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Off-Topic => Archive => Old Game Discussion => Topic started by: Osmose on March 13, 2005, 03:39:39 PM

Title: Startropics Legends
Post by: Osmose on March 13, 2005, 03:39:39 PM: Yup. I'm making a game. Or, at least, attempting to. Don't expect me to finish it or anything like that :P

Anyway, it's also a fangame. Yes, a fangame. Throw paper at me if you want, but it's a fangame. Although based on a game practically no one has heard of, it's still a fangame.

Aaaaaaaaaanywho, SL is basically an RPG version of Startropics and Startropics 2 - Zoda's Revenge. The main character of the game is Mike, who goes to visit his Uncle, a scientist working in the tropic islands, specifically C-Isle. When he finally reaches the island, however, he learns that his uncle has been abducted by ALIENS! Armed with nothing a but a Yo-yo the island natives give him, Mike sets out on a crazy adventure to save his Uncle and defeat the evil invaders from beyond the stars.

For the sake of lazyness, I will be using ripped sprites from Star Tropics and Zoda's Revenge, and so I'd like to thank the wonderful guys at Nintendo for making them for me :P

As a treat, Below is a picture of the title screen along with the title music. One of the reasons I'm making it in RMXP is support of mp3s. I've decided to take the music from Startropics and spifferize it into small mp3s. It won't be TOO big, since it's NES music and only replacing it with more advanced instruments, and even so, you weenies not willing to download such a big file don't deserve to play it.

BAH! CAN'T FIND A DAMN PLACE TO UPLOAD THIS!
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 13, 2005, 03:51:27 PM: Why is the copywright date 1990?
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Post by: Osmose on March 13, 2005, 04:02:43 PM: Because that's when Nintendo made it.
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Post by: dragoninja on March 13, 2005, 04:05:15 PM: Lol! was that really hard to guess?
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 13, 2005, 04:08:16 PM: I thought that you'd edit the title to say 2005 because it's when your making your game.
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Post by: White Dwarf on March 13, 2005, 04:19:12 PM: ....nice...*throws paper*

um..RMxp? we aint allowed to use that.....so you cant have a thread about a ame your makeing on the Rmxp.....can you? and im sure RM2K3 lets you use mp3's...i know my version does.....
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Post by: Osmose on March 13, 2005, 04:24:49 PM: Oh, we can have a thread if we want. I just can't request anything. :P

And RMXP also has the front faxing battle thing, another reason why.
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Post by: White Dwarf on March 13, 2005, 04:40:33 PM: i thought we couldent talk about it...
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Post by: Dragonium on March 13, 2005, 04:56:03 PM: Quote
Originally posted by White Dwarf
....nice...*throws paper*

um..RMxp? we aint allowed to use that.....so you cant have a thread about a ame your makeing on the Rmxp.....can you? and im sure RM2K3 lets you use mp3's...i know my version does.....

Do you use a patch or something? My version won't let me use MP3s.
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Post by: DragonBlaze on March 13, 2005, 05:07:02 PM: Yeah, you need a newer version of rm2k3 to play mp3's. I think version 1.08 is the newest, so I suggest getting that. To update your rm2k3 you need to download a small patch file, I don't know where to get them though.

I'm pretty sure we can *talk* about rmxp, just no links or requests or anything like that. Remember there are "legal" versions of rmxp out there, and as far as anyone knows, the game is going to be made with a legal version.
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Post by: barnsalot on March 13, 2005, 07:08:06 PM: I remember star tropics! :D
It was one of my favorite games back in the day. Will you be keeping the ATB used in the originals or the DBS?

I look forward to being able to play your new game Moose. Good luck!
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Post by: dragoninja on March 13, 2005, 07:21:26 PM: The game sound ok... only, I've never played it before... I've heard of it though
(the real game, not the fan game)
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Post by: Enduo_Ril on March 14, 2005, 12:53:48 AM: Wow.. someone's making a Startropics fangame...

I wonder... are you leaving the code thing in one part (which originally came from the "letter" in the game box.. you had to run water over part of the paper to see the number, and all that, heh) the same, or will there be some way to find it in-game so people who never played the original (or did, but can't remember the number.. and unfortunately the paper's been gone for a LONG time...) can get past that part?
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Post by: Osmose on March 14, 2005, 01:36:45 AM: In game. Having it not ingame would be funny, and just, but cruel :P

And I'm going with an RPG type battling system. I mean, why put an ABS? It's not going to be a friggen clone, just an RPG version :P
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Post by: Osmose on March 18, 2005, 01:32:48 AM: Wow, how'd this fall all the way down here already? Anyway, here's some screenshots. I've been spending most of my time playing through Startropics 1, both to refresh my memory and to get a feel of how I'm going to do this.

