MMLL Development Diary

flash · **Reply #90 on:** September 08, 2009, 08:26:59 pm

oh, should i?

Lobo · **Reply #91 on:** September 08, 2009, 08:28:25 pm

Hehe...not yet, first send the test to the 'guy', then post whatever you want, hehehe....

flash · **Reply #92 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:06:12 pm

Ok, it is about time I post something!

I could not hold back any longer, sod the game, but I really had to display the graphics that Lobo has imbued the game with, So, here are some screens for the title sequence. These levels are all fully playable and at the moment we have 11 complete levels.
Sadly, the static pictures cannot demonstrate SpaceFractals wonderful remixes.. But.. A demo will be released soon and also I will do one of my little youtube videos at some point.

headkaze · **Reply #93 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:20:23 pm

Damn that is looking sexy, great work guys!!

Lobo · **Reply #94 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:25:55 pm

Blast it, it does look cool when you put it like that all together. All I see most of the time is muzzle stuff across the wallpaper of magenta

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Hehe..also, look where is Willy standing in 'down the pit'.

Sokurah · **Reply #95 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:28:10 pm

Looking good. Just think - Horace could look that good too...I just need to find someone who will code it for me first.

Lobo · **Reply #96 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:30:18 pm

Quote from: Sokurah on September 08, 2009, 10:28:10 pm

Looking good. Just think - Horace could look that good too...I just need to find someone who will code it for me first.

fnaeilfueafnml...I wanna say...I'll wait about half an hour or so but I'm almost e...

I meant to say, don't go anywhere soks.

flash · **Reply #97 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:36:48 pm

Quote from: Lobo on September 08, 2009, 10:30:18 pm

fnaeilfueafnml...I wanna say...I'll wait about half an hour or so but I'm almost e...

I meant to say, don't go anywhere soks.

Lobo · **Reply #98 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:39:30 pm

Quote from: Flash on September 08, 2009, 10:36:48 pm

<smirkle> <guffaw> <funnock>

grumpff.f.fd eyetwitch..grumofdf...mgmgmff

flash · **Reply #99 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:41:03 pm

Sokurah · **Reply #100 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:41:22 pm

Nahh, I'm not going anywhere. I'm seriously looking forward to getting good and thoroughly into Horace (oh, err..) so don't worry. Just need to make a real pig of myself first. :p

Lobo · **Reply #101 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:43:19 pm

exxxcccllent..excc./..caaan't hoold onnn mucch loooongerrr!!!
Flash, heeelp!

<\gngmgkkssusgnn>

flash · **Reply #102 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:44:44 pm

Quote from: Lobo on September 08, 2009, 10:43:19 pm

exxxcccllent..excc./..caaan't hoold onnn mucch loooongerrr!!!
Flash, heeelp! <\gngmgkkssusgnn>

Contain yourself!!!! LOL

Lobo · **Reply #103 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:47:45 pm

harrrdlly....damn fukin bios...

Sokurah · **Reply #104 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:48:19 pm

Quote from: Lobo on September 08, 2009, 10:43:19 pm

exxxcccllent..excc./..caaan't hoold onnn mucch loooongerrr!!!
Flash, heeelp! <\gngmgkkssusgnn>

Great...because I work really well under pressure.

Lobo · **Reply #105 on:** September 08, 2009, 10:54:21 pm

Yep, as you should! That's where we Men separate from Gorgons! We work under pressure-period!

flash · **Reply #106 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:05:28 pm

Quote from: Lobo on September 08, 2009, 10:54:21 pm

Yep, as you should! That's where we Men separate from Gorgons! We work under pressure-period!

What is a pressure-period? Is that a really heavy full stop?

Lobo · **Reply #107 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:07:45 pm

Nono. heavyfullstop doesn't have a period-period!

flash · **Reply #108 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:09:16 pm

Well... it is all to confusing for me!! LOL

Did i post some screenshots about 8 pages back?

Lobo · **Reply #109 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:11:01 pm

Screenshots about Gorgons? I never saw any to be honest.

Sokurah · **Reply #110 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:33:04 pm

A couple a random thoughts.

