Sky Surfer (SkyWay) XNA video 4: Full final version

[redbook5544332211]

Could you please tell me where you learned from

[Burkaz0id]

@redbook5544332211 Google Riemers XNA tutorial for flight sim. When I made this game it was very early days for XNA (beta) and this was the only tutorial I could find that was good for 3D games. It formed the basis of this game.

[XZGhost27X]

Great!

[phpforthewin]

The game actually looks like, with some work, it could be really fun.

I'm guessing you've abandoned the project though?

[Burkaz0id]

@phpforthewin Thanks for the kind words. Its been put aside for now. As soon as I finished my degree I started a PhD project which I'm hoping to finish this year. Maybe after thats done I'll get back to Sky Surfer and get it up on Xbox Indie Games :)

[phpforthewin]

@Burkaz0id That's cool, I think you should put some more videos up of games / other things you've made with XNA.

[xavious87]

thats just like skyroads, i love it! gl with your game mate

[xavious87]

wow thats awesome, i love skyroads! gl with your game mate

[romanul12]

can i have the game please?

[TheFXGuy]

nice, man. that looks like it would be pretty fun on the Xbox or the PC.

the only thing I see to do to make it better is to make the car rotate (that might not have been what you wanted to do, but that's what I would've done).

either way, amazing job. 5/5

[drawmaster77]

the car haz no wheelz coz circlez r hard!!!11 :D

[joshuademoraes]

this game might to call " jumping car"

[Necrofitzia]

I know this video was released before the NXE update, but I think this would be so much cooler if instead of a car you were your avatar running

[Volarberg]

very nice

[zaac1977]

The dos game was SKYROADS. I loved it, was think to make a similar one but I see its already done :)

[saucengine]

epic game indeed

[darkfilex]

wow really looks like skyroads

I made my first xna game but is 2d :P

for a project at the universty too ^^

Maybe I'll upload a video later

[WairRazZ]

really cool!

[Setsu102]

For being your first 3D game done in XNA, let alone your second game ever, this is pretty awesome. I'm currently working with XNA and this is a feat for having been your first time using it. Nice job, this looks fun!

[Jigrael]

I remember having played something like this when I was a kid. You are very good!!

[iceshadows911]

Looks fun dude, i'd buy it in a snap if it was a tad bit longer, anyway i can get it even if its just a demo :D

[MegaJohnny]

Despite dated-looking graphics the gameplay, the music and the sounds, they seem to come together in absolute harmony to create a very professional atmosphere to the game.

There's just something about it that tells me you enjoyed making this.

[kylechu1170]

Doesn't look very nice graphically, but it looks really fun, and that's what counts. Nice game! You should get it on marketplace.

[NiGhtMarEs0nWax]

well he did say it was made entirely for demonstration purposes and was a project, not a final release

[PALESTINerd]

there was such game on DOS called "SKY"

good work ;)

[dvds4ever]

very good!

[chrislawless]

skyroads?

[Burkaz0id]

I wish I could paint a huge sign that said "READ THE VIDEO DESCRIPTION" and hold it up right here, but alas I can't.

[sharpya380]

change the car into a road runner and your onto something^^, nice game

[vlweb3d]

yeah, but there's one problem with that - if he changes the car into RoadRunner, he won't crash into a wall - he'll crash into a LAWSUIT :)

[johnfl46]

not if its free

[FightingTheWitness]

this is all made on xna??!?!

[Burkaz0id]

Sure was!

[ninjafinity]

nice. very super monkey ball esque.

[drivebybruising]

it looks pretty cool

nice job

[Burkaz0id]

Thanks! :)

[Fiinkes]

great game !

how did you test your collisions ?

[Burkaz0id]

Tested them myself over and over.. Hehe (just kidding).

I can't remember the exact method but its something along the line of checking the position of the ship's bounds against the level map. The code is on my blog if you want to see (the code is a complete mess, sorry!).

[syncy2]

wow, fantastic job. 1 person project?

[Burkaz0id]

Sure was! My first ever 3D game, and one of my first ever games.

[ScorpioBladez]

Well it it absolutely fantastic, you are bloody talented, you need to make more!

[Burkaz0id]

Thank you, very much :) To be honest this is more of a testiment to XNA's ease of use, the fact that I was able to make this without much experience.

[blahdob]

i lold at 5:21

nice work! i hope i can do this hot shizzle soon

[TheAlmightyRoyzo]

Nice skybox. Or skydome. Or skyplane. What the hell did you use? My friend says a skyplane. My guess is a skybox.

[Burkaz0id]

Skybox :-)

[DMK741]

very cool. i'm still learning C#, so once i have that down, i'll download XNA and try something like this myself.

