Castle of Fire - A tribute to the Atari 2600 game, Dragonfire

[Snake]

Vince:
There are 52 rooms plus the repeated bridge and Black Dragon after the reward screen.
Yes, I agree, heh, more patience is a must. Have you played the Practice Mode stages?
You shouldn't be getting killed behind the right side of the castle.

About the 2 bugs you've found:
1) I'm quite sure that I could stop the player from sliding, but I didn't since it might help in certain instances.
2) I'm not quite sure why the falling through the bridge thing occurs. It has only happened to me a couple times. I'm not sure if I should have made the walkable area thicker or not. They are all currently 3 lines thick (if I remember right). It is something I should ask the creator of the platform movement module (Bernie, I think).
And thank you for the comments!

Dualnames:

I've played a lot. Then got frustrated by the coolness and decided to work on HHGTG..

Heh. I'm glad you think it has "coolness"

Mintymint:
Thank you! I'm very excited that you enjoy playing it. That's all I ever wanted was for people to find it one of those enjoyable addictive games that they can play over and over again.
Nice score, btw. You are now on top of the highscores list!

dkh:
Yeah, I think the SPACEBAR jumping with no animation could be some sort of glitch. I myself as well like how Thief animates while jumping with UP (that's all I use now, I'm glad it was suggested for the last version).

Butters:

It's amusing how i struggle more with the earlier levels.

Haha, I know. That happens to me too.
And thank you for the comments.

Radiant:
Thanks! I'm glad you seem to enjoy this version a lot better than the last!
Thank you! I have to admit that you slightly offended me with all of the things you were picking at when you last played it. But you know what? It helped me tremendously and I tried to fix everything you suggested. So thank you for your previous critique.


--Snake

[Dualnames]

Oh, by the way, I made a highscore...woot it's 650. But I only played half an hour.

[Snake]

Heh, come on, Dualie, you've been my lead mirror guy, I'd think you could get a better score than that!

650, \o/!!1!!2
Bah. But yet, you're just a wimp anyway... OOOO! The FIREBALLS! They are too hard! They GET me every time! SCARY THEY ARE! Sometimes they come out at the same time, OMG! What is a girl scout to do?1! Blargh.

I guess this game isn't for wussies.

*Snake tries a bit of reverse psychology*


--Snake

[TwinMoon]

Just came across this conversion of the original Dragonfire, thought it might interest people.
For those who'd like to appreciate Castle of Fire to it's fullest, but have never played the original, compare!

And then play Castle of Fire of course!

[Snake]

Wow, I'm so glad you posted that, TM! I released CoF on the RetroRemakes forums as well.

Eikon created that remake. It's damn near identical to the 2600 version - he did a superb job.

If people want the original Dragonfire on the 2600, I'd suggest downloading STELLA (Atari 2600 emulator) and getting the Dragonfire ROM. It's not as good without a joystick, but that's the game.

Yes, thanks for posting that.
For anyone who has played Castle of Fire without playing the original before hand - it's a must that you play the original... I highly recommend it.

//--EDIT--//
I also wanted to add in that there is no other game that matches Dragonfire's INTENSITY on the 2600. You'll be sweating bullets while facing the Dragons and be all nearved up, God, it's fucking unreal. Fast-paced is an understatement. Castle of Fire is no where near giving the original justice. It sucks.

Think of Castle of Fire as "Practice Mode" before you play Dragonfire.


--Snake

[HammerBlade]

Just downloaded v1.2 and gave Dragonball Gauntlet a whirl.  I gotta say, wow.  Considering the vast array of elements that went into it, it's hard to think of it as a mini-game, especially with all the unlockable costumes (You aren't supposed to show people what they look like before they earn them though! Silly.) 

The main game seems a lot more user friendly now, considering a lot of people I showed the game stopped at the first or second level because they couldn't get past it in previous versions.  The modified first dungeon was a nice touch and made it actually challenging.  The nice shiny treasures you have now were another nice addition.  This game just keeps looking all the more complete each release!

I think the volume of a couple sound effects are too loud (footsteps and being burned, especially) but the increased volume of the dungeons with two dragons remedy that, at least for those levels. 

Anyway, as usual, awesome job!

[Snake]

Thanks, HammerBlade! I'm glad you downloaded it again and played.

The SFX were hard to mix for some reason, obviously. I thought the footsteps were very faint and so I raised the volume. Next game I'll be sure to make them all the same volume and have a SFX/BGM volume control.

Thank you about mentioning the animated treasures. I'm very proud of how cool they all look now - it added a lot more life to each dungeon.

(You aren't supposed to show people what they look like before they earn them though! Silly.)

Haha. I figured I'd show them what they were able to earn and if they thought they were cool costumes than they'd play more... or.. I don't know... be quite
I'm glad you liked Dragonball. What did you think of the music I chose?
Did it fit okay?


--Snake

[Squinky]

OMFG this game is hard!

I play adventure games for a reason, man, I gots me no motor skills.

But I will continue on, and I will become a castle of fire MASTER!

[Snake]

Will you?

Click here, f00!


--Snake

[Dualnames]

That's jus wicked...