+CyranoJ Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Something I'm working on in the background: Complete re-write of the Rebooteroids engine using the latest RAPTOR API to make a new game with new features and styles. More roids! Higher colour backdrops! Up to 4 players at once! (In video all players hooked to same input... I don't have 3 friends!) Higher quality music playback! Particles for explosions! Double the rotations of the players for extra accuracy! 60fps locked! ... more to come This game is not going to be called "Rebooteroids 2" but rather "R²" - it will not fit with the narrative of the first game. No ETA, vague ideas of where its headed.. will post more here when it seems appropriate. 35 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidGameR186496 Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 3 hours ago, CyranoJ said: Something I'm working on in the background: Complete re-write of the Rebooteroids engine using the latest RAPTOR API to make a new game with new features and styles. More roids! Higher colour backdrops! Up to 4 players at once! (In video all players hooked to same input... I don't have 3 friends!) Higher quality music playback! Particles for explosions! Double the rotations of the players for extra accuracy! 60fps locked! ... more to come This game is not going to be called "Rebooteroids 2" but rather "R²" - it will not fit with the narrative of the first game. No ETA, vague ideas of where its headed.. will post more here when it seems appropriate. We're close to having a super refinement of that Black Hole homebrew. Seriously though, this looks pretty damn good. Looking foward to the final version! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Machine Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Excited to see where this goes! Imagine a 4 player battle.....cool!!! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Sweet. A race for points. I could not tell from the video - do you only score points when the Roid colour matches your ship? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted January 15, 2023 Author Share Posted January 15, 2023 No scoring yet... The extra players are for stress testing the engine at the moment. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Epic! This looks incredible. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 2 hours ago, Machine said: Excited to see where this goes! Imagine a 4 player battle.....cool!!! Put them Team Taps to use!! 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Impressive engine update, sequel to Rebooteroids, yeeeeeeees please! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crash Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, CyranoJ said: Something I'm working on in the background Awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Biff Burgertime Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 9 hours ago, CyranoJ said: More roids! 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 8 hours ago, KidGameR186496 said: We're close to having a super refinement of that Black Hole homebrew. Seriously though, this looks pretty damn good. Looking foward to the final version! Wow, someone really remember Black Hole ? This crappy prototype has been done in 24 hours, and was more a playable proof of concept than a game. I wanted to include different game modes (multi round, team match, ... - I don't even remember if the ROM destect properly end of round) but finally never came back to it. R² looks super nice, there is always need for good and fun multiplayers hames in our convention. I can see R² being a hit and a nice contest event... 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Songbird Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 This looks fantastic! Four players for the win. Sign me up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Excellent work as always, Cyrano! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Background looks great. Foreground seems a bit frantic... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
agradeneu Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 7 minutes ago, slx said: Background looks great. Foreground seems a bit frantic... Engine stress test 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Editorb Posted January 15, 2023 Share Posted January 15, 2023 Insanity! I hope the extra 'roids are due to multiplayer. The original game kicks my buttocks enough as is. One of my favorite parts of Rebooteroids is the oddly neat way the background shifts as you fly, like it's related to ship movement somehow, but not solidly enough to be completely connected. I suck at math as well as explaining things in general (despite 30 years in journalism: I make other people explain things and I just write what they say) so I'm sure there's some succinct explanation for the behavior. Anyhoo, I'm hopeful R2 gets a groovy moving backdrop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 I like the triangle ship from Rebooteroids more as it's easier to see what direction the ships shoots. Anyway R2 game can use that shape or have it as an option? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted January 16, 2023 Author Share Posted January 16, 2023 31 minutes ago, grips03 said: I like the triangle ship from Rebooteroids more as it's easier to see what direction the ships shoots. Anyway R2 game can use that shape or have it as an option? Bit early to start taking requests on this 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 1 hour ago, CyranoJ said: Bit early to start taking requests on this See - this is why there is never the "right time" to show any work. 1 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 Kewl! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Editorb Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 18 hours ago, CyranoJ said: Bit early to start taking requests on this Didn't stop 'Torb from demanding moving backgrounds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+af0l Posted January 16, 2023 Share Posted January 16, 2023 This just might surpass Rebooteroids in terms of fun factor. Not a small feat. The kids will be delighted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grips03 Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Rebooteroids is my favorite game on Jaguar. Multiplayer R2 will be awesome. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreCEO Posted January 18, 2023 Share Posted January 18, 2023 Excellent! I can't wait to see more progress on this... Rebooteroids is one of my Jaguar favourites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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