N-Game can be played here.

4x4 black and white versions can be viewed here.

I just simply need 8x8 black and white versions of the Ninja for N-Game.

Thanks!

Could you just expand on the 4x4 ones? It shouldn't be too hard. I hope you guys get this going/done soon! :D

[removed]That was kinda rude, if he was asking for sprites that prbly because he wasnt able to draw them in the first place

It's ok xlibman, I've started making some. I just needed to play the game a bit longer before I got the gist of what they looked like :D :D :D

Sorry, this post wasn't meant to be demotivating at all... I just wanted him to try it out.

Cool, I hope to see your renditions of N-Game sprites soon!

FIRST ATTEMPT: Running and sliding to halt



Sorry it's so small!

edit: it only has 2 frames for running and one for sliding. Is that enough?

Wow, that looks really good. I think it looks almost like a real person!

Congrats, Liazon! It looks very cool. Maybe you could add another sprite for walking? In which language are you going to write the game?

He will be using asm, or C on the 68k line.

Thanks, I guess I just needed to play the game a bit more. Since I don't know 68k ASM (i assume it's the same as z80 ASM, just a lot of differences that might take awhile to learn), I'll probably write it in C for 89 series calcs.

N-Game

@saubue: as far as I can tell, there are no walking frames. The stick figure just accelerates rather quickly until it reaches maximum speed.

Does it slow the program down at all to insert custom ASM code?

No, 68k ASM is very different (and much easier) from z80 ASM (although I can't write code for it)
And inline Assembler (asm("...")) does not slow down the program. Do you want to mix ASM and C?

Why does it not slow down a game in 68k but using asm(prgmX) on a z80 slow it down?

Hm, I think we aren't speaking of the same thing.
In C, you can use Assembler inside C code with asm(), while your code has to be a string, e.g. (random code)

Can you create your own ASM functions and then add them on like the ExtGraph functions?

kalan: Basic is more like an interpretted languages, so trying to insert a native language within Basic code would require some kind of address change of some sort. iirc of course :D

Of course. The method I like the most is to add the Assembly Source File to the project and then proto-type the function in a header.

Ok, well I didn't know if you meant you were making a basic 68k program and calling an asm program within the basic one.

wow nice sprite I cant wait to see what you'll make it do! DONT KILL IT O_O

Don't worry xlibman, I'll try me best to finish.
btw, I didn't kill r/p/s. I just don't feel like searching for the bug rooted in the greyscale implementation after I've only finished about 6% of the game. Now that I know how to define a C structure, I think I'll make a structure to organize different character types and make the tile stuff easier. I'll have to fix the way I store data, but I'll eventually fix the greyscale sprites and finish the battle engine.

@saubue: thanks. I hope C will be sufficient for a black and white game.

sufficient? You can do almost anything with TIGCC. However, if you might need some help, feel free to ask :)

Oh, so this will be a 68k project? :( Oh well, at least we will have axchos/cdi or who ever is working on it, as they are making it for z80s :D. Good luck with yours though.

Sprites:


From the top left going clockwise:
1. Standing still
2-3. Running
4. Sliding to halt
5. Jumping frame
6-7. Possible falling frames. I like #7 (the one on the left) personally.
8-10 Possible wall sliding frames. I personally like #10 (bottom left) the most.

I'll have to use the other comp to experiment with animation frames in imageready. Just to see if I like the sprite sets. Any suggestions for the game or the sprites is welcome!

I'll probably have more to add to the project description later.

Haha, I still love that animation. I think you should make it into a bigger one, so you can have it as a avatar :P. I hope to see more progress on this!

wow those lil dude sprites look nice, best stickfigure animation I saw in a long while, and prbly the best 8x8 one

ngame is so fun and addicting :)

Wow, you added more! The others look just a good, man you have some good sprite making skills! :D

Reserved for more details on progress.

Original Game: http://www.freeworldgroup.com/games2/gameindex/ngame.htm
So I'm basically trying to port that onto 89 calcs. It will be black and white using 8x8 sprites and tiles. I don't know how many enemies and tiles from the original game I will be able to include, but I'll try my best. This and r/p/s are my first projects.

Unlike the original game, N-Game 68k is not played on one screen. It will scroll and the maps will be larger than 12x20 tiles. What I want to do is to create a pause option that will allow you to pause and scroll around the whole map.
As for dealing with enemies, like the homing drones, the snipers, the missles, and the like, I will add a feature called the N Sense. It'll be some for of indication that will tell you if you've been locked on by something, or if something is trying to target you.

I don't know how well I can recreate the physics in the original game. It is really complex which is why I'm not sure if I can include tiles like the curved ones and the irregularly shaped ones.

For more info on the enemy types:
1.) Play the game
2.) Click on help, and then enemies (right) and read about them.

I would vote for all, but I can'd XD...Any would be great though.

More sprites!!!! I think I'm forgetting to do some. If someone sees a sprite I'm missing, please tell me.

I need some advice from the C masters. Should I use rotation routines or should I just store all versions of the sprites? Which way is faster? I think I'd prefer the faster way, but I assume not using a rotation routine may make things difficult to organize. I'll really have to think about it.

Caption:
ROW 1:
1. Standing/facing right
2+3. Running right
4. Sliding right
5. Jumping right
6-7. Falling right
8. Wall sliding (wall on right)
9-11. Victory dance facing left

ROW 2:
1. Standing/facing left
2+3. Running left
4. Sliding left
5. Jumping left
6-7. Falling left
8. Wall sliding (wall on left)
9-11. Victory dance facing right

ROW 3:
1. mine
2. floorchaser
3. gauss turret
4. gauss turret aimer
5. homing turret
6-8. homing missiles
9. thwump

ROW 4:
1-2. chaingun drone
3-6. laser drone
7-10. homing zap drone
11. zap drone

ROW 5:
1. gold
2-4. standard door
5-7. access door
8-10. trap door
11. one-way platform

ROW 6:
1. bounce block
2-5. launch pad
6. access panel
7-8. remote terminal
9-10. Exit

Wow, and what are the sizes of those? I think they look great, and you just about covered everything.

this game pwns even though it's not even done W00T!!! :worship:

*drool* *Spellshaper wants a 68k calc...

8x8

@SpellShaper: Maybe I'll port to 83+ later when I'm done with everything else. Of course, axcho on UTI could always use these sprites for his own ASM version.

We really need the worship smiley again, I'll see what I can do.

This game looks sweet!!! :)

wow this look nice, I like the sprites a lot

muy bien! me gusto mucho! why am i speaking spanish!

kewl :)

Hi Liazon! Your 89 project is very exciting and ambitious. I suggest you take a look at Jumpman for the Atari 800/C64 for a more simple model of the type of game you want to make. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpman

I voted no on the scrolling because for a game with such dynamic gameplay, the LCD would be too blury.

I wish you all the best in your TI-89 pursuits! :)

- Alex

Yeah that looks pretty sweet, but too much like Donkey Kong :P

Alex: thanks for the input. Though I do feel that 12 tiles high and 20 tiles wide is kind of small for N-Game. It would be kind of hard to die :D

I'll have to see though. Lately I've just been brainstorming some math models for the movement, but it seems that every model has a considerable flaw. I'll have to work at it a bit.