AnimaInCorpore Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Here's the first beta release of Cho Ren Sha 68k for the Atari Falcon030.Requirements: Atari Falcon030 with 14 MB RAM. Supports: Jaguar Pad/Power Pad. TV/RGB and VGA. Features: DSP assisted sprite engine. Up to 65536 colours. Gameplay recording and replay. Highscore saving. Notes: The first beta does not support accelerated machines. Scrolling will be added later. Sample replay seems to have some problems within the menu. Please note that there's a special binary for the Hatari emulator (older versions) in case you're having display problems.Download it here: Cho Ren Sha 68k for the Atari Falcon030 (Beta 1)Some video impressions: Have fun! Sascha 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Payne Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Awesome!!! Looks ans sounds great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 I hope to get a chance to fire this up on the Falcon this weekend. Looks amazing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 DAMN cool would love to see a jaguar port of this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 DAMN cool would love to see a jaguar port of this Then take all those documents and development tools and other stuff you've been badgering other people for over the last 5 years to improve and make easier and ACTUALLY PRODUCE SOMETHING WITH THEM. Instead of constantly asking for updates and patches and fixes and more things you'll never, every do anything with. BTW - FANTASTIC WORK, Anima. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Hi seems you recovered really fast CJ :-) Verstuurd vanaf mijn HAMMER met Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ggn Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Fantastic work Anima! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 (edited) Hi seems you recovered really fast CJ :-) Verstuurd vanaf mijn HAMMER met Tapatalk No, I just like to use things productivley, instead of hoarding them away to 'be studied' at a never-future date... like some people. More people like Anima, please - who take the time and effort to make things happen. Less people like {I can think of a few names to go here} who just talk shit all the time. Edited July 17, 2015 by CyranoJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 17, 2015 Share Posted July 17, 2015 Really nice to see something new on the Falcon even after all these years! What's the story behind the game, name, etc? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 It was originally an indie shooter made for the Sharp X68000 in Japan. It's a tough, but simple game and was quite popular. I think HCG101 even has an entire page dedicated just to this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted July 18, 2015 Share Posted July 18, 2015 Damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimaInCorpore Posted July 18, 2015 Author Share Posted July 18, 2015 Thanks all. Here's the article NightSprinter mentioned about Cho Ren Sha 68k on HardcoreGaming101. Some interesting development notes from the original author of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParanoidLittleMan Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 I want to see STE version ! Just kidding, of course - but it's always to expect in such cases that someone will come with demand for some other Atari machine like Jaguar. What was here was not really demand. Seems as hardcore sprite-orgy shooter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 19, 2015 Share Posted July 19, 2015 (edited) It's really fun, despite the simplicity and difficulty. The original version had features that the PC port doesn't: such as being able to play it vertically-oriented (like most vertical shooters are). Edited July 19, 2015 by NightSprinter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian1 Posted July 20, 2015 Share Posted July 20, 2015 It's really fun, despite the simplicity and difficulty. The original version had features that the PC port doesn't: such as being able to play it vertically-oriented (like most vertical shooters are). That's an idea. Probably can be done easier now that pretty much all VGA monitors are LCDs that can be rotated to portrait mode. Sascha, what do you think of incorporating this feature in the future? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimaInCorpore Posted July 20, 2015 Author Share Posted July 20, 2015 That's an idea. Probably can be done easier now that pretty much all VGA monitors are LCDs that can be rotated to portrait mode. Sascha, what do you think of incorporating this feature in the future? Well, the problem here is that the screen size is a perfect square (256 x 256 pixels). In fact, the Atari Falcon030 version only shows 256 x 240 due to the Videl limitations. So rotating your monitor would result in (almost) the same display size. However, the TV/RGB video mode uses a slightly wider pixel aspect ratio for a better screen coverage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_november Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Insane! How do you plan on handling the music? .MOD remixes? "Redbook" audio files? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geoanas Posted July 23, 2015 Share Posted July 23, 2015 Awesome port !!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimaInCorpore Posted July 23, 2015 Author Share Posted July 23, 2015 (edited) Insane! How do you plan on handling the music? .MOD remixes? "Redbook" audio files? Sorry but currently there are no plans at all. At first I thought of a solution using the DSP but unfortunately the DSP is quite busy giving the CPU some graphics support. Edited July 23, 2015 by AnimaInCorpore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fletch Posted July 29, 2015 Share Posted July 29, 2015 Just got around to playing this. Very impressive, but i now have a very sore thumb 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
papa_november Posted November 1, 2015 Share Posted November 1, 2015 Sorry but currently there are no plans at all. At first I thought of a solution using the DSP but unfortunately the DSP is quite busy giving the CPU some graphics support. Here's one idea: make it a "CD" game. Just have it cue up the tracks from an attached SCSI CD-ROM drive; the end user can then mix in the audio at the speakers or through the Falcon's audio input (does that work?). You don't even have to use the game's original soundtrack (though I can't imagine why you wouldn't). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 8, 2021 Share Posted June 8, 2021 Awesome game @AnimaInCorpore ! Is it complete? Do you plan to finish it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AnimaInCorpore Posted June 9, 2021 Author Share Posted June 9, 2021 13 hours ago, Philsan said: Awesome game @AnimaInCorpore ! Is it complete? Do you plan to finish it? Thank. Yes, the gameplay itself is complete. The only difference is that the music and scrolling is missing. Actually I still have some ideas how to improve it (scrolling and speed) but as long as the game itself is working fine the priority is quite low. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 11 hours ago, AnimaInCorpore said: Thank. Yes, the gameplay itself is complete. The only difference is that the music and scrolling is missing. Actually I still have some ideas how to improve it (scrolling and speed) but as long as the game itself is working fine the priority is quite low. I hope you'll complete the game, a beautiful showcase of Falcon capabilities. When entering my name in the high score table with normal Atari joystick (not Jaguar gamepad), it happens that a letter is entered two times. If it's not my machine's fault, I think the button should be released and pushed again to enter the same letter again. It would be nice to delete letters in case of errors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calimero Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 12 hours ago, AnimaInCorpore said: Thank. Yes, the gameplay itself is complete. The only difference is that the music and scrolling is missing. Actually I still have some ideas how to improve it (scrolling and speed) but as long as the game itself is working fine the priority is quite low. What happened to the scrolling? You had it and then remove it. Why, what happened? And if I may ask one more question is there any specific problem with music? What kind of original music is? Some kind of FM synth? Thanks for hard work! we really enjoy it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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