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Epic (update: now showcasing a boss!)

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Hi everyone. I wanted to show some screens of my upcoming hack. The hack doesn't have a name for the moment. I like giving my projects a codename first, and this time, since I aimed to create a bigger hack, with more unique asm in comparison with Of Jumps and Platforms, but hopefully maintaining and even improving the quality of them, I codenamed it "Epic". Maybe it will even end up as the name of the hack lol.



At first, I though of making some sort of a sequel for Of Jumps and Platforms, but it quickly derailed into its own thing. This time, as you can see in the gif's, I aimed for a mix of platforming and action, instead of focusing on the platforming.



Each level has its own gimmick/s, coded by me. Regarding the difficulty, it will probably be walking the line in very hard and kaizo light. It won't have free powerups this time, unlike OJaP, so expect something harded, but hopefully fair.



I can't really say when I will be ready to release this (whenever I feel satisfied with the result, really. It might be 10, 15 exits, maybe 20 or 25...). For now, though, even if I already have some people testing the hack and helping me a lot, I'm also searching for even more testers, but not to test for bugs/problems/cutoff, more like in regards the level design, the boss design and general difficulty, so feel free to PM me if some of you are interesting in helping with that specific part of the testing #tb{:]}.

UPDATE:


Before C3 ends, I also wanted to showcase one of the bosses of the hack, a giant bat.



That big boy has quite an array of attacks: it can spawn sumo bros flames or volcano lotus fire, descend to attack on Mario (the only phase when the boss is actually vulnerable), send two bats to attack Mario (there are also different kind of attacks here: it can send the bats straight to Mario, or it can make them follow Mario for a brief period of time).

The speed, variety and danger of the attacks depends on its health, as you can see in the gif, and it also uses the main gimmick of the level: you have to touch a garlic before being able to spinjump on it, like normal bats in the level.

I actually have more bosses planned, so stay tunned!
Damn, this looks like a lot of fun to play. I appreciate all the custom work done too, nice job!
well, this definitely looks Epic. i'm looking forward for the finished product!
Of Jumps and Platforms was another one of my favorites back in the summer, and this definitely looks like it's going to be... well, epic. Probably should just stick with that title? Definitely loving the variety you have here, and it looks fun in motion. I really love what's going on with the Bullet Bills in the last GIF. It seems very chaotic and fun. Can't wait for more! :)
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Yo, are those bats from Wario Land 3?

Anyway, I like what I see in these gifs. The fire spitting Blargg enemies are neat, and the bubble shooting gimmick looks really cool too.
Wow, Darolac, those are some awesome looking screenshots! I especially like the one with the Bullet Bills in bubbles, and the one with the YI Hot Lips enemy (I believe that's what K3fka was referring to).

Did you use ENMSTL with the Hot Lips? I'm curious.
Originally posted by Darolac
I codenamed it "Epic". Maybe it will even end up as the name of the hack lol.

I will be immeasurably disappointed if the name is anything other than "Epic" now

Joke aside, this looks like a lot of fun. Glad to see your bubbles from the Mad ASM Scientist contest have made their way into the hack, and I'm very curious to discover what other ASM you've crafted up for it. #smw{:TUP:}
Those custom-coded gimmicks are pretty promising. I love seeing custom-coded gimmicks.
i feel like you're really coming into yourself as a level designer & creator. i thought of jumps and platforms was neat, but this feels like you imbued your personality and creativity so much more. i'm looking forward to this!

i love the little hot lip men. want to give him a kiss
I think you should just keep calling it Epic

also that Bullet Bill redirection stuff is both creative and impressive. If I can expect the same stuff all around then this is definitely a hack I should watch out for
This looks really cool, I especially like the stage with all the bubbles.
Check out my WIP romhack!
I can already smell the JUMP of this hack.


On a more serious note, this looks pretty fun. I was never really a fan of Kaizo hacks in the first place and hacks like yours feature more exotic setups in a less "do or die" environment, which is something we should have more often.
This looks very promising, can't wait for the release! I'm just hoping there'll be more content than OJaP (no pressure #smrpg{sick}).
Question: will you also use your Ultimate Boom-Boom in some way?
Darolac, I like to follow your works and was particularly interested in Of jumps and platforms.

Here, I am particularly interested in this bubble+bullet bill factory. It seems fun!

I often encounter attention and focus problems while playing so the difficulty may not be my best fit, but I sure enjoy what I see in these lovely gifs! Keep up the good work and I can't wait to watch it being played.
Thanks everyone for your kind words #tb{:]}.

Originally posted by MasterMario97
I was never really a fan of Kaizo hacks in the first place and hacks like yours feature more exotic setups in a less "do or die" environment, which is something we should have more often.

The hack doesn't really aim to be a standard kaizo; I actually aim for it to be more fitting for the Very Hard category, although without powerups.

Originally posted by qantuum
I often encounter attention and focus problems while playing so the difficulty may not be my best fit

Please, don't be blinded by the "kaizo" thing I said. I don't plan this to throw kaizo stuff at left and right right at the start of the hack, and certainly don't expect any kind of kaizo tricks. It's just that I don't plan to bring any powerups to the table in comparison with Of Jumps and Platforms, and the levels will be a bit harder, but the stages will more divided this time so there will be more checkpoints. I hope that everyone that enjoyed OJaP can enjoy this as well.

Originally posted by K3fka
Yo, are those bats from Wario Land 3?

Yep, although modified to fit into 16x32 pixels. The garlic is also from WL3.

Originally posted by Knight of Time
Did you use ENMSTL with the Hot Lips? I'm curious.

No need to use ENMSTL as long as you don't spam them.

Originally posted by KevinM
Question: will you also use your Ultimate Boom-Boom in some way?

Probably because bosses are a ton of work and I already coded that one but it will probably be a pretty savage version of it. I have also coded another (hopefully interesting) boss that I might show up during the C3.

I wanted to talk a bit more about the custom hot lips. They use 4 extra bytes to control X and Y speed and frequency of shooting. It can even change its X speed on a certain range of values defined by the user, as you can see in this gif:

Very cool and when can you play it?



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Originally posted by Infinity
Very cool and when can you play it?

Originally posted by Darolac
I can't really say when I will be ready to release this

please like... read the thread before you post.
Loved the stuff you made for the ASM Magicians Contest, so I am looking forward to whenever this comes out! (and will have to check your other hack too #wario{O_O})
This looks really cool. I can't wait to play.
Now that I've started working, I won't be able to be as active as before. This is really very sad and depressing for me.

WORK IN PROGRESS
▬ good old days 4 (10/? level(s) completed)
▬ dumb 2 - strange levels in my notepad (22/62 level(s) completed)
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These gimmicks are quite creative and the levels look fun to play.


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