TIGSource: Chup

Chup

Derek Yu — Mon, 25 May 2009 19:33:00 +0000

Chup is a new Flash platformer from DrPetter, the creator of the fantastic music tools SFXR and Musagi. Use the keyboard to move and the mouse to launch yourself into the air. The goal is to reach the exit in each of the 16 levels. You get more points for time, gems, and number of launches used.

DrPetter makes some quality stuff, and Chup is no exception – it’s a challenging game with slick graphics and music.

TIGdb: Entry for Chup

(Source: Dan Tabar, via his Twitter)

"Chup" by MasterShake

Mon, 01 Jun 2009 16:40:44 +0000

Good game.

I’m ranked as an Overlord w/ a score of 110241. I only have 40/48 trophies, though…and I’m hungry for more. Though, at this point, the trophy challenges are just ridiculous.

Some of the platforming in this game is enough to make even a veteran Megaman 3 player cry, so how on Earth does one expect a limbless trashcan droid to clear some of these challenges?

The level 11 Items challenge is just evil, and the Launch challenge for the final level is nigh impossible.

It becomes almost solely dependent on luck. A game should be about skill, not luck. Or patience, as was the case with those ‘crazy people’.

"Chup" by Archagon

Sat, 30 May 2009 09:44:41 +0000

DrPetter, thank you!

"Chup" by Melly

Sat, 30 May 2009 05:43:32 +0000

Fuck the music is so good.

"Chup" by DrPetter

Thu, 28 May 2009 14:06:09 +0000

Archagon: There’s abundant information available for those who take the time to look. Almost all of what I know has been learned (over many years) by reading reference+example text/code and experimenting with it to figure out how it’s used.

If you want some quick and relevant introductory tutorialin’, then you could check out this good old thing: http://sol.gfxile.net/gp/index.html

Understand most of what’s said in that tutorial and you should be able to make traditional 2D games in just about any language, given a little time to read up on the specific tools available to you.

"Chup" by Archagon

Thu, 28 May 2009 05:04:43 +0000

DrPetter, if there are no tutorials, then how did you learn? I don’t even know where to start!

"Chup" by sfdsfdsdfs

Wed, 27 May 2009 19:17:13 +0000

oh it has keyboard only control too , boy is my face red

"Chup" by sfdsfdsdfs

Wed, 27 May 2009 19:16:18 +0000

no more keyboard+mouse platformers please, they’re very annoying. Just keyboard in future

"Chup" by DrPetter

Wed, 27 May 2009 08:07:05 +0000

I don’t know of any tutorials. Maybe I should make one? ;)

The framerate will be 60 fps if your system can handle it.

"Chup" by Teknogames/Beau Blyth

Wed, 27 May 2009 00:01:58 +0000

Was pretty fun, would have loved a faster framerate however.

"Chup" by Archagon

Tue, 26 May 2009 23:24:14 +0000

Thanks for all the answers! What are some good tutorials for “coding pixel games in any traditional language/api”, if there are any?

"Chup" by Kneecaps

Tue, 26 May 2009 17:25:24 +0000

Pretty fun! When I saw the screenshot, I mistakenly thought it was of a tracker. So, it’s cool to know that the guy who made the game works on (awesome) trackers too.

"Chup" by shockedfrog

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:58:41 +0000

Fun game, level 15 is kinda generous with launches though (7 is plenty :) but still got plenty of the other trophies to get, the time ones in particular are pretty tricky. Very well done for Flash, though a standalone download version would be awesome.

"Chup" by Trotim

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:55:24 +0000

Nice idea and great sounds and graphics, but I personally find it too hard/frustrating.

"Chup" by DrPetter

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:30:20 +0000

Archagon: Flash can handle 60 fps nowadays, which is a big reason why I decided to work with it in the first place. The bitmap graphics are all done by simply copying rectangular regions between different bitmaps and having a single 320x240 one attached to the scene at 2x scaling. It all basically ends up being exactly like coding pixel games in any traditional language/api.

Alex: Yeah, it’s too bad.

Quazi: Yes, overall I was very lazy when making this. If you look closely you’ll see that almost all level graphics are made up from the same set of 10-or-so tiles, which have simply been put together in various random ways and color-changed… Also the levels aren’t actually tilemaps, but rather arbitrary “wall masks” that I pattern-filled with jumbled tiles. Let’s call it an homage to Metroid or something? The main character sprite was really a placeholder until I could take some time to design a proper figure, but I ended up falling in love with this one after numerous test runs.

"Chup" by fydo

Tue, 26 May 2009 16:26:20 +0000

This game is pretty great, as is DrPetter himself!

@Archagon: The secret is to use just a single bitmap object that is as big as your stage, then blit your whole game onto it. It’s a little less efficient than using separate objects in Flash, but the result is pixel-perfection and you don’t have to worry about objects and things looking strange when scaling.

"Chup" by Quazi

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:34:21 +0000

oh yes, i also noticed one of the advanced 10+ levels was just level 5 in reverse, got a lil lazy didnt you xD

"Chup" by Quazi

Tue, 26 May 2009 15:30:45 +0000

the only thing i kinda disliked was the player character, it’d feel much cooler if it was a lil robot guy or something, instead of a jumping garbage can droid.

"Chup" by Eclipse

Tue, 26 May 2009 13:30:15 +0000

@Archagon it’s pretty easy to do using only actionscript, i did fair more complex (technically) things myself.

This game is very nice! i love the concept and that little bot :) lovely

"Chup" by Alex

Tue, 26 May 2009 10:37:39 +0000

I guess I would like this more if it was a good game, too bad it sucks

"Chup" by Archagon

Tue, 26 May 2009 09:25:52 +0000

How do you make such a smooth, bitmapped, and pixel-perfect platformer in Flash?

"Chup" by Arvindan

Tue, 26 May 2009 07:40:54 +0000

Games just keep getting better & better!!

"Chup" by anothergol

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:53:41 +0000

Nice little game, a bit too frustrating for me but it has a nice retro feel.

However that (minijuegos) website that hosts it looks like the biggest collection of the worst games ever made. For those who were tempted to try other ones - don’t!

"Chup" by undertech

Tue, 26 May 2009 05:04:53 +0000

Just maybe this thread won’t swell to 100+ with worthless repetitious drivel.

Maybe…

Played it and enjoyed it.

"Chup" by Some Guy

Tue, 26 May 2009 03:47:45 +0000

Yeah, levels 1-10 are easy as pie, then from level 11 on the difficulty curve jumps at an incredibly vexing rate.

"Chup" by grindFIsh

Tue, 26 May 2009 03:37:09 +0000

this game is painfully addictive. Way to ruin my morning :P Likewise i didnt expect much at the start but then the difficulty ramps up perfectly and becomes brilliantly devious. Up to 13, and despite my frustrations i keep giving it “one more go”. Bastard.