+Muddyfunster Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Rather than make a bunch of threads for the stuff I've been working on the the 7800, I thought it might be easier to just centralise them here. I'll add any new stuff here too. Much of the stuff I will share is created for my own amusement or learning and may or may not end up as a game! (be warned!) I've been doing a lot of experimenting with 7800Basic these last few weeks (Big thanks to @RevEng @mksmithand the guys who've helped and advised). I've started a few little projects, some are just experiments like Sonic Runner, some are much more complete like Danger Zone and some are shaping up nicely as I learn more, like Project Exo. I find having a bunch of projects means I don't get bored if I hit a roadblock like I did recently with Exo and getting stuck on walls etc., I can just do something else interesting until I figure it out . Anyway, here is a bit of an update on them all, when things get a bit more along, I'll post some roms for testing and feedback. Comments, suggestions & feedback always appreciated, (as are volunteers to do some tunes - I truly suck at music and SFX!) : Older Doodles : Lemmings Squidginator Doodle - Chaos Engine ST Characters Doodle - Ikari Warriors & Gods SoTB Title SoTB Tech Demo 29 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 My jaw was wide open for most of the video. I would have been impressed by any one of those WIPs, but just floored by the group of them. It's such a good time to be a 7800 homebrew fan. ? Thanks for the mention! 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raz0red Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Wow, those look fantastic! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phattyboombatty Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Super impressive work all around. Insta-buy once they are published! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted May 13, 2020 Share Posted May 13, 2020 Looks great Muddy! Love the scrolling stuff - really impressive how you've picked it up so quickly. Project Exo looking good too - the 7800 lends itself really well to flick screen games and a cybernoid type game is always welcome! Looking forward to following your progress on the 7800! Very kind for the shout-out too! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 It looks like the 7800 is a good platform for your impressive graphical talents. I'm quite excited to see how these develop! I particularly like the idea of the enhanced Combat using the same "formula". One can imagine it being a 7800 pack-in game in an alternate universe. ? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Never thought I would say, I'm excited to see 7800 games being developed that look Muddy. Impressive stuff! In case you haven't seen the video, and you've read this far...no one has mentioned... TRACK & FIELD It's a part of the MuddyVision development (Now go watch the video if you haven't). Did I mention, impressive stuff? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 (edited) Wow!! Track and Field and Project Exo I would love to be able to play those games!! Please continue to develop for the 7800! Like others have said it is a knockout seeing this video! Great work!! ? Edited May 14, 2020 by Jinks 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 I dont know what type of jets they are in the demo so I just WING it and drew this under 10 mins. I love Top Gun and wanted see this style on 7800 also SONIC is my Jam! Plus I found an older pencil drawing of a Jet Fighter Pilot waking I drew in 2013 11 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Outstanding as usual @Atariboy2600 ! The aircraft in the game : F14 Tomcat on the title page, Player aircraft, F16 Falcon, MiG21, Eurofighter Typhoon 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Stamos Mullet Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 holy crap! those look fantastic. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 14, 2020 Author Share Posted May 14, 2020 Thanks for the feedback and enthusiasm guys 18 hours ago, RevEng said: My jaw was wide open for most of the video. I would have been impressed by any one of those WIPs, but just floored by the group of them. It's such a good time to be a 7800 homebrew fan. ? Thanks for the mention! Thanks @RevEng, @Trebor & everyone else for the kind words, appreciated 15 hours ago, mksmith said: Looks great Muddy! Love the scrolling stuff - really impressive how you've picked it up so quickly. Project Exo looking good too - the 7800 lends itself really well to flick screen games and a cybernoid type game is always welcome! Looking forward to following your progress on the 7800! Very kind for the shout-out too! Thanks @mksmith, 7800Basic being structurally similar to Bb really helped (as did all the folks patiently answering my questions !). I totally agree about the 7800 and flick screen games. As soon as I got to grips with that aspect and working with tile sets, I knew I had to try a Cybernoid style game. (and I really like the idea of Exolon too..). I'm pretty sure I'm going to have to go "bank switched" so that's my next learning challenge . 