Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Platform Change... Again

So here we are starting a new year.  I've switched platforms for what I hope is the last time before I get something out and completed.  Because of the awkwardness of deploying the app with macruby embedded in the app, I have decided to go with an SDL on Objective-C solution.  This seems like a good mix of object-oriented language that still compiles and creates a reasonably sized binary.  I am now further along with this implementation than I have every been with any other.  I have asteroids and a ship the flies around!.  I'll post more on my progress later.
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  1. AnonymousMarch 25, 2011 at 10:33 AM

    Objective-C? Well now it's definitely not leaving the mac world. On the other hand, if you could somewhere post the elements, maybe someone could whip up a python/html 5 version that can be used everywhere...

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    1. Michael GoffOctober 14, 2016 at 8:42 PM

      FWIW I've switch to html 5 so this shouldn't be a problem anymore.

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  2. Michael GoffApril 15, 2011 at 7:57 PM

    I have tested compiling the game on linux using llvm. It seems to run quite well. The problem with objective-c isn't so much that it is platform specific, but that it's class library (foundation kit) isn't. Lucky for me, the folks at http://gnustep.org have done the work to provide a class library for linux and windows. I have used this, like I said, to successfully compile the app on linux. I definitely considered html5, but found, at least in my opinion at the time, that the technologies just weren't quite there.

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  3. AnonymousJanuary 8, 2012 at 4:04 AM

    I can only assume this is dead. Too bad.

    Jordan is rolling in his grave except he's not dead but anyway... glad you didn't use objective-c. that's the good news.

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  4. DragonAugust 26, 2012 at 8:29 AM

    Hi Michael,

    I saw that you are developing a port of Asterax for OS X. Any luck? I would love to play this game again. Please let me know. I can be reached at dragon212@aol.com.

    Adam

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    1. Michael GoffNovember 25, 2013 at 2:41 PM

      I am still working on this. I have a lot going on right now so it isn't getting much time but I haven't given up. I will update this blog as things happen.

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  5. Jon GodApril 5, 2015 at 5:12 PM

    I started working on my own remake a while back, and got this far:
    https://youtu.be/F0iNuRkuJEI

    I also had set up about half of the powerups, as well as lives, and health. Physics were still a bit off, and there is still a decent amount of work to be done. Engine was Unity, so it could be built on multiple systems.

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    1. Michael GoffOctober 14, 2016 at 8:41 PM

      Wow! That is great! You've re-done the graphics to be higher quality.

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    2. Jon GodMay 5, 2017 at 12:10 AM

      If you'd be interested, I could share what work I did on the project. I am working full time on another game, so I don't have the time to do much more. Let me know!

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    3. AndreMay 28, 2017 at 12:45 PM

      Hey Jon, could you send me the sounds and graphics for the game? My father and I are huge fans of Asterax and I'm hoping to one day play it again in Windows.

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