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General Discussion => Technology and Development => Computer Projects and Ideas => Topic started by: Master Jc on February 26, 2006, 03:47:00 am

Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Master Jc on February 26, 2006, 03:47:00 am
Screenshots:

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Pixel Man, spikes, and an enemy.  Pixel Man is fully animated!  :Dbiggrin.gif

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Pixel Man can perform a spinning double-jump in order to gain a little height.  He can also pick up one hundred gems to get an extra life.  Green gems count as ten!

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The title screen.

Pixel Man has lost his minimalist looks from the last demo, and is now slender and long.  Also, enemies can be stomped on!  (Not those with spikes, however...)  His jumping is now much more fluid as well.  If you release the jump key, he'll fall.  Controlled jumping!  Yay!

The goal of each level is to reach the door/flag.  (Not sure what I'm gonna use yet.)  Touch it to get to the next level.  After two levels, you will fight Bob in a boss battle.

Here's the plot that I came up with:

 Jc was a happy programmer. He had created a lot of characters, but one was more special than others- Bob. Although he got hurt a lot, this stick man was the topic of several games and was great for hours of entertainment.

One day, Jc decided to create a new character. Using a very small 7x16 grid, he created another smaller stick figure, named Pixel Man. Pixel Man was intellegent, agile, and friendly, unlike Bob. Jc immediately liked Pixel Man and he became his new favorite.

Obviously, Bob was very jealous. Although he wasn't getting hurt or being made fun of, he wanted the center of attention. Unfortunately, Jc was always ready to protect the harmless Pixel Man. Until one day...

Jc decided he needed a vacation. He left his house under the control of Pixel Man and left promptly. As he went out the door, an evil grin grew on Bob's face. He could get rid of Pixel Man!

He grabbed the pixelated fellow and took him into a faraway land. Just before he could kill Pixel Man, the little guy escaped from his grasp. Now, Bob is on a hunt to catch Pixel Man.


Questions?  Comments?
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 26, 2006, 05:05:00 am
hehe sound fun, I hope you finish this soon, will you allow playing the game in full screen mode? :)smile.gif
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Radical Pi on February 26, 2006, 05:05:00 am
Looks very good! :Dbiggrin.gif
Are there any working demos available?
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Master Jc on February 26, 2006, 05:13:00 am
There's a wickedly old one that runs on a different engine and is nigh impossible.

Here's the link:  

http://calcgames.org/cgi-bin/files/files.cgi?action=download&ID=857
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: kalan_vod on February 26, 2006, 11:41:00 am
Looks great, btw I uploaded the images here and in the news topic to the site.
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Radical Pi on February 26, 2006, 11:51:00 am
I can't beat world one, but it is very addicting!
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: kalan_vod on February 26, 2006, 12:03:00 pm
Almost like SSP for the z80s :Dbiggrin.gif, but in color!
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Master Jc on February 26, 2006, 12:08:00 pm
QuoteBegin-Radical Pi+Feb 26 2006, 17:51-->
QUOTE (Radical Pi @ Feb 26 2006, 17:51)
I can't beat world one, but it is very addicting!  

 Yes, I'm also going to be toning down the difficulty, since no one I spoke to got past world one.  Even I couldn't!
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: kalan_vod on February 26, 2006, 12:18:00 pm
It's the one guys fault! The one which drops stuff like bombs?
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Radical Pi on February 26, 2006, 12:43:00 pm
I found your little cheat with jumping on the edge. :Dbiggrin.gif

Even with 9 (maximum?) lives I usually didn't get down many levels.
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Master Jc on February 26, 2006, 01:22:00 pm
Awwww... someone else found it too... I left it in to give myself a chance while testing it.  :Pblah.gif
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: kalan_vod on February 26, 2006, 01:30:00 pm
Ah cool! I can get further now! But still not past level 1 :Dbiggrin.gif.
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Radical Pi on February 27, 2006, 02:00:00 pm
I got to the hallway going left under the cloud. Is that below average?
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on February 28, 2006, 04:46:00 am
I didnt got too far, looked nice tho, will the new one run faster?
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: kalan_vod on February 28, 2006, 07:38:00 am
Yeah it seemed to be a little slow, and my pc isn't crap so I was like WTF BBQ! :Dbiggrin.gif
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Radical Pi on March 01, 2006, 11:02:00 am
What!? I was surprised by the speed of it!
Although I only ever use dial-up and whatever cruddy games I find online... :Dbiggrin.gif

EDIT: I got past the first flag! Lvl 2/World 1 is challenging...
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: Master Jc on March 05, 2006, 02:45:00 pm
New one is pretty fast, and very fun.  Fortunately, the demo is up already on CG.org, so here's a link to it:

http://calcgames.org/cgi-bin/files/files.cgi?ID=1094

The levels are FAR easier, and the boss is pretty cool.  I hope you all enjoy it!

BTW, what do I have to do to put a game in the archives here?  I have no clue...
Title: About Pixel Man
Post by: tenniskid493 on March 05, 2006, 03:32:00 pm
Looks cool.  I will have to check this out tonight.

Right now, we can't add them. Only kalan_vod, xlibman, and solitare710 can add them. (I think)