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Trance Sector Blog
Also added Trance Sector to the projects page as well.
Load it up
Burn your way to Wyverns
Battle the Guardians of Space
Feed me: Quod Init Exit
We haven't
had time to update the TND games room page with these 3 titles, but we
will do this as soon as we get the time. For now, you can download the
games to try out on your C64 or on VICE, CCS64, HOXS, etc :)
It's all so quiet
You may have noticed that we haven't been updating our web site frequently this month. This is because I have been hit by work life changes. Hardly any spare time during the week available. Good news is that I am intending to release a playable preview of TranceSector some time after RetroVision 2012 has finished - if the main game engine's fully operational that is :)
It's another Up in the Air Update
Not much on the production front, apart from a new update with Up in the Air. That's absolutely right. We have done more on the project this weekend. It involves water and shooting tanks. A little something to please Wayne Womersley :)
Up in the Air Diary
Mr.Cipo and the Lost Planet by Roberto Ricioppo
The SEUCK games keep on coming. Roberto Ricioppo has done yet another sideways scrolling SEUCK creation, based on an alien planet. Explore the new worlds, and defeat the aliens that inhabit the lost planet.
Contributor's page.
Scene World issue 18 now available (and page updated)
Issue 18 of the C64 scene talk diskmag has been released and is now available to download from The New Dimension. We also have uploaded issue 17 of the diskmag. For some reason, issue 17 was accidentally removed. I can't remember how I did that. Issue 18 of Scene World features all the latest news, game reviews, interviews, all on one disk side.
Scene World page.
New demo: Carl Mason Mini Slideshow
I would not class this as a new demo, as I made it before Christmas 2011, but I decided not to go any further with the production. It is a small 1 filed slideshow, which features a few pictures which Carl Mason drew back in the nineties, but the pictures never actually saw the light of day until the late 2000's. This demo features a scroll text, music by TLF/Xentrix and some flashing effects. Nothing special. I made it just for fun.
Demos page
Huntress of Midgard - Now playable online
I am pleased to let you know that Huntress of Midgard has now been added to the TND games room. So if you wish to play this game online, while browsing. You can do exactly that. Have loads of fun.
TND Games Room
Up in the Air diary update
I have been experiencing a lot of trouble with this game project last week (if you remember in the diary entry), well today I have been taking a look at the code to find out what the heck was going on. Did this problem get solved, or did I carry on banging my head on to a brick wall? Only one way to find out. The link below ;)
Up in the Air diary update
Huntress of Midgard - Final update
With one version of Huntress uploaded. I had to replace it with a new version of the game as there were still some major issues in the game, which Anthony pointed out to me. The good news was that I have fixed this but some parts of the bug fixing phase were impossible. I increased the timer of the explosion, so that anything that was impossible to blow up (when the smart bomb is activated) will wipe out all of the enemies in this SEUCK game. Fixed the extra life bug, where half the body accidentally gained an extra life. (There was meant to be no extra life) either. Finally the boss explosion feature was fixed. The game has been re-mastered to tape, and also The Zip file on the TND Contributor's page has been replaced.
Huntress of Midgard
New game: Huntress of Midgard
What happened to Midgard, after Queen Malexia managed to save the city from the evil forces? Well, after Queen Malexia went on vacation, a new back of evil beings have come to ransack Midgard. Anthony Burns continues the Midgard saga with yet another excellent sideways SEUCK game, with my additional enhancements inspired by Ocean and Psygnosis' classic game, Shadow of the Beast. This time it is the Huntress of Midgard. Where you play the role of Eris, who is out to save Midgard from the power of the creatures of Morrigan - only to find that she has to pick up the pieces of the talisman before the creatures do.
Huntress of Midgard
I have not added this game to the TND Games Room yet, due to short amount of time spare, but hopefully will get it added next weekend.
Another Up in the Air Update
Well despite what has been happening recently, I have managed to cram some time into this game project again. Good news is that I got the compressed/optimised routine working, but there is also some bad news as well, but nothing too bad. Thankfully
Up in the Air diary
Just as you thought the sheep invasion was over. It turns out that even more sheep arrive. Achim Volkers has pooped (pardon the pun) up a funny third edition of On The Farm, called: On the Farm 3 - Sheep Invasion. This time it's a greedy seagull who is the star in this cute and rather funny finale of the On the Farm series (Unless another one comes along).
