Magovinna Posted February 22 Author Share Posted February 22 2 hours ago, LatchKeyKid said: Looks great! Out of curiosity, why are the tombstones underneath the characters instead of the same level or overlapping? Artisically I can see it trying to add layered depth to the scene but I don't think it's accomplishing that with the third level underneath being detailed UI as it seems to blend into that just as much as with the action above. Is it also because of CPU cycle limitations? I know in the original demo you published there was alot of action going on so figured I'd ask. Also, I like how you handled the transition from night sky to the play level visually and might even recommend continuing that even lower with darker colors blending towards the black assuming you can as it's a cool effect. Thanks for feedback :-) I had to move the tombstones underneath to remove the flickering and extra lines and also because of CPU cycle limitations. I have done a lot of testing and focused on improving playability. I think the gameplay is faster and have a bether flow like this. The illusion of depth is more visible when the foreground start moving than what it looks like in the screenshot. I will also probably experiment more with color transitions before it's finished. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatchKeyKid Posted February 23 Share Posted February 23 17 hours ago, Magovinna said: Thanks for feedback 🙂 I had to move the tombstones underneath to remove the flickering and extra lines and also because of CPU cycle limitations. I have done a lot of testing and focused on improving playability. I think the gameplay is faster and have a bether flow like this. The illusion of depth is more visible when the foreground start moving than what it looks like in the screenshot. I will also probably experiment more with color transitions before it's finished. Looking forward to seeing a video or even an updated demo! I didn't realize the foreground will be moving and I agree it'll look alot more cohesive when that is shown. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovinna Posted March 3 Author Share Posted March 3 If you defeat the evil wizard and win the game you will ascend the throne as King and rule the land :-) 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 ZeroPage Homebrew has the Exclusive World Premiere of Coarse Blade on tomorrow's ZPH stream LIVE on Twitch! Hope you can join us! Fri Mar 29, 2024 | LIVE @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 7PM GMT WATCH LIVE: https://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Secret Homebrew from ZPH (2024 Exclusive World Premiere WIP | 2600) by James Earl O'Brien @ZeroPage Homebrew Coarse Blade (2024 Exclusive World Premiere Final | 2600) by Ketil Ronne @Magovinna Easter (2024 Final | 7800) by Karri Kaksonen @karri 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatchKeyKid Posted March 28 Share Posted March 28 The final version already!?! Looking forward to watching it on YouTube later as I'm not on Twitch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovinna Posted March 30 Author Share Posted March 30 The game is now available to download on itch: https://magovinna.itch.io/coarse-blade 3 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LatchKeyKid Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 Thanks and I look forward to trying it myself tomorrow! I enjoyed the streaming play on ZPH and love the sprite work. You were right in that the parallax scrolling for the cemetery and sky does make a huge difference. I also like what you did with the windows on the interior of the castle! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredtdk Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 This game was incredible by Atari 2600 standards, it even has digitized voices (laughter) at the end. I'm a big fan of Golden Axe and Rastan, this one is definitely on my list of Atari 2600 favorites. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Living Room Arcade Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 (edited) Looks AWESOME! Let's all welcome Course Blade into the Atari 2600 library! How does COARSE BLADE fit into the Atari 2600 library? By the numbers... Spoiler MANY WHEN THE STORY ENDS, THE GAME ENDS: "If you defeat the evil wizard and win the game you will ascend the throne as King and rule the land :-)" AFAIK, Course Blade becomes one of many Atari 2600 games in this category. Spoiler 1. Adventure 2. Apollyon 3. Chuck Norris Superkicks 4. Course Blade 5. Double Dragon 6. E.T. (Completely Fixed Version 2 Final) 7. Fatal Run 8. Fathom 9. Ghostbusters 10. Haunted House 11. James Bond 007 12. Pole Position 13. Porky's 14. Raiders of the Lost Ark 15. Rescue Terra I 16. Riddle of the Sphinx 17. Secret Quest - 8 Levels 18. Sentinel (Light Gun) 19. Solaris 20. Star Strike 21. Superman 22. SwordQuest - EarthWorld 23. SwordQuest - FireWorld 24. SwordQuest - WaterWorld Plus many more adventure games that end when the story ends. 31 GAMES WITH BOSS FIGHTS: AFAIK, Course Blade becomes one of 31 Atari 2600 games with real boss fights (22 commercial releases + 9 homebrews). Spoiler Commercial Releases: 1. Buck Rogers: Planet of Zoom (mothership) 2. Chuck Norris Superkicks (Ninja in monastery) 3. Desert Falcon (Howling Sphynx) 4. Double Dragon (Shadow Boss) 5. Escape from the Mind Master (Mind Master - Five Tests) 6. Fantastic Voyage (Blood Clot - 15 shots needed to destroy it!) 7. Frankenstein's Monster (Frankenstein's monster) 8. Ghost Manor (Dracula) 9. GORF (Gorfian Flag Ship) 10. Krull (Beast) 11. Kung Fu Master (The Five Biggies) 12. Phoenix (Alien Spaceship) 13. Saboteur (Master Robot) 14. Sentinel (evil entity) 15. Sinistar (the Sinistar) 16. Sir Lancelot (dragon, Hanek the Horrible) 17. Star Trek (NOMAD) 18. Survival Run (Alien Command Ship) 19. Time Pilot (boss at end of each level) 20. Vanguard (Gond) 21. Wizard of Wor (the Wizard of Wor, himself) 22. Zaxxon - (robot Zaxxon) Homebrews: 1. Anguna (5 bosses) 2. Carrot Kingdom (3 bosses) 3. Course Blade (end-of-level boss fights) 4. Gizzle Wap (7 mini bosses, Invica Nymphs, and one final boss, Invicta Prime) 5. Jutland Skies (Red Baron and armored vehicle) 6. Princess Rescue (boss battle w/ BJ every 4 levels) 7. Space Game (4 bosses) 8. Space Raid (Master Robots) 9. Stay Frosty 2 (Looks like a giant blue fireball) 4 SWORD FIGHTING GAMES: AFAIK, Course Blade becomes one of only four, joining Book of Five Rings, Star Wars Jedi Arena and Swordfight. (Titan Axe and Dungeon Gladiator are WIP.) 2 BUTTON MASHER FIGHTING GAMES: AFAIK, Course Blade joins only Kung Fu Master in this action category. 1 SIDE SCROLLING FIGHTING GAMES: AFAIK, for Atari 2600, Course Blade is the only one! Errors/omissions? Please kindly send me a PM. Thanks! Edited March 31 by Living Room Arcade 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovinna Posted April 1 Author Share Posted April 1 (edited) Small spelling error spotted and corrected. Fortunately no bugs found so far. Patch v1.1: - Spelling correction new version available on itch.io https://magovinna.itch.io/coarse-blade/devlog/707373/small-patch-v11 Edited April 1 by Magovinna 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magovinna Posted April 5 Author Share Posted April 5 The manual for the game is now available for download at itch.io https://magovinna.itch.io/coarse-blade 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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