[Hack of the Year 2007] Pokémon Prism [Summer 2010 Beta - Download now available!]

[slnkmt]

i probably will get yelled at for asking this, but can you get strength in this beta?

[imevil]

I downloaded it and it isnt working, how ecxaclly do you play it?

[Team Fail]

Hey, this is awesome, almost a complete overhaul of the recent beta. Good job. I remember the first time I played Prism. I thought the game had crashed, and that Koolboyman Presents.... screen came up with the sound effect played, scaring the garbage out of me. XD

EDIT: I just did a glitch report... I can't even play unless my DS stays on my Gameboy emulator...

[Cless]

Awesome beta, thanks for this.

[Luigi-San]

Minor bug: Gardevoir is misspelled.

[Coolboyman]

Originally Posted by Luigi-San

Minor bug: Gardevoir is misspelled.

Note taken, will be fixed soon.

[Steveice10]

My save isn't working. I save, exit the game, and open back up the game and it just says "New Game".

[Super Ultra Mega Charizard]

Originally Posted by Steveice10

My save isn't working. I save, exit the game, and open back up the game and it just says "New Game".

You should use savestates for that. Press F1 and Shift on your keyboard and then press F1 when you want to load back the game.
CBM, will there be 5th gen pokemon? I made some devamps of them if you're interested...

[Team Fail]

Originally Posted by Steveice10

My save isn't working. I save, exit the game, and open back up the game and it just says "New Game".

Ditto. I emailed him the bug. Hope it gets fixed soon.

[Luigi-San]

Originally Posted by Coolboyman

Note taken, will be fixed soon.

I just noticed that Manectric is misspelled, too.

[Coolboyman]

Originally Posted by Luigi-San

I just noticed that Manectric is misspelled, too.

Great, will fix that too.

[Cless]

Originally Posted by Team Fail

Ditto. I emailed him the bug. Hope it gets fixed soon. :)

Probably your emulator settings but meh...

Edit: I tested it out extensively and it appears to revert saves, but again I think it's just the emulator settings. I've seen that happen with Crystal version too. Maybe its just me. o-o; And the trainer with the lv 10 Gardevoir in Rinjo Forest (or whatever its called) just froze the game.. I guess I'll try to replicate it and e-mail him.

[Steveice10]

Sorry, forgot to read them.

[Team Fail]

Originally Posted by Cless

Probably your emulator settings but meh...

Edit: I tested it out extensively and it appears to revert saves, but again I think it's just the emulator settings. I've seen that happen with Crystal version too. Maybe its just me. o-o; And the trainer with the lv 10 Gardevoir in Rinjo Forest (or whatever its called) just froze the game.. I guess I'll try to replicate it and e-mail him.

Exactly what he told me. But, all other games save fine... Well, I'll have to find another emulator.

[pie27]

And the trainer with the lv 10 Gardevoir in Rinjo Forest (or whatever its called) just froze the game..

If you talk to them from behind, then they will do that. Don't talk to them from behind. Just go in front of them, and they'll have a regular grass team, with no Gardevoir level 10 or freezing the game.

[slnkmt]

so i am guessing there is no strength right?

[Master Terrador]

Very minor error: Rampardos/Cranidos' description in the Pokedex is Heat Butt instead of head butt...Very minor

[E3DaMeX]

This game is ca$h. Found a typo, though. When you battle your rival in the miner's cave (I think that's the name), he says, and I quote, "I think it time to see if...". It should be "I think it's time etc.". Also, when I battled the Pallet Patroller's Porygon, it used conversion and it said "changed to type ~!!@ <--- random symbols like that. Again, this game is the epitome of greatness.

[Coolboyman]

Update is coming tomorrow to fix various glitches.

[ChrisTom]

...Congratulations. This is incredible. It is all I hoped it to be and then some.

My progress is grinding before starting the 4th gym and all of it's sidequests. I love my team because I have never tried using some of the Pokemon on it:

Ariados L23

Larvitar L23 Everstoned

Natu L23

Totodile L23 Everstoned

Quilava L24 Everstoned

I have some things I would like to go over though:

Complaints

1. Is it possible to catch Pokemon is Laurel Forest at all? If not, this makes Trapinch impossible to catch much to my dismay.

2. I think to improve gameplay you should change some of the odds of Mining. It cost me over 20,000 PK and more soft resets than I could count to get enough Coal for a Fossil Pokemon.

