"Heartland" game - concept

invent · 24 July 2019, 12:06

Hi Everyone,

Every month I'm going to create a concept of an 8-bit game that never made it for the Amiga, The first one is "Heartland". I remember fondly playing this on the Amstrad CPC464.

"Heartland" Amiga Port (Concept only) 32 colours (plus copper background) for ECS and AGA. I have more info on my Patreon site. Don't worry you don't have to sign up... just have to wait a few days for public info to become available, I'm happy with this concept. ?

https://www.patreon.com/KevinSaunders

Dunny · 24 July 2019, 16:16

Good heavens. You better get the music right!

Tigerskunk · 24 July 2019, 16:36

If I may write some criticism...

I think it looks a bit needlessy colourful.

Seeing what other stuff you have done on the Amiga, I think you can do a lot better with the palette, Invent...

Dan · 24 July 2019, 16:58

It looks pretty good, the color choice has an Amiga-Feeling in it.

invent · 25 July 2019, 00:13

Hi Steril707, In some ways I probably agree with you, heavily influenced by the garish Amstrad colour limit (the game I played back before Amiga's). Reducing the saturation and shifting the hues would certainly improve things from the primary/secondary colours. Criticism is always good and appreciated.

Could always be a revision II, but I'd like to do a mockup of possibly C64 "Killerwatt" next

Dunny I'd be very curious how an Amiga version would sound.

Tigerskunk · 25 July 2019, 06:47

Ah, okay. I have never seen the CPC version, to be honest. That explains the bright colours!

I guess my angle here is coming from the very monochrome Spectrum version, so probably I'd seen something more colour reduced as well.

Anyway this is already some very nice work, I am looking forward to what this might become in future...

illegalquantity · 30 January 2022, 16:06

Looks beautiful! But, if this is a 32 color mode, what about the water reflection? Isn't it a 64 color HAM mode instead? Or another trick?

invent · 30 January 2022, 22:31

Hi Illegalquantity, Thankyou, I'm sure the water effect can be done in 32 colours. Some interesting info on the subject here. https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106116

saimon69 · 30 January 2022, 23:31

Quote:

Originally Posted by illegalquantity

Looks beautiful! But, if this is a 32 color mode, what about the water reflection? Isn't it a 64 color HAM mode instead? Or another trick?

Just blitter and copper magic

saimon69 · 30 January 2022, 23:32

For reference here is the c64 version, with a tamer palette - btw i remember this in the spectrum and no clue on what to do (was one of those italian bootleg cassette collections)
[ Show youtube player ]

PerryRhodan · 28 February 2022, 14:59

Looking good.

I've yet to play the original. It reminds me of 'Everyone's a Wally', also on the C64, and another game that didn't come out on the Amiga.

24 July 2019, 12:06	#1
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	"Heartland" game - concept Hi Everyone, Every month I'm going to create a concept of an 8-bit game that never made it for the Amiga, The first one is "Heartland". I remember fondly playing this on the Amstrad CPC464. "Heartland" Amiga Port (Concept only) 32 colours (plus copper background) for ECS and AGA. I have more info on my Patreon site. Don't worry you don't have to sign up... just have to wait a few days for public info to become available, I'm happy with this concept. ? https://www.patreon.com/KevinSaunders

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24 July 2019, 16:16	#2
Dunny Registered User Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Scunthorpe/United Kingdom Posts: 2,007	Good heavens. You better get the music right!

24 July 2019, 16:36	#3
Tigerskunk Inviyya Dude! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Amiga Island Posts: 2,774	If I may write some criticism... I think it looks a bit needlessy colourful. Seeing what other stuff you have done on the Amiga, I think you can do a lot better with the palette, Invent...

24 July 2019, 16:58	#4
Dan Registered User Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Germany Posts: 629	It looks pretty good, the color choice has an Amiga-Feeling in it.

25 July 2019, 00:13	#5
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	Hi Steril707, In some ways I probably agree with you, heavily influenced by the garish Amstrad colour limit (the game I played back before Amiga's). Reducing the saturation and shifting the hues would certainly improve things from the primary/secondary colours. Criticism is always good and appreciated. Could always be a revision II, but I'd like to do a mockup of possibly C64 "Killerwatt" next Dunny I'd be very curious how an Amiga version would sound.

25 July 2019, 06:47	#6
Tigerskunk Inviyya Dude! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Amiga Island Posts: 2,774	Ah, okay. I have never seen the CPC version, to be honest. That explains the bright colours! I guess my angle here is coming from the very monochrome Spectrum version, so probably I'd seen something more colour reduced as well. Anyway this is already some very nice work, I am looking forward to what this might become in future...

30 January 2022, 16:06	#7
illegalquantity Registered User Join Date: Aug 2020 Location: Düsseldorf / Germany Posts: 3	Looks beautiful! But, if this is a 32 color mode, what about the water reflection? Isn't it a 64 color HAM mode instead? Or another trick?

30 January 2022, 22:31	#8
invent pixels Join Date: May 2014 Location: Australia Age: 52 Posts: 476	Hi Illegalquantity, Thankyou, I'm sure the water effect can be done in 32 colours. Some interesting info on the subject here. https://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=106116

30 January 2022, 23:32	#10
saimon69 J.M.D - Bedroom Musician Join Date: Apr 2014 Location: los angeles,ca Posts: 3,529	For reference here is the c64 version, with a tamer palette - btw i remember this in the spectrum and no clue on what to do (was one of those italian bootleg cassette collections) [ Show youtube player ]

28 February 2022, 14:59	#11
PerryRhodan Registered User Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 59	Looking good. I've yet to play the original. It reminds me of 'Everyone's a Wally', also on the C64, and another game that didn't come out on the Amiga.

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