User:Zero/Nomolos
Introduction
I began this project in late 08' when I finally realized what I really wanted to do with programming as a hobby. I realized that making a game for one of the video game consoles I dearly loved as a child would likely motivate me more than anything else. I had a couple of ideas when I was a kid, and partially developed those ideas in QuickBASIC. But now that I'm a little older and wiser I thought it'd be way cooler to put those ideas on a real video game console and actually finish them.
Nomolos is a two-way scrolling action platformer game that borrows elements from Castlevania, Ninja Gaiden and other well known games. It stars an orange cat in armor named Nomolos (this is Solomon backwards, the name of one of my cats), and the setting is renaissance/baroque era. The soundtrack will consist entirely of baroque music by Domenico Scarlatti, but I may throw in a couple of pieces I've written also. My goal is to make a simple and fun game---I have no intention or desire to break new ground with it. I'm all about nostalgia and that "classic" feel.
Overview
- Project owner: Derek Andrews, developer of Gradual Games
- Developer: Gradual Games
- Artist: Ravenwolf
- Compiler : CA65
- Sound driver: Gradualore's SoundEngine module
- Soundtrack by: Domenico Scarlatti, Bach, Rameau, Soler, Couperin
- Started on: ~November 08
- Current status: Finished
- Release date: May, 2012
- Will make cart: Released through retrozone
Story
Nomolos, an orange cat, and his friend Snow, a white cat, are enjoying a beautiful day together when suddenly, a swirling void appears before them. A hideous purple arm shoots out from this hole and snatches Snow away. As the portal begins to close, Nomolos becomes emboldened and leaps through it after his friend Snow. Upon arriving at the other side, he finds himself decked out in armor and standing on his back legs like a human, and wielding a sword. He charges into the dark forest in search of his friend Snow.
Characters
coming soon
Enemies
coming soon
Items
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Screenshots
2009-12-14
