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by Iapetus
Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:41 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

Re: New game project

My machines have disk, I haven't used tape in a long time, except in Oricutron .. Anyway hey - this New game looks amazing! Can you give us any more details? Its a platformer - cool! - but it looks a little Chucky Egg'ish. Is that the plan? You have to collect the eggs in a certain time or a specia...
by Iapetus
Thu Mar 22, 2018 6:48 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

Re: New game project

Thanks Dbug, if there are many users using floppy disk drives or modern alternatives then certainly it is worth using the extra 16Kb.
by Iapetus
Thu Mar 22, 2018 1:33 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

Re: New game project

Thank you for your insights Chema. I would like to have the game working on 48Kb (tape) but having extra 16Kb is so tempting... :)
by Iapetus
Thu Mar 22, 2018 9:30 am
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

Re: New game project

Thank you so much guys, I will now leave this question of the background to rest and later on when I come back to it I shall take in consideration what you said above. :) The next step is to implement the sprite engine; I have coded several versions for other projects, some are faster but eat a lot ...
by Iapetus
Wed Mar 21, 2018 11:41 am
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

Re: New game project

Thank you guys for the support.

I have two more options regarding the background, which one is your favourite, Version 1 , Version 2 or Version 3?

Of course these pictures are pixel sharp I wonder how would they look on a TV set... which is something to take in account I guess.
by Iapetus
Tue Mar 20, 2018 5:55 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: New game project
Replies: 39
Views: 30836

New game project

Hi,

I have been working on a game project for several 8 bit platforms and one of them is the Oric.

I am hoping to keep motivated and finish the game :)
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by Iapetus
Thu May 25, 2017 11:46 am
Forum: Emulators
Topic: Clock Signal — an Oric emulator for macOS and Linux
Replies: 170
Views: 158734

Re: Yet Another

Chema wrote: Wed May 17, 2017 3:10 pm Nice! Keep on with the good work, and don't forget us, PC users :wink:
Seconded :)
by Iapetus
Fri Jun 05, 2015 8:54 am
Forum: Demos
Topic: OricTech
Replies: 14
Views: 28391

Re: OricTech

Well done, thanks :D
by Iapetus
Sun Jan 04, 2015 9:45 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Merry Christmas oricians!
Replies: 20
Views: 23881

Re: Merry Christmas oricians!

A Happy new Year to all :)
by Iapetus
Mon Nov 10, 2014 4:29 pm
Forum: Demos
Topic: Zerofx, #1 at the Kindergarden 2014
Replies: 12
Views: 23978

Re: Zerofx, #1 at the Kindergarden 2014

Very good demo. Congrats Dbug!
by Iapetus
Fri May 02, 2014 1:47 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: Fast scrolling game howto, anyone?
Replies: 229
Views: 226596

Re: Fast scrolling game howto, anyone?

Chema wrote:In the process of adding suggestions from alpha testers :)
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Still under construction, but it is nearly there. Don't hesitate to contact me with suggestions/bugs/glitches... whatever.
This looks just amazing, on tv with pal blending must look great.
by Iapetus
Tue Dec 31, 2013 10:51 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for The Quill Adventure System (tap/dsk)
Replies: 8
Views: 13408

Re: Looking for The Quill Adventure System (tap/dsk)

Weird. Every time I search Oric.org for 'quill', the site bugs out, giving me a search result page with only this as a result: 1495 http://www.oric.org/ftp/games/software/m/mes/mes_1.png Sat, 07 Sep 2002 00:00:01 GMT http://www.example.org/actu1 The rest of the page is fine, it just won't return th...
by Iapetus
Mon Dec 30, 2013 3:36 pm
Forum: Games
Topic: The Return of Viking Chess (Hnefatafl)
Replies: 268
Views: 316917

Re: The Return of Viking Chess (Hnefatafl)

Congrats! :)

Now it's time to play... :D
by Iapetus
Mon Dec 30, 2013 12:14 pm
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Looking for The Quill Adventure System (tap/dsk)
Replies: 8
Views: 13408

Looking for The Quill Adventure System (tap/dsk)

A friend of mine has written an adventure using this program but on another computer and I would like to have it also released on the Oric but I can't find the program anywhere, if you know where I can download it or if you have it in your collection it would awesome if you could send it to me (PM m...