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| − | '''Release type:''' [[ | + | '''Release type:''' [[Incomplete]]<br /> |
| − | '''Release date:''' July 3, 1995<br /> | + | '''Release date:''' N/A (Last revised July 3, [[1995]][[Category: 1995]])<br /> |
'''Levels:''' 2<br /> | '''Levels:''' 2<br /> | ||
'''Author:''' [[PPP Team]]<br /> | '''Author:''' [[PPP Team]]<br /> | ||
'''Website:''' [http://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/p/rsd-game-maker.html Bilou Homebrew's Blog]<br /> | '''Website:''' [http://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/p/rsd-game-maker.html Bilou Homebrew's Blog]<br /> | ||
| − | '''Related games:''' ''[[Panzer III]]''}} | + | '''Related games:''' ''[[Panzer III]]''}}The first ''Calimero'' game, ''Calimero against the Black Empire'', was the Martins’ first ever attempt at a platformer, developed in BASIC some four or five years before they discovered [[Game-Maker]]. The game involved a black-feathered bird wearing half an egg as a helmet. |
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| − | The first ''Calimero'' game, ''Calimero against the Black Empire'', was the Martins’ first ever attempt at a platformer, developed in BASIC some four or five years before they discovered [[Game-Maker]]. The game involved a black-feathered bird wearing half an egg as a helmet. | ||
Later, at the height of their Game-Maker career, they chose to take advantage of a design cul-de-sac and insert the character into the skeleton of ''[[Panzer III]]''. The result, ''Calimero II'', comes off as sort of a cross between ''Wonder Boy'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (particularly the latter's Marble Zone), with maybe a bit of a Codemasters flavor. | Later, at the height of their Game-Maker career, they chose to take advantage of a design cul-de-sac and insert the character into the skeleton of ''[[Panzer III]]''. The result, ''Calimero II'', comes off as sort of a cross between ''Wonder Boy'' and ''Sonic the Hedgehog'' (particularly the latter's Marble Zone), with maybe a bit of a Codemasters flavor. | ||
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With a bit of adjustment, and some improved jumping behavior, ''Calimero II'' could have really gone somewhere. You can feel that this game was never a priority, though — not in the same way as some of [[PPP Team]]'s other projects. | With a bit of adjustment, and some improved jumping behavior, ''Calimero II'' could have really gone somewhere. You can feel that this game was never a priority, though — not in the same way as some of [[PPP Team]]'s other projects. | ||
| − | ==Gameplay comparison== | + | == Gameplay comparison == |
[[File:Calimero0002.png|thumb|320px|Zone 1 - Level 1 : note the fake lava you need to cross to reach the end]] | [[File:Calimero0002.png|thumb|320px|Zone 1 - Level 1 : note the fake lava you need to cross to reach the end]] | ||
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* A gravity-affected jetpack (keys .,1,3) replaces the gravity-cancelling helicopter from the original. This means, among other things, that you have to sacrifice a life to get out of the cave where you found that power-up. | * A gravity-affected jetpack (keys .,1,3) replaces the gravity-cancelling helicopter from the original. This means, among other things, that you have to sacrifice a life to get out of the cave where you found that power-up. | ||
* Once acquired, power-ups (particularly the jetpack) are retained for the duration of the game, as compared to power-ups that only last as long as you're alive in the original. | * Once acquired, power-ups (particularly the jetpack) are retained for the duration of the game, as compared to power-ups that only last as long as you're alive in the original. | ||
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* There are now little matches and flame monsters strolling around. | * There are now little matches and flame monsters strolling around. | ||
* You can dispatch some monsters by throwing apples (keys /,*). | * You can dispatch some monsters by throwing apples (keys /,*). | ||
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* If you fall from the sky, you now safely land on the ground. In the original non-scrolling 8-bit scenes, falling in the wrong section of the screen could kill you, making the clouds much more hazardous to navigate. | * If you fall from the sky, you now safely land on the ground. In the original non-scrolling 8-bit scenes, falling in the wrong section of the screen could kill you, making the clouds much more hazardous to navigate. | ||
| − | ==Story== | + | == Story == |
Calimero must save Presilia... But in this version you must only find the end... | Calimero must save Presilia... But in this version you must only find the end... | ||
| − | ==Instructions== | + | == Instructions == |
| − | + | This is the second version of ''Calimero'', but it's the demo version. There is only two stages... This version use VGA & Sound Blaster (exist 16 col. & Master Boomer). | |
| − | If like it | + | If you like, it ask for the complete version. |
| − | ==Credits== | + | == Credits == |
This game was made by [[PPP Team]] Soft | This game was made by [[PPP Team]] Soft | ||
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: Pypein: ''Calimero 1'', ''Puissance 4'', ''Bilou''... | : Pypein: ''Calimero 1'', ''Puissance 4'', ''Bilou''... | ||
| − | ==Links== | + | == Availability == |
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| + | Prior to this archive's online presence, this game was only available in small-scale distribution amongst the close associates of PPP Team. | ||
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| + | == Archive History == | ||
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| + | Along with several other PPP Team titles, this game was added to the archive on September 25, 2010. It was provided by [[Sylvain Martin]], after contact through his blog and social media -- who in turn was located through a link on [[cly5m]]'s [http://www.autofish.net/video_games/creation/rsd_game-maker/index.html Game-Maker page]. | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
<videoflash>RpBaySgmDBk</videoflash> | <videoflash>RpBaySgmDBk</videoflash> | ||