I haven't started on any of the islands yet, because I'm going to have to go through all of Startropics 2 just to rip the improved C-Island sprites for use in the Startropics 1 part of the game, but in the meantime, I've gotten to work on the desert part. I've already got a nifty theme for it done, and you can listen to it at http://tinyurl.com/4shjn

Anyway, here are two screenshots of what I've got done so far. :)
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Post by: Osmose on March 18, 2005, 01:34:51 AM: Shot # 2

I edited one of the ending pics from Startropics 1 to get the portrait for battle. IMHO it looks pretty awesome.
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Post by: Darkfox on March 18, 2005, 02:18:08 AM: Oooh scary, 8-bit spiders...
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Post by: Osmose on March 18, 2005, 02:24:31 AM: PHEAR THE SPIDERS! _ghost_
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Post by: Revolution911 on March 18, 2005, 02:46:18 AM: 8-bit.....this game is already a masterpiece and i havent evenr read the 1st post
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Post by: AsakuraHao2004 on March 18, 2005, 02:58:59 AM: WOW. I'm like... astonished... and stuff...
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Post by: Osmose on March 18, 2005, 03:17:54 AM: If you liked that, then the battle theme for the swamp area which I just spiffed will blow you away. :P

http://mercury.walagata.com/w/osmose/swampbattle.mp3
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Post by: Kijuki_Magazaki on March 18, 2005, 05:38:48 AM: OoOoOh

Hey I see a bit of originalness, and 8 bit, lol get it bits? eherm, yeha XD

Anyway, looks very unique,. Keep it up!
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Post by: SleepAid on March 18, 2005, 08:10:44 AM: That music is stuck in my head now.... You will suffer the paper! *throws paper... paper floats to ground... crumples up paper... throws paper*
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Post by: Osmose on March 19, 2005, 04:58:52 PM: http://mercury.walagata.com/w/osmose/startropicsbattlefinal.mp3

The ending is a bit off because only one thing fades, and I'm not even sure if I'm going to use it, but it sounds awesome nonetheless.
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Post by: xJericho on March 20, 2005, 09:58:34 AM: wow that's quite an old one
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Post by: Osmose on March 22, 2005, 06:33:36 PM: I'M NOT DEAD! I finished the desert and struggled for a few days messing with walking scripts and such, and my plan is to simply keep the action elements, like jumping and such, but instead of using weapons like in the game, touching an enemy starts a battle. I'm also contemplating additional party members, and when you switch over to Zoda's Revenge, their stats carry over to other members that come there. Or, I might embelish further upon the times and places and such to make it more RPGish.

But regardless, here's a screenshot of the finished and updated-graphics C-Island.
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Post by: Moosetroop11 on March 22, 2005, 07:31:25 PM: Startropicss, eh?

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Nope, never heard of it. Good luck anyways.
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Post by: GhostClown on March 22, 2005, 07:39:52 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Moosetroop11
Startropicss, eh?

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Nope, never heard of it. Good luck anyways.

I've never heard of StarTropicss either, only StarTropics. But anyway, nice map, Osmose.
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Post by: CoolPlayRPG on March 23, 2005, 12:55:31 PM: @ Osmose:

You game looks very.... um.... special^^ Like an old Game Boy game (8-Bit). But then I have a question to ask: What are you using the rmxp for? With 8-Bit you can use the rm2k3. It can use MP3, because you need this function (as you mentioned).

You'r battle sprite looks very funny^^ Is it selfmade?
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Post by: Osmose on March 23, 2005, 03:17:26 PM: RMXP also has that scripting thing, which is a necesity for the game - I'km going to have to emulate the old action system and using Ruby Script will allow me to do that, once I start learning more on how to mess with it.

Besides, it has the front view battle system, which is another thing I wanted.

And the battle sprite was edited from one of the ending pics from Startropics 1.
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Post by: MrMister on March 23, 2005, 06:25:40 PM: Learn how to script movement of only like, one pixel, without it the StarTropics feel would be eliminated. And make sure the character uses a yo-yo!