uosipa llamxew Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I think the diamonds look great in that last video! I can see no reason why First Star would reject the game. It's very brilliantly executed. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tremoloman2006 Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 This video shows the "blue" diamonds in action, and also halfway-through, the "extra life" background shimmer effect. Nice job Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 That does look better. Can you try and make a video with the last gfx I posted in there instead? Just for a comparison.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 I just watched both videos. At this time I think the blue-flavored "triangular" diamonds look better than the symmetrical diamonds. I think mainly this is because they stand out quite clearly from the boulders (in both shape and color now) and have a pretty distinctive shape. That's not to say I think anyone should stop trying to improve on them, though. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Wow, wow, wow - Ill def put this on my Xmas 08 shopping list - though, as Andrew and Thomas have indicated that this 'engine TM' can do this and that suggests it could be used for other projcets - Any thoughts on the other projects? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymonster Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thanks for posting that Andrew. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potatohead Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 The blue triangle shaped ones are excellent. I vote for those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 There have been some great homebrews, but I dont think Ive seen a project as exciting as this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Indeed... probably cos it falls in the category of "NFPS?!"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymonster Posted January 28, 2008 Share Posted January 28, 2008 I wondered where this thread had disappeared too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happymonster Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 The diamonds look much better in blue, regardless of the shape. I'm glad I could help contribute in some small way. By the way Andrew, I noticed in this video: That the boulder fall mechanics seem to be a bit wrong in the last part of the clip. They seem to move to the right off of a falling boulder? I thought in the originals they only bounced left or right of a stationary wall, diamond or boulder? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
supercat Posted January 29, 2008 Share Posted January 29, 2008 I just watched both videos. At this time I think the blue-flavored "triangular" diamonds look better than the symmetrical diamonds. I think mainly this is because they stand out quite clearly from the boulders (in both shape and color now) and have a pretty distinctive shape. That's not to say I think anyone should stop trying to improve on them, though. IMHO, the diamonds should "shimmer". I'll discuss in the diary thread how that might be accomplished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted January 30, 2008 Share Posted January 30, 2008 This game is looking so awesome! I still can´t believe that this version is for the 2600!!!! You guys are doing an excellent job on this one!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted February 1, 2008 Author Share Posted February 1, 2008 The diamonds look much better in blue, regardless of the shape. I'm glad I could help contribute in some small way. By the way Andrew, I noticed in this video: That the boulder fall mechanics seem to be a bit wrong in the last part of the clip. They seem to move to the right off of a falling boulder? I thought in the originals they only bounced left or right of a stationary wall, diamond or boulder? Yes, the boulder mechanics are currently a bit odd because the objects are not processed in the same order as in the original. This is a quirk of the techniques I use to get good speed out of the system, and not a permanent issue. There's a missing "sort" that I am currently working on which will fix this problem. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cosmosiss Posted May 15, 2008 Share Posted May 15, 2008 Got any new videos for us? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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