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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Gaming => Topic started by: motorollin on March 25, 2007, 05:22:38 PM
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Hi all
Just finished playing through the Mr Beanbag demo. I can't find any contact details on the author's site so I'm posting my feedback here in the hopes that they see it.
I like the game, but I think there needs to be a lot more animation of the characters. I don't like the way Mr Beanbag just glides along. I'd like to see him rolling or tumblng along mishapenly, how you would expect a bean bag to roll across the ground. Also I think the screen scrolls too quickly when he jumps which makes it a bit hard to see where you're going.
Other than that it's fun, and I look forward to buying the finished game :-)
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moto
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They should change the character and submit it for the DiscreetFX contest. :-P
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Mr. Beanbag! site http://www.glastonbridge.co.uk/mrbeanbag/
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Yeah I found the web site which is where I got the demo from. Unless I'm going link-blind, there's no email address on there and I didn't want to leave feedback about the game in the guestbook.
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moto
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The programmer is Tricky and she's on this forum as well:
http://www.amiga.org/userinfo.php?uid=12171
Been a while though since her last login...
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Thanks FlashLab. Lets hope she's lurking :-)
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moto
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I've been looking forward to this game for years, it's looking awesome so far. Tricky talked about fixing the camera look-ahead when Mr. Beanbag jumps, and she said she was going to fix it so it wasn't so hard to see where you're going.
Unfortunately, there's been no activity since last year, and I'm fearing that something may have happened. I really hope everything is okay, and that we get this game soon. I haven't been this impressed with an Amiga game engine for a long time, and the fact that the game was practically created from scratch by one person, and a girl no less, makes it even more exciting and impressive.
Can't wait, don't give up!
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Rebel-CD32 wrote:
Tricky talked about fixing the camera look-ahead when Mr. Beanbag jumps, and she said she was going to fix it so it wasn't so hard to see where you're going.
Hopefully this will indeed be fixed in the final version.
Rebel-CD32 wrote:
Unfortunately, there's been no activity since last year, and I'm fearing that something may have happened. I really hope everything is okay, and that we get this game soon.
Hmmm doesn't sound too good. Tricky if you're lurking please let us know whether you're still working on this!
Rebel-CD32 wrote:
...the fact that the game was practically created from scratch by one person, and a girl no less...
:lol:
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moto
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Well someone is administering the site as I posted a message in the guestbook asking if there is any news, and it got deleted :inquisitive:
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moto
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Does anyone know if this game is still coming out? I loved the demos, and have been eagerly awaiting the game since I saw it in Retro Gamer years ago.
I'm making my own platform game, but it's nowhere near as good as Mr. Beanbag (it's made in Backbone for starters, not coded in asm), but I think the Amiga still needs more games, because so many people are coming back to their Amigas or buying them up on eBay to experience the nostalgia of retro gaming.
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@Rebel-CD32
and a girl no less
Yeah, girls are doing all kinds of things these days: programming computers, driving cars, putting on shoes. The future is now.
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Heh!
To quote out of context from Star Trek: "You know only the top of the line models can even talk!"
Oh dear! I've worked with several women in IT and one of whom I work with at the moment has great analytical and problem-solving skills. Although IT, and particularly programming, is still dominated by us blokes, the days of it being a male-only career choice are long gone...
- Ali