Super Deep Blue!

_Paul · 04/19/2009, 12:25 PM

After reading the slow progress on Aaron's Lords of Thunder remake, I decided to raise the stakes for him by creating the ultimate PC Engine remake that will make grown men weep with joy. Two whole days in the making, once you play this, your life will never be the same again.

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Download it here.

Super Deep Blue Special Stage Moderator Edition

Introduction
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It's the moment everyone has been waiting for. One of the best loved and most celebrated PC Engine games of all time now comes to your home PC with all the excitement and non-stop underwater thrills that made the original such a classic.

Starting the Game
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From the title screen you have two options to begin the game.
If you wish to use joystick control, just press fire for the normal mode.
But everybody knows that real men use the keyboard to play games. That's why there is now a new hard mode, which can be selected by pushing the left Ctrl button. Whereas normal mode allows rapid fire of weapons, hard mode does not, so you'll have to keep bashing away on that key if you want to get the high score.

Gameplay
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The gameplay of the original Deep Blue has been taken and refined as much as is possible with today's technology. The original game just 'seemed' to go on and on forever with no end. Now, this flaw has been resolved and Super Deep Blue now DOES go on forever. The number of enemy types has been greatly streamlined for this version, meaning faster recognition and a more satisfying gameplay experience.

Power-Up Weapons
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If you have mega skills, you might find that destroyed enemies will release 'power bubbles'. Collect a 'power bubble' and you will gain one of three amazing new weapon systems.

Redifer - Harness the power of the ninja to destroy all who stand before you.
Keranu - Dispatch your foes with squads of powerful muscle-men who will wrestle them to the ground.
Nat - Release the imprisoned foes that tried to conquer Fantasy Land with this devastating attack.

These special weapons will not last long so use them wisely.

Health Warning
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If at any time you experience eye strain or hand cramps after prolonged periods of play, you are just weak and should go and play a girls game instead.

Arjak · 04/19/2009, 01:03 PM

LMAO! sunteam_paul, you have created the greatest...THING I've ever seen on this forum!

So, who wants to try to beat my high score of 1,132 points?

_Paul · 04/19/2009, 01:07 PM

1592.

Eat that beatch.

Arkhan Asylum · 04/19/2009, 05:17 PM

Classic

Game maker is a fun toy.

wheres netplay!? >_O

esteban · 04/19/2009, 08:05 PM

I haven't played it yet, but clearly this is awesome

NecroPhile · 04/20/2009, 10:28 AM

Quote from: esteban on 04/19/2009, 08:05 PMI haven't played it yet, but clearly this is awesome

Indeed. Downloading now.

_Paul · 04/20/2009, 12:15 PM

I just aced my high score, so now it stands at 1931.

jperryss · 04/20/2009, 12:38 PM

I hit like 2200-something last night. My goal is to hit 3K, I'll get a snapshot if I do.

_Paul · 04/22/2009, 12:21 PM

Quote from: jperryss on 04/20/2009, 12:38 PMI hit like 2200-something last night. My goal is to hit 3K, I'll get a snapshot if I do.

I just got 2713 and my thumb now aches! Not quite the 3k mark but getting there slowly.

I've been wondering what to do next in Game Maker. I remember seeing a hack someone did that put Thunder Force 2 sprites into Gate of Thunder, maybe a proper mix of the two games would be interesting.

Ceti Alpha · 04/22/2009, 12:55 PM

haha Awesome! I'll try this out when I get home. Now, where the hell is nat? Oh, I know - playing his heart out on this game. lol

NecroPhile · 04/23/2009, 01:19 PM

Got up to 2102 last night. Die fishies, die!

_Paul · 04/23/2009, 01:43 PM

Quote from: NecroPhile on 04/23/2009, 01:19 PMGot up to 2102 last night. Die fishies, die!

I'll give you a little gameplay hint here...the special weapons are not timed, but they run out after a certain number of shots fired. So sometimes it can be an advantage to hold back a second or two before letting it rip (especially if it's a Nat, as that's a pretty destructive one).

NecroPhile · 04/23/2009, 01:58 PM

Thanks for the tip. Now my goal is to hit 3000 or at least 2714.

_Paul · 04/23/2009, 02:12 PM

Muhahaha 3110!

