Completing the game without continuing is called what?

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:42 pm

Completing the game without continuing is called what? Sorry for my lapse in memory. I'm still new here!

CIT · Post by **CIT** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:46 pm

1CC

Short for One Credit Clear or One Coin Clear.

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:50 pm

This is super helpful.

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:53 pm

Awesome. Thank you both. We are putting in "challenges" (similar to Xbox Achievements and PS3 Trophies) in our game, and I wanted to make use some shmup lingo.

Personally, I am out of the loop. I have always called these games "2d shooters", and barely know any of the language.

Thanks for the glossary. That will help a lot!

John845 · Post by **John845** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:57 pm

Awesome, the game got a release date.

Looking forward to it.

PC Engine Fan X! · Post by **PC Engine Fan X!** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:59 pm

Back in the era of the Golden Age of Arcade Games, most arcade games went on ad infinitium (until reaching the so-called "kill screen" like in the classic Donkey Kong cabinet). It was possible to 1CC those classic arcade shmup titles like Capcom's Hyperdyne Sidearms. You could choose to continue where you left off but at the expense of inserting another quarter/token. Back in the 1980's and into the 1990's, you tried to make your money last and by learning to play better with less money spent. Eventually with enough practice, a 1CC session was due anytime. ^_~

Sidearms was unusual in that the player entered his or her intials at the very beginning of the game as opposed to entering intials on the high score ranking screen at the conclusion of the game. Strange but true.

PC Engine Fan X! ^_~

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 9:00 pm

John845 wrote:Awesome, the game got a release date.

Looking forward to it.

Hehe... we hope not to disappoint!!

emphatic · Post by **emphatic** » Tue Jan 27, 2009 11:12 pm

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Back in the era of the Golden Age of Arcade Games, most arcade games went on ad infinitium (until reaching the so-called "kill screen" like in the classic Donkey Kong cabinet).

Would be cool to include a fake "kill screen" (garbled graphics) that fades out with a message appearing "perfect game" (if you no-miss the first loop). If you die during the first loop the game just loops.

Imagine how pissed off you'd be if you finally clear the game on one life, then think this triggers a bug!

Emph

kennyrh · Post by **kennyrh** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:50 pm

What's it called when you complete a game using infinite continues

Necronopticous · Post by **Necronopticous** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 7:53 pm

kennyrh wrote:What's it called when you complete a game using infinite continues

The Gamespot Review Session.

ZOM · Post by **ZOM** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:02 pm

Whohoo! I GRSed Dodonpachi!

kengou · Post by **kengou** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 8:30 pm

Necronopticous wrote:
kennyrh wrote:What's it called when you complete a game using infinite continues
The Gamespot Review Session.

GrimoreLibrarian · Post by **GrimoreLibrarian** » Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:45 pm

kennyrh wrote:What's it called when you complete a game using infinite continues

Free play.

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:16 am

I really like it. Will there be a demo available when it's out? Even though I've got a 360 I've never visited the marketplace so I don't know

John845 · Post by **John845** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:18 am

I don't think it will come out in the xbox live arcade section, but the "community games" section it will.

Xonatron · Post by **Xonatron** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:19 am

Fenrir wrote:I really like it. Will there be a demo available when it's out? Even though I've got a 360 I've never visited the marketplace so I don't know

Are you talking about my game, Duality: ZF? The full game will be released on February 28, 2009 and that's also when the demo (trial) will be released as well. Quite excited to see the response. If it is good enough, we will work on Duality 2, the sequel. The truth is, we will probably work on Duality 2 no matter what the response is, because we are such huge 2d shooter fans!

Anyone with Xbox LIVE, feel free to add me. I'm "Xonatron":
http://xbox.com/member/Xonatron

John845 wrote:I don't think it will come out in the xbox live arcade section, but the "community games" section it will.

This is true. It will be in "Community Games" which should be found in the same place as "Arcade" under the "Game Marketplace" section.

Kaspal · Post by **Kaspal** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:31 am

too bad, my 360 is not working anymore... some ugly E71 and E79 errors are showin up, and not lettin me play.

captpain · Post by **captpain** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:35 am

Necronopticous wrote:
kennyrh wrote:What's it called when you complete a game using infinite continues
The Gamespot Review Session.

"Great gameplay... but the game is so short! It was over in only 15 minutes."

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 12:41 am

Matthew Doucette wrote:Duality: ZF

That looks pretty nifty actually. Those ships *really* should tilt when moving left/right though

Fenrir · Post by **Fenrir** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:14 am

bcass wrote:
Matthew Doucette wrote:Duality: ZF
That looks pretty nifty actually. Those ships *really* should tilt when moving left/right though

Word

Post by **Dave_K.** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:24 am

Matthew Doucette wrote:The full game will be released on February 28, 2009 and that's also when the demo (trial) will be released as well.

Congrats man!

bcass · Post by **bcass** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 1:39 am

How difficult is it getting a game up onto XNA? I know Microsoft omit most of the red tape that is associated with XBLA, but do you still need a publisher? Do you have to pay Microsoft anything up-front? I know it's all peer-reviewed and the development environment is Visual Studio/C# but that's about all I know about it.

Mischief Maker · Post by **Mischief Maker** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 3:55 am

"Great gameplay... but the game is so short! It was over in only 15 minutes."

"...and with unlimited continues the game is way too easy for hardcore shooter fans like myself. Maybe a game like this could hold its own back in the day, but modern hardcore gamerz expect more."

neorichieb1971 · Post by **neorichieb1971** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 4:03 am

Can you do a ps3 version?

Stormwatch · Post by **Stormwatch** » Fri Jan 30, 2009 5:54 am

PC Engine Fan X! wrote:Back in the era of the Golden Age of Arcade Games...

Isn't that more like the stone age of arcade games? I'd say, in MAME-powered hindsight, that the "golden age" was the late 80s/early 90s.