Game : Riesling

chris_b · Post by **chris_b** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 2:25 am

I finally finished a game

It's a simple scrolling shooter for Windows with abstract/retro graphics. You play it using the mouse.

Download: http://www.contralogic.com/riesling/riesling.zip

MrMat · Post by **MrMat** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:06 am

That's a great game! It's nice when you get the power up but i can't get much further than that *goes off for another game*

Droopy · Post by **Droopy** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:58 am

Wonderful, it's fantastic what can be done with PureBasic

Comtois · Post by **Comtois** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 11:09 am

nice game , thank you

nco2k · Post by **nco2k** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:12 pm

pretty cool game indeed, but how did you do the smooth effect??

oh and joypad/stick support would be nice.

c ya,
nco2k

Comtois · Post by **Comtois** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:25 pm

nco2k wrote:oh and joypad/stick support would be nice.

Yes , and keyboard

chris_b · Post by **chris_b** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:38 pm

nco2k wrote:pretty cool game indeed, but how did you do the smooth effect??

oh and joypad/stick support would be nice.

The main display is actually a Sprite3D - so the smoothing effect is done with the Sprite3DQuality() function.

No plans at the moment to add joystick support - I don't have an analogue stick/pad to test with, and even then I'm not sure it would be as nice to play as with the mouse.

chris_b · Post by **chris_b** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 3:45 pm

Comtois wrote:and keyboard

Keybard control would change the gamplay quite a bit - with the mouse you can instantly stop/reverse or change to any speed in between. With keyboard there would either be inertia, so your speed change isn't instant, or only a single speed - ie. you'd be either stopped or moving.

But really part of the fun of the game is mastering the control method - it's quite intuitive after a bit of practise (but it depends on how good your mouse is)

Post by **Andre** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:09 pm

@chris_b: the game looks nice. Would be cool to see your game in the Showcase on www.PureArea.net

techjunkie · Post by **techjunkie** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 8:21 pm

Really nice!!

Some kind of Vintage / Defender look and feeling - really smooth and enjoyable!

Keep up the good work!

(PS: Sometime I WILL do an Omega Race and Jupiter Lander clone in PB...

)

benny · Post by **benny** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 9:55 pm

Yep.

Gametype also reminds me on the good old Defender (Atari 26oo)

The intro plasma fx is awesome and the whole gamedesign rocks - very
very well done

Keep it up

blueznl · Post by **blueznl** » Sun Jan 15, 2006 10:39 pm

anybody remember 'defenda' on the vic20? that style of control would work great with a joystick

oh i almost forget: very nice game! i kept on looking for little humans to protect

chris_b · Post by **chris_b** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:36 am

Andre wrote:@chris_b: the game looks nice. Would be cool to see your game in the Showcase on www.PureArea.net

I'd be happy for it to be added... or do I need to register somehow and add it myself? I couldn't see how

blueznl wrote:i kept on looking for little humans to protect

I was thinking of adding something like that but I kind of like the simplicity of the current gameplay as it is (and also it's possible to just keep on adding new features and never finishing a game...)

freedimension · Post by **freedimension** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 12:57 am

I know that I'm curious but: Where does the name of the game come from?

chris_b · Post by **chris_b** » Mon Jan 16, 2006 1:21 am

freedimension wrote:I know that I'm curious but: Where does the name of the game come from?

There's no special significance to the name - I couldn't think of what to call the game then I saw a picture of some Riesling grapes on the wall in my parents' kitchen with just the word "Riesling" written at the bottom.