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| + | === Sites === | ||
* [http://cyborgjeff.untergrund.net/site/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=23&lid=208 Cyborg Jeff's download site] | * [http://cyborgjeff.untergrund.net/site/modules/mydownloads/singlefile.php?cid=23&lid=208 Cyborg Jeff's download site] | ||
* [http://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2009/07/calimero.html the story of Calimero I in EP/QuickBasic] | * [http://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2009/07/calimero.html the story of Calimero I in EP/QuickBasic] | ||
| − | * [http://www.diygamer.com/2010/12/gamemaker-archive-brussels-spout-book-2/ | + | * [http://sylvainhb.blogspot.com/2009/07/calimero.html The History of Calimero] |
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| + | === Interviews / Articles === | ||
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| + | * [http://www.diygamer.com/2010/12/gamemaker-archive-brussels-spout-book-2/ The Brussels Spout, Book 2 (DIYGamer)] | ||
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| + | === Misc. Links === | ||
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| + | * '''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/java/calimero.php Play ''Calimero II'' online]''' | ||
| − | ==Downloads== | + | == Downloads == |
| − | * ''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/calimero.zip Calimero II]'' (140.6 kB) | + | * '''''[http://www.aderack.com/game-maker/downloads/calimero.zip Calimero II]''''' (140.6 kB) |
| + | [[Category: Game-Maker games]] | ||
[[Category: PPP Team]] | [[Category: PPP Team]] | ||
[[Category: Sequels]] | [[Category: Sequels]] | ||
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[[Category: Freeware]] | [[Category: Freeware]] | ||
[[Category: Side-scrolling]] | [[Category: Side-scrolling]] | ||
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| + | [[Category: New discoveries]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Eponymous titles]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Games needing maps]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Belgium]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Pierre Martin]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Pierrick Hansen]] | ||
| + | [[Category: Sylvain Martin]] | ||
| + | [[Category: DIYGamer]] | ||
Latest revision as of 17:39, 7 September 2016
Release type: Incomplete
Release date: N/A (Last revised July 3, 1995)
Levels: 2
Author: PPP Team
Website: Bilou Homebrew's Blog
Related games: Panzer III
The first Calimero game, Calimero against the Black Empire, was the Martins’ first ever attempt at a platformer, developed in BASIC some four or five years before they discovered Game-Maker. The game involved a black-feathered bird wearing half an egg as a helmet.
Later, at the height of their Game-Maker career, they chose to take advantage of a design cul-de-sac and insert the character into the skeleton of Panzer III. The result, Calimero II, comes off as sort of a cross between Wonder Boy and Sonic the Hedgehog (particularly the latter's Marble Zone), with maybe a bit of a Codemasters flavor.
Although again they chose not to pursue the game to completion, the game does exhibit several advanced — or at least fascinating — techniques. To facilitate a Sonic-style vertical spring, they employed a complex lock-and-key system that momentarily flipped the gravity on all the background blocks. The character can throw apples along a wave pattern, and can do it quickly enough to establish a sort of an unbroken wave beam.
Jumping is an occasional issue in PPP Team's older games; the levels demand a precision that the character animations barely supply, forcing the player to repeat certain jumps over and over. Calimero takes this frustration to a new level; often it's unclear whether certain jumps are possible, and the answer only supplies itself when one realizes there there are no other routes.
With a bit of adjustment, and some improved jumping behavior, Calimero II could have really gone somewhere. You can feel that this game was never a priority, though — not in the same way as some of PPP Team's other projects.
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Gameplay comparison[edit]
RSD's engine resulted in several technical changes over the previous Calimero game. To wit:
- Calimero can now take several hits before dying (versus the one-hit kills of the original).
- A gravity-affected jetpack (keys .,1,3) replaces the gravity-cancelling helicopter from the original. This means, among other things, that you have to sacrifice a life to get out of the cave where you found that power-up.
- Once acquired, power-ups (particularly the jetpack) are retained for the duration of the game, as compared to power-ups that only last as long as you're alive in the original.
- There are now little matches and flame monsters strolling around.
- You can dispatch some monsters by throwing apples (keys /,*).
- You can now control your flight after touching a "bumper".
- If you fall from the sky, you now safely land on the ground. In the original non-scrolling 8-bit scenes, falling in the wrong section of the screen could kill you, making the clouds much more hazardous to navigate.
Story[edit]
Calimero must save Presilia... But in this version you must only find the end...
Instructions[edit]
This is the second version of Calimero, but it's the demo version. There is only two stages... This version use VGA & Sound Blaster (exist 16 col. & Master Boomer).
If you like, it ask for the complete version.
Credits[edit]
This game was made by PPP Team Soft
- Piet: Pengo, Badman, Blork, Panzer 1&2...
- Pierrick: Badman, Blork, Bloodwar...
- Pypein: Calimero 1, Puissance 4, Bilou...
Availability[edit]
Prior to this archive's online presence, this game was only available in small-scale distribution amongst the close associates of PPP Team.
Archive History[edit]
Along with several other PPP Team titles, this game was added to the archive on September 25, 2010. It was provided by Sylvain Martin, after contact through his blog and social media -- who in turn was located through a link on cly5m's Game-Maker page.
Links[edit]
Sites[edit]
Interviews / Articles[edit]
Misc. Links[edit]
Downloads[edit]
- Calimero II (140.6 kB)
