Sonic Armada

Ok folks here's a basic rundown of my hack. This hack is a hack of Sonic 1. I'm using ASM to program it. So far it includes:


Mighty as a second character


Perfect spindash


Super peelout


Goggles monitor


Temporary character swap monitor (Chaotix, 70% done)


Music from S3 and Ristar


GHZ level art changes


LZ level art changes


Compressed art changes


Dynamic palettes


SRAM


Our hacking team, Team Hedgehog, consists of:


Me: Main programmer, level designer, level artist.


Tarheeltim: Sprite artist, beta tester


Sephiroth: Beta tester


All of the level art for the game was done by hand.


Any suggestions are welcome!


Here's some screens.





Buzz Bomber art is Sonic CD style





Fish art is now S2 Beta style. The bridge is S3 Angel Island's bridge.





S3 rock





Sonic CD Beta (510?) signpost





New special stage pallet.





Mighty game





Example of super peelout (old art) and new LZ art (still editing it)


Creds to SMTP and Tweaker for all the programming help.


Creds to SCAA for all the GHZ art (except level art).


Whargle, other assorted updates.


GHZ music is now Green Grove Zone (Sonic 3D)


Waiting animation now has Sonic waving his finger.


SYZ music is Diamond Dust Zone (Sonic 3D)


Ported Evening Star (Crackers), using it to understand how to port Chaotix music.


Porting Invincibility music from Sonic 3D for speed shoes.


I fixed my problem. I had to replace my PLCs.


Oh, such a crappy release...


Releases:


1st public release (Pre-artfix) v.0X This is shit compared to the new version! So don't bitch yet. In fact, don't even play it.


http://www.mediafire.com/download.php?4xzxmz1zzum (2 MB, I've done some ROM trimming now).


Bug for v.0X





This will be rectified thanks to lukeusher123.





From editing pallets (I fucked it while adding Mighty's in). It's normal now.





Fixed.


Ugly DAC in the music. All fixed (creds to Pu7o).


Non-rotated peelout sprites (fixed).


In any level where you can fall to your doom in a bottomless pit, you go to SBZ Act 3. This happens because I edited the routine that would kill Sonic. I have yet to fix this as it conflict with the peelout routine. (Yet to be fixed)


Credit: SOTI for taking the screen (because I'm nice).


Discuss.


EDIT: Spelling fix. I missed the s in cycles.

 

That new LZ art looks like Megamix's Misty Maze level art.

 

That's what Stephen said, but I thought it was just a coincidence.


Boy, I can certainly see some shit going down as a result of this.

 

I spent an hour hand-making that in SonED 2 so don't say I stole it. It's pure coincidence. This reminds me I have to do MZ's art soon. <_< Ah, I'm too lazy right now.

Yeah, it is.

Is that a good comment? My brain can't pick up shit over the Internet...

 

I never said you stole it. i just said it looks like.

 

I can help out don't forget, we TH boys stick together!

 

In a not gay way.


Anyway, I'm working fixing the "SRAM title screen glitch". It's going good so far except for a few little weirdnesses. You go to a demo if you sit too long on the level select menu and choose a level, and you always go to the level saved in SRAM form level select with the act number you choose.


EDIT: Spelling error. I spelled "with" "witht".

 

Double posts are bad, bad I had to update.


I'm working on a double jump, which will use the fist pump animation (unused). It will leave you vulnerable (on purpose) as a cost. So far that doesn't seem to work. I have no idea what I'm doing, I'm spiraling into an ASM slump... if anyone wants to lend some help I'd appreciate it.

 

It might be helpful if you posted the code


EDIT: As far as I know, it would be as simple as adding

Code:

		move.b	($FFFFF603).w,d0

		andi.b	#$70,d0; is A,	B or C being pressed newly this frame?

		bne.s	FistPump

at the beginning of locret_134C2 and then, at FistPump, placing:

Code:

		move.b	#$13,$1C(a0); There are two fist pump animations - $12 and $13.

;In Kega, animation $13 actually causes Sonic to pump his fist, so I'm just using that.

; code to set Sonic's proper X height, Y height and status flags should go here.

; Assuming Sonic 1's SST is the same as Sonic 2's, it'll be something like:

		bclr	#2,$22(a0)

		move.b	#$13,$16(a0)

		move.b	#9,$17(a0)

; I'm assuming that Sonic's width and height while fist pumping are the same as when he's standing

		rts

EDIT 2: Fixed the comments so that they aren't multi-line


EDIT 3: Okay, this is seriously annoying. Why does the codebox do word-wrapping anyway? It screws up comments.

 

This is not bad at all, but there is still room for improvement. Can you make that buzz bomber yellow instead of red? Even though red is my favourite colour, it doesn't blend in with the level.

 

I know. Red is a trerrible color for GHZ, I just never got around to fixing the art. The red looks nice in MZ though. And thanks shobiz, I'll test that out ASAP.

 

I used red in my marble zone level, but i dont think i going relase it, so feel free to use it :lol:

 

Like I couldn't even if you did.


Anyway, time for an update.


I hope to port a level from Sonic CD. I was thinking about using Metallic Madness Good Future for the level. I have the palette, but my Nemesis locations for the art in SCD seem to be missing. Was the list put on the new forums?


EDIT: I had an idea, it may take some time to work out though. I was thinking of giving each level a unique starpoll/lamp post. I got the idea from a sprite contest topic on SFGHQ.


EDIT: unfinished sentence.

 

Ofcourse you could.


It will be nice!