Spacetime Games News Archive

Trans Am 2000 has been overhauled slightly. A few of you may have noticed that it doesn't like Windows Vista (I share its sentiments), and tends to fall over and crash when its run under Microsofts latest piece of crap OS. So, I figured it's time to give the game a bit of an overhaul! The game now runs in a window, with an option for full-screen, and has a few other tweaks. For example, it now runs properly under Windows Vista :-/ Also, the keys have been changed to the arrow keys, which are a little easier to use than the Z,X,P and L arrangement from the original Speccy version! Enjoy!

Things are going very well! Horace can now run back and forth across the road, buy ski's, run back across the road again, go to the slalom, ski away to his hearts content.......hit trees.......die...........three chances and the ski's are broken.... No traffic yet though....for some reason I'm leaving that 'til last....it must be because i'm REALLY looking forward to putting in those routines... Oh, and nearly all of the graphics are done!

Ok, the road part is working sans traffic (I'll worry about that later). Horace now runs across the road, buys his skis, then runs back again, and I've got the basic movement of the slalom working. Horace still disappears out the side of the screen though instead of bouncing so I must fix that! Screenshot of the "Road Section" on the WIP page! Nothing too exciting, but it gives you an idea of what to expect so far.

Wow, two news posts in as many days!...I'd better slow down! Ok, I've been tinkering...and I've decided to have a go at another game just to see if I'm still able to remake games! Something nice and simple. "Horace Goes Skiing" is now officially a WIP, and is progressing nicely! Nothing much to report as such, but Horace runs around the screen happily, and back and forth across a traffic-free road!

Well, belated Happy New Year to all who visit this site and hope it's not dead yet! Work on Batty has resumed as of today - I've started level building! Yay!! As anyone who know's me will tell you, building levels block by block is always my most hated part of making a game, but all is well so far. MOST of the bonuses and powerups are in place, as are the graphics, but there's still a way to go! Anyway, currently I've done five levels...only another ten to go...oh joy!

Batty is still in-progress. Most of the graphics are done, as is the game code. I still don't know when it will be finished, but watch this space! And by "Watch this space" I really mean "When I stop being lazy, I'll post some more news!"

I've got some time off work this week, so I've had time to tinker around with MMF2 for a while. In a morning, I've managed to throw together a VERY basic "Scuba Dive" engine! I'm not sure if it'll develop into a WIP as it was just an experiment, but it works! The boat even speeds up and slows down! (You won't understand what i mean unless you've played the original game). Still, it's nice to know that my remaking arm still kinda/sorta works after all this time. Not sure what to do with this now as I think there's a couple of Scuba Dive remakes already in progress...still, we'll see!

Work on "Batty" has resumed. I have no idea how long this will take...but I'm bored, and I got an email from a sprite artist who has been doing a rather fantastic job thus far! If things continue to progress this well, I'll post up a new screenshot...maybe

Finally! After two years of stop/start development and various changes in the graphic artist/sprite department, Cybernoid 3 - Phoenix is finally finished! This will also mark the final game I develop using Multimedia Fusion, having upgraded to the fab and shiny Multimedia Fusion 2 developer! Hopefully this is a fitting tribute the the original (and not to mention fantastic) Cybernoid games, but I guess you'll be the judge of that! Click on the "GAMES" link on the left, and follow the link to the download page! Sorry its taken so long, but hopefully you will all enjoy!!

Cybernoid 3 is finished!!!....just going through the final bug-splatting stages now (though no doubt I'll miss some...I always do!) The game WILL be released this week...so keep your eyes peeled

Work on C3 has resumed!!! A mock-up screenshot is now available on the WIP page, and maybe....just MAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYBE (ie: if I can be bothered) I might throw together a playable demo before the final game is released. Depends on how much interest there is though... ***points to email button***

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