What is Crescent Memories?
Crescent Memories is an upcoming homebrew game compilation for the Atari Jaguar. It will include three games packed into one cart, and will be distributed through AtariAge. This compilation will include the following titles: Flappy McFur, Odd-Ball, and Odd-It Will Be Watching. This marks the culmination of the efforts and little free time of BitJag’s team. Starting from nearly no knowledge of C code or programming for older consoles in 2013, to this game’s release in the near future. We consider this game a love letter to one of the more underdeveloped games for the Atari Jaguar, Trevor McFur in the Crescent Galaxy. Crescent Memories is a glorified piece of fan fiction that takes the minimal story and universe of the original game and expands it into something larger, and, hopefully, a bit more enjoyable.
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Flappy McFur v2.0
Description
Help McFur and Cutter overcome the sick game forced upon them by Odd-It. Dodge and flap pass 999 pipes and escape back to the Crescent Galaxy. Collect coins along the way to increase the value of each pipe that is successfully passed, and to unlock achievements.
A built from scratch, and a slightly modified, re-release of BitJag’s first game. Very similar to the flash-in-the-pan hit Flappy Bird, Flappy McFur makes adjustments to the well-known formula for an addictive and unique runner experience. Includes achievements and three different play modes that affect speed and pipe placement.
News, Posts, and Artifacts
Cutter Portrait – Timelapse
Portland Retro Gaming Expo – Crescent Memories Flyer
Odd-Ball
Description
Seeing if he could build pong one day, Will decided to do it. Spending some time studying how to implement a simple vector engine using 16.16 point precision, he couldn’t stop going.
Using Flappy McFur as a base, we took the basic game play of table tennis, breakout and the chaos of having the ball vertically wrap around the screen to create a new table tennis experience. Use your rotary controller or normal D-Pad to control your paddle. Watch and direct the ball to collide with objects near the center of the play field to cause numerous effects. Such as stopping time, clearing all objects on the screen, or causing more balls to enter the round.
Yes, it’s another pong clone, but be prepared for a unique table tennis experience with these newly injected environmental mechanics.
News, Posts, and Artifacts
Portland Retro Gaming Expo – Crescent Memories Flyer
Crescent Memories – Official Announcement
Odd-It Will Be Watching
Description
Stranded on a far-flung and forgotten world Trevor McFur and Crew must survive for 64 days. Collect resources, repair your transponder, and keep your people alive. You didn’t ask for this, but that is no reason to let you or your friends die alone. A single fatality is unacceptable, even the robot. Just 64 days, how bad could it be?
Odd-It Will Be Watching is a menu driven survival game. Certain environmental hazards are procedurally generated each time you start a new 64 day round. Each 64 days you attempt to survive will have its own difficulty curve and challenges to overcome as you progress. A keen eye on how your team reacts when they aren’t doing well, and a developed sense of the hazards and blessings of the environment are key to surviving.