3. There are several minor glitches and misdirection here and there with almost all activities. This isn't a bad thing in anyway (it's a hack, not a Holy Grail of gaming), but if you want this to be the best game possible it is neccessary to fix these problems. For example, I walked around Mound Cave for 30 minutes trying to find the 5th stick of Dynamite. I was almost positive the miner said 5, though I may be mistaken.

4. Out of curiosity, is their still a shiny animation? I caught a purple Dratini and couldn't tell if it was shiny or if that was the sprite you picked.

Things I Loved

1. Laurel Forest. Despite the aforementioned complaint, it was one of the highlights of the game. I think it would be interesting to introduce "New Missions" as you continued through the game. E.G., after defeating Gym #5 you can go rescue Bellosom. Very fun and entertaining. Dissapointed I couldn't get Charmander though...

2. The Fossil Revival Minigame. I really enjoyed this. It reminded me alot of a Minigame in Zoo Tycoon to get extinct animals. Do the panels change for different Fossil Pokemon?

3. Perhaps my favorite detail of the game: The Orphanage. Just Lovely. The Music you chose was perfect. The concept was just awesome. The Points seemed really fair. I really loved that, because it is something true that most trainers don't realize. We take our Pokemon and if they don't work out just right, we toss them into the PC box where they live out the rest of their lives lonely. I was surprised when I didn't see this, so may I suggest putting in Cubone? It is literally "The Orphan" Pokemon. Maybe have it with some side plot upstairs?

4. Shiny Ball. That is truly and Epic Win good sir. That's sort of what I want to catch Trapinch with BTW!

There is much more I could say about all of these things, but I wish to stop here as to not seem pushy.

Yes, KBM, Koolboyman, Coolboyman, and whatever your name really is. You have succeeded. This game has offered me the oppurtunity to plunge into an unknown world all over again. To listen to the 8-bit tunes that make me well up with Nostalgia, and bond with my not only my team, but my friends. I am very interested in what Naljo has to offer and cannot wait for more.

Thank you for your time and effort.


With all regards,

-ChrisTom

[Master Terrador]

Now that I've caught a Shiny Dratini with the shiny ball I'm all finished, the most epic hack of pokemon I've ever played. Thanks for the great time, the final version is going to blow my mind.

Possible error: My sheildon was holding a Key Item Red Orb (Groudon in game possibly?), or was it intentional?

EDIT: Guess I'll post team...
Quilava/Flash! - Lv.28
Croconaw/Croco - Lv.20
Ampharios/Light Bulb - Lv.30
Cranidos/Coal Smash - Lv.26
Shiny Dratini - Lv.28
Tyranitar/Megiddo (Main Fighter) - Lv.41

[hitsu.]

This game > all.

Speechless... ahhh... a true masterpiece. The features, new pokemon, graphics, story. It's all basically PERFECT.

[Coolboyman]

Glad you're all liking it. Make me happy that all my hard work wasn't all for naught :)

Now to tackle on some complains or things you didn't like. I like hearing constructive criticism so don't worry, it helps me get better.

Originally Posted by ChrisTom

Complaints

1. Is it possible to catch Pokemon is Laurel Forest at all? If not, this makes Trapinch impossible to catch much to my dismay.

2. I think to improve gameplay you should change some of the odds of Mining. It cost me over 20,000 PK and more soft resets than I could count to get enough Coal for a Fossil Pokemon.

3. There are several minor glitches and misdirection here and there with almost all activities. This isn't a bad thing in anyway (it's a hack, not a Holy Grail of gaming), but if you want this to be the best game possible it is neccessary to fix these problems. For example, I walked around Mound Cave for 30 minutes trying to find the 5th stick of Dynamite. I was almost positive the miner said 5, though I may be mistaken.

4. Out of curiosity, is their still a shiny animation? I caught a purple Dratini and couldn't tell if it was shiny or if that was the sprite you picked.

1. No, but you can get Trapinch later.
2. It's supposed to be hard to get. If I made it easy then everyone would have fossils and extinct Pokemon.
3. I've gotten reports from several people and I'm going to make a new version today repairing them. Believe me, 2 weeks ago there were a LOT more glitches but the testers helped me get rid of most of them. There's just a million things in Prism so please understand if I overlook some of them during the first release.
4. The shiny animation should still be there, but I'll look into that later

[HaloSonic]

ok, after such a long break and that tech demo/april fool's one, lets see how this ends up.

[ChrisTom]

I highly appreciate your response to my complaints and concerns. I hope to see more in the future.

With all regards,

-ChrisTom


P.S. I really enjoy the Professor. After seeing what he says to you in the Pokedex Rating, I'm going to try and fill my Pokedex just to see what he thinks!