Super Mario Bros: Odyssey (Demo released!)

[smbmaster99]

EDIT: When reporting glitches, be sure to do the following:

Name the object that seems to have created the glitch, what happens when the glitch occurs, and what you were doing when the glitch happened.

EDIT 2: Tarter-sauce, I forgot something vital. I need to know how to find loop points for FMOD. I've tried using the tutorial I found somewhere on this site, but even after dozens of times, I still can't get the loop points right. Someone who knows how to get loop points for FMOD, PLEASE share your knowledge with me.

Good afternoon, my fellow forum-goers and Mario fans. When I was working on Flame the Dragon, I also contributed to SMFR. I began building a little side project next to Flame the Dragon off the SMFR engine build that was given to me at that time, and when I released the Flame the Dragon demo, I began working a lot more on this side project.

Since then, this little game I began to build has become much bigger than just a side project, and I decided I would use what I had to build the Mario game I've been thinking up for nearly 3 years.

It is a Mario only game; no crossing over into other franchises whatsoever. It will be a sort of re-imagining of the 3 Super Mario Bros games, plus the two Super Mario Land games, and even a little bit of the Wario Bros.

Now before I go any further, I just want to give some credit to those who deserve it:

The Fusion Team -------------------- For this engine
The SMWASE Team ----------------- For permitting me to use some of their graphics in this project
DeeY ----------------------------------- For some of the code used in this game, and some graphics
Hello ----------------------------------- For the engine SMFR was built on
Nintendo ------------------------------ For creating the Mario Series
Mark Overmars ---------------------- For creating Game Maker 8
People from the SMBX community- For creating/editing some graphics
NO Body ------------------------------ For Wario and Waluigi's initial sprites
Anyone I left out unintentionally - For being awesome

To select which game from the series you want to play, I plan to have it sorta like SMAS's game selection menu, however, the games will play as chapters which you can unlock by beating the previous "game". Unlike the originals which only used the instruction books to give the back-stories, this game will make use of cutscenes to help progress the plot, and I'll try to keep them as close to the originals as possible, with some necessary inference to help add extra sense.

You'll be able to swap between Mario and Luigi throughout almost the whole game. Before starting a level (during chapter 1, or SMB1), you'll have the option of choosing a character. I plan to have the SMB2 cast and character selection system in chapter 2, and after that (SMB3+), you'll be able to change characters on the map screen. The only time you'll be restricted to one character will be during the Super Mario Land chapters (I'm still thinking on how this one will work out).

One more thing: I'm thinking on putting a shop system into this game. (E.G. after clearing a world, you'll be able to go to a small town and buy powerups with your coins that haven't gone over 99.) If you think I shouldn't do this, please leave your opinion in the comments.

Right now, the most important thing to me is making sure that which I have added/changed works appropriately for everyone. I have an engine test included at the bottom of this post.

A few things first:
[Waluigi]

His physics are still open to some minor changes. If you have any suggestions, let me know.

[Wario]
I feel a lot more satisfied with him, and I believe he's just about set in stone. Yet, he feels a little too strong to me. If you think some of his powers need to be reduced, let me know.


AND FINALLY, screenshots (can't leave them out now can we?) and the download link. There are only testing levels in the engine, no full levels.

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DEMO DOWNLOAD:
http://www.mediafire.com/?1h9vkyksfzvcn9r

[guitarplayerman]

i think there should be a shop but not with normal coins,something more a like frog coins from super mario rpg

[Chaos.Tiki]

I wish it would be 2 players.  But that's just me.  Can't wait to see this start to develop.

[MegaSergio92]

Looks interesting so far. Maybe you could give it some girl power and add Daisy since there's a chapter based on Super Mario Land, isn't it?

[smbmaster99]

Looks interesting so far. Maybe you could give it some girl power and add Daisy since there's a chapter based on Super Mario Land, isn't it?

Probably not gonna happen, sorry XP This game already has Peach as a PC for the SMB2 chapter, and has Mario, Luigi, Wario, Waluigi, and Toad already

Which reminds me: Toad also could do with some other ideas. His wasn't quite as difficult as Waluigi's ideas, but he doesn't feel good enough to me. Some powerup ideas are welcome, as are minor physics change ideas, and a special jump. He's the only one that lacks one.

