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 Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 17:20 Post subject: Turok: Dinosaur Hunter [Night Dive Studios remaster] |
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http://www.destructoid.com/turok-and-turok-2-are-being-re-released-for-pc-307957.phtml
| Quote: | Beyond that legacy they were actually fun little shooters, and now both Turok and Turok 2: Seeds of Evil are being re-released for PC by Night Dive Studios. They will be sold through Steam, the Humble store, GOG, GG, Greenman Gaming, and through the developer's site.
No release date was given, but you can check out some screens in the gallery below. |
Kaiser (developer of PC ports of eg Doom64 and PowerSlave EX) was working on reverse engineering Turok and he has worked with NDS on Strife before, so I assume this is his work, but I don't know for sure..
This is what he said about it a couple of years ago: https://doom64ex.wordpress.com/2013/03/01/some-non-doom64ex-related-news/
| Quote: | | For those who haven’t been keeping up, TurokEX is my next reverse-engineering project which aims to recreate the N64 game, Turok: Dinosaur Hunter (and eventually, the sequels). Unlike with Doom64EX, TurokEX will be using a new engine built from the ground up and also won’t be attempting to match the behaviors/mechanics of the game that accurately. The engine (Kex2) will support a Javascript interface which users can script many different aspects of the game. Most of these features that I am currently working on will also be brought over to Doom64EX eventually. |
| Quote: | I am aware of the PC version, in fact, most of the disassembly is based on the PC version. The reason why I am still doing this is because the original PC version was a pretty bad port on top of limited options and a horribly outdated directx renderer.
The goal of this is to recreate the game using a better engine more suited to modern hardware, support mods, and co-op games. |
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 18:24 Post subject: |
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I seem to remember the Turok games being ground breaking with regards to graphics in some way? I do seem to remember buying a brand new graphic card to go in my old pentium PC.
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 18:34 Post subject: |
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I played the hell out of Turok 1 and 2 on the N64. Those screens are kind of disappointing, I had hoped they'd at least remove the fog which was only present in the game due to the console's limitations.
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 18:40 Post subject: |
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Wasn't a bad game, but back then I thought people were giving it too much credit.
So I don't really care for it, that being said... always good for the fans. I hope it will be a proper remaster and not the ones I sometimes get for my beloved games 
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 18:46 Post subject: |
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| Reg67 wrote: | | I seem to remember the Turok games being ground breaking with regards to graphics in some way? I do seem to remember buying a brand new graphic card to go in my old pentium PC. |
Mostly the original N64 version.
| Morphineus wrote: | Wasn't a bad game, but back then I thought people were giving it too much credit.
So I don't really care for it, that being said... always good for the fans. I hope it will be a proper remaster and not the ones I sometimes get for my beloved games |
| Bob Barnsen wrote: | Nice, that they actually remake the games.
Call me interested!  |
Guys they are just cleaned up re-releases, not too different from the PC ports of Doom64 and PowerSlave EX. No new assets etc.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 20:06 Post subject: |
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Well then don't put Remaster in the fricking title!
Tsss calling it a remaster when it ain't and then whine on us! 
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 20:37 Post subject: |
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| Morphineus wrote: | Well then don't put Remaster in the fricking title!
Tsss calling it a remaster when it ain't and then whine on us!
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It is a remaster.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY |
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 20:46 Post subject: |
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But you corrected us with: cleaned up re-release!
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 20:47 Post subject: |
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It is an engine re-implementation. Using the original assets.
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Morphineus
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 20:55 Post subject: |
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| Morphineus wrote: | | But you corrected us with: cleaned up re-release! |
First of, I didn't come up with the remaster word on my own, it's in the original article, presumably taken from the publisher.
