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« Reply #15 on: February 16, 2007, 04:53:43 PM » |
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I got to level 3 on several occasions.
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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2007, 06:54:11 AM » |
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Rick is the most unforgiving - there is only one way the vote can go.
Manic Miner is difficult - but when you mess up, it's YOUR fault.
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« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2007, 12:16:33 PM » |
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Manic Miner is difficult - but when you mess up, it's YOUR fault.
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Me, David Williamson and Mark Foster do an Indie Games podcast. Give it a listen. And then I'll send you an apology. http://pigignorant.com/ |
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« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2007, 12:32:32 PM » |
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It makes no sense at all, Bob. I ask again - did anyone actually complete Rick 1? Did anyone persevere beyond the second level, even? It's not too bad at the start, but after you've been playing for 20 minutes and some spikes pop up out of nowhere and kill you instantly, did you really feel like going through it all again from the start?
You think noone would have ever finished it? You think there is a limit to human abnegation? think again. No matter how hard the game that you release, you'll always find someone to make it a personal challenge to finish it. Even if you don't actually make a way for the game to be finished, chances are, someone will eventually find a way to finish it. You'll also find a handful of rick dangerous gameplay videos on Youtube. Apparently someone went through the pain of learning the emplacement of all the invisible ladders in this game  |
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« Reply #19 on: February 17, 2007, 04:09:01 PM » |
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 I don't think I like any of those from a gameplay point of view... Nice settings though. Rick D.2 had some nice robot sprites on level 1. I can't say I got very far in any of them. I managed to get to screen 2 in Manic Miner once. I kinda miss single-screen platform games with lots of unique contraptions, elevators, platforms, levers, ropes, trampolines, whatever. DK jr stuff. Maybe Monty the Mole (I saw it for the first time on youtube the other day, huuge game). There was another one called Infernal Runner. Bruce Lee had awesome fights and characters, but I'm not sure what to think of the platform action. |
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« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2007, 05:09:44 PM » |
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Bruce Lee was a great little game. The way that collecting the lanterns would alter your environment was something I'm surprised that more platformers didn't pick up on. Also it's the only game I can remember seeing that had conveyor belt ladders.
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« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2007, 06:33:38 PM » |
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There was Sir Lancelot too which had conveyor ladders, but it also didn't have a jump mechanism, so I'm not sure if it counts.
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« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2007, 08:38:03 PM » |
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Haha, Arne, that drawing represents the furthest extent of my abilities in Manic Miner.  I'm so glad you joined the forum. The Game Design Preferences thread is the best thing since things. (Argh, I've got to post it in already!) |
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« Reply #23 on: February 18, 2007, 04:15:40 AM » |
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I kinda miss single-screen platform games with lots of unique contraptions, elevators, platforms, levers, ropes, trampolines, whatever. DK jr stuff. Maybe Monty the Mole (I saw it for the first time on youtube the other day, huuge game). There was another one called Infernal Runner. Bruce Lee had awesome fights and characters, but I'm not sure what to think of the platform action.  Hard Hat Mack! You ever play this one? I haven't thought about it in years. I remember having a hard time with it as a kid. I wonder how I'd fare these days... the best part was playing games like these with no instruction manuals, wondering what you were supposed to be doing and what the hell everything was. You had to use your imagination!  |
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« Reply #24 on: February 18, 2007, 04:16:16 AM » |
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Hmm, does Big Mac The Mad Maintenance man have conveyor ladders? I know it has a lot of nice platform staples in there as well as a few more unusual bits...
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Kornel Kisielewicz
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« Reply #25 on: February 18, 2007, 06:28:33 AM » |
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LOL, Derek. You're screenshot reminds me, that I once had a plan to do a real-time raytraced demo using only the CGA colors xD.
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« Reply #26 on: February 18, 2007, 09:43:04 AM » |
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I used to love Bruce Lee. My dad had it for his Atari. Also, I was a big fan of Henry's House. Kept me amused for hours! |
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« Reply #27 on: February 18, 2007, 10:53:13 AM » |
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Hmm, does Big Mac The Mad Maintenance man have conveyor ladders? I know it has a lot of nice platform staples in there as well as a few more unusual bits...
Now you've just reminded me about Mr Puniverse again. *looks at half finished WIP from about 3 years ago and cries* |
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« Reply #28 on: February 18, 2007, 11:07:42 AM » |
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Hmm, does Big Mac The Mad Maintenance man have conveyor ladders? I know it has a lot of nice platform staples in there as well as a few more unusual bits...
Now you've just reminded me about Mr Puniverse again. *looks at half finished WIP from about 3 years ago and cries* Never played that, though Universal Hero was ace - in a shit way. |
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« Reply #29 on: February 18, 2007, 12:57:06 PM » |
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Never played that, though Universal Hero was ace - in a shit way. Sequel to Big Mac, innit S'good - but not as fiendish or tricky as Big Mac as you've got the payoff from having a larger map area. As it all sat in the 16k region, obviously, something had to give to buy the space. Still a nice little game though that on one hand builds on Big Mac and on the other takes it back away again. I'd love to see someone have a blast at Dark Tower at some point - that was a right tricky sod of a game. |
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