General Gaming Footage Thread

[Blutorus]

Well
I bet no one expected me to say this
but I am currently developing my first original game to the public.

For now, I'm calling it "Power Jems" but I might change this later.

As of now, I can't show any trailers or demos, but I have 6 tantalizing screenshots for you to feast your eyes on.
Everything is ugly for now, so please make an exception or two

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This is the first screenshot I took

A demonstration of what enemies look like when they are defeated
Also, everything is randomly generated, making this a rogue-like

An example of weather for different stages

More types of weather, this time it's raining with a different background

Proof of concept that there will be different resolutions available (640x360 is the smallest)

A first glance of the base sprite of the main character for now

[Geno]

I'm sorry, but the first thing I thought when I saw it, was

"wow, look at all the SMW Goombas!"

Although really, it looks neat. But, what exactly is the goal of it anyway?

[Dr. Crasger]

It seems rather odd and not well put together.

I don't even understand what's going on.

[Blutorus]

I'm sorry, but the first thing I thought when I saw it, was

"wow, look at all the SMW Goombas!"

Although really, it looks neat. But, what exactly is the goal of it anyway?

Funny story, I actually based those enemies off of the SMW Goombas. I wanted to experiment with game design, and I wondered "What would happen if Spelunky was more of a Mario-based kind of game?", and thus, this game was born. It's just a "run left stomping on things" platformer, but it has rogue-like elements tied into it.

It seems rather odd and not well put together.

I don't even understand what's going on.

I wouldn't believe you're really expected to understand everything because it's nowhere close to finished.Hence the default MS Paint colored grass and the clunky stage layout
I know it looks really half-baked, but there was about a weeks-worth of time put into this.
(To be specific, I started work in January, but not a lot was done due to laziness/business with other things)

[Geno]

more levels for that hack of mine.

A ghost house, a foresty place, a cave place, and a new level type



It's funny how so many palettes look cool with the Ghost House tileset, but only one is actually used in vanilla SMW.
Although all the colour schemes seen here (except the blue and orange one) needed a little modification via custom level palettes in order to look as cool as they do here.

[Dr. Crasger]

Damn, Geno that looks pretty cool.

ROM Hack, right?

[idiot9.0]

Dunno why I waited to comment on that hack but it's looking really great. Love the custom character in that as well. I'd love to try it out once it's finished.

[Geno]

Well, yeah.

You can't have a SMW hack that ISN'T a ROM hack.

This hack started out as a purely vanilla thing, but I slowly started learning 'bout adding custom palettes, music, graphics, sprites, and patches (in that order too!)


In fact, the presence of some (and a lack of others) would be a dead giveaway on when I made each level (for example, all the stages I made for World 1 were done before I knew much about anything, so they are lacking in custom music, and sprites.)
Of course, with a few exceptions, I did go back and add some stuff that I was intending to add earlier, but couldn't.

Don't forget that I posted a small demo of this a page ago . It may not have those levels I just posted screens of, but it's got a ton of other things.

(Heck, direct me to a good screen recording software that works and I could make videos of the levels! Would certainly do something to make my YouTube account have more videos!)

[Dr. Crasger]

It seems like a swell idea so far.
Can't wait for the final thing.

(Heck, direct me to a good screen recording software that works and I could make videos of the levels! Would certainly do something to make my YouTube account have more videos!)

I haven't tried this myself, but they say "DxTory" is a nice and free recording thing.

It's limited to recording OpenGL so I don't know if it might work for 'ya Geno.

[Geno]

So I got this image convertor that takes any image and makes it into SNES format.
Also converts into .BIN for easy SMW ExGFX usage

So here's a screenshot of my "test" which will stay in my ROM hack (with it's legs showing)

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Oh yeah, I found this sprite tweaker thing, so I additionally made it so that Yoshi does not automatically swallow Goombas, Buzzy Beetles, and Bob-ombs (only those ones as they are the only sprites that would work correctly)
I additionally restored the original Japanese version Dolphin behavior (so you can once again eat them)

[Dr. Crasger]

So I got this image convertor that takes any image and makes it into SNES format.
Also converts into .BIN for easy SMW ExGFX usage

So here's a screenshot of my "test" which will stay in my ROM hack (with it's legs showing)

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Well that level looks swell.

Reminds me of that leekspin test thingy.

Jeez you weren't kidding around when you said your hack was gonna be hard. Still haven't finished a single level.

[Geno]

I really need an ASM to BIN convertor.

New stage.
Meant to be a sort of "castle courtyard" place area type stage level course.
Also has some neat "vanilla" enemies, like Big Steely and Mechakoopa, who both only appeared in Bowser's Castle of the original game
oops, i meant the coney island disco palace

[Dr. Crasger]

At this rate Geno, your SMW hack needs it's own thread.

[Geno]

Yeah, you may be right

So now some DKC

[Blutorus]

...what the heck?! It looks like Donkey Kong Country was in the middle of a Plague Inc. Evolved location!