Jason Tribbeck, of
ArcCommand fame, has recently announced his latest game,
Equinox. It's a game in a similar vein to his ill-fated Starship Command clone, but this time without any legal hitches. Although originally started in 1994, a deeply nested bug hindered further progress until the project was restarted in 2002, around the same time as ArcCommand was cancelled.
Equinox is a top-down space shooter with a variety of level types and attractive graphics. Progress through the game is controlled by a 15x15 grid, where you are only able to progress to a new grid square (representing a single game level) if it is next to a square you have already completed. The current minimum requirements are a StrongARM RiscPC, with an Iyonix compatible version planned for the future.
Pre-beta testing for the game has now started, and since Jason is currently undecided if the game should be a commercial or freeware release, testing will be restricted to a limited number of people.
Equinox website
comp.sys.acorn.games announcement
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New RISC OS game enters pre-beta testing |
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(15:27 16/11/2004)
Eddy Willson (21:38 16/11/2004)
Jason Tribbeck (15:26 22/11/2004)
Guest (23:17 22/11/2004)
Jason Tribbeck (08:39 23/11/2004)
Guest (16:07 23/11/2004)
Jason Tribbeck (10:35 25/11/2004)
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Message #87685, posted at 15:27, 16/11/2004 |
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The boys are back in town! |
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Eddy Willson |
Message #87686, posted at 21:38, 16/11/2004, in reply to message #87685 |
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Excellent! Great to see Jason back on the RISC OS gaming scene |
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Jason Tribbeck |
Message #87687, posted at 15:26, 22/11/2004, in reply to message #87686 |
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Just to say that the Iyonix version is now working as well as the RiscPC version. |
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Message #87688, posted at 23:17, 22/11/2004, in reply to message #87687 |
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Trivial comment but are there any plans for music? |
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Jason Tribbeck |
Message #87689, posted at 08:39, 23/11/2004, in reply to message #87688 |
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If you look at the questions and answers, you'll find the answer out to that question. Specifically question (and answer) 5.
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Message #87690, posted at 16:07, 23/11/2004, in reply to message #87689 |
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Look forward to it. Too little music in RISC OS games these days. |
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Jason Tribbeck |
Message #87691, posted at 10:35, 25/11/2004, in reply to message #87690 |
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All of my games have had music.
Not necessarily immediately, but sooner or later, it gets too quiet to play :)
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