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Mystic Belle an original Dizzy-like. Anyone interested?

Started by darkfalzx on 21 December 2014 • 13,335 views

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#5542721 December 2014

Hello guys,
I'm an indie developer currently finishing up a brand new game called Mystic Belle - a game with a lot of Dizzy-like elements, but also mechanics more in line with classic Metroidvanias.
Here are some screenshots:

(you can see more screens here)

The story is of a young witch-in-training named Belle, who is wrongfully accused of ruining a sacred brew, and is tasked with recreating it from scratch on short notice, or to be expelled from the Hagmore Academy for Young Witches and Wizards.

Would you, as fans of the original Dizzy series like something like this? Any requests? (I am the sole developer of this)

Cheers.
DarkFalzX

#8201521 December 2014

Welcome to the Community.

Those graphics looks amazing! Definitely something I like to have a go at when It's finished. :smile:

We're always happy to show our support to anyone who works on Dizzy-like games.
In the past, we've had games like Giddy, Spud's Quest, Clover, also other games I may have missed.

I like to wish you all the best with the game. :smile:

#8202421 December 2014

Very nice, sounds quite good.

#8202822 December 2014

The choice of the Russian language will be?

#8202922 December 2014

I'd love to do a Russian version - writing the dialogue will be a ton of fun. Unfortunately so far I was unable to load cyrillic font into GMS. Once I do it should be easy - I already have support for language files.

BTW - has anyone attempted to remake 48 Irons, Operation RR or Crimes of Santa Claus into DizzyAge?

#8203022 December 2014

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BTW – has anyone attempted to remake 48 Irons, Operation RR or Crimes of Santa Claus into DizzyAge?

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No, nobody did and won't do.

Will Dizzy-7 remake, for ZX-Spectrum with new graphics and game engine.

Video - https://cloud.mail.ru/public/d996e4b34092/Dizzy7remv21.avi

#8203222 December 2014

I would LOVE to redo 48 Irons/Operation RR with new art at some later date. Quite honestly I never liked Dizzy 7, as it was missing a lot of that old Dizzy magic. It was too clean, too kiddie and inoffensive. The original Dizzy Cartoon Adventure is still my favorite one because it was so dark.
Looking for examples of people successfully loading cyrillic into GameMaker... as so far it's proving quite tricky. Characters above the standard ASCII range don't seem to register as valid letters.

#8203422 December 2014

Dizzy-7 isn't pleasant to me. But this will be another, and with other graphics. Then it will be possible to port it on DizzyAGE, probably.

Still video - https://cloud.mail.ru/public/5b7292259c05/CKD%20engine%20mini-demo%20(CamRip).mp4

#8203522 December 2014

There is an open Community Project of a DizzyAGE remake of Crystal Kingdom in the works, which has the traditional Dizzy feel.

The puzzles, the dialogs and the endings are all coded by Pogie, but the remake is still full of bugs that need looking into by any expert DizzyAGE programmer.

https://yolkfolk.com/communityforum/dizzy-fan-games/crystal-kingdom-dizzy-remake-dizzyage-community-project/

It is available to download but keep note of the bugs listed.

As for anyone remaking non-Dizzy games on DizzyAGE, nobody has attempted it as far as I know.

#8206825 December 2014

Pixelart is nice and intriguing. And game looks a lot like metroidvania than dizzy-like games.
Are you already sheduled the date of release?
And did Belle have a familiar animal or funny magic? Black cats? Flying on the broom?
I can do a russian translation, if you find a way to load cyrillic font.
Btw, love it:

P.S. Merry Xmas!
P.P.S. Made a small news article about the game.

#8207025 December 2014

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Despite playing more like a metroidvania with a shooter-y bend, the game has a heavy emphasis on item puzzle solving. You literally can't get off the first screen without picking up and using an item (though admittedly Dizzy 3/6 introductory puzzle is still better).
Belle herself doesn't have a familiar, but there are several cute animals that play part in various puzzles of the game.
The broom-flying might or might not make it in, and even if it will - it will most likely be limited to the final boss fight. I don't want people to start drawing parallels to Cotton.
The magic in the world of Belle is a bit of a joke. Sure - belle can hurl fireballs and lightning bolts, levitate and breathe underwater, but most puzzles are solved through science. In fact it's kind of a running joke.

If I can get cyrillic to load - I can translate the game into Russian myself. Will have fun doing it too, as the characters talk in a very informal manner with occasional bit of profanity thrown in.

Thank you for the article. I hope to deliver a fun game that will hopefully bring Dizzy-like gameplay back into the mainstream. As for the delivery date - it has to be sometime next month. Probably toward the end of January.

Question to Rindex:
If I post about my game on zx-pk.ru - what section should it go under? I don't want my very first post there to cause problems.

#8207125 December 2014

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Question to Rindex:
If I post about my game on zx-pk.ru – what section should it go under? I don’t want my very first post there to cause problems.

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PC Remakes. И на русском.

http://zx-pk.ru/forumdisplay.php?f=77

#8207225 December 2014

If I can get cyrillic to load - I can translate the game into Russian myself. Will have fun doing it too, as the characters talk in a very informal manner with occasional bit of profanity thrown in.
OK. If you will be in need for russian proofreader or editor, just ask.
The broom-flying might or might not make it in, and even if it will - it will most likely be limited to the final boss fight. I don't want people to start drawing parallels to Cotton.
Flying only in cutscenes is fine too. It's so strange that she have broom and not use it. Maybe Belle will clean something? {dizzy}:dizwink:
Thanks for the answers.

#8207526 December 2014

OK. If you will be in need for russian proofreader or editor, just ask.

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Flying only in cutscenes is fine too. It’s so strange that she have broom and not use it. Maybe Belle will clean something? {dizzy}:dizwink:
Thanks for the answers.

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Belle uses her broom quite extensively as a close range melee weapon. It actually kills most enemies outright, and heavily damages the stronger ones. The trade-off is having to get really close to an enemy, risking collision damage. Otherwise she uses a magic wand to fire even while moving. Her basic shot improves as she levels up, but she also gets secondary projectile attacks for completing certain tasks.

#8226426 January 2015

Exciting stuff!
Was finally able to add multi-language support to the game today.

In fact - the game can now support any number of languages (okay - it stops looking after 20) as they are added to the folder structure. The only pre-condition is addition of special characters, though I can think of a way to leave that to wannabe translators as well.

#8226526 January 2015

It's cool! Thanks for Russian.

#8226626 January 2015

Great! But we do not use capital letters so often. "Новая игра" would be much better than "Новая Игра".
Can't wait for the release!

#8226726 January 2015

Прости - машинально допустил ошибку. По поводу системной номенклатуры мне вообще придётся поднатаскаться - я никогда в русифицированные игры так и не играл. На Спектруме всё было на английском, а к тому времени как отечественный софт появился - я уже на ПК перекочевал - и там - тоже все на английском: )

#823219 February 2015

Got some new screenshots from the game:

and

The game now contains 5 bosses, each of whom gives you a powerup that lets you explore more of the world.
At this point the world map is almost complete.

#823229 February 2015

Excellently! Very much I wait for game.