One other Scorpion Engine recreation has appeared, as trying by the Commodore Amiga Fb group, I’ve come throughout a brand new work in progress arcade shooter known as ‘Galactic Plague’ by Hoyster Video games with music by Matt McGuire. A recreation through which the developer says” Only for the enjoyable of it, I’ve been creating my very own Amiga recreation in Scorpion Engine, and this based mostly on a recreation I wished to make in SEUCK method again in 1992!” Whereas he does state he is having enjoyable with it nonetheless, supplied beneath is a few early screenshots of the sport.
Here is the newest from the description. “Introducing K9 and the Galactic Plague, a recreation that has lived inside my head since I used to be 15 (within the yr 19-something-something). I initially began constructing this in SEUCK all these years in the past, though it was by no means accomplished. In 2023 I used to be made redundant and located myself selecting up SEUCK for a fast go – a go that ended up lasting three hours on that day and months after that”.
“I had such enjoyable constructing it and studying extra about pixel artwork, however to my dismay I stored operating into issues. My save recreation corrupted a variety of occasions, leaving me to begin yet again. On the third time this occurred, with my enthusiasm sapped, a pal beneficial Scorpion engine to me. As a non-coder and non-developer, I wanted one thing a bit extra ‘WYSIWYG’ and whereas Scorpion is not fairly that, it was accessible sufficient for me to have the ability to leap in and be taught the ropes.Â
“9 months of studying later and listen to I’m, nonetheless vastly having fun with the method and pulling the sport collectively. Within the earlier video ( now eliminated ), you’ll be able to see a piece in progress model of the sport, taking you thru the primary 4 ranges. Extra will comply with quickly, so in case you like what you see hold checking again for additional updates!”
UPDATE  : The developer has launch an replace based mostly on the responses he obtained from the preliminary launch of the earlier stage demo. As in his phrases “Firstly, thanks as soon as once more for all of the suggestions I’ve had thus far. It’s been extremely useful and I’m glad you might be having fun with what you’ve performed. I’ve taken on board suggestions and added it in to the refinements I’ve already been planning and now have a giant demo replace. This has taken a bit longer than I anticipated because of a failed SSD and the lack of six week’s work, however the rebuild gave me the chance to enhance some parts. Each cloud, and all that…
There’s tons new and (hopefully) improved right here, so within the up to date demo you can find:”.
- Issue choices (straightforward / regular / onerous) – some enemies solely seem in regular or onerous modes, assault patterns can range and numerous different gameplay parts are affected
- Continues (the quantity you get is determined by the problem you select)
- New bosses for each ranges
- New or tweaked enemy assault patterns
- New animations for some enemies
- Up to date sound results
- Degree two prolonged and remixed
- Issue has been balanced
- Rex now turns into briefly invulnerable after taking successful
- Elevated base pace for Rex
- Reworked good bomb perform
- Good bombs obtainable from the beginning (totally different quantity in response to the problem chosen)
- Enhancements to the defend energy up
- Vitality bars for bosses
- 4 incredible new music tracks
- Up to date title display with choices together with controls and credit
- New story screens between ranges, plus different presentation screens
- Some basic nips and tucks to enhance efficiency
“All of those modifications have been built-in, in fact, into the remainder of the sport. Whereas not fairly so far as I ought to be with it due to the information loss, it’s nonetheless coming alongside very nicely and is hopefully not removed from completion now”.
Hyperlinks :1) Supply Though this demo is free to obtain, the following one seems to be to be {a magazine} paywall unique..
