+atari2600land Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 I made a little YouTube video about the game so far. You can find it right here. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HrEYdauWZtc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 2, 2011 Share Posted August 2, 2011 Just got the VB Kiosk out of storage. This is going to be running on a Kiosk soon! AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 2, 2011 Author Share Posted August 2, 2011 Great! Here's the version you should use: latest Insect Combat build Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted August 3, 2011 Share Posted August 3, 2011 How hard is it to make character sprites on VB? I don't have much for programming skills, but I'm good at pixel art on art programs. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 You can draw anything you want up to 384x224 pixels in like Paint or something, I have a program that converts it to three colors and creates VB-compatible code. Note that I don't want the characters that big, something in the range of 75x75 pixels is how big I want them to be. Also, I have someone else who would want to help, but I'd love to see what you can come up with, maybe I'll use it. The image file type I want is bmp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 3, 2011 Author Share Posted August 3, 2011 Here's a fun fact: I stole the title screen song. It's the first part of "Blues For Newport" by the Dave Brubeck Quartet from the album "Last Set at Newport." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 5, 2011 Author Share Posted August 5, 2011 (edited) A little update. You can now press start to pause the game mid-fight. Pressing select while paused takes you back to the title screen. I was having some difficulty not being able to play the music once the game has been reset, but I think I resolved that issue. I tested it in a FlashBoy, and all seems to be working fine.Download here: Insect Combat page. Edited August 5, 2011 by atari2600land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted August 23, 2011 Author Share Posted August 23, 2011 Name change. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted August 23, 2011 Share Posted August 23, 2011 I like it! -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 9, 2011 Author Share Posted October 9, 2011 Hi, after a two-month or so hiatus, I'm back working on this again. It was simply a case of burning out my brain so much I didn't want to work on it any more, so I just took a break from it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted October 10, 2011 Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sometimes it's good to power through, and sometimes it's good to take a break. What are you working on for it specifically? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted October 10, 2011 Author Share Posted October 10, 2011 Sometimes it's good to power through, and sometimes it's good to take a break. What are you working on for it specifically? Read this blog entry for what I plan to do with the game: http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/168/entry-8624-insecticide-is-back/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted November 8, 2011 Author Share Posted November 8, 2011 Updated the website for this game and added a new ROM so you can see what I've been up to: http://www.atari2600...m/aegis/ic.html Works in Mednafen as well as a real VB tested with a FlashBoy. Here is a picture of Gi-Ant. All the fighters, including this one, will be designed by "morintari" of the PVB forums. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted November 8, 2011 Share Posted November 8, 2011 Hey if you want someone to do voice over work, I'm in. AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted November 12, 2011 Author Share Posted November 12, 2011 Hi, unfortunately the only way to do voice on the VB (at least for now) is to pause the game action, insert the voice, and then resume. So if I wanted a voice in, it would have to be something like in Galactic Pinball. Maybe a high-pitched, almost Chipmunk sounding voice saying "Insecticide!" when you press Start would be cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted December 22, 2011 Author Share Posted December 22, 2011 Since ants are black, I'm deciding whether or not to make him black in the game, too. And, judging from my avatar, I should put a zyzzyva in the game too! He'd be almost a perfect fit for the Virtual Boy since he's mostly red and black! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted December 27, 2011 Author Share Posted December 27, 2011 New version up. You can get it here: http://www.atari2600land.com/aegis/ic Note: If you don't pick Gi-Ant as both the fighter and the opponent, things may not work correctly. This is because Gi-Ant is the only fighter programmed in so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 1, 2012 Author Share Posted January 1, 2012 (edited) Changed the title screen a little bit. What do you think? Edited January 1, 2012 by atari2600land Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted January 1, 2012 Share Posted January 1, 2012 This is looking better and better. I don't have a VB emulator or flashcart (I'm guessing a lot of folks here don't), so attaching pix/vids in my opinion is the best way to show off what you've done. There's a lot of promise here-- keep it up! -John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 I made the Insecticide logo in 3D as well as made the background more in the back and the foreground more in the front. From these pictures you can't really see the 3D-ness I've (tried to?) put in the game, so your best bet to see this in all its glory is a FlashBoy since Mednafen doesn't have oscillating mirrors and the stuff that creates the 3D effect like the Virtual Boy. Please download the game so far here and tell me what you think of the 3D effect. http://www.atari2600land.com/aegis/ic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eddhead Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Wow, can't believe this slipped under my radar! Keep up the good work, looking forward to the finished game!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 15, 2012 Author Share Posted January 15, 2012 Hi again, here's a little update. For those of you who have an emulator and/or FlashBoy, you can get the latest ROM here: http://www.atari2600land.com/aegis/ic.html For those who don't, here's a picture of what I have so far: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted January 30, 2012 Author Share Posted January 30, 2012 Hi, right now, I've changed the music in the beehive (which will be Rumblebee's home arena) to "Flight of the Bumblebee," which I found fitting. And I've also got the backgrounds to scroll like I wanted them to (the background scrolling independently from the foreground.) Link to ROM & code is in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 5, 2012 Author Share Posted February 5, 2012 I changed the speed of the characters walking and jumping. I felt that it was going way too slow. Link to ROM and code in my signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted April 9, 2012 Author Share Posted April 9, 2012 I forgot to tell you, the jumping animation for Gi-Ant is now in the game. http://www.atari2600land.com/banana/ic.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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