14 hours ago, Karl G said: It looks like the 7800 is a good platform for your impressive graphical talents. I'm quite excited to see how these develop! I particularly like the idea of the enhanced Combat using the same "formula". One can imagine it being a 7800 pack-in game in an alternate universe. ? Thanks @Karl G I love the extra flexibility but know that I still have to balance that within the constraints of the system, so I can't go too crazy, it's a nice challenge. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted May 14, 2020 Share Posted May 14, 2020 Wow Love this format! Please complete T&F and Danger Zone. I'll purchase both. Definitely want to see more of Project "Exo". Thank you for sharing? 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 22 hours ago, Muddyfunster said: Outstanding as usual @Atariboy2600 ! The aircraft in the game : F14 Tomcat on the title page, Player aircraft, F16 Falcon, MiG21, Eurofighter Typhoon Thanks for the 411. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthpopalooza Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I have to say this looks great! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newtmonkey Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Very impressive!!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 cannot wait to play....looks good so far ? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryH917 Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 Amazing work Muddy! Cant wait to see a cart release for Track and Field! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 15, 2020 Share Posted May 15, 2020 I look forward to three of those games being completed, especially Track & Field. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NostAlgae37 Posted May 16, 2020 Share Posted May 16, 2020 The EXO Project title has me thinking just how awesome a game based on the original SDF Macross TV series (or even the DYRL movie) could be on the 7800... The Track and Field and Sonic demos are also very impressive, I wasn't sure that the 7800 was capable of pushing graphics in this manner and generating such fluid animation. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted May 17, 2020 Share Posted May 17, 2020 By the way, just how did you pull off the parallax scrolling in Track & Field and Sonic Runner? (Unless you plan on keeping that a secret, in that case, never mind.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 17, 2020 Author Share Posted May 17, 2020 21 hours ago, SlidellMan said: By the way, just how did you pull off the parallax scrolling in Track & Field and Sonic Runner? (Unless you plan on keeping that a secret, in that case, never mind.) Sonic Runner is cheap parallax, the cloud just scrolls at a fixed rate slower than the main action in the forground and gives the impression. Track and Field is a bit more complex and uses sprites for the playfield and the two layers are independently controlled with timing variables controlled by a speed variable. Sonic uses a similar technique but only moves 1 layer - T&F has the two layers. I tried with 3 like the arcade version but had some issues. I can get around them by faking the third layer (the country flags and other background objects). 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted May 18, 2020 Author Share Posted May 18, 2020 (edited) Spent a bit of time on Danger Zone at the weekend working on the shooting code but also on Project EXO. I decided that I wanted to change up the blue tiles from the video and made a few new variants, new tiles, new palettes. Game engine is also coming along, rocket hazards are in and working nicely, exposions are in and working, blocking aliens in and working, about half of level one is built. Cannon fodder to shoot is probably next to go in along with crawlers and a few other trap and puzzle types. Anyway, here's a couple of new screens. Level 1 is almost fully designed, around 20 screens and is around half built. Probably going to pause new content for Exo while I figure out how to bank switch it. Edited May 18, 2020 by Muddyfunster 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Impressed !! Really!! Cool, cool, cool & cool!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mksmith Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 57 minutes ago, Muddyfunster said: Spent a bit of time on Danger Zone at the weekend working on the shooting code but also on Project EXO. I decided that I wanted to change up the blue tiles from the video and made a few new variants, new tiles, new palettes. Game engine is also coming along, rocket hazards are in and working nicely, exposions are in and working, blocking aliens in and working, about half of level one is built. Cannon fodder to shoot is probably next to go in along with crawlers and a few other trap and puzzle types. Anyway, here's a couple of new screens. Level 1 is almost fully designed, around 20 screens and is around half built. Probably going to pause new content for Exo while I figure out how to bank switch it. Looks great Muddy - contact me if you need a hand with the bank-switching. Millie and Molly is configured across various banks ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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