| 28-04-2011 01:43 PM | |||
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PC - Death Sword (a.k.a. Barbarian) Moves ----------------------------------------- Back + Action = Decapitation attack Forward + Action = Middle sword strike Up + Action = Upper sword strike Down + Action = Lower sword strike Forward-Up + Action = head-butt Forward-Down + Action = Kick Back-Up + Action = Sword swivel Back-Down + Action = Overhead sword strike |
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| 28-04-2011 12:22 PM | |||
| Guest |
PC - Death Sword (a.k.a. Barbarian) keys ---------------------------------------- Game selection: -Game #1 is a "practice game" that can be played with 2 players. You fight outdoors against an endles army of computer opponents or against another human player. -Game #2 is a single player only "story mode" game. You fight 8 opponents in the castle to rescue the princess. User interface: P = Select players ENTER = Start Q = Quit to demo Esc = Quit to DOS (Note: you may need to press some keys several times) Player1 keyboard controls: I = up M = Down J = Left K = Right N = Roll left ; = Roll right O = Block low U = Block high Left Shift = Action Player2 keyboard controls: Numpad 8 = Up Numpad 2 = Down Numpad 4 = Left Numpad 6 = Right Numpad 1 = Roll left Numpad 3 = Roll right Numpad 7 = Block low Numpad 9 = Block high Right Shift = Action |
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| 08-03-2010 03:51 PM | |||
| Luchsen | The palettes can be displayed in low and high intensity, resulting in a brightness difference. | ||
| 07-03-2010 05:56 PM | |||
| Lantern Jaw |
Yeah, prior to my previous post I did a tiny bit of research on cga, that games can come in one of two colour palettes. Also it would make sense that Death Sword or Barbarian be in a green, red and brown colour palette because it seems to suit it better, the magenta and cyan scheme probably make it the campest looking Barbarian port. ...I should say it would be better and I would have no complaints if it were not so dark when it switches to "RGB" palette. Strangest thing of all is that Another World does a similar thing; it switches to CGA in RGB during play only it is much brighter than the Death Sword RGB. Confusing. |
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| 07-03-2010 02:23 PM | |||
| Luchsen | Perhaps that palette is intended, but isn't addressed initially because it seems the game is compiled into a Borland C++ file + START.COM? That also happens for compiled booters with data file + START.COM. DOSBox has problems at recognizing CGA modes/switches anyway. | ||
| 07-03-2010 01:50 PM | |||
| The Fifth Horseman |
I have an idea as to what might be happening. None as to why it happens or how to prevent it. Take a look here. Going by your description, it appears the game spontaneously switches palette 1 to palette 0 at some point. |
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| 07-03-2010 10:35 AM | |||
| Lantern Jaw |
Colour Change So just to clarify that last point, the colour pallete changes from CMYK to RGB mid-game and doesn't switch back. I'm on dosbox 0.73 under WinXP and the game is set to cga. If anyone knows what's going on please tell. 
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| 06-03-2010 08:18 AM | |||
| Lantern Jaw |
Colour change Every so often the game changes from purple/blue colours to green and red. What's up with that? Do I change the machine type in dosbox .conf? Oddly the same happens in Another World. Thanks |
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| 19-10-2007 07:05 AM | |||
| Morrin | Hey! I remember playing this on commodore.. I just have to have to have to try this! | ||
| 13-04-2006 02:56 PM | |||
| guesst |
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But you'll notice I didn't let that stop me. I gotta throw my praise in, this is a great game. Totally deserving of more than the crypt. Simple, elegant, with a one-hit-onr-kill decapitation move in there. What's not to loce? Okay, the CGA graphics, but hey, it's what the had at the time and they used them pretty good. |
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