On the Farm 3
Roberto's back with another Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit game called "Bardiax I". It looks like some kind of space invasion type of game in which you have to blast your way through the enemy territory, lazer blazing them like you usually do in shoot 'em ups. I've even fitted yet another nice old soundtrack into this game.
Bardiax I
Have a great weekend and see you all soon.
Cor blimey, the sheep invasion has just started and there's another sheep game to come later (Not by me of course). To start off the Sheep invasion, The New Dimension is very pleased to bring you the finished 100% final version of Sheepoid 2 - Woolly Jumper. Pepito the sheep's nightmare is even more prolonged. Due to another 8 additional levels added. We also have a surprise ending, which you will love. Be warned, this game is really hard to play, but it is most definitely possible to complete. Not only do you get to play this comical psychedelic platform game, but you will also see our Rack It style tape loader (Although we didn't use the Rack It loader - honest). If that's not enough, you get a free disk sleeve and tape inlay to print off (and a free pint down the pub - if you pay for it :)). Can't say fairer than that eh?
Sheepoid 2 is here
Casting spells on a superior wizard has been a big mistake. You probably would have noticed the consequences of this happening. A former member of Civitas, Pingo has created his very first SEUCK game and Goto80! has provided the music. Evil Wizard 2 features varuious levels from the forest into the evil wizard's castle. Plenty of spooky creatures lie through the forest and also inside the castle. Can our hero (you) break the spell which was cast on him by the Evil Wizard.
Evil Wizard 2
Carl Mason has struck back with another neat looking game using the Sideways SEUCK engine, and this time it's no shoot 'em up. Carl has designed the game very nicely. It's time for some Oriental style humour where you are a Sumo Wrestler on a feeding frenzy, but like many kids, he hates eating his greens or 5 a day. Sarada Doja (AKA Salad Dodger) is not for the faint hearted :)
Sarada Doja
Sheepoid 2 News
Woolly Jumper's finally finished, but need's some additional tweaking to the text positioning before it gets released. (Text seems out of place). Hopefully in a couple of weeks time (or less) the game will be released.
January 2012
Before I dissappear to play some games (Taking a break from programming today). We have a contributor's game just come in to us. It is called Planet of the Aliens. POTA is a game in which (If I am right) you are flying in a blue spaceship, blasting assorted aliens in sight. Watching them blow up to pieces and getting excited about it. Let's see how much you have what it takes to beat them :)
Planet of the Aliens
TND SEUCK Compo 2012? Where is it?
Last year and the year before, we launched a SEUCK competition. Sadly this year this is not going to happen, due to the fact that I just don't feel motivated enough to launch a new SEUCK competition after last year's lack of entries. Also I will very busy with other projects, and working hard in real life as well. The SEUCK compo reign this year goes to Christian Siege. Any more news about it, we'll keep you posted :)
The New Dimension is very proud to bring you Tape Master Pro 2. A C64 utility which will allow you to master your programs on to tape with an intelligent IRQ loader system. This loader mastering system is very easy to use. You have a good choice of loading stripes schemes, and can load your tapes with a special loader with a Koalapainter picture, with music. This program has also been fully documented (See note file on the D64). So now, it's time to relive the tape loading moments. Enjoy!
Download Utils page
May 2012
| 15th May
2012 |
Trance Sector News - Blog update
Now then, I have updated the blog
about Trance Sector. So far we have a new front end, 20 levels, new
music, etc. If you like to see what those are like, then here's the
blog. No videos or anything yet, but TS seems to be progressing nicely.
