Charas-Project
Off-Topic => Archive => Old Game Discussion => Topic started by: clockworkroutine on August 29, 2007, 01:01:45 AM
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Scratch Website (http://www.scratch.mit.edu)
Just putting this out there.
This is a free game developer developed by MIT or the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Its similar to Rm2k3 but closer to GameMaker - but Easier to use than GameMaker.
It doesn't seem to require a powerful processor either.
If you don't feel the energy to learn a coding language - if you feel like just dragging or clicking strings of code and putting them together like legos - this is a really good program.
You don't have to make an rpg either you can make whatever program you wish - though that can be done with Rm2k3 also.
There are some interesting features that Rm2k3 doesn't have either.
I chose to look at it because I've been looking for a developing program that can meet the needs of larger graphics - and more freedom of movement than Rm2k3.
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Seems nifty. Dling it now. Although it seems like it cant make a scrolling platformer.
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Yep seems about right - well you could make what they call backgrounds - and each background being a different frame to give you the side scrolling effect as your character sits still in the center of the screen - but I do not believe that's what you would spend your time doing.
Its a little weird to work with at first but I understand how it works now - if you have questions ask and I can provide an answer even if its not the one you're looking for.
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Haha, worth a shot. Primary question: Can you make a side-scroller like Mega Man X?
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There's no function that moves the screen - so far as I can tell - so most likely not - but you can make a game like classic zelda when he touches an edge it changes the scene he is in.
Have you tried working with the pen function? Its so entertaining - I have my sprite moving around the screen creating a trail behind him like an etch sketch. They have a variable for colors, there is so much to this - you could make a game like Okagi I believe where you use Caligraphy to do different actions.
Sap a few months of my life.
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zeeks... megaman x... i think there is a good ruby script for megaman side scrollers...actually i dont know if its good or not.
Im going to try this thing.
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This program - I'm sorry - it just gets more and more exciting.
There's a sound function - and sound variables - the program comes with its own set of really great instruments - and plays different notes according to variables.
If you mess around with the random numbers variables and place it inbetween which instrument to use function and note to play function - you get some really absolutely wonderful - ambient sounds.
MIT - this college even though its a college for technology has the best music program and the best art program in the entire country. Better than Berkley better than RISD. I find that funny.