Trebor Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 ...with an ideal start point... @playsoft @TIX @ZeroPage Homebrew WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew WATCH LATER: https://www.youtube.com/ZeroPageHomebrew 25 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
tkarner Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 To quote Keanu Reeves, "Whoa." 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129759 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Thank you so much @Trebor for starting this thread. This is an insanely amazing game, is on my homebrew wish list and I can't wait to premiere it TONIGHT on the ZPH stream! Hope everyone can tune in! Tue Sep 27, 2022 @ 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: 1942 (Exclusive World Premiere | 7800) by Paul Lay @playsoft (Code), Konstantinos Giamalidis @TIX (Graphics) (WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR BEST QUALITY) 9 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 7800s would have flown off the shelves, had this game come out BITD.👍 10 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129767 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Defender_2600 Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Great surprise, it already looks amazing. I like the new HUD. For some reason, I think we're going to have a lot of sprites on screen... 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted September 27, 2022 Share Posted September 27, 2022 Incredible. I can't wait to see this one. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Caught some of the game in action on the stream. Looks incredible! Interested to hear how the music is done. 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129838 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slx Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Can‘t watch several hours of stream, hope for a simple gameplay video sometime soon. Screenshots look nice and while I suck at 1942 on the PSP I might still be tempted to get it for the 7800. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129856 Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 This is AWESOME!!!!...I can see 1943 coming later....=) 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Does Capcom still own the rights to 1942 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129882 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 3 hours ago, roadrunner said: Does Capcom still own the rights to 1942 Of course they do, it's included in their arcade hub on Steam and consoles. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129950 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Thanks @Trebor for starting the thread and thanks @ZeroPage Homebrew for previewing it on your stream. It was good to see you enjoying it! 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+playsoft Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 8 hours ago, sirlynxalot said: Caught some of the game in action on the stream. Looks incredible! Interested to hear how the music is done. The music uses the YM2151 with a really simple player, just a list of delay (frames), channel and note. I was able to generate this data from the arcade/NES .vgm files and the C64 .mid file. The OPM instruments were taken from the fb1_factory collection, I only use 6 different instruments but really liked JOrgan1 so that gets used a lot! 9 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129982 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 1 hour ago, playsoft said: Thanks @Trebor for starting the thread and thanks @ZeroPage Homebrew for previewing it on your stream. It was good to see you enjoying it! My pleasure, and it was very cool to see James' genuine excitement and happiness for this port. On his homebrew wish list, indeed. The level of awesomeness was akin to a kid on Christmas morning. You and @TIX have done an amazing job! 6 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5129995 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaden (JRH) Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 I had the honor of beta testing this game, and I just wanna say that I'm really thankful for @playsoftgiving me this opportunity. This is a fantastic shooter and it easily destroys a lot of the other console ports of this game. I can't wait for everyone else here to be able to play it, because it is a work of art. And I hope that we can work on more stuff together in the future, Paul! 4 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 9 hours ago, slx said: Can‘t watch several hours of stream, hope for a simple gameplay video sometime soon. Screenshots look nice and while I suck at 1942 on the PSP I might still be tempted to get it for the 7800. Or you could skip ahead in the stream and watch the gameplay that way? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130012 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 An impressive port for sure! ZPH showing a number of other ports only shows how impressive of a feat this is. This is a title that really seems to play to the 7800's strengths with sprite handling. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130015 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slx Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 48 minutes ago, Karl G said: Or you could skip ahead in the stream and watch the gameplay that way? Tried to but for some reason this didn't work on the mobile device I was using. Maybe because the stream was still live due to my watching it very early in the morning in a different time zone. Will give it another try. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130027 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silver Back Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Incredibly exciting. Unfortunately I couldn't catch the stream but hopefully the YouTube upload is coming soon. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130034 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 28, 2022 Author Share Posted September 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Karl G said: Or you could skip ahead in the stream and watch the gameplay that way? 46 minutes in and the gameplay goodness starts, but if time allows, the port comparisons and other tidbits are really worth viewing too. 4 hours ago, Karl G said: An impressive port for sure! ZPH showing a number of other ports only shows how impressive of a feat this is. This is a title that really seems to play to the 7800's strengths with sprite handling. Absolutely, the 7800 is a sprite beast. Some other standout points: -The kind of polish seen with 1942, demonstrates some very efficient, effective, and impressive coding by playsoft. -Graphic and sprite designing, which avoids a 1:1 typical conversion or wide and stretched appearance when utilizing the 160 modes, by working with the pixel aspect ratio, while maximizing possible details, highlights very significant talent and skill. Thankfully, we have a few working on the platform who have such abilities, and TIX is definitely one of them. -Leveraging, by system design, support of external sound chip, as needed. Whether it's POKEY, Minnie/Gumby, or in this case the YM2151. Commando set the template of music by external sound chip, SFX by internal TIA. 1942 follows that template, utilizing an external sound chip for music and internal TIA for the sound effects, beautifully. This, by no means, is stating all of the above, or only the above, is necessary for a great game on the 7800, but does emphasize that when sufficient resources are allocated to the system, utilizing its strengths and design, we continue to experience quality ports of games and excellent original titles. We have an incredible pool of developers and other talents working on the 7800 platform. It's a win-win all around. 9 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130035 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 Love it, especially the new background music! Big fan of the series and played this game a lot for the NES BITD. What a pleasant surprise and am looking forward to purchasing if/when it becomes available. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130049 Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 (edited) The demo I saw really puts stuff like the xevious 7800 port to shame. Vertically scrolling shooters are some of my favorite types of games. Would love to see more on the 7800. Wish bullet festival was still worked on, it had neat graphics. Edited September 28, 2022 by sirlynxalot 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130080 Share on other sites More sharing options...
slx Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 2 hours ago, Karl G said: Or you could skip ahead in the stream and watch the gameplay that way? I browsed through all the "subchapters" and it is mentioned neither there nor in the youtube description where all the other games are listed....:( Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130086 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 They haven't posted last night's video to YouTube yet. I cannot stand Twitch, as they constantly expire my password and resetting is the worst process ever. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130104 Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted September 28, 2022 Share Posted September 28, 2022 9 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Of course they do, it's included in their arcade hub on Steam and consoles. Ok, thanks Just seeing if this has official capcom approval. Hopefully op doesn't run into copyright issues. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/341719-1942-it-needs-a-thread/#findComment-5130144 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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