A game with scrolling 2x2 background, seekers and other additional
surprises. :)Trance Sector Blog
Also added Trance Sector to the projects page as well.
| 12th May
2012 |
Tape Master Pro V2.1 released
New updated tool. Tape Master Pro
V2.1 is ready for you. The menu options are the same, but there have
been some improvements made to the loader system itself, also you can
choose the speed of the loading scroll text. Enjoy mastering your C64
tapes with this utility courtesey from Martin Piper and The New
Dimension :) Load it up
| 9th May
2012 |
Wyverns released
Now then are you ready for some
more fire-breathing action? Well, with thanks to Christian Siege, we
have Wyverns. A smart looking game sequel, created using the
Sideways SEUCK. The game is where you control a holy dragon who has to
save the land of Progidia from the Evil Dragon lord, who has sent an
army of dragons and minions to rule the land - and possibly capture
since your escape from his castle. Burn your way to Wyverns
| 6th May
2012 |
Trance Sector Preview released
Now that I am back from RetroVision
2012 ... I am very happy to bring you a playable preview of Trance
Sector. A game which consists of 14 levels full of pod collecting
mayhem. Inspired by a very old rubbish game - and with a fresh lease of
life. This game had some pretty good reactions at RetroVision, after I
was showing the game on the Commodore 64. People seemed to have enjoyed
the preview. The full game will be launched some time in the summer of
2012. And will feature brand new levels, and hopefully some of the
suggested ideas with special thanks to Frank Gasking, Wayne and Vinny
:) Cheers guys! Finally this game has been uploaded for you all to try
out and hopefully enjoy.
Feel the beat, and take me to the Trance Sector demo
Feel the beat, and take me to the Trance Sector demo
Guardians of Space released
New games continue this week, with
Roberto Ricioppo's latest SEUCK space action packed shooter. The
Guardians of Space. You are a star fighter pilot, who has to fly
through the guardians of space teritory and destroy them, before the
entire galaxy is reigned to them.Battle the Guardians of Space
Ooh, you greedy pig. Quod Init Exit
V1.2 released
Now what do you get if you cross a
greedy pig, food and platforms? Why Quod Init Exit of course. Simone
Bevilacqua has launched his latest version of the crazy game Quod Init
Exit, in which you are a greedy pig, who has to stuff his face full of
junk food and then try and reach the toilet before it leaves the
screen. Feed me: Quod Init Exit
April 2012
| 25th
April
2012 |
It's all so quiet
You may have noticed that we haven't been updating our web site frequently this month. This is because I have been hit by work life changes. Hardly any spare time during the week available. Good news is that I am intending to release a playable preview of TranceSector some time after RetroVision 2012 has finished - if the main game engine's fully operational that is :)
| 1st April
2012 |
It's another Up in the Air Update
Not much on the production front, apart from a new update with Up in the Air. That's absolutely right. We have done more on the project this weekend. It involves water and shooting tanks. A little something to please Wayne Womersley :)
Up in the Air Diary
March 2012
| 14th
March
2012 |
Mr.Cipo and the Lost Planet by Roberto Ricioppo
The SEUCK games keep on coming. Roberto Ricioppo has done yet another sideways scrolling SEUCK creation, based on an alien planet. Explore the new worlds, and defeat the aliens that inhabit the lost planet.
Contributor's page.
| 17th
March
2012 |
Scene World issue 18 now available (and page updated)
Issue 18 of the C64 scene talk diskmag has been released and is now available to download from The New Dimension. We also have uploaded issue 17 of the diskmag. For some reason, issue 17 was accidentally removed. I can't remember how I did that. Issue 18 of Scene World features all the latest news, game reviews, interviews, all on one disk side.
Scene World page.
New demo: Carl Mason Mini Slideshow
I would not class this as a new demo, as I made it before Christmas 2011, but I decided not to go any further with the production. It is a small 1 filed slideshow, which features a few pictures which Carl Mason drew back in the nineties, but the pictures never actually saw the light of day until the late 2000's. This demo features a scroll text, music by TLF/Xentrix and some flashing effects. Nothing special. I made it just for fun.
Demos page
Huntress of Midgard - Now playable online
I am pleased to let you know that Huntress of Midgard has now been added to the TND games room. So if you wish to play this game online, while browsing. You can do exactly that. Have loads of fun.
TND Games Room
Up in the Air diary update
I have been experiencing a lot of trouble with this game project last week (if you remember in the diary entry), well today I have been taking a look at the code to find out what the heck was going on. Did this problem get solved, or did I carry on banging my head on to a brick wall? Only one way to find out. The link below ;)
Up in the Air diary update
| 13th
March
2012 |
Huntress of Midgard - Final update
With one version of Huntress uploaded. I had to replace it with a new version of the game as there were still some major issues in the game, which Anthony pointed out to me. The good news was that I have fixed this but some parts of the bug fixing phase were impossible. I increased the timer of the explosion, so that anything that was impossible to blow up (when the smart bomb is activated) will wipe out all of the enemies in this SEUCK game. Fixed the extra life bug, where half the body accidentally gained an extra life. (There was meant to be no extra life) either. Finally the boss explosion feature was fixed. The game has been re-mastered to tape, and also The Zip file on the TND Contributor's page has been replaced.
