Deep Zone

[Jess Ragan]

That music... it's from the NES version of Gyruss, isn't it?

 

Looks pretty good (and sounds better still), by the way. I wouldn't call it Gorf, though... doesn't seem to have anything in common with it.

[artrag]

In windows 10 video recording works with F8 + A !

 

 

Thanks a lot

[+nanochess]

In windows 10 video recording works with F8 + A !

 

 

Thanks a lot

 

I've put it in the Intellivision Homebrew group in FB

[TrekMD]

That looks really cool!

[artrag]

Cleaner presentation and some tuning in the title screen.

Press 0 in the title screen for the sfx menu.

Ecs supported for better speech.

Bosses still missing.

Edited February 10, 2018 by artrag

[artrag]

New files in the first post:

Improved music when ECS is present

In game speech using the PSG (and the ECS if present)

[artrag]

Small additions to the title screen and to the boss mode

[+DZ-Jay]

In windows 10 video recording works with F8 + A !

 

 

Thanks a lot

 

The voice sounds like it could be really cool, but unfortunately it's unintelligible. Perhaps there should be some cue on the screen to hint the brain as to what it says...

 

I just played a round with the latest ROM. Here's some feedback:

• The title screen music is very exciting and cool, but it seems sort of orthogonal to the sci-fi theme.
• I like the 3-D look of the title screen, but perhaps the letters could use a bit more detail.
• The background music is much too loud during game-play, overpowering all other sounds, and making it a bit distracting. It is also, in my opinion, a bit too shrill. I don't recall if nanochess added to IntyBASIC the ability to control the tracker volume, but I'm sure it can be done manually with a POKE.
• I can't really understand the voice that plays at the beginning. I know it's technically impressive that it talks at all using just the PSG, but perhaps there should be some text on the screen to cue in the player's mind what it says. I can tell it is a female voice, which is very cool, I just can't understand it.
• Most sound effects are great classic sounds -- except the player's shot, which is a bit dull.
• When I die, the game goes straight to the title screen right after playing the Game-Over jingle. It should at least wait for a key/disc press before returning, to give the player some room to breath and review his score.
• The title screen accepts most key presses to start the game, except the more traditional disc and action buttons. Most people are used to starting a game by pressing these.
• At times, the music tracker goes silent for a note or two before continuing, making it sound a bit like a "stutter." I do not know if this is an artefact of emulation.

That's it for now. Cool work!

 

-dZ.

[artrag]

Small update in the first post.

Dz, your comments are on the stack on the to do things

[+nanochess]

[*]The background music is much too loud during game-play, overpowering all other sounds, and making it a bit distracting. It is also, in my opinion, a bit too shrill. I don't recall if nanochess added to IntyBASIC the ability to control the tracker volume, but I'm sure it can be done manually with a POKE.

 

 

There's PLAY VOLUME for it.

 

No POKE needed in IntyBASIC since v0.9

[artrag]

Now the end boss can cast bullets but you cannot kill it. Press enter to skip the boss phase.

Edited February 24, 2018 by artrag

[artrag]

PSG log player for intro music

[+nanochess]

PSG log player for intro music

 

Sounds really good!

[+DZ-Jay]

PSG log player for intro music

 

The music in the title screen sounds great! The tune fits perfectly with the theme.

 

If I may make a suggestion, it's to add a second movement to it after repeating the hook a few measures, just to make it more interesting.

 

-dZ.