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A rough start with some Keranus (really not very good) but I made it up with deft dodging and a few Nats in a row!

nat · 04/23/2009, 06:03 PM

I have to admit I still haven't tried this. Mainly because I use a Mac, and this is a Windows program. One of these days when I'm using the Windows partition for something (which is really only like once a month) I'll give it a try.

_Paul · 04/24/2009, 12:23 PM

Quote from: nat on 04/23/2009, 06:03 PMI have to admit I still haven't tried this. Mainly because I use a Mac, and this is a Windows program. One of these days when I'm using the Windows partition for something (which is really only like once a month) I'll give it a try.

Here's a couple of screenshots to whet your appetite

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Turbo D · 04/25/2009, 07:34 AM

Mac is really handicapped in the sense that it can't run as wide of a variety of programs as windows.

Cool game though, haha. I enjoyed it very much; I even got my family members to give it a shot!

_Paul · 04/25/2009, 11:07 AM

My Gate of Thunder/Thunder Force idea is beginning to take shape although still in a very, very primary phase. 3 working weapons, successfull parallax scrolling test and one enemy. Had a bit of a problem with infinite invincibility but hopefully that's fixed now.

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Ultra Luigi · 04/25/2009, 06:20 PM

Here's my highest score.

Both Redifer and Nat are great for racking up points but Keranu... kind of sucks. Sorry Keranu lol. My favorite out of the three is definitely Nat. Covers wide range, and large bullets. Top tier gun!

Nice game.

_Paul · 04/26/2009, 08:26 AM

Arrr, a mountain to climb to beat that one...but I'm getting slowly better and better.

NecroPhile · 04/27/2009, 12:04 PM

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_Paul · 04/28/2009, 02:23 PM

Bah, I don't think I'll EVER beat that.

PCEngineFX · 06/12/2009, 06:53 PM

Ok I'm late to the party...but man this is great! Guess I should dust off the old LoT port then...

esteban · 07/01/2009, 06:04 PM

Dammit, I still haven't played this! I gotta resurrect an old laptop or something...

_Paul · 06/10/2012, 08:40 AM

Has anyone got the old install exe of this lying around? I think I might have lost it in my HD crash a while back.

Arjak · 06/11/2012, 12:59 PM

I'm pretty sure that I do. I'll try to email it to you when I get home later today.

_Paul · 06/11/2012, 04:06 PM

Cool, thanks.

Mishran · 06/11/2012, 04:46 PM

If located, are you planning on making it publicly available again, Paul? It's previous availability was before my time here on the board, but I wouldn't mind trying it out. Thanks in advance.

roflmao · 06/11/2012, 05:05 PM

Quote from: Mishran on 06/11/2012, 04:46 PMIf located, are you planning on making it publicly available again, Paul? It's previous availability was before my time here on the board, but I wouldn't mind trying it out. Thanks in advance.

Same goes here. Looks like fun!

_Paul · 06/11/2012, 05:45 PM

Sure will!

_Paul · 06/12/2012, 12:50 PM

Here it is again for those masochists among you: http://www.filefactory.com/file/5ndhkfwg57xp/n/Super_Deep_Blue.zip

roflmao · 06/12/2012, 01:04 PM

Thanks! Downloading now.

esteban · 08/30/2012, 10:51 AM

Anecdote Approaching!

NO ONE CARES BUT ME: So, I wanted to play Super Deep Blue again (in light of the raffles), but, alas, my PC desktop died not too long ago and has not been willing to be revived.

_Paul · 08/30/2012, 12:19 PM

Maybe I'll put it on Xbox.

Arkhan Asylum · 12/12/2012, 10:00 AM

Quote from: guest on 08/30/2012, 12:19 PMMaybe I'll put it on Xbox.

Fuck that. There are more people on this forum who will play it than on that stupid disaster!

_Paul · 12/12/2012, 12:28 PM

On the original Xbox.

Retro, bitch.

Arkhan Asylum · 12/12/2012, 01:59 PM

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Call it deep green and make it black/green themed.

Itll sell

Opethian · 12/15/2012, 07:44 AM

make it clown fish and call it SHooting Nemo youll be rich before Disney sues

JoshTurboTrollX · 12/19/2012, 03:43 PM

put it on XBL. ;)

OldRover · 12/19/2012, 07:55 PM

Quote from: Opethian on 12/15/2012, 07:44 AMmake it clown fish and call it SHooting Nemo youll be rich before Disney sues

^^^ I like this idea.