TMNT: Rescue Palooza

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Jester

Just finished. Played as Leo, then Slash, then Mona. Pretty great so far. Kinda sad there aren't so many Slash audio clips. But other wise plays awesome.

"Binky!" can only be expressed so many ways...

[miru]

Originally Posted by Nelson

No need to install anything, just unzip the file and run OpenBOR.exe



That is a very good question and something I have been thinking about since I started working on the rescuing/unlocking aspect of the game. There's good things and bad thing about showing the the characters to be rescued earlier during a boss fight, the bad things being that it might get old fast, and that it can ruin the surprise of having a "fake" stage boss (that ends up being actually a mini boss)



Thank you as always, oldman. It's funny that you mention that, in the other forums I got the comment that the stage is tough with jumpkick characters as it's easy to be knocked out by the balloons.
I would like to add another type of enemy to that stage, to add a bit of variety to the cyclopses and balloons. Maybe those birdlike enemis that take a dive when they're close to the player.

Regarding some stages being easier to beat with some characters than with others, that is kind of the intention. If players like the game enough to play it a second time, they'll have enough knowledge to pick characters that are better suited for each stage.

Which is to say that every character has strengths and weaknesses, but I would like to make an exception with Vernon. I would like to add him too, but as a completely unbalanced character, a total joke. Low stamina, low reach, short jumps, all bad. You'd only pick him if you're a masochist OR an expert looking for a challenge.

By the way, Tokka and Rahzar were originally going to be the bosses of the Channel Six building. Now that slot is free. Who should be the bosses(es) there? Most other bosses are already planned for other stages but I could shuffle things around.

How about Burne in the mech used by human Baxter?

[TigerClaw]

That's cool, Mona Lisa is a playable character now.

[TigerClaw]

Btw, will the final game have different endings for all the characters? Or will it be the same ending for all of them?

[Cryomancer]

OK, it's driving me crazy. Is Mona Lisa drawn over top someone like how April is a Belmont? It totally works, but I can't place where I've seen those moves and it's driving me nuts!

Looks great as always.

[Nelson]

Sorry I haven't posted anything new in forever, I have been very busy with real life and the Power Rangers game.

Originally Posted by Jester

Just finished. Played as Leo, then Slash, then Mona. Pretty great so far. Kinda sad there aren't so many Slash audio clips. But other wise plays awesome.

Thank you for giving it a try, Jester. I want to give sound clips to Slash but I haven't found a suitable voice yet. The one from the show doesn't fit him, I feel that toy/videogame/comic Slash is a completely different character from the one on the show. That being said, I would like to add the show version of Slash to the game. He will use the same sprites but with a different head, and will sound like the one in the cartoon.

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

Btw, will the final game have different endings for all the characters? Or will it be the same ending for all of them?

Same ending.

Originally Posted by Cryomancer

OK, it's driving me crazy. Is Mona Lisa drawn over top someone like how April is a Belmont? It totally works, but I can't place where I've seen those moves and it's driving me nuts!

Looks great as always.

Thanks. Mona Lisa is not based on a character from a previous videogame. I used the cartoon as a guide to create her sprites.

April moves like a Belmont but her attack sprites are based off Blaze from Streets of Rage. Her walking animations, etc are based on the show like with Mona Lisa and Usagi.

[Cryomancer]

That is very interesting! I dunno, something about her "arms up" jump and her special move kick look so very retrogame-familiar. Maybe I'm thinking of Krang's kick move, hmm. The "hold weapon forward and it spins" bit, also.

[oldmanwinters]

I really like your screenshot-sprite comparisons, as I knew you were mirroring the show's art with characters like April, Mona, Irma, and Usagi. I'd love to see more of those side-by-sides!

For the April stunned sprites, I'm reminded of a couple of scenes from the episodes "The Mean Machines" and "Turtles on Trial."

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

I really like your screenshot-sprite comparisons, as I knew you were mirroring the show's art with characters like April, Mona, Irma, and Usagi. I'd love to see more of those side-by-sides!

Thanks! I'll gladly make comparisons for the other characters as well.

Yesterday I recolored the first level of TMNT2. Here's how April's apartment looks like now. I took some inspiration from the cartoon:

[Powder]

Gorgeous work, Nelson!

