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[108 Stars]

Hiya.
After people seemed a bit interested on stuff like this in the games that could be done on Lynx-thread I decided to open my own, where I will just ask for feedback.

The first thing is a screen with sprites for how a Lynx-beat´em up could look like. And before you tell me that´s a fighting game, not a bemu: No. I am a European, and in Europe this genre has always been called beat´em up.

I don´t post the background which is also in the works yet...but I want to know your opinion on a thing.

You see the fighter on the right; I chose a bit of a cartoonish style, but not totally off.
The thing is: Many Lynx games have sprites with black outlines. So I did it with black outlines as well, but I am not sure if I should keep them. They are not usually used in bemus...but the Lynx screen is a bit shitty and it only has 16 colors, so maybe it would be bad for visibility to leave them away.
Ignore the sprite on the left and just tell me which of the two blond ones looks better.
And mind you, these are early WIP and in no way final.

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Edited by 108 Stars, Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:29 AM.

[GroovyBee]

Maybe you should offer to help out programmers who need help with their entry in the Lynx programming contest here :-

http://www.atariage....coding-contest/

[segasaturn]

Both of them(blond ones) look good, and overall the game looks like it will be a likable game when it is finished.


MAN, I wish I could do programming. (or atleast learn it)

Edited by segasaturn, Thu Feb 18, 2010 9:13 AM.

[Blarginatorr]

Definently the one with the outlines.
As you said, the Lynx screen is bit on the blurry side, so the outlines helps a lot in making the sprites look crisper and easier to see.

[Atari Smeghead]

108 Stars, on Thu Feb 18, 2010 6:24 AM, said:

Ignore the sprite on the left and just tell me which of the two blond ones looks better.
And mind you, these are early WIP and in no way final.

Man, that's a tough call. I would have to say the one on the left, since having the outline also seems to bring out more detail. The guy's chest muscles, for instance, are a bit more defined/noticable.

It might also depend on the background, but I don't think you could go wrong with having outlines.

Good artwork. I hope something comes of this, since I love beat-em-ups. Double Dragon, both the Lynx and the ST versions, and Fighting Force from the PS1 are some of my favorites.

Cheers,
Smeg

[Isgoed]

My vote goes for the right blond guy (without outlines).

Like Atari Smeghead said, it might depend on which background you are using.

[nonner242]

Outlined will look best on the Lynx for sure!
Looks GREAT so far Stars!

[jsmith73]

I'm voting for the outlined fighter.
Looks like the start of a sweet game.

[Horst]

Outline guy looks better with no background but suspect no outline will look better with a background.

[nonner242]

Here is what it might look like on a little mock up I did with a dark background.
And the outline will make the character standout better on a lighter backgrond.
You have to whatch out for background and characters blending to much without a outline on the lynx screen.
I still like the outline better, you can see where the arms and hands are when over the body.

Edited by nonner242, Thu Feb 18, 2010 7:43 PM.

[Atari_Owl]

Thay're looking GOOD already
There's a little blurring on the Lynx screen sometimes - i'd go WITH the black outline just for definition

In addition it just seems a bit stronger

Edited by Atari_Owl, Fri Feb 19, 2010 5:17 AM.

[roland p]

I wonder how it would look like when the outline is used on one side, like the surfing sprite from california games:

[Multijointed Monster Maker]

My advise is to fix the yellow shadow color. Give it a more of a redish hue and a little darker.

[dan h]

looks cool.
i would go for outlines regardless of bright or dark backgrounds.
cheers

[108 Stars]

Hey guys!

Sorry, I planned to update this earlier, but my Windows broke, and being the PC-expert I am I saw no other way than to format the partition and reinstall.
Sadly, doing that I lost my pixel-experiments , including the almost dinished background I had done.

This teaches me to never store my stuff on the same partition as Windows again.

I will finish it, but before that I must redo some work for an unannounced project by matashen, work wich was also lost.

I hope to post updates here soon.

[nonner242]

Funny the same thing happened to me a couple of weeks ago...
Sucked!
Lost alot by not doing the norm for me and backing up everything like I used to.

[matashen]

108 Stars, on Mon Mar 22, 2010 8:28 PM, said:

Hey guys!

Sorry, I planned to update this earlier, but my Windows broke, and being the PC-expert I am I saw no other way than to format the partition and reinstall.
Sadly, doing that I lost my pixel-experiments , including the almost dinished background I had done.

This teaches me to never store my stuff on the same partition as Windows again.

I will finish it, but before that I must redo some work for an unannounced project by matashen, work wich was also lost.

I hope to post updates here soon.

AARGHH - Oh NO!

[dan h]

I had to learn the hard way too, now having a backup system...
hope it wont stop you...

[108 Stars]

After a long time, here is anther Lynx-mock-up. This one is a game that was released on many platforms, but sadly not the Lynx. This here gives an impression of what a port for the Lynx could look like.



I had to squeeze all the lifes, timer etc together very much to make up for the limited vertical resolution of the Lynx; in other versions of the game all this data takes up quite a bit of the screen.

 name this game.bmp   8.08K   37 downloads

Edited by 108 Stars, Sun Oct 10, 2010 5:38 PM.

[The_Laird]

Turrican would definately be a great fit for the Lynx

[108 Stars]

That was quick, but I should have known it would be recognized so quickly when you are online.^^ I think US-gamers would have had a harder time figuring it out.^^

[108 Stars]

I noticed the Lynx is missing a wrestling game....so I thought I'd see how one could look on the Lynx.



 wrestlynx.bmp   16.05K   20 downloads

Also to have them all stored here I'll post my isometric RPG mock-up. Wanted to post my JRPG mock up too, but I can't find it right now



 Lynx-Iso_rpg_studie.bmp   16.99K   19 downloads

Lastly 3 old concept pics for Atariri, an idea I had a year or two ago about a game placing you in charge of Atari, that would let you copete with the competition using various mini games. Proved to be too complex of a concept though. The pics of Sam would have used the high color trick in my ideas. Pic 3 shows one of the mini games, having Sam try to get the Jaguar into shops in a little jump'n run.



 Atariri_1.bmp   47.87K   23 downloads  Atariri_2.bmp   47.87K   24 downloads  Atariri_3.bmp   47.87K   24 downloads

Basically uploading this old stuff because I find myself losing material on my HDDs all the time...

Edited by 108 Stars, Tue Apr 5, 2011 6:07 PM.

[GroovyBee]

I really should do something for the Lynx....

[108 Stars]

Indeed you should.

[Tempest2k]

Man it looks great. I need the sam tramiel game