Hey there!
I'm an OutRun speedrunner, I'll be trying out your game soon and probably creating a leaderboard for it on Speedrun dot com.
Thank you for this awesome initiative!
MS Marceau.
Sorry for the delay. Leaderboard is ready at that page: Turbo OutRun Reimagined - Speedrun.com
I'll be streaming the game this week at MasterSystemMarceau - Twitch
Small tiny detail, I'd suggest "Turbo OutRun Reimagined" (with a capital R) 'cause that's usually how we write "OutRun".
Thank you very much!
You're not the only one with this suggestion. I'll look into it tonight. This might be a simple fix of simply putting the camera higher, but this may also mess up the sprite system where the cars may look like they go up.
If it works, I'll add the option. Maybe I'll map a camera button where you can switch between both options while you're driving. Perhaps even a bumper cam.
I figured out why I didn't move the car further down. It messes up the turbo flame. It's not directly behind the car, but about a meter behind it, so it wouldn't clip through the floor. If I move the car, I have to reposition the flame(s) for each car.
I'll probably update the code in the future so it dynamically repositions itself, depending on the position of the car.
Thank you very much!
Oh I never thought about that. I still have lots of stuff to discover about Unity, so perhaps I can try to figure out how the resolution stuff works.
I'm glad that you like the low-resolution mode! The bad part is that it loses the bloom effect around the light poles and the little lights in the tunnels. Also, it makes your car look a bit of a pixel-mess. For that reason I still prefer the high resolution mode, until I figure out how to overcome those flaws.
A career mode with sponsors... Like in Super Hang-On?
I'll have to try the regular resolution mode again - which looked great, but I'm so used to the original look, it's very difficult for me to go away from that. For career mode, I was thinking about something more like Super Monaco GP for the Genesis - it has a fairly simple career mode where you earned money from sponsors, which let you then buy upgrades. By career mode standards, it's pretty basic, but for replay value it's great - although you already have a really good leveling up system as it is. It was just a pure wish-list type suggestion, but if you get a chance, maybe checkout that example and see what you think, if it makes any sense or not.
Also, again, the Test Drive flashback was awesome, and completely unexpected. I played that game so much as a kid, to come out of the tunnel and have the mountains there - that was just amazing to me. Just a fantastic job - I love it!
It was a well thought out decision not to use money for this game.
- I think money is slightly more difficult to balance out than time management, although there are some other difficulties with my system.
- Lots of games have money, while I really like the idea of World Rally Championchip's time system.
- You're supposed to be filthy rich, so money shouldn't be a factor, just like in the real Cannonball/Gumball Rally.
But I do understand the appeal of your suggestion. Super Hang-On had a similar system.
I'm glad you like it anyway!
Thanks! Drifting/powersliding probably isn't going to make it into the game. It would make things a bit too complicated for me to program.
Color selection is going to be added if I figure out how you can replace the color in the UI. At this moment the cars turn completely black if I try to change the color in the menu.
I didnt knew about this project, amazing work.
One suggestion is that, the car is centered too high on the screen. i feel off while playing it, as if having too much road under the car its annoiyng me a little. More than anything with the red car. It even makes the ilussion that the car obstructs the road view a little.
Look this image comparisson with the original:
Would be better if you put the two playable cars centered a little lower, but not as low as in the original
Not because of being a purist, is just that it feels better for me at least.
You can add the FM towns soundtrack of the game, it sounds great
Thanks!
Yes, I've heard that before. I'm going to add the option to lower the car's position in the future, or perhaps a button so you can cycle between camera positions. But then I have to redo the positioning of the exhaust flames since they are not placed directly behind the car, but a meter from it.
And yes, perhaps I can add that soundtrack.
Speaking of camera. May I ask in some future to give an option un-tie camera from cars back Y axis wise to give it more float a-la road rash (md), road rash 1995 (3do, ps1, pc, sat; best example), outrunners (arcade).
Also would like to ask for more low-res compatible UI (gauges) and fonts (something that looks passable at 640x360 to do stuff like this image).
Thanks!
4 players split screen 😵 That's pretty ambitious. If I manage to pull off 2 player split screen, I'll be very happy.
Yes, the more frames, the better ofcourse. If I ever have custom sprites, I'll make sure that there are enough.
About the menu text and font: I know. I'll try to make it really pretty someday.
But I'm glad you enjoy it!
Force feedback is coming! By the way: does your cabinet have the original shifter? With high and low gear? How does it work? Is there some sort of button in the middle or something? If so, I can add the option to make it compatible with the shifter.
An attract mode... Yes, I've been thinking about that. Yeah, maybe I can add something like that in the future.
Thank you very much! I'm glad you appreciate my game. I've indeed put a lot of thought in it, so it would be fun and not too frustrating.
And thanks for the constructive feedback. This really helps the game forward.
The picture of the mechanic is my father who passed away in 2013. When I played the original mode of Super Hang-On on the Genesis when I was 6, I thought it would be cool if my father was the mechanic. So this picture is probably going to stay, unless someone can draw a nice 16 bit rendition of him.
Thanks!
Yes, new tracks are coming in one of the next updates.
I'm not sure of the cars though. I don't have a lot of sprites left that I can use. Maybe the 928 from Chase HQ if Taito isn't going to sue me. 😆
buenas noches desde barcelona ciudad, España!! Primero felicidades por tu extraordinario trabajo. Una pregunta. No tengo claro para qué plataforma has echo éste Out Run. Es para Android? Windows? Ps5 o megadrive?
Y quería preguntarte si sabes hacer menús personalizados para la sega megadrive, como los juegos Mega Games, para poner tres juegos o más en un menú y grabarlo luego en una pcb,como los de aliexpress que te vienen un 196 en 1, por ejemplo.
Muchas gracias ✌️✌️😁👍
i think i read somewhere that the pic of the" repair mechanic" is a pic of the developers Father who sadly passed away...it is more of a Tribute.
Thanks! Yeah, the repair/upgrade stuff seems a bit too much for some people. That's why there is also the Outrun mode. I'm also going to add an additional mode where you can drive from A to B without branches like Super Hang-On.
The repair/upgrade stuff is going to stay though, because I really like it. It's inspired by the original mode of Super Hang-On on the Genesis with a little bit of WRC in it. (Hence the time limit instead of the use of money.)
I may add an option to reduce the damage.
Can you draw a sprite of an 959 facing forward? 😆
I've changed some input stuff and I also added some values to the log file. If it hangs again, would you mind send me the log file? You can find it here: C:\Users\<UserName>\AppData\LocalLow\TurboCompany\Turbo Outrun Reimagined\Player.log
Oh and perhaps try hitting the keyboard arrows. That probably didn't work either...?