Huntress of Midgard
| 11th
March
2012 |
New game: Huntress of Midgard
What happened to Midgard, after Queen Malexia managed to save the city from the evil forces? Well, after Queen Malexia went on vacation, a new back of evil beings have come to ransack Midgard. Anthony Burns continues the Midgard saga with yet another excellent sideways SEUCK game, with my additional enhancements inspired by Ocean and Psygnosis' classic game, Shadow of the Beast. This time it is the Huntress of Midgard. Where you play the role of Eris, who is out to save Midgard from the power of the creatures of Morrigan - only to find that she has to pick up the pieces of the talisman before the creatures do.
Huntress of Midgard
I have not added this game to the TND Games Room yet, due to short amount of time spare, but hopefully will get it added next weekend.
| 7th March
2012 |
Another Up in the Air Update
Well despite what has been happening recently, I have managed to cram some time into this game project again. Good news is that I got the compressed/optimised routine working, but there is also some bad news as well, but nothing too bad. Thankfully
Up in the Air diary
February 2012
| 26th
February 2012 |
Up in the Air Update
We have come back to Up in the Air (For the time being), and yet another new diary entry for you. Quite a lengthy one as well. Not good news in the update. You'll see why :)
Up in the Air diary
We have come back to Up in the Air (For the time being), and yet another new diary entry for you. Quite a lengthy one as well. Not good news in the update. You'll see why :)
Up in the Air diary
| 18th
February 2012 |
Yet another sheep invasion. Run for
your lives.
On the Farm 3
On the Farm 3
Just as you thought the sheep invasion was over. It turns out that even more sheep arrive. Achim Volkers has pooped (pardon the pun) up a funny third edition of On The Farm, called: On the Farm 3 - Sheep Invasion. This time it's a greedy seagull who is the star in this cute and rather funny finale of the On the Farm series (Unless another one comes along).
On the Farm 3
Another little SEUCK entry
Bardiax I by Roberto Ricioppo
Bardiax I by Roberto Ricioppo
Roberto's back with another Shoot 'Em Up Construction Kit game called "Bardiax I". It looks like some kind of space invasion type of game in which you have to blast your way through the enemy territory, lazer blazing them like you usually do in shoot 'em ups. I've even fitted yet another nice old soundtrack into this game.
Bardiax I
Have a great weekend and see you all soon.
| 12th
February 2012 |
The sheep invasion's just started:
Sheepoid 2 - Woolly Jumper (Full game)
Sheepoid 2 - Woolly Jumper (Full game)
Cor blimey, the sheep invasion has just started and there's another sheep game to come later (Not by me of course). To start off the Sheep invasion, The New Dimension is very pleased to bring you the finished 100% final version of Sheepoid 2 - Woolly Jumper. Pepito the sheep's nightmare is even more prolonged. Due to another 8 additional levels added. We also have a surprise ending, which you will love. Be warned, this game is really hard to play, but it is most definitely possible to complete. Not only do you get to play this comical psychedelic platform game, but you will also see our Rack It style tape loader (Although we didn't use the Rack It loader - honest). If that's not enough, you get a free disk sleeve and tape inlay to print off (and a free pint down the pub - if you pay for it :)). Can't say fairer than that eh?
Sheepoid 2 is here
Spooky antics in:
Evil Wizard 2 by Pingo
Evil Wizard 2 by Pingo
Casting spells on a superior wizard has been a big mistake. You probably would have noticed the consequences of this happening. A former member of Civitas, Pingo has created his very first SEUCK game and Goto80! has provided the music. Evil Wizard 2 features varuious levels from the forest into the evil wizard's castle. Plenty of spooky creatures lie through the forest and also inside the castle. Can our hero (you) break the spell which was cast on him by the Evil Wizard.
