Red Dwarf: The Game - DEMO NOW AVAILABLE!

Stupot · Mon 08/03/2010 22:00:09

Quote from: CaptainD on Sun 07/03/2010 23:33:33
I'm really hoping there'll be room for:

Albert
Ace Rimmer
Lister's socks
Rimmer's mother
Stasis pods

There's a distinct lack of Duane Dibbley in this list.

Blobby 101 · Mon 08/03/2010 22:37:57

hah, yeah - I have to add Dwayne Dibbley in here somewhere!
I'm not sure about Gazpacho soup. I never found that joke particularly funny - I'd probably have done something similar in Rimmer's shoes - I'd never even heard of Gazpacho soup!

Mr Flibble · Mon 08/03/2010 22:58:07

The Gazpacho Soup joke is a classic.

"I thought they were laughing at the waiter! But they were laughing at me... as I drank my piping hot Gazpacho soup..."

Dualnames · Wed 10/03/2010 07:27:35

Never liked the soup joke, it's as appealing to me as the Konchanski pipe joke. Though I really liked Rimmer's scenes from back in the red dward episodes. Especially the salute.

EDIT: Also the legion episode. "What's this square piece of art?" "I call it the 'light switch'"

SSH · Wed 10/03/2010 08:32:38

My favourite RD joke is the Committee for the Liberation and Integration of Terrifying Organisms and their Reintegration Into Society

Jared · Wed 10/03/2010 08:48:57

The soup 'joke'? To me that's not just a gag, that's a great encapsulation of Rimmer's entire character. In his refusal to take responsibility for ANYTHING he ever did in his life he's gone off the rails to the point where he blames a gaffe he made a dinner party nobody probably remembered a week later for destroying his entire career.

"I bet Toddhunter had gazpacho soup for lunch since he was five! No, I bet he was BREASTFED with it! One nipple gazpacho one nipple chardonnay!"

Now, if I can just go on an unrelated tangent...

"Everybody dead everybody is dead dead is everbody everybody is dead, Dave."

"A superlative suggestion, sir, with just two drawbacks. Firstly we don't have any defensive shields. Secondly, we don't have any defensive shields. Technically this may be just one problem, but considering the scale I thought it was worth mentioning twice."

"Six? Do me a lemon. That's a poor IQ for a glass of water"

"Hey, oxygen's for LOSERS!"

I'll definitely check out this game when it's finished.

Mr Flibble · Wed 10/03/2010 09:24:11

I say "Do me a lemon" far too often.

Edit: Also a word of advice, from where I stuck in development hell in my early projects. I notice you're working on the intro. Do this last. Make the game first.

poc301 · Wed 10/03/2010 17:11:04

Good idea about the intro last. In all my games I've done the intro first, but in the forthcoming Murran Chronicles 3, I am 80% of the way through the game, and have still not even touched the intro sequence. It makes for a better development process in my opinion.

-Bill

Blobby 101 · Wed 10/03/2010 20:11:11

Good ideas guys, but I am hoping to make the majority of the game original, not too much ripping off xD

and good call about the intro I guess, there is some important info that needs to go in the intro though so I may just replace it with a single screen telling you the info for the time being.

roll · Sun 14/03/2010 15:10:08

I was expecting a red dwarf.

CaptainD · Mon 15/03/2010 07:57:11

Quote from: roll on Sun 14/03/2010 15:10:08
I was expecting a red dwarf.

I think he means it will be Red Dwarf in the true style, but with an original storyline and jokes, not just ripping off the jokes we all know and love. Though we all have favourite bits from the shows, for a game this is the best idea I think - otherwise it would just be a pastiche rather than a game.

It's Red Dwarf, Jim, but not as we know it...

Kweepa · Mon 15/03/2010 13:54:58

Quote from: CaptainD on Mon 15/03/2010 07:57:11
Quote from: roll on Sun 14/03/2010 15:10:08
I was expecting a red dwarf.
I think he means it will be Red Dwarf in the true style

And I think he means a russet hued individual with dwarfism.

Looking forward to see what you make of this game. Like the show, it'll live or die by its humour...

Blobby 101 · Sat 20/03/2010 10:27:50

hey everyone, not much progress on the actual game ATM, been a bit busy with school and things but i've been working on updating the graphics to a much more manageable style like Ali said - I'm making it lower res for a start so this might take a bit of time to re-do the backgrounds and things but i think it will definitely pay off in the long term.

Galen · Sat 20/03/2010 23:23:21

Just a minor thing: I'd quite like to see Rimmer and any other holograms in black and white, it was how they were originally intended to be shown but budgets and easy of filming got in the way.

Mr Flibble · Sun 21/03/2010 00:01:27

They also wanted occasional interference effects, which obviously would just have been too difficult to do. Back to Earth had a few of them.

Blobby 101 · Sun 21/03/2010 09:53:36

hmm... yeah - that would be quite good actually. I'd heard that they were originally going to do that (and the comic books all had Rimmer in B/W as well) but i hadn't thought about doing that in this game. I'll see how it looks

Blobby 101 · Mon 12/04/2010 11:22:43

Sorry for the lack of progress recently - this spriting is harder than i thought

I'm getting it done though, no matter how long it takes

P.S:

Just to demonstrate how bad I am at pixel art

Pixelton · Mon 12/04/2010 15:36:54

Thats pretty funky actualy

I like it.

Jeopardy · Tue 13/04/2010 16:22:08

I agree, change the skin tone and you're golden

Ali · Tue 13/04/2010 16:28:05

Glad you're sticking with this, I think that's a great start. Though, you'd be better off using a .png/gif rather than a .jpg.

Don't worry if you're not happy with the sprite yet. Put together a little cast of characters in that style, post them in the Critics Lounge and wait for the paintovers to come rolling in!