Randy’s Loopy Mission!–A 70s-inspired recreation primarily based on the 1983 online game crash

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JobLeonard

Did unhealthy video games trigger the online game crash? Did residence computer systems trigger it? Did non-video recreation manufacturers “cashing off of” the trade trigger it? No, not likely. There are literally myths concerning the 1983 online game crash that lots of people suppose are true. One thing I uncared for to say is that Randy’s Loopy Mission! truly addresses these myths within the story. Individuals who dwell within the recreation are conscious of the trade and the then-current crash, and most of them (Randy’s household included) imagine these myths. So, given the gratuitous ubiquity of phrase concerning the crash in Randy’s recreation world, folks within the recreation dish out this misinformation left proper and middle.

What the story particularly focuses on is how sure sick dolts within the recreation use this misinformation to their benefit, and the way Randy’s thoughts has been affected by the 1983 crash due to mentioned dolts. The myths had dumbed-down a few of the individuals who dwell within the recreation. I’ve truly obtained quite a bit to speak about on this side of the story. However, I am saving that for a loooong weblog put up on my web site. You are not prepared for it, nor will you ever be. This recreation’s going to be like no different.

This is one other factor. Earlier I mentioned that I am quickly going to put up on my web site about this recreation’s soundtrack and who’s composing it. Effectively, it, together with a character-related put up that can come earlier than it, has been barely pushed again. It’s because just lately, after getting an thought, I began planning to work on *one thing* associated to this recreation. Not a weblog put up or something, however one thing that may assist get the challenge some extra publicity. Hopefully that’ll come inside two months. By the best way, concerning the soundtrack, the composer occurs to have my title.

To shut this put up off, this is this bit:

“H̴͖̭͉̗̬̖̑̂̉͂̕ͅe̶̤̬̬̰̹̥̺͂͛̀̾̈́͌̿͋́̓ĺ̷̖̟͌̒͗̊͆͗́̓l̴̢̛̪̗̀̾̂̍̓́͒̐̚o̸͍̪̖̫̯̽̓͐̎͂́̚͝.̴̥̞̬͔̤̎̍͜͝ ̸̼̟͉̥͍̠͕̄̏̂̍̓́M̵̩͙͕̖͔̤̔̓͜ẏ̷͈̫͚̤̰̺͇̀̊͆̄̌̏̎͆̚ ̴̨̩̞͙̹͖̱͋n̵̖͍̩͑͗͘a̸̛͇̖̩̤̼̟̲̝̫͂͌̓̒̈͒m̶͇̮̙̹͂̑̍̀̉̈̚ȩ̶̨͖̜͇͓̠̍͆͘ ̸̨̮̟̳̪͖͍̱̩̬̉́̒̈̉̋͂͂͘i̴̪͇͓̳̍̉͛s̷̱͎͖̳̆̓̈́͝ ̴̜͇̗̫̠̽̈̑̚R̸̡͉̱͗́o̴̧̻̥̐̎́͗̒̋̐͜b̴̨̛̳̺̹̯̽̈́ͅe̵̡̱͕͉̘͖̝͕̥̿͗̆̈̋͜r̴̤̙̻͙̺̣͕͙̼͂̓ț̵͈͈͓̳̫̙̦͈͗͐̈͑̃̑̚͘͜.̸̹̭̟̝̞̼̮͉̄̅ͅ”

“Uh, are you able to communicate up man? It is kinda laborious to inform what you are saying.”

“Ah do not care if we won’t hear him, feller! Ah identical to his face! With them blue, white, yella, black, OOOOH, RED, excetera! ‘TS DONE GOOOOTTEN MEEEEE EXCIIIIIIIITED FOOOOR-

So I am a bit confused: are you going to jot down your individual fictional clarification of what occurred, or is that this recreation secretly going to be a historical past lesson in disguise?


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Jake Riley

To shut this put up off, this is this bit:

“Uh, are you able to communicate up man? It is kinda laborious to inform what you are saying.”

“Ah do not care if we won’t hear him, feller! Ah identical to his face! With them blue, white, yella, black, OOOOH, RED, excetera! ‘TS DONE GOOOOTTEN MEEEEE EXCIIIIIIIITED FOOOOR-

So I am a bit confused: are you going to jot down your individual fictional clarification of what occurred, or is that this recreation secretly going to be a historical past lesson in disguise?

Just about the latter. These are actual myths. The explanation why the crash occurred was largely as a result of, because the online game trade was new, corporations did not correctly deal with issues financially. The myths aren’t an enormous a part of this story, however only a small half of a bigger factor. One thing that, like I mentioned, I’ve quite a bit to speak about. I might write about it and stretch it out to twenty minutes at the very least. I’ve solely ever vaguely talked about it to this point.