Love the dust at Willy's feet when he takes an item.
Love the spacesuit on the Airlock.
Love love love the egyptian theme on Mummy Daddy.
For some reason Dragon Users Bonus really gave me that ol' feeling of nostalgia.
I got a bit confused on 'not the central cavern' as the exit doesn't start to blink - no matter how the switch is set. What to do?
Didn't have enough patience to do down the pit. It seems a bit hard. must try again later.
Love the flies on Metropolis Bingo.

LOL LOOL LLLOOOOLLL - at the one which you perfectly which one.

Solurahlapse my ass.

...damn hard though - it's the one I've had the most retries at and then it doesn't end. Grr...just my development.

Overall it looks and feels great. The only thing I can say, if I have to say anything, is that sometimes Willy could do with a bit more contrast to stand more out from the background.

Sokurah · **Reply #111 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:35:24 pm

Quote from: Flash on September 08, 2009, 11:05:28 pm

What is a pressure-period? Is that a really heavy full stop?

No, a pressure-period is what happens when a dot grows up to become a period and is in the process of being used the first time.

flash · **Reply #112 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:42:40 pm

Quote from: Sokurah on September 08, 2009, 11:33:04 pm

LOL LOOL LLLOOOOLLL - at the one which you perfectly which one. Solurahlapse my ass.
...damn hard though - it's the one I've had the most retries at and then it doesn't end. Grr...just my development.

HO HO HO HO HO HO

I'm not laughing - Lobo made me do it.... it was him... Blame him...er... Damn you Lobo...

See?

Lobo · **Reply #113 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:46:57 pm

Finally! HAHAHA! Awesome man. Flash and I have been giggling like high school cheerleaders on prozac for the good part of the day. Ah..super.

Now, this level is also done to encourage you to meditate over the Horace remake as well so it's not just a stupid prank from two retards, you know.
Well played, I almost thought we lost you there

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Sokurah · **Reply #114 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:53:51 pm

Quote from: Lobo on September 08, 2009, 11:46:57 pm

Finally! HAHAHA! Awesome man. Flash and I have been giggling like high school cheerleaders on prozac for the good part of the day. Ah..super.

Do you put out?

For what it's worth I've been programming a bit tonight -I'm slowly getting into it again.

...and THANK YOU for making a smile.

Lobo · **Reply #115 on:** September 08, 2009, 11:58:08 pm

Quote from: Sokurah on September 08, 2009, 11:53:51 pm

Do you put out?

Nono, only if you have a Delorean, maybe...or at least a skateboard!
But ye, was fun big time and excitement was so high that I think Flash has managed to impregnate someone or something (Gorgon?).
Also, it's always nice to make people laugh and urinate in public while doing so.

headkaze · **Reply #116 on:** September 09, 2009, 04:54:26 am

Found an interesting inverview with the original author of Manic Miner

sverx · **Reply #117 on:** September 09, 2009, 06:30:23 am

Guys, I just can say 'wow!'. It's already really cool, even unfinished. Backgrounds are amazing and the remixes gives that extra that fits perfectly

I've got some questions... how did you do the rain/lightning effect? I guess lightning is done via the color special effect registers (brightness increase/decrease effects) but all that skipping some scanlines on the top of the screen... or is it just a manipulation of a subset of the palette(s)? And about the rain... are the drops sprites too? And how could you manage to make them fall agains the background, have you got a colmap for that too?

Again, you are amazing me more and more. I wish I could code something at least half good as this... but I've just got to concentrate more on learning

Bye!

edit: oh, right, I forgot to mention... I still couldn't finish ANY level... but it's me, I'm not that great player

spacefractal · **Reply #118 on:** September 09, 2009, 06:35:00 am

Its wrote in Assembly :-D

Pacman ghosts in one of the levels? mightbeen a little pacman tune tribute?

sverx · **Reply #119 on:** September 09, 2009, 06:58:36 am

Quote from: spacefractal on September 09, 2009, 06:35:00 am

Its wrote in Assembly :-D

lol ...

... I'm currently learning ARM asm, it's very different from the asm I'm (was) used to (x86) back in the days

Btw I think I'll use asm only as a last resort when it's really necessary to squeeze up to the last CPU cycle (for example IF I'll ever code a software audio mixing routines... which probably I won't do...)