http://www.fasebonus.net/2014/12/asi...yecto-antarex/
Real hardware capture (from the headphone output, no post-processing applied) of the first stage of the game.Quote:
Os dejo con una captura de la música del primer nivel del juego. La captura se ha hecho desde la salida estéreo de la Mega y no se ha aplicado ningún tratamiento al sonido capturado.
https://soundcloud.com/david-alt-sanchez/antarex-reborn-level-1-1
I think it rocks :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Barone
It's mostly mono though.
I liked it. Very energetic and melodic! :)
So when is the game coming out?
:mrgreen:
Great music, I'm getting really excited about this! Looking forward to its release even more now.
KICKASSQuote:
Originally Posted by Barone
Music sounds awesome!
It has potential. I am pretty sure I already said this, but, the FM patches are very grating and it sounds messy. That hasn't changed at all since god knows how long ago.Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
How come nobody posted this yet?
Looks good, but still no score system.
The percussion samples sound great, excited to see where this goes.
Looks great and sounds pretty good, but it's running a bit slow. I hope they add a score system too.
Thanks for posting the video Kollision! The game looks very promising! And I think the music is fitting too! :)
I'm SO MUCH more excited for this title than any other retro title coming out.
Yeah, it looks good but it's a little too slow for my taste.
Also, they better nail that hit box right, because that robot looks huge.
It would be nice to see a little more of it, showing some power-ups and such. In any event, I'm excited about this and I applaud those guys for bringing a new shooter for the MD.
I played the beta last weekend in a retro event (even recorded a small sample, but it's of shitty quality compared to the already posted Fase Bonus video) and I loved it. So much, that now it's definitely my most anticipated new Mega Drive release in the last 15 years. Awesome work by the 1985 Alternativo guys who are also very nice people. :)
Wait, well this game only come out in spanish, including the case and manual?
If this turns out like the other releases by 1985 Alternativo, then I guess you can expect at least English language being together with Spanish in game, manual and case (maybe other European languages too in the case).Quote:
Originally Posted by Thunderblaze16
But since this is still a development beta, it's not strange that the game is only in Spanish at this point.
In the description of the video it mentions that the game is not finalized and that if you have any suggestions to please submit them.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bottino
A new video of Antarex was published
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZmDpRG8Xnhc
Enjoy ;)
The ship is still way, waaaaay too big. They seriously need to resize it.
Otherwise this looks great!
Looks great. Can't wait.
Depends on the size of the hitbox and the balance IMHO. The ship can be big and I don't mind as long as it's not like trying to navigate a semi-truck through a the back alleys of a big city.Quote:
Originally Posted by retrospiel
I was about to mention this. The hit box will most likely be smaller. The ship is probably big because when it transforms, having a small robot would seem anticlimactic. Bigger sprites, but most likely smaller hit boxes, which I'm okay with.Quote:
Originally Posted by xelement5x
It looks a bit slow IMO.
It's no Thunder Force IV in pace that's for sure!Quote:
Originally Posted by Barone
A new video was published to celebrate the Antarex Demo on GamesCom
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Qr2S8RZXWY
Enjoy pals!
game looks great!!
Cool, thanks for the update! Seems like this at least has more heart than the generic outsourced stuff Hucast is starting to churn out.
I see foot stages??? : Confuso:
Looking nice, some nice scrolling effects on show.
Is there a release date for this?
With platformer stages: two or three years
Without platformer stages: one or two years
This is just my personal estimate of course. I am really not too happy about the addition of platformer stages. :| :? :(
Wow... I'm surprised that the process hasn't been made easier/faster due to technology advancements... There's gotta be a faster, more efficient way to make games for old hardware. What needs to happen is tools development.
I can certainly understand your apprehensions. BUT what if the developer manages to link the two styles of gameplay via cutscenes? Cutscenes would be a great way to tie the shmup stages with the platform segments as well as presenting the player with an engrossing story. i am quite excited to see what the final product looks like.Quote:
Originally Posted by retrospiel
I think adding platforming to the game would wreck pacing. There will have to be some sort of shooter mode only setting for score attack...who knows, maybe they can join the two genres well, that would be cool. Perhaps a change in view, for example, its still side scrolling shooter, only more like forgotten world's with limited jumping/rocket pack ability. I wouldn't mind a bit of fast paced run n gun mixed into the game...
Admittedly, to combine two different genres is going to be tough but not impossible. If there is one saving grace it is that they are not rushing to publish the game. They are also taking the time to keep the community informed about the game with gameplay footage. They've incorporated some old footage that we've seen before but they've also included (storyboard) pics that act as teasers as to what we may expect when we play the game. Whoever created the video did a nice job putting the footage together.Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGA-Jorge
Batman and Robin mix shoot'em up with rush'n gun and its awesome. I hope this game achieves the same result.
Enough pixel art to make something that tries to qualify as an arcade style sixteen bit game must take ages in itself. I shudder to think how long Project Y's assets took to create. No wonder they said they didn't want to do pixel art graphics anymore :)Quote:
Originally Posted by SEGA-Jorge
Antarex is looking alright now I've seen this latest footage. I'm not sure if they just sped up the video or not, but what was shown seemed to look faster, the patterns more interesting than before perhaps. The on-foot scrolling action sections are ambitious for sure.
As long as it stays away from the more questionable Euroshmup sensibilities, I'm interested.
There are plenty of pixel artists around if you're willing to pay them. The problem here is the cost of those pixel artists. I paid $10 dollars for a 64 x 64 portrait of myself as an example! So unless you or your colleagues are extremely talented at pixel art you're pretty much shafted for the quality you can hope to achieve (without spending stupid money on a contractor).
I guess this is partially what separates modern and retro game development. These days it's about models and textures and back then it was about colour palettes and pixel art.