 22:31	#11
Drake1009 Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Denmark Posts: 2,284	Yeah it looked great. And many years later they made a lemmings using the same principal as far as i can tell. I can't remember what the name of the game was but when I looked at the back of the package it looked like normal lemmings put around a cylinder.

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