FrankenGraphics | 104 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 (edited) Hi! I'm Ellen, or preferably known as FrankenGraphics in homebrew circles. I make new NES games; not least together with excellent programmers such as toggle switch/Donny Phillips and Nathan Tolbert. In the rest of my spare time i jam in a band, watch roller derby (former rookie dropout), listen to new wave music, reads a lot of sci fi. I work with product and experience development, not least in the interactive or graphical department. Sometimes for public museums, sometimes for private enterprise. I also grow and sell hardy perennials. Currently active on KS with the new NES game Project Blue, Status: -development: done -funding: done (still live!) -quality control & difficulty fine tuning: active -manufacture: pending If you wanna connect with me on IG or Twitter, my handle is @frankenGraphics Edited October 31, 2019 by FrankenGraphics 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bearcat-Doug | 5,104 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome to the site! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MuNKeY | 241 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Sup I remember seeing this game via retweet not very long ago, looks pretty cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guillavoie | 1,208 Events Team · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome aboard Ellen, those screens are awesome! So you're the girl behind that Blue screen project, looks very promising! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves | 11,771 Administrator · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome, loving the graphics! Please share as much as you can, it's really exciting to see this stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zi | 144 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 hello! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ice Man | 14 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome. I remember playing the NESDev Compo version. Can't wait for the full release. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrankenGraphics | 104 Posted October 31, 2019 Author Share Posted October 31, 2019 Thanks, everybody! What a warm welcome! ice man, here's a gif to illustrate the increased fidelity we were able to do when we could finally change mapper from the compo-approved CNROM to BNROM/GTROM Structurally, the level map format of the nesdev compo demo was: -256 tiles, -256 metatiles, -256 meta-metatiles across a total of 64 screens per map. Just one map. The full version has -256 tiles (with some optimizations removing letters for more graphics), -256 metatiles, -and a whopping 1024 meta-metatiles, across the same number of screens/rooms, increasing both level design fidelity and graphical detail. I think the # of palette animation sequences and maybe also the # of screen palettes per map was increased at this point in time, not least allowing for streaming water and light/dark room effects in the 3rd zone. The game supports 12 maps, which is divided across the three modes 4 for normal, 4 for hard, and 4 for custom. Normal and hard alters the difficulty by having changes done to a copy of the same room. Boss fights and several screens are heavily remixed. On other screens, we might have changed a platform, obstacle, or an enemy position or made a heart tricker to get to, and so on. the custom 4 maps are patchable by the user via a level editing tool for the pc we'll provide freely. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arch_8ngel | 1,597 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Glad you joined. I'm a big fan of your work. Project Blue looks incredible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrobins | 1,725 Moderator · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome Ellen! Love your work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deadeye | 1,596 Homebrew Team · Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome Ellen, glad to see you over here. I am excited for your current and future projects. They look great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bubbapauls | 250 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m308gunner | 352 Posted October 31, 2019 Share Posted October 31, 2019 Welcome to yet ANOTHER home brewer! Man, this place is stacked with talent! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamesRobot | 5,790 Events Team · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Yeah! Glad to see you here, FrankenGraphics. Project Blue lookin good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ap123 | 112 Subscriber T1 · Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Nice work. Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drxandy | 3,225 Posted November 1, 2019 Share Posted November 1, 2019 Welcome to the boards, your work looks amazing!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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