MADrigal's electronic LCD games simulators * PRIVATE BETA VERSIONS

[MADrigal]

Just now, goofers said:

I need Zelda G&W Mad  

Sorry mate. If you are familiar with my games, you should know that I only simulate games I physically have in my own hands - so I have the chance to test them and make the simulators as accurate as possible.

Since I do not own the Zelda G&W, I can not even think of coding the simulator.

Furthermore, there is another reason why I do not code Zelda: I simply don't like it very much. I did own the actual game some time ago but didn't like it very much so got rid of it and decided I would not simulate it. Sorry, buddy...

PS: stay tuned on this thread today, as I will release the new Galaxy II (Epoch) with sprites featuring a gorgeous 'glow' effect. You will love it - will be released in likely 8-10 hours.

PPS: something is happening with the TIME settings on this forum, my reply appears earlier than the post I am replying to...

[teachimp]

Thank you for doing this MADrigal, can't wait to play them.

[goofers]

I need Zelda G&W Mad  

[MADrigal]

New release!

* Galaxy II (Epoch tabletop) - BETA VERSION

See how the new version looks like with the beautiful wallpaper.

And also look at the below comparison of the NEW versus the OLD version of the simulator. I hope you appreciate the "glowing" effect applied to the sprites, now the game looks extremely realistic and close to the original VFD display!

Download link below. Enjoy!

GalaxyII_S5-103beta.zip

[MADrigal]

Three more games released - GAKKEN LCD Card Game series

* Donkey Angler

* Tom & Jerry Popper

* Towering Rescue

Screenshots and download links below. Enjoy!

DonkeyAn_S5-106beta.zip

 

TJPopper_S5-106beta.zip

 

Towering_S5-104beta.zip

[thatman84]

Wow looks like im going to have to set these up on PC now! Just running them on Android with retroarch atm.. the Galaxy II background looks especially nice.

Great work MAD ?

[MADrigal]

8 hours ago, thatman84 said:

Wow looks like im going to have to set these up on PC now! Just running them on Android with retroarch atm.. the Galaxy II background looks especially nice.

Great work MAD ?

Thanks for the nice words.

Please note these are beta versions, so there could be bugs.

Any bug-reports from users like you would be highly appreciated.

[MADrigal]

Release No. 28 (out of 59, we are almost half way through to completing the set upgrade):

* GRAB MAN (Unknown manufacturer, Game & Time series)

Same gamplay as Pac Man (Tomy tabletop), with a few minor changes.

What's left to do: 1x Queentex, 2x Bandai, 3x Elektronica and 25x VTech

Find below link to download the game - enjoy it!

 

GrabMan_S5-206beta.zip

 

[MADrigal]

Release No. 29 out of 59

* MOTOR CROSS (QUEENTEX) - private beta version

Screenshot and download link below.

What's next: 2x Bandai: Penguin Land and Las Vegas Casino

MotorCr_S5-206beta.zip

[MADrigal]

Releases 30, 31 and 32 (out of 59): 3x Russian Game & Watch clones by Elektronika

30: Explorers of Space MG-13 (this one features an additional game mode, called "Game A+B" being the reverse of the usual game modes. A must-try!)

31: Fowling MG-18

32: Frog Boaster MG-33

Usual screenshots and download links below. Enjoy!

Next: 2x Bandai games and 25x VTech games (27 games to complete the set)

Egg-MG13_S5-104beta.zip

 

 

Egg-MG18_S5-103beta.zip

 

 

Egg-MG33_S5-103beta.zip

[MADrigal]

2x Bandai Electronics games *** PRIVATE BETA VERSIONS ***

Release No. 33: Las Vegas (2 games in 1)

Release No. 34: Penguin Land (2-players or 1-player against CPU)

Still 25 games to go, all by VTech

Find below screenshots and link to download the games.

 

LasVegas_S5-204beta.zip

 

 

PenguinL_S5-105beta.zip

[Kondorito]

Awesome awesome job MAD! These are beautiful; so real I can almost touch them

Noticed that the last entry is 34 and 45, but the one before it has 30, 31, 32. Just in case you skipped either a number or a game.

[MADrigal]

47 minutes ago, Kondorito said:

Awesome awesome job MAD! These are beautiful; so real I can almost touch them

Noticed that the last entry is 34 and 45, but the one before it has 30, 31, 32. Just in case you skipped either a number or a game.

You are right

The latest releases are 33 and 34.

25 games to go

[Accorsi]

4 hours ago, MADrigal said:

You are right

The latest releases are 33 and 34.

25 games to go

Do you have the list i would be very happy helping you

[fire10]

Only just stumbled upon this post, this is incredible news thankyou MADrigal

[MADrigal]

6 hours ago, Accorsi said:

Do you have the list i would be very happy helping you

Sure, mate.

The list is here:

http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php

There are currently 59 games there (curently release public versions). As you know, 34 new "private beta versions" are released through this thread only, so if you wish to play any of the remaining 25 games, you will have to get the "public" versions from my website linked above.