I did correct you because Bob thought this was a remake and a remaster is more or less a clean up/enhancement of an existing product. That could include asset work (take Stranger's Wrath for example) or just code (take Half - Life: Source for example).
| VGAdeadcafe wrote: | | It is an engine re-implementation. Using the original assets. |
For now we do not know if this is indeed Kaiser's work but if it is then that's an accurate technical description.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 23:31 Post subject: |
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never understood the obsession with Turok,you saw fog after 5m and everything was wonky 
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Now, I don't know what hardware costs in Poland, I guess it's cheaper because everything is stolen from Germany and resold... |
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| Posted: Wed, 26th Aug 2015 23:59 Post subject: |
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turok 1 was great! sure it suffered from being a n64 game at first but was a nice use of 3dfx cards in 1997. bought it, regretted it fast cause german version was censored as fuck...
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Aug 2015 00:13 Post subject: |
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as long as the fog distance is a bit better, i'm game for a replay.
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| Posted: Thu, 27th Aug 2015 02:16 Post subject: |
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| nos wrote: | Cerebral Bore
I hope they did something about the unskippable cutscenes in Turok 2. |
You fucker, I was just going to mention that thing, it was so OP in Rage Wars, if you got a hold of it, it was game over for whoever got in your way. |
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| Posted: Fri, 28th Aug 2015 12:56 Post subject: |
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Good news everyone! It's indeed Kaiser's work
https://powerslaveex.wordpress.com/2015/08/26/hi/#comments
| Quote: | | Just in case you were wondering, yes I am still alive and yes this blog isn’t going anywhere (yet). That said, in non-Powerslave related news, Turok EX has finally been announced. I guess you could say this was why I’ve been very quiet the past few months. |
Some old post by Kaiser talking about his work in progress on the port: https://doom64ex.wordpress.com/2014/05/18/status-on-version-2-6-and-turokex-updates/
| Quote: | | I’ve been spending a large chunk of time invested in getting TurokEX done and just realized just how complicated this project has become, but despite of this, I’ve been making a lot of progress. Some of the latest features I’ve worked on is enhancing the renderer and incorporating some modern rendering features such as motion blur, FXAA, bloom, and light scattering. Hopefully, I’ll figure out how to properly incorporate shadow maps and SSAO as well. |
Granted the released screenshots in the link in the OP do not seem to have such graphical niceties (I think?) so maybe they have been scrapped.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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ixigia
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| Posted: Sat, 29th Aug 2015 00:34 Post subject: |
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Had completely missed this announcement! dem Turok games 
So many good memories, it will be a great reason to play them again in all their old school glory.
As long as the dinofog is gone, and they come with proper support that brings improvements without altering the style too much, I'm game. (Now do Trespasser next pl0x!)
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Dec 2015 00:48 Post subject: |
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Dec 2015 01:12 Post subject: |
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Native 60 (or higher?) fps will be a nice advantage too.
As far as I know it was only this year that someone figured out how to play the original at 60 fps, and that is not trouble free: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1022896
The new releases should use custom/modified engines that don't have such issues.
TWIN PEAKS is "something of a miracle."
"...like nothing else on television."
"a phenomenon."
"A tangled tale of sex, violence, power, junk food..."
"Like Nothing On Earth"
~ WHAT THEY'RE TRYING TO SAY CAN ONLY BE SEEN ~
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHTUOgYNRzY
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Dec 2015 02:07 Post subject: |
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| consolitis wrote: | Native 60 (or higher?) fps will be a nice advantage too.
As far as I know it was only this year that someone figured out how to play the original at 60 fps, and that is not trouble free: http://www.neogaf.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1022896
The new releases should use custom/modified engines that don't have such issues. |
Ah, nice, I didn't know that!
I remember playing it at 800*600 on my Voodoo, and with the choppy framerate that was considered 'fine' back then ..we've become slutty elitists  |
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| Posted: Tue, 8th Dec 2015 03:50 Post subject: |
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fuck this shit, I want an online remastered version of Turok Rage Wars so I can see the cerebral bore in 60fps HD goodness.
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