Alright ghostheads im as bummed out as you about having to wait another year for GBs the Videogame. So Ive decided to do something to pass the time until the big release. I have began construction on a game based on the Sega Gen version of Ghostbusters. But I need your help! I have the code but I need input on what you want in the game. This is my gift to the community Im not getting anything for this except for the satisfaction of knowing we have something in the immediate future. Please post any suggestion, artwork, or plot ideas and I will strive to incoporate it all into the game.

please note that since this is my FIRST attemp at building a project of the scope I will constantly be updating with test scenarios.

So until next time.. See you on the flip side!

*Well for starters - I would like to see the color of the outfits change - The outfits were never pale blue, but a “washed-out khaki” color …Along with the addition of the logo on the right sleeve, and the elbow pads…Maybe even the yellow hose if that was possible…

*Second, the equipment - The Proton Packs were never “non-descript boxes” as seen in the Genesis game you are using as a base either, so I'd like to see them beefed up as well…And a choice between the classic “ion beam” seen in the “entrapment” stages of said Genesis game, AND the short bursts that were your standard mode of fire, as constantly usable options against your foes…See Eduardo in "Extreme Ghostbusters: Code Ecto-1“ for the Gameboy Advance for an example of this…

*Third if you're going to use the ”Entrapment cutscenes" that show either Ray, Peter, Or Egon holding the trap I refer you to this guy's work [it includes Winston]:



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*Fourth - Nix the two “Shops” in that game - The Ghostbusters do not have to buy their own equipment …

*I'll post anything else as it comes to me…I'll also refer you to Blessed and mine's old thread on sprite art as well:

http://forums.ghostbusters.net/showthread.php?t=3887&highlight=sprite

*Good luck!!

*Cheers.

The ion streams as the main weapon…I like that.

Would the construction of a Winston sprite be possible?

I agree about not having shops for equipment maybe there could be a shop for supplies like food or batteries for the goggles, but that's it. If you want to have a system to include the other equipment maybe have the option to put money towards research instead that way it would seem more realistic. I agree that the uniforms need to be change but maybe use the RGB style of uniforms to give the characters a little more individuality.

gotta have winston. definitely like mdp's research funding idea. you should keep the trapping system though. that was something i always looked forward too while playing.

He already made a winston Sprite check out the blog page and ghostbustersdotnet channel on youtube it shows the sprite he made for winston. Take note it is a work in progress but I must say I like how he made it unique and not just a character with winstons head on it.

Proton Pack needs to look movie accurate, and not just like a box. What kind of game play are we going for here though? Is the story going to be based on the film, or an entirely new one?

mdp872105 Wrote:

I agree about not having shops for equipment maybe there could be a shop for supplies like food or batteries for the goggles, but that's it.

*Nada - It'll just add to frivolous gameplay like having to gas-up the Ectomobile in the NES version of GB1…Remember how annoying that was? (*egon)…As for food/health power-ups, they should be sporadically found on the levels, ala the classic 8/16/32-Bit games of yore…And being that this game is in that category …Maybe a piece of pizza, a crunch bar, or chinese food …

*And as far as story goes, dependent on what you are in-deed going for I honestly would go with something inbetween GB1 and GBII, maybe even throwing in an RGB ghost or two , as with the new comic manga and next-gen video game are all covering the “post-GBII” bases…Maybe even base it on “Legion”, just setting it in the ‘80’s as oppossed to 2005…Heck even the creepy old man who steals the tablet in the touted Genesis game can be made to look like Michael Draverhaven!! (*peter)…But all this is just my opinion…

*But in the end I would consult Fritz on the story end :-)…

*Cheers.

i also have the soundtrack of the Genesis GB game if want to reuse that.

I can convert it for you and email it to you

jka12002;130508
i also have the soundtrack of the Genesis GB game if want to reuse that.

I can convert it for you and email it to you

Would you convert the files to .mp3 for me? I'd like to have the game's music just for nostalgia's sake.