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Jake Riley

Will the in-game characters have dialogue? And in that case, will the textual content have that “generated bleep-voice” impact that outdated video games used to do quite a bit (and a few fashionable retro indy video games nonetheless do)

As a result of I am curious what you will provide you with for the glitch character in that case

The characters will certainly have dialogue. Thought that was fairly clear contemplating every thing I mentioned about this recreation, largely the truth that it is story-driven. I’ve talked about that dialogue prompts will use characters’ Atari sprites, and the primary gameplay mockup I made even reveals this. In actual fact, the subsequent put up on my weblog (which’s coming quickly) goes to have snippets of the dialogue.

Anyway, to reply your different query, sure, the dialogue could have the beeping impact you are speaking about. It’s going to be utilizing genuine-sounding Atari noise. For the characters with glitched faces, I am going to in all probability alter the way it sounds. The concept is that it is troublesome to listen to them once they’re like that. I am additionally going to have their dialogue textual content look corrupted (I need to add that this recreation’s speech containers will look 2600-esque, utilizing an Atari typeface). By the best way, these glitch characters do not naturally seem like that. Echoing the (laborious to learn) quote on the underside of the put up, some folks put on glitches as a sort of accent and obsess over them, for… causes (Yeah, this can be a little bizarre, but it surely’s additionally plot related). I do know the picture within the put up earlier than my final could make it appear to be in any other case, but it surely has nothing to do with that. That is, uh… one thing a lot, a lot totally different…


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Jake Riley

Soundtrack Composer Announcement

I simply launched a put up on my web site speaking about this recreation’s soundtrack. It is excessive time I reveal who’s composing the music. The soundtrack is definitely being composed by me. Sure, I am additionally making the music for this. I get slightly extra detailed concerning the soundtrack in my weblog put up, however mainly, it largely will not sound like Atari 2600 music. Although there will probably be cases of the 2600 sound getting used within the OST. Typically for whole songs. However total it should sound extra like “actual” music. It suits, because the recreation’s artwork model is usually hand-drawn, slightly than resembling 2600 graphics.

And, for probably the most half, I have been making an attempt to make the music match the sport’s visible model. I say “for probably the most half” as a result of some songs will sound deliberately misplaced. This is applicable to I would day about 1/3 of the songs within the recreation. Prepare, you are in for the shock of a lifetime with that 1/3 of the soundtrack! That could be hyperbolic, however no matter.

The sport will probably be silent if you play the six ranges for the primary time. The half when the precise the in-universe 2600 recreation is being performed. It’s because Atari video games of the time did not have music for probably the most half. Like I mentioned earlier than, the sport’s actual story begins after beating these six ranges. You will replay improved variations of the identical levels, and there will be precise music. The addition of actual music will actually spotlight the shift.

I am going to ultimately share some songs on my web site (and probably right here). I’ve obtained quite a bit to select from. There’s truly gonna be much more music on this recreation than you’d anticipate. The songs I am going to share in the interim will largely be character themes, because the “Miscellaneous Character Showcase” collection I am doing there’ll often function them. Like I’ve mentioned earlier than, many of the songs I share in the interim will probably be temp tracks. I’ve but to get all the proper instrument samples for the soundtrack.

This is my weblog put up concerning the soundtrack. I get barely extra in-depth there:

https://jakerileygamedevblog.com/2023/07/06/randys-crazy-mission-video-game-soundtrack/


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Jake Riley

Dwelling in my household, I’ve realized that there is nothing worse than unrecognized expertise… Simply kidding, there are worse issues. Anyway, to offer the challenge some extra visibility, I made a thread about it on, fittingly sufficient, the AtariAge discussion board. I additionally made a web page for it on GameJolt at present. There will be DevLogs over there too. I even made a bunch of latest gameplay mockups for this event!

Keep in mind earlier once I mentioned I used to be engaged on one thing that can hopefully get this recreation some extra consideration? Effectively, that was it… Although, on the time, I used to be truly planning on making a teaser trailer utilizing the entire mockups I made. However then I figured it will simply be pointless contemplating its simplicity (I imply, it will largely be simply mockups) and the time it will take to make it. Getting all of this prepared alone has sucked up most of my free time, as does engaged on different issues for this recreation.

I additionally made a footer picture for my web site to spruce up the way it appears to be like a bit. I wish to give a wider viewers a superb first impression, in any case!

Oh yeah, this is the hyperlink to the AtariAge discussion board thread concerning the recreation:

https://boards.atariage.com/subject/355257-im-making-an-atari-themed-game-based-on-the-1983-video-game-crash/

And this is the hyperlink to the sport’s GameJolt web page:

https://gamejolt.com/video games/randyscrazymission/836946

You will discover the brand new mockups I revamped in these locations.

New factor to in all probability add to the docket: Transfer the challenge to a different engine, for, properly, causes… May change it to GameMaker or one thing.


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