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Title: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: SysAdmin on December 30, 2011, 06:37:32 AM
News from Toaks via amigaworld.net

The AGA game MrBeanbag! is now finished and released.

MrBeanbag! is released as βeta since there is still bugs/issues,but most likely they won't be fixed.

MrBeanbag! is a really fast paced Platformer/Jump'n Run game ala Sonic The Hedgehog and was meant to be a fully commercial title a few years back, the development cycle stagnated and the developers put the project on hold as they needed a break,luckily they picked up development again and released this beta to the community.

MrBeanbag! has 17 levels,great graphics and sound and it does feel like a final commercial product.

Screenshots here (http://www.glastonbridge.co.uk/mrbeanbag/media.php)


ADF version:

MrBeanbag! zip file with ADF inside
 (http://www.glastonbridge.co.uk/mrbeanbag/downloads/BeanBeta.zip)
Hardrive version:

MrBeanbag! harddrive install (http://www.glastonbridge.co.uk/mrbeanbag/downloads/BeanBeta.lha)

The official website for MrBeanbag! (http://www.glastonbridge.co.uk/mrbeanbag/index.php) , go there and comment in the guestbook etc.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: marcfrick2112 on December 30, 2011, 01:35:13 PM
Just a little note: At least on my '060/50 A1200 tower, I have to use Privileged mode in Degrader to get it to run... otherwise I get Mr. Guru....

With that said, the game is pretty darn good! It's icon is left out on my WB screen, 'nuff said.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: VingtTrois on December 31, 2011, 09:14:31 PM
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Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: koshman on January 01, 2012, 09:53:08 AM
Looks great! I would say it's a little too obviously inspired by Mario and Sonic in places (the overworld map, the graphic tiles - flowers etc.), but that's not a bad thing in my book. Well done.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Everblue on January 01, 2012, 10:09:58 AM
Just tested out this game, it looks nice but for some reason I find it nausea inducing (the movement). Weird because I never had this problem with a game before.

Even my kids who were watching me play thought the same :/ - pity.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: mahen on January 01, 2012, 10:42:47 PM
Not tested yet, but looks like an amazing achievement ! What did you use to code it ?

About the "nausea inducing" issue ; hmm, I have to same feeling on the video. It's probably because the camera sticks too closely to the character movements ?

Great work, again !
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Everblue on January 01, 2012, 10:57:55 PM
Yeah, the way the camera moves is weird. I think it moves too much.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Piru on January 01, 2012, 11:00:26 PM
Huh that effect is really nasty. However good the game would be I couldn't possibly play it without getting really sick within minutes.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: kolla on January 02, 2012, 12:48:15 AM
A game so awesome it makes Piru sick.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Akiko on January 02, 2012, 01:12:38 AM
The camera doesn't bother me at all, excellent game, a bit hard though.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: ChaosLord on January 02, 2012, 02:32:52 AM
Is it true that the camera instantaneously moves 1:1 with Mr. Beanbag?

What camera movement algorithm do other Amiga platform games use?
For example: Superfrog, Turrican 1 or Turrican 2?

If the game is coded in Asm then why in the name of Motorola must the caches be disabled to play the game?
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: amigadave on January 02, 2012, 05:17:48 AM
Not my type of game, but I do agree with the criticism that the screen movement is excessive and should be rethought.  On the other hand, I don't like to discourage any Amiga development, so take these comments as constructive compliments, instead of complaints.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: lempkee on January 02, 2012, 03:47:22 PM
Chaoslord:


as to why caches has to be disabled (on some 040/060 cards), no idea really, i play the game with the cache on here on my setup.
(see news item, !beta!)
1/4x1/4 was used in superfrog atleast.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: paolone on January 02, 2012, 04:40:53 PM
Quote from: Transition;673540
News from Toaks via amigaworld.net

The AGA game MrBeanbag! is now finished and released.

Is there any way to contact the authors of the game? I've been looking for a email or postal address in their whole site, but without success. Any help would be appreciated.
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Cammy on January 03, 2012, 01:45:10 AM
You could try contacting the programmer here on Amiga.org, she originally posted this news a few days before this thread was started  http://www.amiga.org/forums/showthread.php?t=60097
Title: Re: Mr Beanbag! AGA Released!
Post by: Mrs Beanbag on January 04, 2012, 10:45:53 PM
Hello everybody.

I'm back from my holidays now!

I'll be updating the website soon to have a better contact form than the current guestbook (allow replies to news entires etc).  I'm loathe to put my e-mail address online because currently I get no spam and I like to keep it that way.  But you can drop me a PM here if you like.