New Sega Genesis/Mega Drive Game: The Official Handy Harvy Thread

[dra600n]

Welcome to the official Handy Harvy thread!

About the Game:
Handy Harvy is a mashup of Donkey Kong and Wrecking Crew, also inspired by the Disney hit movie Wreck-it Ralph. There are 2 modes of play that will definitely make its way into the game: Single Player and 2 Player modes. A third mode, VS mode, is planned, but it's the lowest priority at the moment.

Current Progress:

• Graphics: The graphics are about 75% finished. The only things remaining are some objects/obstacles, the cut scenes, and some polishing on the current assets.
• Music: The composer has written some preliminary tracks for the title screen, bonus stage, music for the awards screen, and the in game music for the first building. Now that we're a good way into the development, she's going through the existing tracks to get the feel of each composition to match the style of the game and the story.
• Story: The story has been written and tweaked by myself and the artist (he's been such a fantastic asset to this project), and while there will still be a need for editing to fit the cut scenes and finishing up the ending scene, we're almost entirely done with the story. The story isn't all that in depth, but does give a little background on the characters and the relationships between them.
• Engine: The engine is about 10% finished at this point. I've gotten it so the engine knows when you're by a window or a pipe, and the status of the window for repairing. Also, the scrolling of the building is finished. There's still a lot left to do with the engine, but we're right on track with our projected deadlines
• Awards: Awards are similar to achievements. They'll be stored in SRAM, and will also be a part of the Second Dimension Profile System. What this means is that when you view your Awards in game, it'll generate a code that you can enter in the Second Dimension website under your profile, and it will display the Awards you've unlocked.

I post all of the updates (big and little) to both the Second Dimension Facebook Page (https://www.facebook.com/pages/Secon...71101212913007) and the Second Dimension Twitter Account (https://twitter.com/alteredimension), and I'll do my best to update this thread (as well as the threads on other forums) by the end of the next day.

Video Updates:

• 2 Player Test/Proof of Concept Video (Posted March, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FqiuJ0uodZU
• New Layout/Placement of the Building (Posted April, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NIzXt5h4si4
• Jerrod & Leah Intro/Animation Test (Posted May 13, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8xUpsfezBU
• HUD Test & Garbage Bins/Boxes graphics (Posted May 16, 2015): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EbLdLonAIAg

Frequently Asked Questions
I'll update the FAQ as questions pop up, so feel free to ask away!

Q. Is Handy Harvy reusing the Felix engine?
A. Nope! That was the original plan, though. Unfortunately, the Felix engine was very basic and would take such a long time to alter it, that it just made sense to recreate the engine from scratch.

Q. When is the expected release date?
A. This is a tricky question. The completion date is the first half of August, but the release may not happen until the first weekend in October. The reason for this is due to a potential release at a Convention happening in October, but I haven't had a chance to get all the details yet. That's on the agenda for this coming week.

Q. Will there be a physical release?
A. There's a CIB being planned out for the release using all new parts, and I'm hoping to be able to add in some goodies in with it as well.

Q. What is the planned availability of the physical copies? What about LE's/CE's?
A. The plan is to make the CIB's available at all times (or until they stop selling). As far as LE's/CE's go, I would like to put together an LE/CE package, but we'll see what happens with that.

Anyway, thanks for reading! I hope you're as excited for this project as the team and I are!

[QuickSciFi]

Kewl.

Is this going to be a physical release?

[dra600n]

Kewl.

Is this going to be a physical release?

Absolutely! I'm planning on a CIB release at the very least, and I'm hoping to be able to include some goodies along with it as well.

[Raistlin]

These are great news. :-)

[midnightrider]

The Honeymooners ruined that name for me. I can never think of a fictional character with that name, and not think of this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nb8ulccRP_E&t=5m59s

[cleeg]

Nice one!

[retrospiel]

That sounds great (especially about the two player modes!). I am really looking forward to the game!

[dra600n]

That sounds great (especially about the two player modes!). I am really looking forward to the game!

Thanks! There's a lot of potential for having a 2 player game, so I'm hoping to get it just right

[QuickSciFi]

My only two suggestions:

1. Please include manual
2. Please don't use recycled carts/boxes.

I bet you if you make this decent enough like you did with Hangman (which, by the way, I thought was a good game), you can reach out to guys like WaterMelon, SFT or even 1985Alternativo and get a decent enough physical release.

[SiddtheKidd]

Beautiful looking project, I also like your boxing Concept. Consider me subscribed.

[dra600n]

My only two suggestions:

1. Please include manual
2. Please don't use recycled carts/boxes.

I bet you if you make this decent enough like you did with Hangman (which, by the way, I thought was a good game), you can reach out to guys like WaterMelon, SFT or even 1985Alternativo and get a decent enough physical release.

Thanks for the kind words! And I'll be using 100% new parts for all future releases I'm still debating between hard clamshells or cardboard box for the release (the clamshells I have aren't the sturdiest quality and are delicate).

A manual is a must!

Beautiful looking project, I also like your boxing Concept. Consider me subscribed.

Thanks! I'm really happy with the way Harvy is coming out, and I'm excited about Project KO. Once some more graphics are ready for KO, I'll be making a thread for updates about that as well

[SEGA.GENESIS1989]

Thanks for the kind words! And I'll be using 100% new parts for all future releases I'm still debating between hard clamshells or cardboard box for the release (the clamshells I have aren't the sturdiest quality and are delicate).

A manual is a must!

Thanks! I'm really happy with the way Harvy is coming out, and I'm excited about Project KO. Once some more graphics are ready for KO, I'll be making a thread for updates about that as well

dra6oon,
Although it's never bothered me personally, most people within the SEGA Genesis/MD community hate cardboard packaging. But from the business side of things, it may be a more cost effective solution for you. The best way to satisfy everyone is to simply include a colored box insert. That way, anyone who wants to put the game in a empty clamshell case has the option at their disposal.

[dra600n]

dra6oon,
Although it's never bothered me personally, most people within the SEGA Genesis/MD community hate cardboard packaging. But from the business side of things, it may be a more cost effective solution for you. The best way to satisfy everyone is to simply include a colored box insert. That way, anyone who wants to put the game in a empty clamshell case has the option at their disposal.

I'm not against clamshells at all, in fact I would love to do them exclusively if possible. I found a supplier for after market cases and I snagged about 150 of them, however they are fragile so the tabs the keep the cart in place have a good chance of snapping off when removing the cartridge on the first shot. If people are okay with that, I have no issues using them, but I'm not comfortable using them unless people specifically say it's okay, ya know?

From a cost perspective, cardboard boxes are more expensive, but they are much easier to produce and get made up.

However, I really like your alternative solution - include a clamshell case insert for those that want to use one of their clamshells. I think that would alleviate a lot of displeasures with my releases thank you for that suggestion!

I do know that most people prefer the clamshells over cardboard, so I will do what I can to source new shells that are durable enough to where I feel comfortable using them

[bgvanbur]

It told me I had to spread some rep around first, so I have to comment that this looks so awesome!

[dra600n]

It told me I had to spread some rep around first, so I have to comment that this looks so awesome!

Thanks! I'm hoping to have a very nice update after this coming weekend, so stay tuned!