Ok people, its about time I moved from the game theory board over to here as some real progress has been made. So this is my new project:
Jazz Jackrabbit 3D
Ok maybe some of you know they actually started writing a game with this title but I don’t think suing will happen as they are not working on it and this is to be released (eventually) as a totally free source game, with level editor for you blighters to play about with and modify as you see fit.
My Goal
Is to recreate not just the look of the original game, but the style, the feel is what I’m looking for. I played Jazz Jackrabbit 2 start to finish a good 8-10 times and loved it, because it played and flowed so well and the style was perfect, everything fit and I was wondering if this could be done in 3D, so here I am finding out.
My Progress
Ok I’m not releasing a demo yet !...mainly as I only started this 2 weeks ago, and work has been sporadic due to exams, but I do have screenies and a couple of small videos just to show it in action.
*WARNING*
I AM CRUD AT MODELING! … That’s right folks, its just not my area, my art is in coding and it doesn’t look like that’s changing as this game progresses. I have obtained the help of Uberwiggit (bow to his pirate might!), GIR (coming soon, he’s a busy boy!) and Master of Pupppets (the stutter named lad, who hasn't contacted me in a while so I assume he’s given up.)
Ok warning over, have a look at the screenies, for a little more info take a gander at the ‘Would this game conversion work?’ thread in ‘Game design theory’ but please post opinions and suggestions here as I want this to be the main point of updates now
http://www.unseenconcept.net/JazzJackRabbit/JazzJackrabbit3DPic2.jpg
http://www.unseenconcept.net/JazzJackRabbit/TheProblem.jpg
http://www.unseenconcept.net/JazzJackRabbit/Concept2.jpg
http://www.unseenconcept.net/JazzJackRabbit/Jazz3D-Video1.avi
http://www.unseenconcept.net/JazzJackRabbit/Jazz3d-Video02.avi
Sorry for you 56k’ers out there, I only put two pics up on this page for you, the video sizes are both under 3meg.
Post any ideas/opinions/suggestions you like, especially at those who have played the Jazz games.
Hope this wets your whistle and keeps your interested, I’m just about to start the shooting!
Thanks in advance for any ideas/comments.
Chris
(Baggers)