[RELEASED] Fast paced platform shooter

[Skyrunner65]

Great game you have here, and I have two suggestions:

1. Slime - Jumps on the player (Maybe shoot slimeballs?)

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2. Music
I'll have to try my hand at it, but we need something that gets the player PUMPED.
List of music tracks:

• Boss Music
• Victory
• Stage Music
• Title/Menu Screen?

Feel free to use the slime, I'll give the non-scaled version.

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EDIT: Thanks for showing me FARG, I like it a lot!
Hope this has multiplayer too
EDIT #2: I'm trying to make some music, but your "Music Demo" 's use of Hexadecimal confuses me.

[rodot]

Thanks the inspiration guys !
I think I was not clear, the player is 6x8, but the weapon is overlayed and can be bigger. Marcus I was surprised to see what your can fit in such a small space, well done, I'm sure it can be used in future games.

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[Marcus]

Oh, I see With the weapon outside the sprite size it is easier
I really like your design with the charging, awesome! The blocky guys look really good. Keep up the great work.

[Skyrunner65]

Great graphics.
Where is the download, though?

[rodot]

I will wait for the game to have more maturity before I share the files, as the code keep changing.

Next step step is now to add gameplay elementsscore counting, crates, levels...).

[Skyrunner65]

Think I could design a few levels?
Give me some time, though.
Also, will the crates contain ammo, weapons, or both?

EDIT: How big will the tiles be?
Also, are you doing a tile-based map system?

[rodot]

New update \o/
- pick up a crate to score a point and have a new weapon
- score counting and saving
- several maps
- several tiles sets
- game balancing

To do:
- Weapons and map unlocking with score
- More maps - If anyone want to give it a try, the maps are monochrome bitmaps (so you can use the bitmap encoder), with no size constrain. Leave a 2 tiles hole at the center of the top of the map for the mobs to spawn. The tiles are defined at run time depending on neighborhood.
- More tile-sets - The only one that look good is the one I took from Jamish's platformer (it's just here as a place holder, Jamish please tell me if you want me to remove your tile-set). Anyone want to give a try to 6x6 tile-set ? I'm pretty bad at this It requires the following blocks : wall, platform, platform edge (see the gif below).
- Better graphics, animations
- Balancing
- Coop mode ?

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This time with the source and hex file as it's playable now.

[Skyrunner65]

So it's 6x6 tiles?
okay, I'll see what I can do.
EDIT: Made some crates (I was trying to make tiles, but they looked more like crates, sooo...)

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The left could be for Ammo, the middle for health, and the right for lives/invincibility.
(The left, with display persistence, could make the inside grey)

[Quirby64]

Oho! Something I could work with Hurray for practicing 6x6...ish
Made 3 tile sets : Nature, Industrial, and Video Games. (AKA Mario)


If you need more, just ask

[Jamish]

The only one that look good is the one I took from Jamish's platformer (it's just here as a place holder, Jamish please tell me if you want me to remove your tile-set).

Go ahead and use it! All I ask is that you credit me--even if it's just a link to my github in a comment in the source code. No need to include my name in-game!