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robinsonmason wrote:I think Sinistar's fast action would be possible with the same sort of vector graphics as used in Omega Race. Just do everything in vector graphics --- Omega Race is very snappy.
Omega Race didn't use real Vector graphics, though. Those are just bitmap graphics drawn in a vector style. For real vector polygons, see the VIC-20 game "Black Hole". Unfortunatly, it's a bit slow when there are a lot of objects on screen.
Imagic's Swords and Serpents or Tower of Doom: http://www.videogamecritic.net/intelsz.htm
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Is Vic User an RPG or Intellivision fan?
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Both, but his favourite game is Temple of Doom for the Intellivision.

Haven't seen him around here in a while.
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Tower Defence. That should be pretty doable. Simple graphics, simple layouts, simple fun. :)
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ral-clan wrote:Both, but his favourite game is Temple of Doom for the Intellivision.

Haven't seen him around here in a while.
Oh, I forgot Treasure of Tarmin. :) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8T5j44PUu7c

I love the alternating wall colors that give a sense of movement, the map that can be pulled up, the various objects and great number of retro-looking monsters, and the fact that there is actually an end goal.
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Oops. Seeing it now, Treasure of Tarmin is VICuser's favourite game. I got it mixed up.
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yeah, swords and serpents was cool!

I loved the top down view.

Imagic had some real good games for the Intelli.

Woud love to play the Dracula game around Halloween!

Weird Treasure of Tarmin was just mentioned.

I was going to play a bit of that, or B-17 Bomber, this evening!
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I just watched a Video of Shredz64, being a big Guitar Hero/Rock Band fan I was really impressed by the game.

I know we don't have SID, but the thought of Shredz20 makes me drool :D.

Anyone else?
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I have been playing a lot of Joust versions as of late... not on VIC 20, though. Has there ever been a port?

Hmmm ... I'm trying to envision code that can emulate the pterodactyl screech. 8)
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KingTrode wrote:I know we don't have SID, but the thought of Shredz20 makes me drool :D.
Yeah, I thought of that, too. However, I don't think that Shredz developer Toni Westbrook is a VIC-20 programmer.

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Space taxi was always great. I made a clone on the pc years ago in C. I am trying to get vice set up and see if I can maybe do something on there. Are there any good Assemblers for vic you can run on SD card with memory expansion(Maybe tedious)? I know the vic has no sprites so I guess I will have to study up on this to see how others produce smooth moving objects. I think that would be a great game on the vic.
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damnstraight wrote:Are there any good Assemblers for vic you can run on SD card with memory expansion(Maybe tedious)?
IMO cross-developing, with DASM or ca65, is the way to go. The section 'Emulation and Cross Development' deals with these topics.
I know the vic has no sprites so I guess I will have to study up on this to see how others produce smooth moving objects.
Robert Hurst's Triple-S system has been successfully used by himself to write games like Quikman, Omega Fury, Berzerk MMX, Break-Out!, and Sprite Invaders so this might be worth a look.
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Pooyan

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I would love to see Pooyan ported to the Vic. It should be fairly achievable as there wasn't that much going on screen at once and the graphics are fairly simple.
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Pooyan, Popeye and Jumpan Junior

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Yes. Pooyan is a very good idea, I think.
I am not a programmer, but I'm a decent graphic... I don't know if my help can be needed.

In any case, when I was a kid I was a big fan of Popeye. I remember I really wanted to have a port of that game on the Vic. On cartridge, maybe. I remember that the Parker Brothers port on C64 was quite bad.
A friend of mine who got the Colecovision had a better version of it.
So, Popeye would be a must, I think. A three-stages classic platform game.

Another game I loved was Jumpman http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jumpman

Well, to be honest, I played Jumpman Junior on Colecovision (at my friend's) and I loved it. I think that an expanded Vic could handle a Jumpman Junior port, what do you think about that?
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There are a couple of Pooyan clones on the Vic20, "Outback" springs to mind.
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