05.Apr.2023
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Preview video: Amiga port of Breakthru
After the release of the Wonderboy port (amiga-news.de reported), 'acidbottle' now turns its attention to the next Amiga port of a game: Breakthru was released in 1986 by Data East and is a horizontal shoot'em up in which the player controls an armed military vehicle, making his way through enemy forces - consisting of soldiers, flamethrowers, helicopters, tanks, jeeps etc. - to ultimately recover a stolen fighter plane. - to ultimately recover a stolen fighter plane.
The Amiga port will be available for OCS/ECS and AGA Amigas. Area 1 is almost finished, Area 2 and 3 are currently in progress. As the developer writes, "a couple of in game mechanics need refining and plenty bugs to iron out but is essentially fully functioning and playable." (dr)
[News message: 05. Apr. 2023, 19:17] [Comments: 0]
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03.Apr.2023
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Platform game: Video tutorial and download for AMOS game "Hop to the Top!"
To mark the upcoming Easter, Robert Smith - we reported on his various projects such as DrawBridge - wanted to create a platform game in AMOS about rabbits and chocolate eggs that could be controlled with a joystick or keyboard.
In his video tutorial, Smith explains how he programmed or integrated the following steps for "Hop to the Top!":
- Double Buffering / Screen Swap
- Tile-Based Game Engine
- Smooth Vertical Scrolling
- Sprite Animation including AMAL (Amos Animation Language)
- Joystick and Keyboard Input
- Background Rainbow Effects (COPPER)
- Sound Samples
- Game Music
The game including source code can be downloaded free of charge via the video description. (dr)
[News message: 03. Apr. 2023, 06:20] [Comments: 0]
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01.Apr.2023
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Snake clone: AmiSnakes (beta)
"AmiSnakes" (video) is a Snake clone for one or two players that offers scrolling playfields, a story mode and two-player duels via split screen. The current beta version can be downloaded free of charge. In the final version, better graphics are to be used, and the "Game Over" screen and the credits at the end of the game are still missing. (cg)
[News message: 01. Apr. 2023, 23:22] [Comments: 0]
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