Evil Wizard 2
| 7th
February 2012 |
Enjoy your five a day:
Sarada Doja by Carl Mason
Sarada Doja by Carl Mason
Carl Mason has struck back with another neat looking game using the Sideways SEUCK engine, and this time it's no shoot 'em up. Carl has designed the game very nicely. It's time for some Oriental style humour where you are a Sumo Wrestler on a feeding frenzy, but like many kids, he hates eating his greens or 5 a day. Sarada Doja (AKA Salad Dodger) is not for the faint hearted :)
Sarada Doja
Sheepoid 2 News
Woolly Jumper's finally finished, but need's some additional tweaking to the text positioning before it gets released. (Text seems out of place). Hopefully in a couple of weeks time (or less) the game will be released.
| 28th
January 2012 |
Another SEUCK game:
Planet of the Aliens by Roberto Ricioppo
Planet of the Aliens by Roberto Ricioppo
Before I dissappear to play some games (Taking a break from programming today). We have a contributor's game just come in to us. It is called Planet of the Aliens. POTA is a game in which (If I am right) you are flying in a blue spaceship, blasting assorted aliens in sight. Watching them blow up to pieces and getting excited about it. Let's see how much you have what it takes to beat them :)
Planet of the Aliens
TND SEUCK Compo 2012? Where is it?
Last year and the year before, we launched a SEUCK competition. Sadly this year this is not going to happen, due to the fact that I just don't feel motivated enough to launch a new SEUCK competition after last year's lack of entries. Also I will very busy with other projects, and working hard in real life as well. The SEUCK compo reign this year goes to Christian Siege. Any more news about it, we'll keep you posted :)
| 23rd
January 2012 |
Get ready to throw your tape deck at
the wall. It's time to relive the tape loading saga:
Tape Master Pro 2 by Richard Bayliss and Martin Piper
Tape Master Pro 2 by Richard Bayliss and Martin Piper
The New Dimension is very proud to bring you Tape Master Pro 2. A C64 utility which will allow you to master your programs on to tape with an intelligent IRQ loader system. This loader mastering system is very easy to use. You have a good choice of loading stripes schemes, and can load your tapes with a special loader with a Koalapainter picture, with music. This program has also been fully documented (See note file on the D64). So now, it's time to relive the tape loading moments. Enjoy!
Download Utils page
| 12th
January 2012 |
A second new release in just under a
week. Enter the world of fantasy and fiction. Where Dragons roam, and
evil witches and armies of evil cults do battle to destroy an ancient
city and its residents.
New contributor's game: Magess of Midgard
New contributor's game: Magess of Midgard
Anthony Burns
has come up with a clever idea for a medieval game, and it could be one
you may admire as well. The Magess of Midgard is a sequel to the Heroes
of Midgard (A previous Sideways SEUCK Compo entry Anthony wrote some
time last year). It is a game which features clever tricks, with thanks
to my budding help and also Fredrik/Avatar's music. This is most
definitely an original concept created using SEUCK. This game
features some really cool enhancements, including some clever effects,
such as a smart bomb power up. We didn't even use this on the SEUCK
Redux engine. That'll make NTSC users quite happy, except for the title
screen ;o) Enjoy this Medieval tale!
Magess of Midgard
Don't forget that you can also play Magess of Midgard and Wyvern online in the TND games room
Magess of Midgard
Don't forget that you can also play Magess of Midgard and Wyvern online in the TND games room
| 8th
January 2012 |
A belated happy new year to everybody
out there. Hope you all had a jolly good holiday. :) Hope so! Well 2012
is here and let's hope it will be another good and productive year for
the good old Commodore 64. And to kick things off, a new game :)
New contributor's game: Wyvern
New contributor's game: Wyvern
In the land of
fantasy, lived a dragon. A cute friendly dragon, who stars in its own
little adventure. Wyvern is a Sideways Scrolling SEUCK game written by
Christian Siege. It is a game in which you play Wyvern, a dragon who
has been captured by an evil lord. Wyvern manages to escape from the
shackles and burns his way out of the dungeon. The little dragon then
decides to make its escape from the castle. This game features stunning
in game graphics, and some familiar tunes I wrote years ago. Enjoy :)
Wyvern
Wyvern
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