[TigerClaw]

I wonder if the final game will have online coop, it would be nice to play this online.

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Nelson

Thanks! I'll gladly make comparisons for the other characters as well.

Yesterday I recolored the first level of TMNT2. Here's how April's apartment looks like now. I took some inspiration from the cartoon:

Spoiler:

http://i963.photobucket.com/albums/a...comparison.jpg

Oh, so nice! Lovely update of the classic level. The bizarre cat paintings add a lot of TV show authenticity to the decor!

That would be an appropriate level to start out in. Will Rocksteady still be the traditional first boss?

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by TigerClaw

I wonder if the final game will have online coop, it would be nice to play this online.

I whish. The engine I'm using (OpenBOR) doesn't have that feature and I'm not qualified at all to add it.

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Oh, so nice! Lovely update of the classic level. The bizarre cat paintings add a lot of TV show authenticity to the decor!

That would be an appropriate level to start out in. Will Rocksteady still be the traditional first boss?

Well remember that you get to choose what will be the first level as you start on the map. But this one kind of feels like the first stage since it's the closest to the Turtles in said map. The bosses here will be Rocksteady and Bebop.

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Test of the Roadkill Rodneys:

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Nelson

Well remember that you get to choose what will be the first level as you start on the map. But this one kind of feels like the first stage since it's the closest to the Turtles in said map.

Makes sense! Will the final level be unlockable after all the others have been beaten, or can all stages be played in any order until final elimination?

Originally Posted by Nelson

Test of the Roadkill Rodneys:

Spoiler:

I thought that buggers were so much tougher in the 8-bit games than the 16-bit counterparts. Fast, smaller targets are harder targets to hit!

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Will the final level be unlockable after all the others have been beaten... ?

Yes, after all stages are complete, the first of the last batch of levels will appear on the map.

I thought that buggers were so much tougher in the 8-bit games than the 16-bit counterparts. Fast, smaller targets are harder targets to hit!

I agree 200%

Here's an updated video of the bastards:



Also I started working on Rocskeady. I was going to recolor his NES sprites, but he looked so different from the cartoon version that I decded to experiment a bit and mix his sprites with his gameboy counterpart, and while it looked better, it was still off. So now I am giving him new sprites like I did with Mona Lisa and Usagi Yojimbo. Here's the W.I.P.:

[oldmanwinters]

Oh, nifty! Personally, I've always preferred Rocksteady's buffer/tougher look of the 1st season, action figures, and video games as opposed to his stouter, rounder belly, and less militant appearance in seasons 2 and following.

Just out of curiosity, will beating April's apartment unlock April as a playable character in the final release? It would be weird for the Foot to be invading the building while she was out to town! And it would be cool to see your take on the "April panic" sprites seen in the background of the original arcade and NES games.

[Nelson]

Originally Posted by oldmanwinters

Oh, nifty! Personally, I've always preferred Rocksteady's buffer/tougher look of the 1st season, action figures, and video games as opposed to his stouter, rounder belly, and less militant appearance in seasons 2 and following.

Just out of curiosity, will beating April's apartment unlock April as a playable character in the final release? It would be weird for the Foot to be invading the building while she was out to town! And it would be cool to see your take on the "April panic" sprites seen in the background of the original arcade and NES games.

I agree with you, the early look of Rocksteady was cooler, but I decided to go with his best-known look for this game.

And yes, April will be unloccked after you complete the building stage in the final release. I put her in the snow stage in the demo because at that time her stage wasn't ready. Same thing with Usagi.

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Early look at the highway stage:

[Ecto Jedi]

"Barney Stockman"?

[Powder]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

"Barney Stockman"?

http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Barney_Stockman

I applaud the obscure reference & clever re-use of an existing sprite!

[oldmanwinters]

Originally Posted by Ecto Jedi

"Barney Stockman"?

Originally Posted by Powder

http://turtlepedia.wikia.com/wiki/Barney_Stockman

I applaud the obscure reference & clever re-use of an existing sprite!

Haha, so clever!

Also, greater integration of the Turtle Van into the gameplay is something I always wanted to see in the TMNT beat em' up games. Looks like staying on the roof might be tricky though!