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Post by cadorbolin on Jun 8, 2009 15:51:44 GMT -5
I'm on the verge of completing "Realms of Quest III" for the Commodore VIC-20. It's basically a grand RPG Ultima/Wizardry type game (but for the VIC-20). Here are some screenshots from a real TV set display:      You can download the latest demo from the Denial VIC-20 forum: sleepingelephant.com/ipw-web/bulletin/bb/viewtopic.php?t=3368You need 32K expansion to run the game on the real hardware (or just turn on BLK 1/2/3/5 in the VICE emulator). I've submitted this game to Binary Zone/Psytronik so hopefully I'll get to see this in a nice professional-looking package. ------------------------------------------------- I've dreamed of making a grand RPG for a Commodore computer ever since I was a kid. These past 4 months of coding this thing 4-5 hours a day in pure assembly language (my first ever 100% ML project) was a bit of a journey. Just something I had to do. |
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Post by retrobits on Jun 9, 2009 1:46:14 GMT -5
Awesome! I'm going to break out my VIC-20 and RAM expansion card this week and give it a try!
- Earl
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Post by thurstan on Jun 9, 2009 3:54:45 GMT -5
That looks very impressive for the VIC-20. Very bards tale like which i loved.
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Post by David Murray on Jun 9, 2009 9:46:35 GMT -5
That is really cool. I'll have to try it out in VICE. Pitty more 32K games weren't made for the VIC-20
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Post by robertb on Jun 9, 2009 18:00:03 GMT -5
You need 32K expansion to run the game on the real hardware... Nice! I can put my Ultimate Ram Expander to good use. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcug July 25-26 Commodore Vegas Expo - www.portcommodore.com/commvex |
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Post by cadorbolin on Jun 9, 2009 20:12:15 GMT -5
Thanks for all the kinds words! Right now, I'm working on the manual and possibly a "stripped down" 16K version (a more common memory expansion for the VIIC-20).
It's also going to be published by Psytronik software.
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Post by coco2 on Jun 16, 2009 5:48:55 GMT -5
WOW. That is fantastic work. Thats the stuff I dream of doing. Good on you. Its probably the one single item on the Internet thats going to get me focused on my hobby and be productive.
It definatly will be running on my new VC 20. No thats not a typo as I thought on EBay. Its a German VIC-20 (Made in England) thats somehow made it to Australia.
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Post by archimed on Jun 17, 2009 10:49:26 GMT -5
That looks really slick. You're encouraging me to buy a VIC-20 now!
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Post by cadorbolin on Aug 3, 2009 1:06:04 GMT -5
Just a headsup: Kenz was kind enough to update the Pystronik website's blog with an entry dedicated to the VIC-20. psytronik.blogspot.com/2009/07/vic-vic-hooray.htmlAs well, he has made a mockup of how the disk for Realms III is going to look like:  The artwork used here apears in the 36 page manual that was illustrated by darkatx. And it looks like Realms III has been given a release date: I better get moving then  |
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Post by robertb on Aug 3, 2009 17:57:19 GMT -5
Thanks for the update! The Psytronik package looks nice. I'll be ordering as soon as it's released. Truly, Robert Bernardo Fresno Commodore User Group videocam.net.au/fcug |
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Post by cadorbolin on Aug 5, 2009 15:56:30 GMT -5
Right now I'm pretty much finished programming the game--all that's left is the intro screen and I'm just waiting for the artist to give me the splash screen that he's working on. In the meantime, I thought that during the credits during the intro I should mention the following websites where I discussed my game:  The intro is going to be pretty cool -- you hear Wagner's "Ride of the Valkyries" (at a slower, more dramatic and somber tempo) with movie-like credits appearing and then the game's logo, the publisher logo, a pan and scan view of the center of the map and finally climaxes to the obligatory splash screen (kind of like Defender of the Crown). |
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Post by cadorbolin on Aug 11, 2009 7:15:02 GMT -5
Side 2 of the disk that comes with the "Realms of Quest III" package includes every single VIC-20 game that I ever made, including various versions of Realms 1+2 (along with an unfinished prototype). I figured that side 2 deserves a splash screen of some sort:  What's cool about this screen is that it will be displayed on an unexpanded VIC-20. Normally a 176x184 full screen bitmap on the VIC-20 would require 4048 bytes but I found a way to compress this down to 2554 bytes. And I'll have enough memory left over in unexpanded mode (about 1K or so) to put in music and other stuff. |
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Post by robertb on Aug 11, 2009 18:24:41 GMT -5
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Post by cadorbolin on Oct 18, 2009 12:23:31 GMT -5
JJust to let you all know, I submitted the final versions of the files to Psytronik today. There should be a free download and digital, disk and premium editions of the game available at www.psytronik.com shortly (in a few days) Here is the disclaimer regarding the freeware version: As well, Realms III is previewed in Retro Gamer issue #68:  I'm finally done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Post by mika73 on Oct 18, 2009 16:18:54 GMT -5
Very cool  |
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