Poll - 7800 Role Playing Game (RPG)

[GroovyBee]

In the chat room over at CTCW last night we talked about the desire for a 7800 Role Playing Game (RPG). I have a couple of other game ideas that I want to do first and then I could make a start on this. RPGs are normally large affairs (this isn't going be a magnum opus project believe me - life is too short for that BS) I'm just interested to find out if anybody else would like to contribute to the project. Thoughts, comments and suggestions please.

[Wickeycolumbus]

Cool idea, I may be able to help with the coding

[Bakasama]

An RPG? Is it a western style or a Japanese style RPG?

[108 Stars]

It would be really a cool thing, I´d finally get a 7800 then. Sadly if I´m realistic I am too busy with Pier Solar and whatever comes after that to help with graphics in this project...I wish you the best of luck though.

 

One tip I have to give: It should be japanese style. That visual style came up for a reason, because it is the best for low-resolution, low color graphics. Aiming for a realistic style just results in uglyness on 8bit-systems; the oversized heads allow simple facial expressions, adding a lot of personality to characters.

 

That does not so much go for hack´n slays though; characters are very unimportant there.

Edited June 23, 2009 by 108 Stars

[GroovyBee]

An RPG? Is it a western style or a Japanese style RPG?

Depends on the game designer at the end of the day .

[mimo]

I can play test

[GroovyBee]

I can play test

That helps too!

[Atarifever]

I said no, but then had to choose another option so I indicated "No. I would give moral support." I wanted to say "No, and I am morally opposed." The 7800 is an arcade machine. RPGs are not arcade games. RPGs are terrible. Please invest that kind of time into a platformer or two or three arcade titles.

[gambler172]

Hi Mark

An RPG for the 7800 would be nice.I could help with testing or grahics and level design.

But i think,it will not be an easy thing.

greetings Walter

[8th lutz]

While I always like arcade games since the 1980's, Atari 7800 is capable of more than arcade games first place.

 

Midnight Mutants is not an arcade style game and it proved that the Atari 7800 is capable of doing games that are not "arcade style games".

 

Having a RPG on the system would be great depending on the how many people are willing to buy a homebrew rpg for the system.

Edited June 23, 2009 by 8th lutz

[Atarifever]

While I always like arcade games since the 1980's, Atari 7800 is capable of more than arcade games first place.

 

Midnight Mutants is not an arcade style game and it proved that the Atari 7800 is capable of doing games that are not "arcade style games".

 

Having a RPG on the system would be great depending on the how many people are willing to buy a homebrew rpg for the system.

Oh, I'd buy it. I wouldn't play it, want it, or like it, but if it's for the 7800 I'd buy it.

[GroovyBee]

I don't want to pigeon hole the 7800 its a capable machine for its age. It can handle whatever game is created for it (by making the best use of MARIA).

[108 Stars]

I NEVER ever played on a 7800, but this would really make me wanna have one.

As for the arcade machine-argument...it may be true that was the original concept, but any console can only benefit from a big variety in games.

[Mord]

Interested, but for now all I can offer is moral support and playtesting. If I find I can help with things later on I'll be sure to let the appropriate people know.

[ApolloBoy]

I'm not exactly a big fan of RPGs, but I'd still like to see one on the 7800.

[GroovyBee]

Phew! Looks like there are people to help out with the project . Hopefully it can be written in "C" using the Wasp! graphics engine.

[Wickeycolumbus]

Phew! Looks like there are people to help out with the project . Hopefully it can be written in "C" using the Wasp! graphics engine.

 

I don't know C Hopefully I can still help in some way.

[GroovyBee]

I don't know C Hopefully I can still help in some way.

Thats not a problem. I'm pretty sure assembler will be used in time critical stuff like figuring out which characters are nearest, A* pathfinding and the like.

[Bakasama]

I was wondering on how many colors you want to use for this.

[GroovyBee]

If you want lots of game characters on screen at the same time you need to use 24 colour mode (two Bits Per Pixel (BPP)). Each sprite can then be assigned one of eight palettes. Each palette can contain three colours and all sprites will have a common background colour.

[j.m.ratkos]

I've been really more of a lurker here than a full-on member, but I would love to help out any way that I can in the following areas:

graphics, level design as well as plot, background story, characters etc.

 

and since I've never properly introduced myself to the forum, I'm j.m. RATKOS and I used to do freelance and have authored about 20 or so videogame strategy guides, starting with chaos strikes back and dungeon master 2 for ftl games and interplay (respectively) before moving forward about 10 years and authoring and tiling for prima during the playstation, game boy color/advance and nintendo 64 days.

 

feel free to let me know what I can do to help out.

[GroovyBee]

feel free to let me know what I can do to help out.

Welcome to AA and welcome aboard. As I stated in the opening thread I have some other projects to do before I'm free to start on this. I think the design needs to be done and agreed upfront then everybody participating knows what to expect. If anybody else wants to take the lead feel free...

[GroovyBee]

No sound volunteers yet .

[kroogur]

I can help with the plot/storyline/etc..

[GroovyBee]

I can help with the plot/storyline/etc..