VIDEO ADDED! - I'm Making a JAMMA Compatible Arcade Shooter - Come Play It for Free!

[blkdog7]

I read this is John's voice Haha.

Hey guys!

 

[Fox1]

lol it looks good. Kinda looks like Cotton, but if it was a ship and all the enemies were zombie like creatures from Metal Slug 3 (plus those flying mantis')

 

[White Devil]

This is something I would absolutely invest in. I am in the design phase as the art director for a game my friends and I want to make. This is inspiring me to get my ass in gear and start scanning my drawings. Lack of time has always been an excuse but I just need to make the time.
I can't wait to play your game dude.

 

[Don]

World Premier at a brewery, that is some badass shit.

 

[Xian Xi]

If this becomes successful, can we see a Neo port of it? Sorry if someone already asked this.

 

[demirichris]

Hey dudes, because you all have been so supportive, I'm going to be filming some off monitor footage of the first stage as sort of a exclusive thank you for the forum. It won't be a big production, but you'll definitely get to see a lot of the game in action.

I'll talk a bit about the process, hardware and our plans for the future in the vid as well.

Expect to see it posted in the next day or so. Stay tuned!!!

 

[codecrank]

looks great ! looking forward to see the finished product

so, is this coded in linux/SDL or win32/DX ?

 

[NERDtendo]

I am definitely interested to hear how the test play turns out.

 

[undamned]

Whatever you guys settle on for hardware is likely to become something other folks would be interested in developing for. It would be great if we saw a grass roots arcade development movement!
-ud

 

[demirichris]

Hey guys, as promised...here is a exclusive video for this forum. You can scour the internet, but there isn't anything near this amount of footage of the game anywhere. We really haven't tried to get the word out yet because we've been so heads down on the game.

All that I might ask from you guys is that you help us spread the word about the game on other forums/commuities and if you feel inclined, follow us Facebook or Tumblr to get the latest updates.

http://www.facebook.com/skycurser
http://tumblr.skycurser.com

WATCH IN HD!!!

 

[MidnightMonkey]

Pretty fucking sweet! When can you take my wampum?!

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

This looks great! How about bringing it to MGC in Milwaukee in April?

 

[max 330 mega]

.... is it just me or does this game capture the neo "feel" tremendously better than NG: Dev titles do? I could really see buying this, for neo, or as a dedicated standalone pcb. it really looks great so far.

 

[SNKorSWM]

Does it? One thing I noticed is that the enemies in this game barely shoot anything at you. Can you think of any other neo shmups like that?

 

[max 330 mega]

ehh, maybe not. just feels of the era i suppose. reminds me a bit of andro dunos a small amount, other than that? no i wouldnt say its similar to any neo shooters.

 

[demirichris]

This looks great! How about bringing it to MGC in Milwaukee in April?

We are definitely going to be at Midwest Gaming Classic in April. We were just invited/sponsored at the event by a group of industry guys that I have a tremendous respect for. I'll definitely post more details on that once i can officially share!!!

 

[Yodd]

This looks great! How about bringing it to MGC in Milwaukee in April?

Fuck yeah!

Would love to see a demo of this there.

 

[mikey]

This looks incredible! Keep up the good work

 

[White Devil]

I'm speechless, seriously. Fucking awesome.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

This actually looks decent.

I like the "meat hell" style you've described. Point blanking with the katana seems fun.

I will say though, the voice overs are corny in a bad way, and I'm generally a fan of voice samples.

 

[MidnightMonkey]

I will say though, the voice overs are corny in a bad way, and I'm generally a fan of voice samples.

I mean if that's the feel you're going for, then go for it. But I agree. It may be a little much.

Other than that, I like the way it's shaping up. At first I kinda felt like the player sprite was a little on the big-ish side, but after watching the video a few more times, it totally fits. Kinda adds claustrophobia into the mix, which just adds to the frantic gameplay when bombarded with enemies.

I don't know much about programming, so no judgements on this next statement. Is kill count tracking the only way you'll be keeping score? Maybe adding conditional score keeping for different things would add to the replay value. Like kills with the katana or each weapon, time limits on bosses, stuff like that. Just an idea.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

I don't ever plan on being involved in the making of a game, so I might as well give away my magical voice over suggestion.

Use a LO-FI-ish recording of a non-English speaker saying something quasi-cryptic in English .

Much creepier than Shao Khan. If you'd like to put me in the game's ending credits, feel free.

 

[demirichris]

I don't ever plan on being involved in the making of a game, so I might as well give away my magical voice over suggestion.

Use a LO-FI-ish recording of a non-English speaker saying something quasi-cryptic in English .

Much creepier than Shao Khan. If you'd like to put me in the game's ending credits, feel free.

Ha ha. I'll definitely keep that in mind man! I hear what your saying, but I was absolutely OBSESSED with MKII when it hit the arcade...I feel like I have to have at least a small wink to the series in SKYCURSER. Maybe we will make an option to swap out for a engrish version as well.

 

[andsuchisdeath]

MKII is cool.

But, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6HW7T4G25J0&t=0m16s

 

[NeoTurfMasta]

We are definitely going to be at Midwest Gaming Classic in April. We were just invited/sponsored at the event by a group of industry guys that I have a tremendous respect for. I'll definitely post more details on that once i can officially share!!!

Here's our MGC thread:
http://www.neo-geo.com/forums/showthread.php?192050-Midwest-Gaming-Classic/page10

Several of us will be going again this year and I'd definitely love to check this out.