Opry99er Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 I always love playing Christmas games during the Holidays... Just played my first round of Stay Frosty 2. What an excellent game!!!!! Truly masterful. I have played St. Nick for the last couple years on the TI-99/4A and loved it... But Stay Frosty 2 may have just supplanted it as my favorite Christmas game. Christmas Carol on the INTV is great too. But I gotta tell ya, Stay Frosty 2 has captured some crazy feeling inside me. Props to the programmer and THANK YOU for this excellent game. 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Thank you!It was a much larger undertaking than I expected it to be; though I had a lot of help, which resulted in the game exceeding my wildest expectations. Kudos to them all Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 28, 2015 Author Share Posted November 28, 2015 Seems like a Stay Frosty Christmas marathon high score competition should be in order for this month... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted November 28, 2015 Share Posted November 28, 2015 Stay Frosty 2 is a fun game and is one of my favorite homebrews for the 2600. It is fun, has the perfect difficulty, and will not put down the controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted November 29, 2015 Author Share Posted November 29, 2015 (edited) Im pretty terrible at this game. Level 7 I think... The one where you have to collect tree branches (snowman arms) to move the barriers... The laser floor at the top of the screen. Didnt lose a life til that level, then lost em all there. I will ty again later tonight. Edited November 29, 2015 by Opry99er Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Is there a way to get past the GAS cans on the moving platform level without hitting one? I am starting to think I need to hit the bottom gas can before I start working on the level, because every time I clear the board, I hit that can and it starts all over again... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 (edited) Maybe Nathan should release a walk through video? He was the main play tester and did a lot of level design. Or try this expert playing video (~4:00). Levels 7 is quite easy, once you figured it out. And IMO that's a major part of the fun this game provides. And there are more challenges awaiting you later. Edited December 14, 2015 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 Is there a way to get past the GAS cans on the moving platform level without hitting one? I am starting to think I need to hit the bottom gas can before I start working on the level, because every time I clear the board, I hit that can and it starts all over again... You have the right idea on this board, so keep trying! As far as being able to avoid that gas can, I believe someone mentioned they were able to do that once in another SF2 thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 I am starting to think I need to hit the bottom gas can before I start working on the level That's how the level was designed to be played. I posted various pointers in the SF2 High Score topic, as well as the release topic, such as this tip for level 9. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 14, 2015 Author Share Posted December 14, 2015 Cool!!! Thanks for the help fellas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted December 14, 2015 Share Posted December 14, 2015 sure makes me want to buy this game, plus I love the soundtrack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 It is brilliantly done. The two homebrews I desire most are Stay Frosty2 and Christmas Carol (InTV). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 15, 2015 Author Share Posted December 15, 2015 Got a little further today. Finally got past the GAS can level. Now that I have learned the level mechanics and order of operations, it no longer poses a problem. When I initially started playing this game, I was excited to have a Christmas themed platformer. The more I play it, the more I realize it is as much a puzzle game as it is a platformer. Very nice surprise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Glad you like the puzzles. I like to imagine that was my idea: We need some levels where the player has to solve some kind of puzzle. E.g. he can go different ways, but only one of them works best (especially in higher rounds). But from then on, especially Nathan took over with level (and puzzle) design. Edited December 15, 2015 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 The more I play it, the more I realize it is as much a puzzle game as it is a platformer. Very nice surprise. The puzzle element was always one of our goals for SF2: What I'm thinking is something along the lines of Pitfall II. Not in terms of gameplay, but concept. A vast playfield of individual puzzles (levels) to explore. At any rate, I'd really like to be able to spend a lot more time on the level design, and work to make them more puzzle-like. So the player has to think their way through them, not just mow down fireballs as fast as possible. When I play Stay Frosty I see a really cool concept that wasn't fully realized due to time constraints and lack of play testing (due in part to the number of concurrent games being developed for Stella's Stocking). Specifically a number of levels are quite boring, the difficulty doesn't ramp well and the puzzle element is lacking. The few glimpses of the puzzle element (the level where a specific fireball triggers an elevator, a level where you must be melted to get to a fireball, and another where you must immediately jump over the ice so you can use it later to rebuild yourself) just tease about what could be. Yep - work started on SF2 back in 2008, though it was scrapped and the project was rebooted in 2010 to use the newly developed DPC+. You might find my blog series, The Story of Stay Frosty 2, to be interesting. It's currently on hiatus, I plan to resume it soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 (edited) Too bad, there goes my single moment of creativity. Edited December 15, 2015 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 Too bad, there goes my single moment of creativity. SF2 wouldn't have turned out as well as it did without your contributions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted December 15, 2015 Share Posted December 15, 2015 SF2 wouldn't have turned out as well as it did without your contributions Thanks, but that was mainly technical. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 (edited) I'm training Stay Frosty 2 just to prepare for the special mission - complete all 128 levels without using Level Selector. I'm getting more familiar with this game! If I succeed on completing this game (saving 3 helpers and Santa Claus), I will provide my STAY FROSTY 2 VIDEO TUTORIAL and Statistical Tables (details of ENTIRE gameplay) in this thread. Videos can give an extra advantage for beginners. Thanks to MC CALLISTER for providing clues to enter Level 24, the Second Hidden Bonus Stage. Edited December 17, 2015 by oyamafamily 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 Thanks, but that was mainly technical. Technical is an important aspect to a quality title. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+McCallister Posted December 17, 2015 Share Posted December 17, 2015 I'm training Stay Frosty 2 just to prepare for the special mission - complete all 128 levels without using Level Selector. I'm getting more familiar with this game! If I succeed on completing this game (saving 3 helpers and Santa Claus), I will provide my STAY FROSTY 2 VIDEO TUTORIAL and Statistical Tables (details of ENTIRE gameplay) in this thread. Videos can give an extra advantage for beginners. Thanks to MC CALLISTER for providing clues to enter Level 24, the Second Hidden Bonus Stage. Good luck on finishing this game, Oyama, and have fun in the process! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 17, 2015 Author Share Posted December 17, 2015 Would love to see that video, Oyama! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted December 23, 2015 Share Posted December 23, 2015 (edited) STAY FROSTY 2 COMPLETE GAME! Part 1 of 2 (Best run starts at 0:07:04 mark): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IK1W9S_ZPn4 Part 2 of 2 (at the starting of this part, you will see the message "Paused" just to be honest. I had a break at the moment I saved the second Santa's helper, i.e., after I completed Level 64): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RI_N1VCBvzY STATISTICAL TABLES (details of gameplay) AND SCREENSHOT OF ENDING: MERRY CHRISTMAS! Edited December 23, 2015 by oyamafamily 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Opry99er Posted December 24, 2015 Author Share Posted December 24, 2015 Wow... Masterful!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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