Afterlight (4.1.5 Concept Demo)

crazygrouptrio

Active member
Here is a game that some of you may remember me showing off several months ago. I'm happy to say the game is on hiatus :lol: technically it has been for awhile, but I have definitely decided that this game will not proceed as it is, and I will rebuild it from scratch when the new version of NESmaker drops (whenever that will be.)
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The reason is this game functioned as my first attempt at "diving" deeper into the code to accomplish more complicated things. As a result, the code is a mess :lol: Looking at it now I took some crazy roundabout ways to handle simple things (I don't even understand how I got the boss to make the OW sound when he's hit. Looking at the code I wrote then I know now it shouldn't work, but it does... so yeah imagine a lot of that). As a result it will be much better to start from scratch, and I might as well do that with the new version.

In any case, here is the 4.1.5 version cut down into a playable demo. After you beat the first boss the game just stops, so sorry about that :p I hope you can enjoy what it is and could potentially be.
 

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Dirk

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Thanks for sharing. Yes, I remember your game :)
I love the animations of your character, so smooth! And the cut-scene is nice too :)
I'm glad you'll continue your game with the new version, would be a pity otherwise.
 

Craigery

Active member
The animations are fun. I love how he lays back to shoot instead of going down to a traditional crouch position.
 
Great mood, animation and music on this demo. There's a couple of glitches I fell into. the first door that brings you to the cutscene, if you walk past it to the right, you reach an empty screen. Also, if I die on the bossfight with the gravedigger, and replay the level, the 2nd time I go into the door to the bossfight, the boss doesn't appear.

Love the gun/melee mechanic!
 

Jonny

Well-known member
Love it. The animations are excellent. Ditto what nathanlurker said about the boss. First time he spawned right were i was so i dies instantly, second time wouldn't spawn at all. This also seemed to happen with normal monsters, if they killed me, when I came back they'd be gone but monsters further on would be there.

Took me a while to find out how to shoot the gun, but thats probably just me. Maybe I just haven't seen that mechanic before.

Also, on the boss screen. If I used knife at the very right, the weapon pokes out at the oposite side of the screen.

All minor stuff to fix probably. Its got a ghost n goblins / demonsquest feel about it which is great.

The cut scene was excellent too. The only thing i would have done differenty would be having the burst of light either flashing or a bit more gradual if feasible.

I hope this helps!
 

Saulus_Lira

Member
Great Potential in this game. Nice work!!!! The animations, the sprites, everything like a beautiful classic Nes game have to be.
 

weapon121

Member
Loved it! Great animations and music. For some reason it reminded me of Robodemons, but its actually good as opposed to that game! LOL Cant wait to play it further man.
 
Here is a game that some of you may remember me showing off several months ago. I'm happy to say the game is on hiatus :lol: technically it has been for awhile, but I have definitely decided that this game will not proceed as it is, and I will rebuild it from scratch when the new version of NESmaker drops (whenever that will be.)
giphy.gif

The reason is this game functioned as my first attempt at "diving" deeper into the code to accomplish more complicated things. As a result, the code is a mess :lol: Looking at it now I took some crazy roundabout ways to handle simple things (I don't even understand how I got the boss to make the OW sound when he's hit. Looking at the code I wrote then I know now it shouldn't work, but it does... so yeah imagine a lot of that). As a result it will be much better to start from scratch, and I might as well do that with the new version.

In any case, here is the 4.1.5 version cut down into a playable demo. After you beat the first boss the game just stops, so sorry about that :p I hope you can enjoy what it is and could potentially be.
Very nice animation. Congratulations! Do you have the codes or something?
 
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