Is there any interest here for...

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:13 am

A "Space Invaders"-like game? (btw, I forgot the name of that genre, so if someone could tell me...)
I'm planning on getting at least a beta (hopefully more, cuz I want an "alpha" in science... and it's my science project

) out by june or july, and I was wondering if it was worth the trouble of finding someone to host it or making the page myself.

Boogerman · Post by **Boogerman** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:20 am

Sure, I'd be interested in that

Dreamcastin2k2 · Post by **Dreamcastin2k2** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:21 am

I think thats a great idea...you should ask dcemu or consolevision to host

SmitZo · Post by **SmitZo** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:22 am

If it was a space invaders with a difference then yeah it'd be great...

No point on a basic space invaders i don't think .....everyone has space invaders on one system or another

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:26 am

The difference will be in special weapons and anything else my partner and I dream up...ammo will be "sold" in between levels. Input IS accepted for the game, but don't count on it being used.

Dr Zoidberg · Post by **Dr Zoidberg** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 8:58 am

The game sounds like it should be good, e-mail & pm 007Cheater about getting a hosted site, at the very least we will upload it to the site so people can download it once you've released it.

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 2:56 pm

What's 007's email? I can't find it on the site, maybe I'm having a loss of brain activity or something...btw, is .c the unix extension for c++ files as well, does nobody write for the dc in c++, or is c++ unsupported?

Huma79 · Post by **Huma79** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 3:58 pm

If you're just wondering if it'll be posted anywhere, we'll add it on our Homebrew DC Games page of course when you release it..

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 5:34 pm

i was actually wondering if ANYone cared...but i'm glad that u guys assumed that i assumed that people would care, which probably means that this community will try anything...this is going to be our first DC prog, so don't expect a stellar first release...

atf487 · Post by **atf487** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 5:54 pm

Well, any release is great. Thanks for sharing

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The Jester · Post by **The Jester** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 6:31 pm

Only jackasses don't appreciate all of the hard work that goes into making any piece of software, let alone Dreamcast software. The game sounds like loads of fun, and I can't wait to try out the first release.

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 8:31 pm

I've really been wondering, what is the genre my (edit: our) game would fall under called? I've totally forgotten, and "Space Invaders"-type is too lengthy...

Monti Rock · Post by **Monti Rock** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 8:35 pm

[quote="The Jester"]
Only jackasses don't appreciate all of the hard work that goes into making [i]any[/i] piece of software, let alone Dreamcast software. The game sounds like loads of fun, and I can't wait to try out the first release.
[/quote]

No doubt...

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 9:03 pm

Whee!!! 007Cheater just offered us a subdomain if he sees a playable version, so looks like the website is a go! Making the site is going to take away from deving time tho...I'll get some of my friends on it during the summer after I make the inital site.

iam · Post by **iam** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 9:55 pm

is this in anyway based on "Phoenix" or "Phoenix II" for the TI83+ calculator(LOL)? Sounds like it, and i loved that game. it was like space invaders except in between levels u can buy guns and health, i loved that game during those long math and science classes...too bad i cleared my ram...o well, i get the game off someone tomorrow, but yeah, was this an inspiration of some sort? just curious, cuz that game was mad fun.

The Jester · Post by **The Jester** » Thu Mar 07, 2002 10:54 pm

Wow! I remember wasting away hours playing that on my TI-89. Ah, nostalgia.... Anyway, that is the first thing I thought of when I saw the description. Will it be 3d graphics, or 2d sprites?

Post by **|darc|** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 12:28 am

EvilSporkMan wrote:I've really been wondering, what is the genre my (edit: our) game would fall under called? I've totally forgotten, and "Space Invaders"-type is too lengthy...

It would be called "Shoot Em Up" I guess.

I am looking forward to this. I hope this is "alpha" material!

Good Luck!

EvilSporkMan · Post by **EvilSporkMan** » Fri Mar 08, 2002 6:19 am

Hehe...Phoenix rulz!! It's like my only good calc game! Somewhat inspired, but the game may not have an unlimited fire rate, and special weapons will have to be refilled constantly. The way it's planned right now, the score will be in spacebucks or something, and you will start with all the special weapons but they'll all be empty. Buying ammo will take away from your score, so score will partly reflect how reliant you are on special weapons. The only problem here is my utter lack of art skillz...

(edit: the game will most likely feature 2D graphics in the first couple releases, if I can find someone to help with them AFTER the first release I'll consider beefing them up)