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by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 11:31am PST

Bananadine wrote:

Mischief Maker wrote:

It's released freeware and I can definitely appreciate it as a coding project for a programmer who wants to see if he can fit all these elements into one exe.

This sounds really interesting but the rest of the game sounds dumb so I don't want to try it. How, specifically, do the Gradius etc. minigames fit into the main game?

They don't, really. There are three arcade machines set up in the castle the game takes place in. You use tokens randomly scattered around to play them. You win prizes for high scores (or lucky results from the random number generator in the case of the mini RPG.)

Also the shmup is not a gradius clone. "Gradius Syndrome" refers to games that have a really long powerup sequence that drop you back to square one if you die. Essentially the player is screwed from that point on because they're stuck in an insanely difficult part of the game and no longer have the firepower or maneuverability to deal with it.

If you're jonesing for some Gradius, go nuts.

Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by Mischief Maker 12/02/2008, 12:13am PST NEW

I don't have time for this, I have a fish stick commercial in a half hour. >:( by Creexuls, a monster >:3 12/02/2008, 2:55am PST NEW

Thanks. NT by Lizard_King 12/02/2008, 10:49am PST NEW

Re: Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by Bananadine 12/02/2008, 12:18pm PST NEW

Re: Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 11:31am PST NEW

If you get a chance, MM by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/03/2008, 11:38am PST NEW

Re: If you get a chance, MM by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 12:52pm PST NEW

On second thought these captions suck. Anyone got any better ideas? NT by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 2:37pm PST NEW

I'm going to eat a hamburger NT by Thrall 12/03/2008, 3:29pm PST NEW

I guess this is the part where Moog goes noooooooo. NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 12/03/2008, 4:07pm PST NEW

Forget QB. I am the whorechief. NT by Thrall 12/03/2008, 7:04pm PST NEW

NO THRALL IS AN HONORABLE WARRIOR THIS IS TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE >:( NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 12/03/2008, 7:34pm PST NEW

I will save you just please wait you've got to hold on by Moog 12/03/2008, 8:04pm PST NEW

This won't help at all, but at least it is in character (that is really the most NT by Creexuls, a monster >:3 12/03/2008, 8:42pm PST NEW

Just use the titles of the games. by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 7:33pm PST NEW

Sorry we didn't help. We're only good for Moog WoW fanfic now. NT by Caltrops Collab Club 12/03/2008, 10:26pm PST NEW

Oh. I always thought they were talking about a synthesizer. NT by Mischief Maker 12/03/2008, 10:44pm PST NEW

Moog is the reincarnation of the inventor of the synthesizer but as a tauren. by Creexuls, a monster >:3 12/03/2008, 11:44pm PST NEW

JOHN ELWAY!!! NT by laudablepuss 12/03/2008, 5:54pm PST NEW

Re: Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by Ice Cream Jonsey 12/04/2008, 1:33pm PST NEW

Re: Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by FABIO 12/05/2008, 2:12am PST NEW

You can shoot the red skulls, too. They just have more HP. NT by Mischief Maker 12/05/2008, 9:52am PST NEW

Yeah, I never had issue with the arcadey bits. by Worm 12/05/2008, 10:09am PST NEW

Well, YEAH by FABIO 12/05/2008, 2:24pm PST NEW

Re: Indie RPGs done right: The Spirit Engine 2 vs. Iffermoon by Bananadine 02/03/2009, 11:05am PST NEW

I played The Desolate Room again by Bananadine 04/06/2011, 8:14am PDT NEW

The Spirit Engine 2 demo: uninstalled by Bananadine 03/17/2009, 3:14pm PDT NEW