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It's an affliction, I know.

You?]]> Diablo III Thread http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3134/diablo-iii-thread Tue, 15 May 2012 03:09:36 -0400 betpet 3134@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions The Cut-My-Own-Throat bargains thread born anew (was Steam Holiday Gifts Thread) http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2834/the-cut-my-own-throat-bargains-thread-born-anew-was-steam-holiday-gifts-thread Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:28:36 -0500 icemann 2834@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
Just creating this thread as a way for those who have received steam holiday gifts (steams been awarding 1 free gift per day to those that check in for their gift as of the 19th of December - 1st of January). These gifts can be traded or given to other steam users.

So to start things off, today I received a 25% off valve games voucher and a lump of coal.]]> The What You Coding Thread http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3041/the-what-you-coding-thread Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:19:47 -0400 Tam Toucan 3041@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
I'm currently making a start-up program that let's the user pick the input method (Standard, Headtracker, Oneswitch or Onekey). That program is part of finally getting round to creating a way to let the user tweak settings. So they can change things like the mouse dwell time for headtracker input. And that's part of updating Sniper City to have Onekey support (I kinda get sidetracked in making reusable framework stuff whenever I code).]]> Talking about videogames... http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3135/talking-about-videogames- Wed, 16 May 2012 00:49:22 -0400 RobF 3135@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
http://retroremakes.com/nostalgia/2012/05/16/talking-about-videogames/

Browsing around Gamasutra this morning and stumbled across this great Brandon Sheffield piece on game preservation and once again found myself wondering whether in ten years time, there’ll be a big black hole where this generation of games lies[1]. I’ll freely admit to enjoying the benefits that this uber connected-always-on world brings us and brings to our gaming. It’s an incredible time to have our hobby with so many things going on right now but more than ever, I find myself thinking that with the race to push the game player further and further towards service based, we’re kinda fucking it up a bit for future generations.
]]> How to write a C64 game in several steps http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2391/how-to-write-a-c64-game-in-several-steps Sat, 19 Feb 2011 02:31:16 -0500 Endurion 2391@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions Today I'll start with a sort of tutorial on how to write a C64 game. I have prepared 19 steps for now, planned are a few more. Given the previous speed that should work out nicely. The plan is to release the next step every saturday.

I'll start out very small but there will be bigger steps later on. The code is supposed to be heavily commented but is probably not clear for everyone. I'll be happy to answer questions regarding the code.

The actual state of the game on 19.02.2011 at step 19 is this:

image]]> hello again, I think I may be back now http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2873/hello-again-i-think-i-may-be-back-now Fri, 13 Jan 2012 06:24:18 -0500 Infamousuk 2873@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
Game music wise I dont really have the time as such which is a shame, but I'll slowly be building up a portfolio of tunes I'll never use that will be placed on my soundcloud which you'll be free to use if you so require, "should" be substantial by around this time next year.. which I know doesnt help now but my producing like a machine day's are definitely over, not enough time in the day and when your doing 5am to 8:45pm shifts bed seems to be all the more welcoming lol.

Anyway.. back i am, pleased maybe you are, happy am i. ]]> The "what games are you playing" thread http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3132/the-what-games-are-you-playing-thread Sun, 13 May 2012 04:31:56 -0400 hovermonkey 3132@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
Alan Wake (PC) - looks nice, but I am stuck on the same bit in Ep.2 on Normal mode where I keep dying in the forest - not enough bullets to shoot my way through, die if I go back, die if I try to run or dodge... can't restart the whole episode or change difficulty without quitting. Very annoying.
Treasure Adventure (PC) - is lovely!
Legends of Grimrock (PC) - looks like what Dungeon Master would look like in my imagination when I was a kid.
]]> BFXR http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3133/bfxr Mon, 14 May 2012 08:22:10 -0400 Minion 3133@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions
I had that bookmarked so I could jump to it, create a sound (online) save, and jobs a good un. But its not there anymore ;(

So do I have to download the standalone version ?]]> The "And you can fuck off" thread MK II http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2/the-and-you-can-fuck-off-thread-mk-ii Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:39:54 -0500 deps 2@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions

Time and painkillers have improved the situation somewhat. But I'm not a happy camper.

Whining ends.

Ahhhh, good old RR back online again!]]> What 'choo readin? http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/1998/what-039choo-readin Tue, 14 Sep 2010 12:50:53 -0400 jimbo_too 1998@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions

I'm reading Renegades by Shaun Hutson. He's a great writer but his descriptions of gore are beyond graphic - he puts Easton Ellis to shame. I've got his book Chainsaw Terror on order from the US, as it was banned in this country. A shame as he's arguably Britain's greatest horror author...]]> Browserstein 3D http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/3127/browserstein-3d Wed, 09 May 2012 13:43:54 -0400 RobF 3127@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions http://wolfenstein.bethsoft.com/game_EU.php

Now "officially" in your browser. Still great.]]> Head Over Heels 3D http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2727/head-over-heels-3d Sun, 18 Sep 2011 07:09:47 -0400 hovermonkey 2727@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions Yes this is still under development, I've not spent as much time on it as I've wanted as other things have been getting in the way but I've now got an actual game mode. Head can walk and jump from room to room, ride on lifts, teleport etc. and has a skinned (badly) animated mesh, but he's currently immortal as I haven't put dying in yet (need a good effect for death, probably particle-based)
Heels does nothing much at the moment, and looks just like Head cos I haven't modelled him yet. You can't switch characters yet anyway, I haven't got round to implementing it.
Technology-wise it's written in C++. I'm using OGRE for 3D graphics, my own libs for sound (using PortAudio and libvorbis) and key/joystick/mouse input, scons for building it, and Blender for modelling the meshes.

Having trouble with the collision system at the mo, it's simple axis-aligned bounding box stuff but there are a load of corner cases which don't work sensibly; you can "climb" walls but get stuck walking into the room across blocks.
Currently I'm allowing objects to temporarily penetrate (shut up at the back) but then running a collision resolution step where I push them apart just enough. I just push the player outwards by the shortest distance required to separate them. This is simple but breaks in the cases I mentioned before, ie when falling next to two blocks stacked on top of each other, you can push into them and the lower block pushes you upwards rather than outwards; this causes the "climbing" bug. Anyone here have a good suggestion to solve this?

Anyway here's a screenshot of one of the annoying L-shaped rooms; these have made my design significantly more complicated than it needed to be! (This is made of three rooms joined together with a special wall flag to say they are connected)

image]]> I have a PS3 now http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2968/i-have-a-ps3-now Thu, 08 Mar 2012 08:21:20 -0500 RobF 2968@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions The Valve thread: Portal 2 spoilers on page 4 onwards. http://www.retroremakes.com/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussion/2477/the-valve-thread-portal-2-spoilers-on-page-4-onwards- Fri, 01 Apr 2011 14:50:06 -0400 RobF 2477@/remaketalk/index.php?p=/discussions http://forums.steampowered.com/forums/showthread.php?t=1818305

Happy potato day? Whut? Too much potato. I am confused.

Also, potato: http://savygamer.co.uk/2010/12/18/steam-christmas-sale-leak/]]>