[HIPHOP4555]

this game would of made money back in 1990 lol

[baneskrbic]

C`mon last level in imposable.

:)

[marioman9876]

Is this a windows or an XBOX game? Would myou consider distributing the code? I'd love to see this, just for example ofcorse. I wouldn't think of distributing it. I obay the law...

[theyellowman67]

That is so cool

[SuperSecretAgenda]

How far you've come with this game is great :P

Good job!

[Burkaz0id]

Oops I accidentally removed a few comments on here... apologies to those affected!

[DiabloDave363]

how is the interface with XNA?

[johnfl46]

NIce Work!

[Strucoolius]

great job, keep it up.

oh and kudos on using

Jimmy Eat World's "A Praise Chorus".

extra points there.

:D

[robertomarx]

3D Atari is born!!!!

[marcus2630]

OMG you are pwning your own game :P

[AbartsWorld]

Wow youre really good at it. (your own game ofcourse ^^)

[VicViper26]

I remember seeing early videos of this game! When it was called SkyWay! Well, it certainly has come a long way! Great job! I can't wait for the keyboard supported version!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you learn to use XNA?

[relliksd]

lol you made it but you cant beat some of your own levels =]

[baneskrbic]

lol irony

[hennezmz]

Great job! I was looking for a newer Skyroads for a long time! Thanks.

[Oblivionmodder23]

You rule man!

[Square00000]

does anybody know a game similar to skyroads but new? (i know some games but their not new...) any information would be helpful... thanks

[OGMO11]

ummm... this one?

[Mechanis]

the only game I can think of that has any similarities to skyroads would be trackmania, and only because of the race tracks.

peace

[Mustafa4u]

what a boring game!

but nice environment texture

[Square00000]

hey i love the game "skyroads" and i searched so long for a very new version of skyroads (new graphic and design and more/new levels) and to now i found this game here and some very old games like orbithopper and skycars - but they cant reach skyroads - does anybody know a game that is very knew and very similar to skyroads? any information would be helpful - thanks...

[maryjizzle420]

yo how yo you get this to work? i downloaded the source code from your website, thinking it was an xbox 360 game, but i guess its only for windows? what are the controls? how can i play it with the xbox 360 controlelr? i mean i have the reciever for the conbtroller for the computer but?

i wanted to mofify this game it looks like a pretty good starter for me

[Burkaz0id]

Hey, as far as the Xbox 360 controller goes, I only have the wired controller so I'm not sure about the wireless. The game was designed for Windows, and I only recently got a 360 creators club membership so I have yet to try and make it work on 360 - maybe over the summer I'll get a go at it.

In Windows, it should just be a matter of plugging in the 360 controller and playing. The controls are all in the menu instructions.

Feel free to modify :) Just please credit :)

[Square00000]

does anybody know a game thats very similar to skyroads but very new? any information would be helpful - thanks...

[sackus]

nice work!

You going to be releasing this as an XNA community game when that's all up and running?

[Burkaz0id]

Depending on the process and whether or not I've made any refinements (the controls are way too hard right now) then I may :)

[newenglishsound]

I love skyroads and still play it to this day. I saw on your site that the compiled windows binary isn't available yet. I'd love to check this out, hopefully you can compile it for us non tech savvy guys.

[Koolio1230]

u should name it sky hopper lol

[jera2]

pretty good;)

[sinfex]

dude you suck at your own game

well anyway a great game im using bge not xna

[Burkaz0id]

Yes indeed, its way too hard. :) One of the things I would change if I was doing it again.  You only think I suck, no one else can come remotely close to finishing most of the levels. :)

[OGMO11]

bge as in: blender game engine?

[wappin1984]

lol typical li'l net chav teenie bop who needs to slag others to make themself feel superior, i'd smite you with a wet kipper sirrah =P cool game wish i could make one and get a 1st class degree lawl xD

[UnrealGlitching]

Nice one. I just got XNA Game Studios. I hope I will be able to make a game like yours. I am sure it is a lot of hard work.

[SuperM2]

I wanted a good job of your game often

Thank you very

Because we expect after this and more strongly

Did God

I apologize mistakes writing in English

[TUInHighDef]

This looks cool! Is there way I can download and play it? :D

[Rezendes]

I feel like an ass hat now thanks.

[Burkaz0id]

Haha, well at least your comments were authorised. :)

[Rezendes]

why did you copy sky roads? (an old dos game)

[Burkaz0id]

did you even read my video info?

[Rezendes]

nope, sorry :) reading now.

[sykojr100]

is it easy to use xna studio?