Sir Lamorak’s Quest Sneak Peak
Hi all
I’ve managed to put together a short movie of Sir Lamorak’s Quest. I wanted to give you all a preview of how the game is coming along and how its looking. I’m really pleased with how its coming along and I cant wait to get the book and the game finished and out in the wild.
If you have any comments please leave them as I’d love to hear what you think. Its not complete and still a lot to do, but I was eager to give you a sneak peak.
Enjoy
Mike
32 Comments
mike on October 30th, 2009
LOL, Atic Atac was the first game I ever had. I got it with my Spectrum 48k for Christmas in 1983.
Very much a nod to my first game in Sir Lamorak’s Quest :o)
Mike
nexus6 on October 31st, 2009
What a great job you’ve done Mike. The game has really come along well and it looks awesome. It definitely helps to have a graphics artist. The flow of the game looks really smooth. I like the way you implemented the joy pad and the ax and spawning of entities. I bet after your book is released there will be a lot of games based on Sir Lamorak’s Quest…. :)
Anonymous on October 31st, 2009
Coming along nicely!
dilbertian on October 31st, 2009
mike,
I can’t wait for the book as it will surely be awesome if it’s on par with your tutorials! I see you figured out how to connect IB to your OpenGL – I am trying to do the same for my settings screen with a project derived from Tutorial 10 but am not having much luck.
Any chance you could provide some sample code or advice?
mike on October 31st, 2009
Hi dilbertian
I’ve put a topic in the community forum, link at the top of the page, that goes through how I did this in Sir Lamorak’s Quest. Its not a full tutorial, but I hope it helps.
Mike
iamflimflam1 on October 31st, 2009
Looking good!
Tony on November 1st, 2009
Very nice, Mike! Looks and plays professionally.
Tony
Simon on November 1st, 2009
Hi Mike,
It’s looking really good, who did the illustrations for you?
mike on November 1st, 2009
Hi Simon
The graphics are being done by a guy called Ryan Sumo. His is a freelance graphical artist which good rates. His website is http://ryansumo.carbonmade.com/
He is a great guy who does not only come up with great art but also cool ideas as well :o)
Mike
mike on November 1st, 2009
P.S. If you check out his site you will see the concept art has been generating for me for Sir Lamorak’s Quest. He does some amazing concept work to make sure we are on the same page and then turns them into game assets. Genius.
Mike
Simon on November 1st, 2009
Hi Mike,
I will check it out, thanks. Re your game and book, it might be worth posting that vid on YouTube ad well. Should drive some mire traffic your way and assist in generating further interest in your upcoming book.
mike on November 1st, 2009
Thanks Simon. Its going to be heading up to YouTube later this evening :o)
I agree, the more interest we can drive the better.
Mike
Simon on November 2nd, 2009
Good work! Perhaps on the next tutorial a polite request for people to use social media to link to your material wouldn’t hurt ;)
Nick on November 2nd, 2009
Game looks great Mike! I can’t wait for the book to come out.
rookie on November 3rd, 2009
great! This will be a very valuable book!
cybergreg on November 3rd, 2009
Mike – demo looks great, can wait for the book!
mike on November 3rd, 2009
Thanks for the great comments. From what you have been saying it looks like most people like the look of the game and where it’s heading which is great news.
Starting again from scratch is not really an option right now :o)
It’s great fun creating the game but I’m really looking forward to getting the book complete and the code and concepts out to people. I love seeing what people have done with the tutorial code so I can’t wait to see what they will come up with using the book.
I’m still open to feedback of course so if you have comments keep them coming. I’ll post another video update when I’ve made more progress with Sir Lamorak’s Quest.
Mike
o.0 on November 6th, 2009
Hi Mike, great job with your tutorials it really speeds up the learning process to have someone tell you whats going on and point out the pitfalls that you may be facing. I’m looking forward to your book as currently I don’t think there are many, if any, true iphone game development books out. Although you mentioned that it will come out in Spring, I live in Australia and its summer now so does that mean its going to take around a year? Unless of course its winter in the UK and its coming out in a few months, hope its in a few month because I can’t wait for a year D:
mike on November 6th, 2009
Its autumn in the UK and Winter starts in December :o) So not too long to wait.
Mike
lagmac on November 6th, 2009
Hi Mike.
First of all thank you for the tutorial.
I have some experiences with game programming and OpenGL, but with your lessons i have discovered a new world.
As a diligent student i have applied your instruction, and this is the result : http://www.vimeo.com/7477997
mike on November 7th, 2009
Hi Iagmac
The game looks great :o)
I’m glad the tutorials have helped. I LOVE seeing what people have created based on the tutorials. People are so creative :o)
Mike
I don't know I forgot it on November 12th, 2009
Great work,
Looks fantastic, I will certainly buy the book!
At the end of the book will there be a source code to get the images and the final project?
Simon on November 14th, 2009
Hi Mike,
What recording software did you use to make your videos?
Thanks
Simon
mike on November 14th, 2009
Hi Simon
I use ScreenFlow (http://www.telestream.net/screen-flow/overview.htm) to record both the tutorials I’ve done and the demos. It’s a great piece of software with a built in editor that really helps speed up the editing process. It also exports to many different formats as well.
When I got the app it was around $99 I think, but well worth it if you need good quality output.
I’m going to be using ScreenFlow when I record the videos that will also accompany the book.
Mike
Simon on November 16th, 2009
Hi Mike,
I have one other question, where did you get your sounds from?
As they sound quite good.
Cheers
mike on November 16th, 2009
Hi Simon
I got the sounds I’m using from http://www.sound-effect.com/
If you also check out our forum, there is a thread on useful resource sites http://www.71squared.com/commu.....&t=15
If you find other cool sites let us know or post them in that thread.
Mike
Ant1Vanden on November 20th, 2009
This book must be worth more than a pretty penny!
It is being released in 2010 right? Will it be sold world wide or will I have to buy it on amazon?
Scott on January 20th, 2010
The game looks great. I’ll keep an eye out for the book.
GoodMagician on January 24th, 2010
Hi Mike,
I am really appreciating your tutorial, which I just found out about. Also I am eagerly awaiting your book, and the chance to play with source code like “Sir Lamorek’s Quest”… It looks as though that would be a basis for many, many different game scenarios in the “find your path to adventure” genre.
Any further information as to when the book is available? Can you put me down for an advance copy?
Your Pal, Chas
GoodMagician on March 6th, 2010
I just ordered my advance copy! Hooray!
You can order at Barnes & Noble
http://search.barnesandnoble.c.....daley+game
Supposed to ship 7/23
Thanks Mike!
Chas
Malcx on October 30th, 2009
Much of a fan of Atic Atac are you Michael? :-)