Post by: Radical Pi on October 19, 2007, 11:28:00 pm
Language: Visual Basic 6.0
Platform: PC, or whatever can run VB6 .exe's
Started: October 18th (concept)
Status: Dead (declared December 22nd)
So I'm doing a computer project for practice, and because I love SMB so much. Plus, it makes the wait for Super Mario Galaxy that much more bearable. It's going to be a full port of SMB1, most likely without enhanced graphics (because I'm a lousy pixel artist, and nostalgia is a good excuse for not even trying). Maybe I'll change some things about it, like add the ability to save.
This is probably going to be released under the banner of my real-life programming team (of two whole members), Magenta Lightning. (Yeah, Magenta. "What's a random color we can name our programming group after?" "Magenta..." "Sounds great!")
Planned Features:
-Original SMB levelset
-Ability to save game
-Level Editor
-Multiplayer battle mode?
Post by: Liazon on October 20, 2007, 12:51:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 20, 2007, 06:58:00 am
Seeing you use Visual Basic 6 (same that I used almost half a decade ago) Did you got around the 99 objects limit per form issue? Or are you just making your maps smaller, like 8x9 instead of stuff like 16x16?
Post by: TIfanx1999 on October 20, 2007, 07:11:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 20, 2007, 08:10:00 am
Post by: Radical Pi on October 20, 2007, 12:10:00 pm
| QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 20 Oct, 2007, 17:58) |
| Wow nice Radical_Pi, I am curious about how it will turns out. Will you release some screenshots soon? Seeing you use Visual Basic 6 (same that I used almost half a decade ago) Did you got around the 99 objects limit per form issue? Or are you just making your maps smaller, like 8x9 instead of stuff like 16x16? |
Say what about a 99 object limit?! I did not know that >_<
I can get around that easily probably, but still... Such a limit really might slow down progress.
I can't guarantee any screenshots for a while, since right now it's barely past the planning stages.
And camelot, the latest VB as far as I know is VB.NET 2.0. After VB6 they scrapped that number line and started the .NET series. Not totally sure though, version 3.0 is probably in the works/already released.
Post by: Liazon on October 20, 2007, 12:49:00 pm
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 20, 2007, 01:59:00 pm
I can tell you I used strings to store maps though, same for collision detection. Yeah I'm such a calc junkie :wacko:
Post by: Radical Pi on October 21, 2007, 03:54:00 am
| QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 21 Oct, 2007, 0:59) |
| radical pi actually i managed to do it, but my maps were split in 9x7 chunks IIRC. you could manage to make them scroll tho. I think I will post Reign of Legends 0 source if i can find it, but i cant help much because it has been 4 years since i last looked at the source code and the source is commented in french. I can tell you I used strings to store maps though, same for collision detection. Yeah I'm such a calc junkie :wacko: |
lol. I'm probably going to use integer (maybe even single) matrices.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 21, 2007, 05:15:00 am
Post by: Radical Pi on October 24, 2007, 09:49:00 am
Things have been slow, with it being done for two minutes at the end of a high school computer programming class every day. We're in the process of outlining the entire project (as soon as we stop joking around in that notepad file we call 'Outline'...). Also, a third person joined the team. I still expect to be doing most of the hard stuff though...
In other words, just what you probably expected.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 24, 2007, 03:07:00 pm
Post by: Ranman on October 24, 2007, 03:14:00 pm
Now... You can download the standard version free from Microsoft. :)
Good luck on the game! ;)
Post by: bfr on October 24, 2007, 03:37:00 pm
Multi-player would be fun.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 24, 2007, 04:31:00 pm
I never got able to find it on MS website, this site is so much confusing, it tells you to click somewhere to access a download and when u click the page have no downloads or stuff like this
Post by: Ranman on October 24, 2007, 04:59:00 pm
| QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 24 Oct, 2007, 22:31) |
| the standard version is free now? O_O I never got able to find it on MS website, this site is so much confusing, it tells you to click somewhere to access a download and when u click the page have no downloads or stuff like this |
http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/express/aa975050.aspx
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 24, 2007, 05:53:00 pm
but having heard about people comments on their betas usually they aren't much worse than the final product so I'm sure it is quite reliable alerady.
