Haha, excellent! Didn't see that coming! Sounds fun, and I like the back story
Looking forward to trying this one!
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| Author: | TomW [ Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:38 pm ] |
| Post subject: | A game that will be finished |
Hello everyone I've decided to write another game. Before anyone says "oh no, not another game that'll never be finished" - this one has a deadline of 2 1/2 weeks away (which, inevitably, will probably be missed - but hopefully not by much!). In order to meet this deadline, the game's a bit 1983. It's a platformer called Hard Hat Harry, and it's here : http://retrosoftware.co.uk/wiki/index.php/Hard_Hat_Harry. See, there's screenshots and programmer graphics and everything! |
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| Author: | RichTW [ Mon Jan 10, 2011 12:57 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Haha, excellent! Didn't see that coming! Sounds fun, and I like the back story Looking forward to trying this one! |
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| Author: | FrancisL [ Mon Jan 10, 2011 9:45 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Hi there, Do you know that there is already a game out there by the same title? http://www.downloadpipe.com/Windows/aud ... 45405.html Kind regards, Francis |
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| Author: | SteveO [ Tue Jan 11, 2011 3:12 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Hope you hit the deadline
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| Author: | DaveJ [ Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:15 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Very nostalgic - I think this one needs a pastiche Program Power cover. |
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| Author: | DaveF [ Tue Jan 11, 2011 9:02 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Haha yeah, very 80s sounding concept, like it a lot Good luck Tom - there's a pint in it from me if you finish on time 
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| Author: | TomW [ Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Cheers guys. I've added a couple of diary entries - there's a bad guy now! |
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| Author: | DaveM [ Wed Jan 12, 2011 4:50 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Haha, ace! "Interesting" prologue!!  <retro_junkie> Will there be an Electron version? </retro_junkie> (Actually, where the hell is Alan? I don't think he's been seen on the forums for months?). FrancisL wrote: Do you know that there is already a game out there by the same title? Ah, to hell with them ... the Retro Software version was written first, don't you know? (1983 etc etc)
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| Author: | TomW [ Thu Jan 13, 2011 10:39 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Leccy version - maybe. Depends on what sort of speed it ends up running at - the Electron version may have to be slower (only 600khz in mode 2!). |
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| Author: | DaveJ [ Thu Jan 13, 2011 2:17 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Well, if it was going to be a truly authentic Electron circa 1983 port, it would need to be in Mode 5 with the high score table in Mode 6 with a blue background and hardly any sound. And you wouldn't spend longer than half an hour on porting it across.
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| Author: | TomW [ Fri Jan 14, 2011 12:55 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
I've just tried it in Elkulator, it's _unbeliveably_ slow! So definitely a mode 5 job I think
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| Author: | PaulDv [ Fri Jan 14, 2011 6:21 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Cool idea! Looks like this one is going to be a lot of fun - and pretty brutal as well going by those latest screen shots. Can't wait to try it
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| Author: | Matt [ Mon Jan 17, 2011 2:31 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Any relation Hen-House Harry from Chuckie Egg? |
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| Author: | TomW [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Looks like I won't miss the deadline for once! The game is basically now finished (though I had to cut 4 levels and an enemy for memory + sanity reasons), and just needs some fine-tuning. If this were actually 1983 then I'd say it's done. |
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| Author: | MartinB [ Tue Jan 18, 2011 9:29 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Show off... 
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| Author: | DaveJ [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 5:33 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Congratulations Tom! |
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| Author: | DaveF [ Wed Jan 19, 2011 10:17 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Looks like I owe you a beer, then! Replay 2011?
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| Author: | JoolsH [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:43 am ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Cool, reminds me a little of "Killer Gorilla" and "Felix meets the Evil Weevils"
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| Author: | TomW [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 1:48 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
It's released! |
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| Author: | RichTW [ Sat Jan 22, 2011 6:35 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Re: A game that will be finished |
Nice one Tom! Crikey, it's difficult! But after a few goes, I made it to Level 3: Attachment: I like how you can fall any distance - keeps it nice and fast and furious. Right, back to try and improve on my pathetic first attempt! |
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