A new retro RPG, written in Assembly for TI-99/4a!!! - Page 2

04 June 2008, 22:38

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Originally Posted by oneshotdead

I'm not really this oldskool, but I love the elegance of this style: minimal GFX, colour, anims - leaving stuff up to the imagination, BUT even moreso if it was "isometricised" (was that a contradiction?), tho' I doubt that would be possible on such a system...

I assume by isometric you mean a quasi-3D appearance, like Ultima 8 and the Avernum games have? In which case, yeah, not really possible on this particular system.

Old computers tend to have color limitations; the TI-99/4a has the advantage of no color limit but sacrifices flexibility at the pixel level by only allowing 2 colors for every 8 pixels horizontally. That makes isometric projection very tricky...

Adamantyr

oneshotdead · 05 June 2008, 01:49

Yes, it is essentially still two-dimensional, the perspective is fixed, there is no vanishing point.

More modern games that use that projection are very rare, but some allow rotation (to see behind walls, instead of just making the wall momentarily transparent.)
It is the best perspective for RPGs and squad-based tacticals, IMO.

I understand that you are limited by the tech specs of your platform, and probably prefer the oldskool top-down anyway.

Good luck with your project. It looks to be of high calibre / quality!

01 December 2009, 23:45

Had to re-create my account... still working on it!

Adamantyr

MagerValp · 02 December 2009, 00:44

But no blog posts, booo!

Leffmann · 02 December 2009, 00:51

Very cool!

08 December 2009, 21:10

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Originally Posted by MagerValp

But no blog posts, booo!

Hey, I just updated this week.

MagerValp · 09 December 2009, 21:08

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Originally Posted by adamantyr

Hey, I just updated this week.

Indeed you did. Been enjoying Fargoal on the iPhone myself, just gotta finish Minimæ first.

09 December 2009, 22:46

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Originally Posted by MagerValp

Indeed you did. Been enjoying Fargoal on the iPhone myself, just gotta finish Minimæ first.

Fargoal is pretty fun, even the vintage version... I definitely want to write a game like it for the TI, my "roguelike" for the platform. But that can wait, ONE project at a time...

I did start up coding again last night, have to write the player interface for combat. That's a big hurdle. Target selection, option selection, logical assignment of tasks... lots to do there.

Adamantyr

MazinKaesar · 11 December 2009, 10:24

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Originally Posted by adamantyr

Fargoal is pretty fun, even the vintage version... [...]

I downloaded the PC version you linked in your blog, it's really funny!

MazinKaesar · 20 February 2021, 22:10

Guys, it was released, finally

https://ultimacodex.com/2021/01/real...been-released/

mkrleza · 10 January 2022, 06:34

Impressive. Though the only TI I ever owned was a pocket calculator. They weren't so popular in my part of the woods.

PerryRhodan · 27 February 2022, 14:48

Interesting Retro gaming website. Thanks for sharing.

01 December 2009, 23:45	#23
adamantyr Posts: n/a	Hi Had to re-create my account... still working on it! Adamantyr

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05 June 2008, 01:49	#22
oneshotdead Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: asteroid belt Posts: 273	Yes, it is essentially still two-dimensional, the perspective is fixed, there is no vanishing point. More modern games that use that projection are very rare, but some allow rotation (to see behind walls, instead of just making the wall momentarily transparent.) It is the best perspective for RPGs and squad-based tacticals, IMO. I understand that you are limited by the tech specs of your platform, and probably prefer the oldskool top-down anyway. Good luck with your project. It looks to be of high calibre / quality!

02 December 2009, 00:44	#24
MagerValp Registered User Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Göteborg / Sweden Posts: 237	But no blog posts, booo!

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mkrleza Registered User Join Date: Jan 2022 Location: Zagreb, Croatia Posts: 57	Impressive. Though the only TI I ever owned was a pocket calculator. They weren't so popular in my part of the woods.

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