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He clearly stated in the interview @calcwebzine what needs to be done. No need to discuss this
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link please.... :D
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nvm, i got it http://www.calcwebzine.com/index.php?op ... &Itemid=46 it doesnt say much tho :?
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oh, and i was right, it has been in production for 2 years. go to the metroid link on the front page. it says march of 2003. 2005-2003= 2 years
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I think a HUD up at the top would do nicely, y'know? Like have a floating bar for the health, then a few boxes in the top-left corner for the weapons and misc. stuff. Make it like the Unreal Tournament 2k3 GOTYE HUD, with the weapon icon and the ammo beneath it. Just an idea :wink:
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I just wanted to know if there is any projects or if it hasnt been worked on for a while. If it has I would like to see an animated scerrnchot with the HUD#2 just to see a better look at it when samus is moving! :D

But I cant wait until this game comes out!!!
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do you know how much longer this project might take till it's done?

This certainly will be "raising the bar" in the world of Calculator games
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Dragonwarrior333: Joe said he probably won't release any more screenshots until it's done. Whether he stays to that word I don't know, but he seemed a bit serious about it.

Homestar: There isn't an estimate and deadlines cannot be made for hardly any calc games since such things are made in our spare time.
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Yeah, from what I gather Joe has a lot of other stuff going on, I expect another 6 months to a year before a completed product is released. Imagine how most commercial games these days take a year or so, with a team of 10-30 programmers. Even the old NES games had huge long credits because so many people worked on them, and it still took a year to do. Now imagine one college kid doing the entire project himself (well, I guess two in this case) in his free time. Finishing in 3 years is remarkable, especially considering that it is written in assembly language.
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Even more amazing is pulling this off with hardly any hardware acceleration at all and with so many limits.
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tr1p1ea wrote:Pretty simple answer that one.

From 'now' until its 'done'.
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I must agree, it is amazing things like this are being done by college and in some cases, high school kids in their spare time. I find this hard to do, for lack of motivation and inspiration, and to see these guys go after it day after day is really amazing. Good luck Spencer and Joe and all the other guys with really big projects, whether it be BASIC or ASM.
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Anyone else notice that it was Christmas Eve when Joe last updated his plan File? Just wonder about an update (Yes I know Joe is busy but if he gets a chance it would be nice)
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At this point, probably about 30 people have asked him for an update in the past month, so if you ask now, you'll just get the same answer. All you can do is BE PATIENT like the rest of us. :roll:
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