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DashRendar

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I Dream In Retro
« on: May 28, 2010, 09:13:33 am »
Pretty awesome video. 

What game is it with the platform jumper using the cable launcher?  That looks fun.   :afro:



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This is my first big flash animation. It's based heavily on a dream I had that was caused by a long day of playing NES, SNES, and Genesis. A lot of the animation is true to the dream with a few changes to keep it interesting.

In the dream I was moving through different levels from many games. In each level the music was wrong and my sprite (while fitting the bit style) didn't quite work with the game. During the dream I was abusing a cheat ability to use different weapons from pretty much any game (of the same bit type) I wanted at any time. The game itself behaved as it should, with my actions being the only aberration.

I wanted it to look as "real" as possible, as if it was actually happening in the games. Everything looks, animates, behaves and moves as close to the real thing as I could manage. Because of this it might not be as exciting and action packed as the flood of DBZ style sprite animations out there.

Big thanks to the guy who made the deviant art preloader. Mine all sucked. Thanks also to my friends and the crew on the ElysianShadows forums for the input.

And HUGE thanks to my girlfriend for putting up with me during the creation of this animation. I love you.

Dedicated to anyone who has ever loved video games.

http://www.deviantart.com/#/d21k6du
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2010, 09:47:32 am »
cable launcher? the grappling hook? Bionic commando.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2010, 12:56:30 pm »
Nice!  Lots of different games mashed-up together! Love it!

Thanks for the link.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2010, 01:11:31 pm »
I love the bomberman mixed with pac-man stuff.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2010, 01:35:55 pm »
Quote from: Malenko on May 28, 2010, 09:47:32 am
cable launcher? the grappling hook? Bionic commando.

Cheers Malenko.  I'll have to try that game out.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2010, 02:44:47 pm »
Quote from: DashRendar on May 28, 2010, 01:35:55 pm
Quote from: Malenko on May 28, 2010, 09:47:32 am
cable launcher? the grappling hook? Bionic commando.

Cheers Malenko.  I'll have to try that game out.

Definitely play the NES version. The arcade one, to me, is lacking in comparison.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2010, 06:39:12 pm »
Quote from: Ginsu Victim on May 28, 2010, 01:11:31 pm
I love the bomberman mixed with pac-man stuff.

that was my fave part.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #7 on: May 28, 2010, 07:27:11 pm »
I thought he might have used this for the dream, but it's not the same.
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2010, 03:05:05 am »
Very neat
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Re: I Dream In Retro
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2010, 05:42:16 pm »
BTW they made a new revamped version of Bionic Comando last year or maybe it was the year before.  It was visually stunning but I thought the gameplay was nonstandard and confusing.  In case you want to look into that too.
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