The next releases will be the last 25 games, all made by VTech and comprising wide screens, small screens, necklaces, tabletops, etc.... Find them on my website.

Cheers

[Accorsi]

13 hours ago, MADrigal said:

Sure, mate.

The list is here:

http://www.madrigaldesign.it/sim/download.php

There are currently 59 games there (curently release public versions). As you know, 34 new "private beta versions" are released through this thread only, so if you wish to play any of the remaining 25 games, you will have to get the "public" versions from my website linked above.

The next releases will be the last 25 games, all made by VTech and comprising wide screens, small screens, necklaces, tabletops, etc.... Find them on my website.

Cheers

Thx, i'll help you with the backgrounds for this games

[Accorsi]

Baseball
Manufacturer :VTech
Series:Explorer Time & Fun

Backgrounds:

Ideas?

[Accorsi]

Banana
Manufacturer:VTech
Series:Time & Fun (classic)

With the vector to make up to 8k!!

Exemple:

[Accorsi]

Bomb Fight
Manufacturer: VTech
Series: Mini Time & Fun

I made this artwork in order to recreate the background of the original game. On top you can put your logo @MADrigal.

If someone wants the psd please pm me.

[MADrigal]

OMG your artwork are GORGEOUS!!!!

Thank you so much for them! You have done a wonderful job!

However I believe they would be even better if they were made to "fit" the games and also be consistent with the rest of the collection of games. Generally speaking, I have set my own "rules" when designing/modifying wallpapers for use within this project

1. wallpapers must be 1920x1200 (not x1080) so they will be utilisable on both 1920x1080 and 1600x1200 desktops
2. the main elements of wallpapers must be almost entirely visible at my laptop resolution (1366x768) as a minimum, however look good at every other resolution (1280x1024, 1600x1200 and 1920x1080)
3. the style must (when possible) match the game. If the game has a cartoonish style, the wallpaper should have a cartoonish style or a drawing (no ptohographs). Most of the games have a cartoonish style, with the exception of Motor Cross, Armor Battle, Sub Battle (for those wallpapers I utilised photos or very realistic drawings).
4. I don't necessarily need to recreate the entire game setting on the wallpaper or show the game characters. Sometimes it could be sufficient to just create the environment without any characters, e.g. with Fowling and Frog Boaster I just utilised a view of the jungle/forest, which in some way matches the handheld game background.

In saying that, I have a few ideas for the wallpapers and I will use your wallpaper of Bomb Fight as an example to discuss my ideas (read below).

Banana: your artwork is gorgeous, however I thought about something different for that game. How about a view of a street, with the street going left to right with some parked cars on both sides of the road, shops, etc.? If you look at the game background, you will understand what I mean

Baseball: a baseball field just like the one you designed. Gorgeous! I have to check how it looks at 1366, 1280 and 1600 resolutions with the game on top. Will do this later today and let you know if/how I need it to be changed

Bomb Fight: the artwork doesn't look good at lower resolutions than 1920, because you have put one character at the very edge of the screen and it is invisible on desktops less large than 1980. On my laptop, I just see a piece of the elephant. Furthermore, you have utilised Mr Game & Watch, which is inappropriate for this game, because this is a VTech game, not Nintendo's. :-) Lastly, the resolution is x1080 so it does not fir 1600x1200 desktops. Please look at the quick mock-ups I have made showing how the game looks at 1366, 1280, 1600 and 1920.

In saying that, I hope you appreciate my "directions" above and may I suggest that before you undertake the effort of making a wallpaper for the games, you keep them in mind.

As said, I have a few ideas about the games and I would be happy to discuss them with you in advance. I don't want you to put effort into making wallpapers and waste your time doing them over and over again. As a general rule, if you place the handheld game at the centre of the wallpaper, and then "crop" the size to 1366, 1280, etc. you will immediately see how it would look like.

Find attached screenshots - sorry I am in a rush and have to go away for the continuation of my day. Will be back later.
 

[MADrigal]

FYI I completed Banana last night an could not find a better wallpaper than a generic "abstract" one.

I have added the VTech logo (vectorized by me) and this is the result.

In absence of specific wallpapers like the gorgeous one you have designed, I will end up using similar "abstract" wallpapers with all 25 VTech games.

Cheers

 

[MADrigal]

I am done with Sleep Walker however don't yet have a suitable wallpaper for that.

May I ask Accorsi that he please assists me by creating a wallpaper for that game.

My idea/input: a night view of a mansion. That could be from the outside (with lights turned on), or the interiors of a "busy" living room (busy = crowded with items). Cartoonish style.

If you look at the background of the original handheld, you may come up with better ideas than mine.

Thanks in advance!

[jackhammersalm]

Thanks for Tron!

plays fantastic my friend

and played Pac-Man and its still plays good even after all these years

 

 

[MADrigal]

1 hour ago, jackhammersalm said:

Thanks for Tron!

plays fantastic my friend

and played Pac-Man and its still plays good even after all these years

 

 

Thank you for the nice words