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Best PS1 platformer game that wasn't, period!

Try the newly updated cartridge version, should be fixed now 😄

...D64 version works fine 👍

I can confirm same thing happens on a CRT version on Mister FPGA.
Time to go through the game again to check the D64 version 😄

Man, this soundtrack is SUCH A BANGER!

ᕕ(⌐■_■)ᕗ ♪♬

Awesome job, I love it, can't wait for the full release :D

Thanks for clarifying the use and scope of generative AI, appreciate it!

I love the idea and sound of the dynamic soundtrack, do you plan to change/evolve the music as the game changes/progresses? Reminded me of iMuse that was awesome, but unfortunately somehow forgotten when streaming prerecorded music became a norm.

Help needed!

Can't stop listening the C64 soundtrack!

Your translation finally makes sense, I've actually used machine translation to read the description, but I've translated it to Polish, but it seems that the translation was done so poorly that I didn't get they fall due to player actions 😆

Well, having this new knowledge, it's time to try the game again 😄

Oh, so it's by design.

Sorry, I was accustomed to how rocks fall and slide in games like boulder dash, my bad 😔 

That's some interesting rock mechanics then, but could be more explained, otherwise could be hard to understand what's going on when some rocks start to fall in some random place 😄

Interesting game, fun to play although a bit glitchy.

Sometimes rock don't fall when they should, sometimes they fall where they shouldn't, for example when I stand in a tight tunnel and drill a stack of rocks, I die instantly because a rock that should not be able to fall on me, as there is a ceiling above my head. (See screenshots)

Sometimes they just freeze in the air.

Sometimes there appears an empty space that I need to drill through.

Great game, I really enjoy playing it!

Also, I love how you used the color maps to simulate light, that's super clever!

I hope to see more games from you 😄

It's not free, if you are curious.
Construct 3 engine is quite similar though.

Multimedia Fusion 2, haven't seen that in a while. Good times...

Finally got it 😄

If anyone struggles, three hints:

* You want to fight 4 guys

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* first get the shield

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* You can go back on the one-way tile

Any hint for level 24? I can't see the branch I should follow, no matter how I go, I end up with 3 guys and 9 health or 4 guys and 11 health 😔

Spoiler alert! 😄

I can confirm that the same issue happens on MiSTer when 128k is using 48k video timings

Nevermind, found out myself 😉

...and that's a very interesting looking building at the end. I'm pretty sure I've seen it somewhere before 🤔 😄

Great game, awesome music!

One question though, how long is the game?

It's late and I don't know if I should power off or continue until the end 😅

I've never seen a sokoban with such attention to things outside of box moving, every clone was just the core, stripped down to the bare logic puzzle part.

But those non-core additions actually make the core game way more enjoyable and fun, it's great that you revived the whole :D

BTW, since I don't have an equipment to test it right now, does the "map testing" involves automatic map testing or just the manual?

Make sure you get the latitude and longitude right, not in reverse like I did 😅

Hello!

Thank for the feedback 😄

Of course, what I've suggested might sound nice in theory, but every theory is worthless unless checked with the reality, and to check this properly was to actually try it in a game. And it looks that in this case it was a miss 😅 It's nice that you've tried it, I'm flattered.

Maybe it will be handy if you ever try a fixed-camera setup in another game 😉

Nevertheless, I'm sure that Desmond's Castle would work perfectly in twin-stick gamepad setup, feels like bread and butter 😄

Here's the project code with three examples:

https://hitorisensei.itch.io/unreal-project-example-top-down-360-mouse-targeting

• the "Look at mouse" which always points the attack at the direction of the mouse
• the delta-derived attack angle, which changes only when player moves the mouse
• ...and version with easing added

I've never shared the whole projects before, but I hope it will work :D
I can drop the compiled version too, just need to know the system you are using.

Dude, that game would be such a bang in the C64 golden era! I bet Ocean would like to have a release 😄

I would definitely have it on my favourite pirate compilation.

I believe the best explanation will be some source code 😄

I'll put together some UE project later with the example and share with you.

Out of curiosity, I love when people making pixel art games in 3D engines take care to properly align pixels so the objects actually adhere to the virtual screen resolution. Such a tiny but crucial detail.

Are you using vertex snapping?

The game is awesome, I love it. The story, the graphics, the music, super well works together.

The only issue is the controls. Would be perfect to add gamepad support with twin-stick controls.

One tip for the mouse, unless the aiming direction constantly changing as the player moves is an intentional choice (which is pretty annoying and hard to control), instead of relying on a relation between the player position and a mouse cursor position, it would be better to rely on a relation between player position and a "virtual" pointer bound to the player's node (so the virtual pointer moves with the player). Then every frame add a real mouse delta to the "virtual" mouse position and viola, the aiming direction doesnt change when the player moves anymore. The virtual pointer should also be bound to a maximum radius around the player so it doesn't get too far.

Just imagine if this would be released on steam with workshop support. Oh my.

Very important question, for which YM chip was the game desined for?

YM2621 from SG V1 or YM3438 from later revisions?

I wouldn't want to miss a single note played as inteded as you've created a marvelous soundscape in the game!

How to connect logic components in tutorial 0001?

The tutorial note says not to touch live (green) components, but logic gate is always green, even unconnected to anything, with no option to turn it off so whenever I try to wire it, it sparks.

Like, never. This is not a PSX game, it is just stylized as one.

So, KEKE is now pushing the blocks without bending the rules?

I find it astonishing how you always find a way to introduce a tiny twist to make simple puzzles interesting again :D

Do you plan to ever work with a board games producer to produce and release all your awesome (and brilliantly simple) games in a single package of awesomeness?