Re: Nintendo ports (Was Re: A89: Re: Re: ASM to C and vice versa)

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Re: Nintendo ports (Was Re: A89: Re: Re: ASM to C and vice versa)



Mike smacks himself for his clumsy language gaff. Remakes, not ports.

I do agree, SMQ doesn't feel like the original, but I think a game like 
Zelda would be better suited to a calculator. Look at the (sadly unfinished) 
Zelda 89. It was amazing.

Since I (note the inflated ego) started this madness, I need to make some 
important points on why this would be pretty hard (but not impossible) to 
do:

1. Screen Size - I think the old nintendo ran at something like 300x200 (or 
something similar), so ripping tiles would not work. Also, it would probably 
piss Nintendo off if we ripped off their artwork.

2. Artwork - due to the problems above, someone would have to redraw a LOT 
of sprites and tiles.

3. Speed - Some of the screens (like the dungeons where there are about 10 
Knights on at the same time), would have to be toned down. But actually, the 
processor in the 89 whips the NES like <expletive>an angry 
dominatrix</expletive>. It 16 bit, for one thing, compared to the NES's 8 
bit. It also runs faster. It doesn't have the extra hardware support, but I 
still think it could be done.

4. Sound - It's a big part of the game. And let's face it, sound on the 89 
bites. Also, that would be another thing that would be sucking clock cycles.

I would still like to get together and try it... but know what you are 
getting into.

Mike

>From: "Olle Hedman" <oh@hem.passagen.se>
>Reply-To: assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org
>To: <assembly-89@lists.ticalc.org>
>Subject: Re: Nintendo ports (Was Re: A89: Re: Re: ASM to C and vice versa)
>Date: Fri, 15 Sep 2000 01:49:09 +0200
>
>
>Just one comment to this whole thread. It wouldn't be ports of games, it
>would be remakes of them. The only thing you could rip is the graphics.
>It is not much easier to make a game just because you have another game 
>like
>it too look at.
>One of the bigger problems will be to recreate the "feeling" in the games
>too. Like how keys respond and a lot of stuff like that. (I think the game
>feeling in SMQ really sucks for an example, sure it's nice too look at, but
>not much more. Bomberman rule though :) )
>I don't want to put you down or anything, just that you realize that it is 
>a
>heck of a lot of work.
>Hmm. I guess my main reason was to bitch about the terminology. NOT ports 
>:)
>(Isn't it a z80 in the NES btw? z80s rule :) they should have put a z380 or
>something in the 89 instead of a 68k :)
>
>///Olle
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brian Taylor" <jodokaast@hotmail.com>
>[bla bla, yada yada, to much qouted, etc, etc]
>
>
>

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