Official Off-Topic Thread

[skw]

Happy Easter Eggs, Jad!

Hey, I am wondering. . . were there any cowboy-shooting games back in the past?  You know, some old arcade lawmen/outlaws duels. . . with pixel-art-based graphics and, say, a static third-person view.  Perhaps I should be ashamed now, but except a few Flash-based pieces I just don't know any.  Seems classic.

Anyway, I'm thinking of starting my own project set in this vibe on the side.

[Ben2theEdge]

Wild Guns:

http://www.mobygames.com/game/snes/wild-guns/screenshots/gameShotId,27924/

Fricken' awesome and not bad pixel art either!

[JonathanOfDrain]

Yeah... Game Maker is a lot more flexible and a lot less wonky than MMF is. I think the way it organizes data is superior to MMF as well. Although I'm also finding that it's not as idiot-proof as MMF is.

Comes with the territory I think.
 I teach Game Maker to kids at a computer camp during the summer and I can understand where you frustration comes from. On the plus side you understand the creation of graphics and probably understand the process of game design is more than "mario shoots tanks at the smiley faces".

[Jakten]

I always used to love playing Sunset Riders on the SNES, also Tinstar (SNES) but thats not really 3rd person, its more like a mix of side scrolling and 3rd person. Also he's a cowboy robot.

[Dusty]

There is also Lone Ranger on the NES. I think it has some great spriting and graphics for its time. It's a mix of third-person, first-person, and platforming.

[JJ Naas]

There were at least these games on Amiga that were 3rd person Western shooters:

(arrows on top of the screen to scroll through the slideshow)

West Phaser I kinda like the graphics on this. I guess the game wasn't that good.

Buffalo Bill Wild West Show Ok graphics but no violence really..

[skw]

Thanks a lot guys!

Yeah, that's exactly what I've been searching for!  I'm going to look closely at each one, and I think I'm giving up the idea of starting a new one -- since, as it seems, there are plenty of them around just in the style I'd like to go with.

[Helm]

All these are Cabal clones, I hope you realize.

[.TakaM]

Finished Giana Sisters on the DS, nice little game
They gave Hülsbeck a special thanks in the credits, I also noticed that 8-3, the hell themed level gives you 666 seconds on the timer


Also, this bootleg toy is fucking awesome and I am buying one:

[Shrike]

I'm trying to learn how to use Game Maker and all I can say is ARGHALEGASEH SDF@#$^@#$()*&@#$ 

XD
It was frustrating at first for me as well..  I can give you some pointers, I learned a lot from the head programmer of Anaglyph Gaming.  If you'd rather laern from tutorials go to http://64digits.com/
They have tutorials, engines, and other resources.  A godsend for me as a wannabe 9-year-old programmer...   

Happy Easter everybody!
Am I the only one who's not Christian but celebrates their holidays anyways?
Shrike