WIERDOZ EGGS
PC - 2002
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Weirdoz Eggs (still a temporary name) is a game I started to program when I was in England
as a hobby back in 2002. My last Atari ST game was already 10 years old and I wanted (and
still want today) to write new games. This game was also an opportunity to step again
into C programing and DirectX.
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This is the story of Kyon, pacific character who landed on day
on a green and quiet planet.
He does not know anything about his origins but, for many
years, he will stay in Ambria forest and become friends with
its inhabitants : mainly small animals and later humans who live
in a nearby village. Those humans will call him Kyon, the forest
keeper. Years later, a purple and dark cloud appeared at the
top of the village and cold and metallic beings started to attack the humans,
transforming them into purple and ugly creatures before capturing them
for obscure reasons. Kyon decides then to fly to their rescue and
this will be the beginning of a long story where Kyon will get all the answers
to his questions about his origins. He will also meet his evil brothers, the
Dark Eggs and understand, with the help of friends and people
from other worlds, what and who is behing all of this...
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Weirdoz's Eggs is a sort of 'Adventure shoot'em up'. You take control of
Kyon and you fly to the rescue of the poor villagers. This
event will in fact unfold a complex and long story. Kyon can
fire a simple gun (which will evolve along the game) but also charge his powerful sword and slice anything with it.
When used, his sword will also create a protective shield which will
push away bullets and lasers. Destroyed enemies automatically increase Kyon's
experience. Similar to a Role Playing Game, Kyon can reach new levels when
enough experience points are gained.
The game starts in Ambria forest. Your first opponents are Rabbits
and flying and heavy Rabbit Carriers. (Click on picture to enlarge)
Robotic Spiders quickly appear when you reach the edge of
the forest. The small ones fire balls of energy in the air and big ones
fatal laser beams. Wasp flying robots fill the sky with their
spread lasers. You slowly enter the Giant Sunflower field, last
part of the first stage. (Click on picture to enlarge)
Here we go, TWISTER, the end of the stage boss awaits for you. This
gigantic robot can tranform into a crazy spinning top. It has three sorts
of attacks: The first one is a wave of four homing lasers. During
the second attack, TWISTER disappear in the distance and
fire a laser bombs at you. (Click on picture to enlarge)
His final attack is a gigantic wave of energy nearly taking all of the
screen. Make sure you do not stand on its path. TWISTER has only
one weak point: try to hit his head but beware that it can only be
done when he is not attacking. (Click on picture to enlarge)
Weirdoz Eggs is far from being finished. It is just starting I should say.
There are many things I would like to change, like the main character who's
looking too much like a flying Pac Man. I would love to finish it one day,
especially as the story is really long and complex and most of the
first levels are already designed. This game also allowed me to look into
DirectX and DirectDraw. 3D graphics are my next step, this is why I may never
finish this version ofWeirdoz'Eggs. Maybe a 3D version will appear one
day, who knows ?...
Anyway, here are some game Artwork for your enjoyement. There is a lot more but I
have put there a short selection. Hope you like them and don't hesitate to contact
me if you want to talk about the game or for any feedback ...
WEIRDOZ EGGS is ©2002 - Laurent KERMEL
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