I may stick to Visual Studio 6.0 (1998) tho, not sure yet, I'll think about it after freeing up some diskspace on my PC
Post by: Ranman on October 24, 2007, 06:04:00 pm
| QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 24 Oct, 2007, 23:53) |
| oh it's the beta now I see the catch <_< but having heard about people comments on their betas usually they aren't much worse than the final product so I'm sure it is quite reliable alerady. I may stick to Visual Studio 6.0 (1998) tho, not sure yet, I'll think about it after freeing up some diskspace on my PC |
Well... You actually have a choice...
On that page you can download the new beta of Visual Studios 2008 Express Edition or you can download the Visual Studio 2005 Express Edition (non Beta version). ;)
Post by: Radical Pi on October 24, 2007, 11:16:00 pm
And DJ Omni, assuming I understood your question correctly (which I hope I did), I'm only posting about this project here, and I'm probably going to be the only one posting about it. That may and probably will change, but for now I'm keeping it small scale.
Today should be a good day for progress. Maybe some actual outlining ^^
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 25, 2007, 02:01:00 am
the one I am looking for is the 1998 version, since this is in which my games were saved in.@Radical Pi yeah I actually meant if other teamates were gonna posting
Post by: Ranman on October 25, 2007, 02:36:00 am
| QUOTE (DJ Omnimaga @ 25 Oct, 2007, 8:01) |
| @Ranman Visual Studio 2005 != Visual Studio/Basic 6 ;) the one I am looking for is the 1998 version, since this is in which my games were saved in. |
Are you sure? :P
Of course I know that. I was simply stating that Visual Studios Express Edition is now a free download. I did not say that you have to actually use it. :P
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 25, 2007, 03:57:00 am
I wish the 1998 version was still avaliable -.-
Post by: Radical Pi on October 25, 2007, 11:54:00 am
Today we almost got progress! We spent the entire time trying to figure out how to read keypresses with little success. I was pretty sure it was normal straightforward VB code, but somewhere along the way I must have utterly screwed up. I should probably look into that on google or something...
Post by: Liazon on October 25, 2007, 12:17:00 pm
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 25, 2007, 05:19:00 pm
I hope you can find a way to allow multi keypresses radical_pi
Post by: Radical Pi on October 25, 2007, 11:27:00 pm
Post by: TIfanx1999 on October 27, 2007, 05:10:00 am
Post by: Liazon on October 27, 2007, 10:33:00 am
Post by: TIfanx1999 on October 27, 2007, 11:38:00 am
| QUOTE |
| x.x that'd be awkward... a game w/o multiple keypresses. even ddr and guitar hero have multiple key presses. |
yea, that would be like Uber old school. The gameplay would be reaaalllyyy Clunky too :P
. Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 27, 2007, 12:19:00 pm
Post by: Radical Pi on October 27, 2007, 03:43:00 pm
Progress on the weekend is dead, as could have been guessed. I think I'll make the Shift key jump.
Post by: TIfanx1999 on October 27, 2007, 03:50:00 pm
| QUOTE |
| it would work well for a RPG tho, actually making a RPG in VB is easy but I don't know how to create save data and handle them yet |
Yea it'd be fine as long as it's not an Action RPG like Zelda or something. :)
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 27, 2007, 04:15:00 pm
Post by: Liazon on October 28, 2007, 06:50:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 28, 2007, 08:16:00 am
Post by: Liazon on October 29, 2007, 11:28:00 am
1.) arrows
2.) 2nd, mode, del, F1-5 keys
and then every other vertical column of keys ends up being a group as well basically.
It'd have been more convenient for calc game makers to have more convenient groups of keys, but I guess it's mainly determined by hardware set up.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 29, 2007, 05:20:00 pm
Post by: JonimusPrime on October 29, 2007, 05:28:00 pm
It wouldn't be that hard in fact the hardest part would but making the list. Or if it is requested I could output it the way xLib does it but I don't know how xLib outputs it so I couldn't help you there.
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 29, 2007, 07:02:00 pm
Post by: Radical Pi on October 30, 2007, 12:06:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 30, 2007, 05:43:00 am
*DJ Omnimaga
Post by: Radical Pi on October 30, 2007, 11:03:00 am
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 30, 2007, 11:23:00 am
Post by: Radical Pi on October 30, 2007, 12:01:00 pm
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on October 30, 2007, 12:10:00 pm