Snails Demo Released!

[Jaybot]

I didn't see a discussion thread frmo the news page, so just in case you didnt notice <br><br>Snails Pre-Beta Demo released <br><br>The first public version of Peter Balogh 's blockbuster game has just been released for the public. It&#8217;s a pre-beta demo version, with some limitations and possibly a few bugs as well. <br><br>The game's features will be as follows:<br><br>10 levels <br>Deathmatch, Mission/Story mode, 2 player mode (where you take it in turns to have a go) <br>3 different difficulty levels (which actually result in completely different missions, so essentially there are about 9 different missions and 3 stories, giving 3 different ways to play through the game). <br>Top notch sound effects, voices and music. <br>Wacky humor. <br>Professional art by Randall Schleufer which makes the game come alive with incredible cartoon graphics and awesome animations. <br>25 unique different weapons. <br>Superb special effects (e.g. smoke trails, flame effects, and vector graphics). <br>Realistic weather effects (depending on the locale) which affect the physics of the game. For example, a rocket can easily come back at you if you dont watch the weather (wind, rain, snow, mist, sand, etc.). <br>3 different teams of snails, each with their own unique characteristics. <br>Exploding frogs (which surely is a good enough reason on its own to buy the game!).<br><br>The game will be compatible with all major Pocket PC's (including ARM, MIPS and SH3 devices), with HPC support to be determined at a later date. Not only that, but there will also be a desktop PC version (Windows 9x/2000/XP) which will also allow for network play, planned for integration (both on the PC and Pocket PC versions, along with infra-red support) at some point after the initial release. The price is currently set to be around the $10 mark, although this might still change. <br><br>The demo version includes two of the 10 levels, 15 of the 25 weapons, two of the three teams and no missions. <br><br>Visit the Snails website at http://ce.syntact.fi/snails<br> <br><br>So you can discuss what you think here <br><br>p.s. hey matt, buddy, can you link it please?

[randall]

[Matt Keys]

Unfortunatly do to yet another bug at PM. No I cannot link in the normal way, because the box to enter links isnt big enough! CHRIS? I will add it to the main news part though.

[MiBi]

I only have to say this... IT LOOKS GREAT. Hope the speed is good on my E-115. Could be the second game (after rocket elite) that i actually buy for my PPC. Any plans for some kind of level editor (once it's finished of course) ??? Can the game be played in portrait and landscape mode ???<br><br>This is really eye candy... MiBi

[MiBi]

Uppss...my '?' where replaced by smilies <br><br>MiBi

[randall]

Snails is currently available in landscape mode only. The orientation of the game isn't entirely suitable for potrait mode.<br><br>I don't know much about the Casio e-115, but you can certainly download the Mips (Casio) demo and try it for yourself to see if it works and verify if the speed is up to par.<br><br>As far as a level editor goes: I am all for it and it could be a possibility in the final release. Even though I slaved for hours on end to create these images, I would love to see alternative scenarios created by users. I'd even create a tutorial. <br><br><br>

[MiBi]

Sounds good. I have to wait for another few hours before i can test I am still at work but will report my results about speed later...<br><br>MiBi

[Paul]

cant wait to play this tonight.

[Jaybot]

The game will run pretty well on the Casio E-115, I tried it out today.  It runs completely fin ein 2-player mode <br><br>In death match, however, the AI kills the frame rate for a few seconds, while the cpu is figureing out what to do.  Not a major problem, and doesnt affect gameplay per se, but it is a bit annoying.  This also happens a bit on the E-125/EM500 and a lot on the Jornada (pre-ppc2k2).  However, Peter is working on this, and says it will be fixed, and run perfectly smooth, even on the jornada <br><br>A level editor is a definite possibility  And I have contacted Peter in regard to the landscape vs. Portrait mode.  It appears that, while its not very desirable, it is possible, So that is another good possibility.  <br><br>I hope that helps

[Paul]

some guy on pocketgamer says he cant get it to work on the jornada 525 - will you be doing it for that too?

[Massimo]

I really love this game. I loved WORMS in all it's versions and now finally I have it in my palm! GREAT!<br><br>Listen guys, if you ever plane local translation for this game, please feel free to contact me for italian version (if you ever need).<br><br>Just send me the list of the phrases and I will translate it for you (I can even record speech if you need, I'm an actor and actually I really speak well! ) all for free of course!<br><br>Cheers <br><br>Massimo

[Jaybot]

Is the 525 the 8-bit palettized Jornada?  I think it is, but I'm not sure.  Anyway, if thats the case, then maybe  <br><br>I would love to find out for sure, but MSM is sucking Jaybot's balls right now.<br><br>Massimo, I'll definitely keep you in mind

[Jaybot]

Has anyone had troubles trying to get the game to run on a H36xx Ipaq with ppc 2002 OS?<br><br>or any other device for that matter?<br><br>please post if you have or haven't got it working, and which device you are using <br><br>Thanks!

[Matt Keys]

just tried it out on my @migo. It runs great, and it has the BEST gameplay I have seen in a long time. VERY nice job guys.

[Paul]

i cant wait to get this on warez!<br><br>uh, i mean buy it, yes thats it...