Grevle Posted October 15, 2022 Author Share Posted October 15, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, LiqMatrix said: It's a legitimate masterpiece man! 😊👍🎨🦄🌌 You have a very good eye (and ears) for making it look and feel like a real old game, bringing out that look and humor with the animations, sound effects and graphics (and game play too). Congrats and thanks for making a really fun game! Thank you. I try creating something from the heart, But The gameplay mechanics are quite simple. There are so many talented coders out here with amazing skills and talent, I'm not the best by far, but there should be room for everyone in this hobby 😉 Edited October 15, 2022 by Grevle 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiqMatrix Posted October 15, 2022 Share Posted October 15, 2022 22 minutes ago, Grevle said: Thank you. I try creating something from the heart, But The gameplay mechanics are quite simple. There are so many talented coders out here with amazing skills and talent, I'm not the best by far, but there should be room for everyone in this hobby 😉 That was actually a quote from @Turbo Laser Lynx. I was agreeing with them. It's not about being the best (completely subjective). You captured all of the elements of how a game would have looked back in those days and a ton of charm to go with it. It has an arcade & adventure quality about it that changes just enough each round to keep you coming back for more. Not everyone gets what makes a great game. You get it. Nice work! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fandenivoldsk Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Lovely game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevle Posted October 18, 2022 Author Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) VER 1.4. The user IVOP provided me with a new titletune, A spooky theme, Fits the game better, And theres on thing that needed a fix, When the game is over the current player score was not shown on the "Dracula Story" title screen. The highscore was shown but the current player score was reset to soon. Fixed that. Well then i'm off to vacation. Dracula_Story_1.4.Atr Edited October 18, 2022 by Grevle 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 (edited) 40 minutes ago, Grevle said: VER 1.4. The user IVOP provided me with a new titletune, A spooky theme, Fits the game better, And theres on thing that needed a fix, When the game is over the current player score was not shown on the "Dracula Story" title screen. The highscore was shown but the current player score was reset to soon. Fixed that. Well then i'm off to vacation. Dracula_Story_1.4.Atr 90.02 kB · 1 download GOSH DAMN is that a HARD GAME!! Either that or, I am getting old. Seriously though, VERY NICELY DONE. Very original. I like it. Just curious, 6502 Assembler? Enjoy vacation!! Edited October 18, 2022 by scotty 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 15 hours ago, scotty said: GOSH DAMN is that a HARD GAME!! Either that or, I am getting old. It is hard. I have not beaten level 1 yet myself 15 hours ago, scotty said: Seriously though, VERY NICELY DONE. Very original. I like it. Just curious, 6502 Assembler? It is bootstrapped in Turbo Basic. Most drawing (plot/drawto) is also done in Turbo Basic. The game mechanics and PMGs are done in assembly. It hops back and forth between TB and assembly. 15 hours ago, scotty said: Enjoy vacation!! When Grevle is back he can probably tell more about it. The title song is a single channel playing some spooky riffs. The sole player is 102 bytes. I thought it would play during the game, too, but apparently not During the title screen it slowly increases in speed. A full binary of the player and driver is less than 166 bytes There were only a few bytes left for music. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevle Posted October 19, 2022 Author Share Posted October 19, 2022 VER 1.5. The volume for title tune turned down a bit, Volume for this was set to high so that game sounds seemed unbalanced low in volume in comparison. Dracula_Story-1.5.Atr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 I played a bit of an earlier version and found it tough (most likely me and not the game ) but it is a really fun little titles...Thank you.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 On 10/15/2022 at 5:14 PM, Grevle said: VER 1.2 [...] I think that is it for this one. Time to move on with somehing else. Famous last words. 🤪 There's always "one more thing". Thanks for keeping at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 High Score so far: 265. Beat me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 (edited) On 8/15/2022 at 1:21 AM, Grevle said: So this game seems to be close to finished. First name was Dracula Homeground but i changed the name to Dracula Story. Heres the first Playable Beta Version. Dracula_Story-Beta_01.Atr 90.02 kB · 171 downloads I played the version 1.5 today. Great Fun! Thanks for making it. First few goes in my 1st 10 minutes played I swore tons and my best score was 150, made to what I think is level 2? I beat that 1st boss, I guess you call it. TJ Edited October 19, 2022 by AtariSociety 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 2 hours ago, ivop said: Beat me BDSM? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 16 minutes ago, AtariSociety said: I played the version 1.5 today. Great Fun! Thanks for making it. First few goes in my 1st 10 minutes played I swore tons and my best score was 150, made to what I think is level 2? I beat that 1st boss, I guess you call it. TJ That's not level 2 yet Level 2 starts when you have saved your girlfriend and go to sleep again in your coffin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSociety Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 6 minutes ago, ivop said: That's not level 2 yet Level 2 starts when you have saved your girlfriend and go to sleep again in your coffin. Damn It!! hahaha Yeh, I was just watching my video to see what the #s on top meant and it still showed 1. sheesh! Fun game... I guess I better go back in and kick some arse to save my lady! Thanks for a fun game. TJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ute Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 7 hours ago, Grevle said: VER 1.5. The volume for title tune turned down a bit, Volume for this was set to high so that game sounds seemed unbalanced low in volume in comparison. Dracula_Story-1.5.Atr 90.02 kB · 19 downloads It's a lot of fun! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted October 19, 2022 Share Posted October 19, 2022 Really enjoying this release. The gameplay balance is much improved, and I'm getting close to cracking a 4-digit score 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevle Posted October 23, 2022 Author Share Posted October 23, 2022 Version 1.6 The colors for the face of the Girl in NTSC Atari was greenish and for technical reasons the color for the hearts above the girl is the same, So that didn't seem completely right. I did adjust these colors so the girl has skin toned face, and red dress. Also adjustet these for PAL for similar colors, Even thoug on PAL the colors was redish brown. Seems on a rare occation 2 pixels would hang unerased on screen while the bat is flying down the opening towards the labyrinth. This should now be resolved. Dracula_Story-1.6.Atr 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VincentGR Posted October 26, 2022 Share Posted October 26, 2022 I finally played it today, the game is a triple A title. Went to level 4. Does it have an ending or keeps rolling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grevle Posted October 26, 2022 Author Share Posted October 26, 2022 (edited) VER 1.7 Still learning something, By switching the color data around in the girl player data then The heart above the girl is Red, Thats more nice i think. Heart above dracula stays the same since the heart is generated from the same color data as dracula has, so it's a tradeoff. And dracula has a cold heart anyway 😄. Dracula_Story-1.7.Atr Edited October 26, 2022 by Grevle 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rebeep Posted February 28, 2023 Share Posted February 28, 2023 this game keeps bringing smiles on my face. 😁 thanks for such lovely game with true retro vibe. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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