Author Topic: Metroid Pi (Read 9069 times)

Harrierfalcon · « **on:** May 10, 2007, 01:31:00 pm »

As those of you from UTI (and those who watch my sig) would know, my most recent project is Metroid Pi, a pure basic Metroid game. To date, it has 2 bosses, 3 powerups, and 4 types of enemies.

It is also a leap in my programming, since this is the first game even slightly resembling an RPG. And because as far as I know, this is the second pure basic Metroid game.

For those who don't have link cables or who don't want to download it...
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And for those of us who do care, http://download116.mediafire.com/cgogyozwu2ug/1zxwmtwmzew/METROID.8xg is a demo.

Optimizations/suggestions/comments?

Speler · « **Reply #1 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:39:00 pm »

Harrierfalcon, I keep forgetting to try out this game... next time I get access to a computer with TI-Connect.

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #2 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:51:00 pm »

Don' worry about it. If you have no life other than calcs, then I'm worried, but other than that, take your time.

Halifax · « **Reply #3 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:53:00 pm »

Wow this game is cool. I am just wondering are you going to re program the shooting so that everything else updates simultaneously with when the bullet updates. So that everything updates in one frame?

bfr · « **Reply #4 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:55:00 pm »

I'm going to have to download this demo, Metroid Pure, and Metroid II: Evolution when I have time and have myself a Metroid party.

(if they can all fit on my calculator...

)

Delnar_Ersike · « **Reply #5 on:** May 10, 2007, 01:56:00 pm »

Also, I forgot to say this in my UTI post, but when I shoot an enemy in a room, I want it to STAY DEAD instead of respawning every time I kill it! Also, I just realized how hard Kraid still is after getting beaten 2 more times by it after my first successful attempt to kill it.

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #6 on:** May 10, 2007, 02:07:00 pm »

Heh. Well, the last update changes it so that his breath does a tad more damage.

METROID PARTIES RULE!!! :instagib:

@Halifax: That would be veeerrrry slow. I would need at least another (yes, another) If-Then statement, which would slow it down.

@Delnar: I know about the respawning thing...I'm not sure how I should go about doing this.
*Harrierfalcon

Halifax · « **Reply #7 on:** May 10, 2007, 02:48:00 pm »

Your z80 blog site doesn't work with IE7?? I had to use Firefox to view it.

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #8 on:** May 10, 2007, 03:06:00 pm »

*Harrierfalcon

Halifax · « **Reply #9 on:** May 10, 2007, 11:11:00 pm »

Oh ok well I don't see why it wouldn't work then because Revsoft is wordpress too. Oh well. No I have not tried your game but I will when I can get a USB cord for my 84

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #10 on:** May 11, 2007, 12:09:00 am »

Heads up, because I made another update.

trevmeister66 · « **Reply #11 on:** May 11, 2007, 04:15:00 pm »

Well, besides the fact that i can't beat the first boss

it's a very good game. I haven't downloaded the updated version (downloading now...). The only thing i would say to add is... grayscale? jk (not really

) Maybe faster key detection, unless that has already been addressed in the update.

Great game!

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #12 on:** May 12, 2007, 12:47:00 am »

Well, in the main engine there are, like, 3-5 powerups that I have to address, and then I added another one just to make it faster. As far as I know, it's about as fast as it can get.

Thanks!

Harrierfalcon · « **Reply #13 on:** June 05, 2007, 05:39:00 pm »

Anyways, I've been working on this a little, and I've changed a few things around. prgmZZMOVE, if you couldn't guess, is the physics engine. I have changed it around a tad, so now, if you walk off an edge, you hang in the air for a frame before falling. However, you can "bevel" yourself up onto platforms. In other words, I have rearranged it so that you fall/rise, THEN move sideways. Why? Well...if you are fast enough, you can walk/run/move sideways (whichever you prefer) and then jump, and instead of taking the usual lag of a frame to be able to move sideways, you can now move sideways instantly. (If you couldn't tell I was trying to see if I could make Kraid easier this way.) And if I'm not mistaken, it seems to have sped it up a trifle

. Get the updated ones http://www.unitedti.org/index.php?showtopic=6430&view=findpost&p=106790.
And to keep people updated on the status, here's my to-do list.

Write the third boss.
Add the plasma beams to the second boss, increase damage a lot, maybe add a phase.
Write the final interactive pseudo-cinematic.
Optimize, optimize, optimize!

What do you guys think

?

Halifax · « **Reply #14 on:** June 06, 2007, 12:43:00 pm »

I think your an amazing BASIC programmer o.o

far past what I would expect. Great job on this game man.

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