What 8 Robot Masters would you like to see in an Atari based Mega Man game?

[Fragmare]

 

Just as the topic asks, what eight robot masters would you like to see in an Atari based Mega Man game (or Mega Man clone). Suggestions also welcome!

Edited December 10, 2018 by Fragmare

[R_Leo_1]

Wow! Absolutely love those screens you made!

[Fragmare]

Wow! Absolutely love those screens you made!

 

Thanks! Your 7800 artwork is pretty awesome as well!

[R_Leo_1]

Thanks a ton! I also really enjoy your music!

[John Stamos Mullet]

This is all just mock-up art, and doesn't actually run anything on a real 7800, right?

[Fragmare]

This is all just mock-up art, and doesn't actually run anything on a real 7800, right?

 

Yea, for now anyway

[John Stamos Mullet]

 

Yea, for now anyway

so how are you creating this? Are you just taking videos and still screenshots from NES games and converting them to the 7800's resolution?

[Fragmare]

so how are you creating this? Are you just taking videos and still screenshots from NES games and converting them to the 7800's resolution?

 

I'm re-drawing all new graphics for it. Some based on already existing Mega Man graphics, some drawn from scratch. Mostly compliant with either 160a or 160b mode.

Edited December 11, 2018 by Fragmare

[Fragmare]

Also, I suppose it's a good thing Missile Man is one of the leading entries, because I've had the sprite frames drawn for months. And my co-horts, Wavetable Guy and Tobikomi, have already created the Missile Man stage music lol...

 

 

Missile Man stage POKEY music: https://instaud.io/328k

Edited December 11, 2018 by Fragmare

[Jinks]

That music is perfect! Perhaps if he is killed there is the missle command game over sounds.

[LambdaCalculus379]

Would something like this be possible on Atari 8-bit as well? A Mega Man game on the Atari computers or the XEGS would be truly awesome!

[Atarifever]

Marble Man would be where it's at. Not so much for the robot design (probably much like Pong Man), but because the level could be so very cool. A M.C. Escher world, where you're often chased by a giant marble, where activating switches tilts enemies or obstacles away or let's you move past by opening new slides. Lots of possibilities for a physics based level.

 

Pong Man and Breakout Man also have some interesting possibilities.

Edited December 15, 2018 by Atarifever

[maxdrive]

Break out man or even pong man when you shoot at them they block your shot and bounce it back

[bikeguychicago]

Charlie Chuck

[Fragmare]

Would something like this be possible on Atari 8-bit as well? A Mega Man game on the Atari computers or the XEGS would be truly awesome!

 

I don't really see why not... If Crownland can be done. The colors would probably need to be reworked and reduced, but, I just don't see something like Mega Man in fat pixels being beyond the 8-bit line's capabilities

 

 

 

Break out man or even pong man when you shoot at them they block your shot and bounce it back

 

All the stages will feature theming and gameplay mechanics reminiscent of the original Atari game their Robot Master is based on. For example, Pong Man *WILL* bounce your own shots back you, Tempest Man will attempt to Superzapper you, Centipede Man makes multiple shadow copies of himself which follow him around and mimic his actions, etc...

 

Here is the Tempest Man stage music so far: https://instaud.io/33HD

[SlidellMan]

While I do know some game programmers on Newgrounds, I don't know if any of them are knowledgeable in 7800 Basic or 6502 Assembly. (I also have another game that combines Mega Man X, Gargoyle's Quest, Robot Ninja Haggleman 3 from Retro Game Challenge, and involves characters that I created back in 2001-2002.)

[+davidcalgary29]

Wheres the Skylar option??

 

I voted for Tiley, the Man From Klax. I cant imagine what (s)he would look like, aside from having a giant hand.

[Machine]

Gravitar Man!

or

Lynx Man!

Edited December 23, 2018 by Machine

[Jinks]

Forget the other systems. 8 bit only.

They are not games anyway.

What is next A/C adapter man? Paddle control man? Joystick dude?

[Fragmare]

Behold, Missile Man's stage!

 

[toiletunes]

Flicker Man

Jittery Paddle Man

Adventure Dragon Man

Ataribox Man

HSW Man (A Yars like boss, Raiders level design, lots of falling pits)

Pokey Man

Wall Wart Man

5200 Man (a giant boss that throws sparks and uses broken controls)

Edited December 29, 2018 by toiletunes

[Fragmare]

Thought I might share some of the 160a sprite frames for the blue bomber himself I've made. The way it was done on the NES is the face, eyes, and pupils were a separate sprite from the rest of the body... thus getting more than 3 colors + transparent for the main sprite. I see no reason why the 7800 should be any different, so I've done the same here.

 

[SlidellMan]

Nice conversion, Fragmare!

[DragonGrafx-16]

Xonox Men which is just 2 robots conjoined at the head...

[Fragmare]

Finished up some frames for Proto Man!

 

 

 

 

I think I'm going to go ahead and finish this project in Game Maker for Windows, so it can appeal to a wider audience. I'll release the assets here on AA after I'm finished. That way, if somebody wants to create this for an actual 7800, they can go nuts. I'm already doing graphics, music, sound, and stage design. I don't have time to learn to code 6502 assembly or 7800 basic.