[WhiteRoseBrian]

Here's a half-joking suggestion for a title: Super Duper Mario Bros! (The exclamation point would be included.)  In regards to powerups, perhaps one of the characters might use a magic wand a 'la the Koopalings. 

[MegaSergio92]

Looks interesting so far. Maybe you could give it some girl power and add Daisy since there's a chapter based on Super Mario Land, isn't it?

This game already has Peach as a PC for the SMB2 chapter

Well, that's a bit better. But it's only for the SMB2 chapter or will she be playable in more?

[Discord Whooves]

Perhaps Toad can be like his advance varient, massively strong and fast, but with crappy jumping power.

His powerups could probably have things to do with heavy lifting, so he could be more of a summon character of a sort.

Peach could be melee-esque. She'd be bad from a range, but her arsenal of weapons can make her a frightening character.

[smbmaster99]

Perhaps Toad can be like his advance varient, massively strong and fast, but with crappy jumping power.

His powerups could probably have things to do with heavy lifting, so he could be more of a summon character of a sort.

I'll give it a whirl. It shouldn't be too hard to make characters speed/jumping power affected by things they carry. To answer Mega's question, perhaps. She probably won't be playable nearly as much as the others (until chapter 2), but I might could add some other things for her.

I also updated the map to look less flat:


Could still use some work, but it's only a test

[JDogindy]

At least the texture looks more detailed.

[WhiteRoseBrian]

Do you also have time or energy to code a powerup for Waluigi for hitting tennis balls out at enemies? 

[smbmaster99]

Do you also have time or energy to code a powerup for Waluigi for hitting tennis balls out at enemies?

Sure thing, the tennis suit is a good idea and I never thought of it. XP I just need to sprite his tennis suit and change one of his powerups to this. I'm thinking I might replace his magikoopa suit (which is his equivalent to fire-flower), but do any of y'all think this would go better if I replaced another suit of his with this?

And how do you think his tennis outfit should look? That's the hardest decision that needs to be solved before I can do anything else with his tennis suit

[WhiteRoseBrian]

When I tried my hand at concepts for Waluigi (long story), I just changed his shirt to white and his cap and overalls to yellow-green.

[smbmaster99]

Sounds good. Maybe I'll add some extra stripes or something on his overalls to make him look a little more sporty or something.

And while I'm her, I'll just leave an update:
things are going well, various small bug-fixes and stuff. I also added a Sendspace link in case anyone can't access Mediafire.

What I'm working on now (one of the biggest parts for this game) is Subspace in the Subcon levels.
Slight problem: It's immensely hard =P However, I found a Subspace how-to and I'm working hard on implementing it into this game.

When the Subspace room if ready, I'll update the download link so y'all can give it a shot.

Also, would anyone here who knows GM well know how to get multiple tile layers in one calling of tile_layer_find()? I need to get multiple tile layers so that Subspace will work correctly. I've tried for loops but I can't seem to get it right.

[Gibbering Mouther]

EDIT 2: Tarter-sauce, I forgot something vital. I need to know how to find loop points for FMOD. I've tried using the tutorial I found somewhere on this site, but even after dozens of times, I still can't get the loop points right. Someone who knows how to get loop points for FMOD, PLEASE share your knowledge with me.

First, you should get Audacity and open the file with it. You can play the loop by holding SHIFT while clicking the Play button.

Second, you should remove any silence at the end or beginning of the song.

Third, find drop-down button under the Selection Start, End/Length, and Audio Position and set it to display "samples". This will make it display what samples are selected (for reference, 44100 samples in a standard 44.1 kHz file is equivalent to 1 second of sound) the track information to the left should tell you the frequency). You need that for the most accurate loop possible.

Fourth, it's a matter of looking for similarities in the waveform at the beginning and end of the loop and using math. If you can't find those similarities, you'll need to adjust through trial and error until you get it right. Write down your loop start time and loop end time.

Fifth, remove all audio after that loop. Yes, ALL of it. Your loop end value for FMOD will equal 1.

Lastly, divide the loop start time by the loop end time. You now have your loop start value for FMOD.

Make sure you export your edited music file and use that file for your game, otherwise these numbers will be off.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask!