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Postby Daichi » 17 years ago

Nn, please excuse that this is my third topic about my RPG.
It is forgivable when you review the first and second topics, the first being a failure and the second being like the first only rephrased and thus successful.
Because the RPG does not have an official website or any such a thing, I have decided to post info/updates/production screenshots/links to demos/etc. here for you guys to (hopefully) enjoy.
Comments, questions, suggestions, etc, are all highly appreciated and very welcome. After all, they let me know that someone is interested in the game and I'm not just making this for the sheer sake of saying that I did.
Now then, with that out of the way I will begin with a simple list of features.


The game is still in its early stages of development, but it's coming along smoothly and quickly, as of now.
It features a daytime system that cycles between morning, day, afternoon, and night, as well as a weather system that varies depending on the region. In Metro City the weather is fairly mild; It will probably be sunny or cloudy, but it might also rain. Whereas, in Guravia rain is much more likely, and it comes harder too, sometimes even as a thunderstorm.
You can unlock alternate outfits for every party member, too, ranging from cute outfits to Tezuka cameos to retro costumes from the 80's, and even some original designs.


The roster for party members is pretty varied. Each character has his/her own unique skills and stats and thus a bit of strategy is involved in choosing a party.

Party Members


Astro is of course the lead character. He is an all-around ally with balanced statistics and a lineup including both offensive and defensive skills.

Denkou is the second character to join the party. She's a tomboy who learned various pickpocketing skills while under Skunk's care, and thus her class is that of the 'Thief'. She learns special stealing abilities as well as throwing and addling techniques.

Nuka, third, is gentle and warm. The party's "white mage", she learned healing and support techniques. However, she is not a pushover by any means, and thus she is also capable of learning the powerful "Holy" techniques.

Pero is grumpy and pessimistic, but has the canine attributes of being unfalteringly loyal and trustworthy. He gets along horribly with Atlas. Pero learns strictly physical techniques. He lacks any 'magic' ability.

Klaus, like Pero, isn't widely known amongst Astroboy fans. Quiet, calm, and elegant, he's a government agent. He always seems to know exactly how to handle a situation. As a "black mage", he learns attacking techniques such as "Fire" and "Bolt". He has little physical strength, but then, he doesn't need it.

Atlas, next to join, is cast in a role similar to his 2003 persona. He uses physical attacks that utilize elemental attributes, giving him an edge over his enemies. He counts on defeating enemies quickly; his defense is somewhat low.

Rag, the president of Guravia, is next to last to join the party, but more than worth the wait. Though small and physically weak, he is a summoner, and can call forth and control powerful mechanical entities that can attack or heal to aide the party.
Unfortunately, when he first joins, it's an instant game over if his HP drops to 0.

Epsilon is the last to join. Something of a combination of both roles, she is in touch with nature in all its forms. If hit, she can learn the techniques of enemies to turn them back against their users, a useful and versatile trait that enables her to learn a wide variety of skills.



I am not currently totally sure as to what I should write about until my first update.
Just say whatever you want to know and I'll put it in my next post.
Maybe a Tezuka cast list, or story summaries, or the party members' full bios, or more special features, or something along those lines?

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Postby Hikari Tail » 17 years ago

So, you don't need more people to work on it?

will characters like Uran, Dr Tenma ( < please say yes ) Shadow, Pook, Blue Knight and Dr oh Shay play a big part?

Will the storyies be based of classic adventures of Asro boy?

Will Tezuka stars like Lamp, Rock, Kenichi also apear?

since you try to give some atention to manga only characters will Prince Bulko ( black robot from the Mermion tribe ) may play in part of the game? he was one of my faves.
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Postby Daichi » 17 years ago

Well, I always welcome new people to work on the project if they are willing, I especially need voice actors.

First I'll do a quick break-down of the characters you asked about, then I'll answer the other questions. Okay?

Uran's got a role closer to her 1980's role as the outgoing tomboy. She has a few stories of her own, including a huge involvement in the Pluto story, more even than she ever has before.

Dr. Tenma, I'm happy to say, will be highly important and appearing in full splendor, playing a part inspired by his 2003 role but with a new persona and without that hindering reliance on the idea that Tobio would join him. I could go on and on about the things I've done with him and his character. ^^

Blue Knight appears as another important character, taking on a role similar to his 2003 part.

Dr. Ochanomizu will essentially be the same as he always was, although now he is a bit more like a father-figure. He appears throughout the entire story and although he never steals the show, it couldn't go on without him.

As for Shadow and Pook, unfortunately they won't be appearing. Sorry.


Yes, many of the stories are based on classic Astroboy stories. However, there are also stories based on the recent anime, and in some cases elements are combined to create hybrid stories. In addition, there are also original stories, including a few special Denkou stories based on our own mr skunk's fan fiction, "Waltz for a Green-Haired Girl".

Also, I've been doing a lot to ensure that as many Tezuka Star System characters appear as possible, including, yes, Roc, Kenichi, Lamp, Ham-Egg, and even Black Jack.

Aaand, for your question about the manga characters. (Yes, I'm thrilled you know who Pero is X-D)
Yes, it is important to me to include manga-only characters. However, I'm still studying the manga right now. The books are a real pain to try and track down, so I don't have them all. I haven't heard of Prince Bulko I'm afraid, but if you help me out a bit by supplying me with manga scans or something similar, I'd greatly appreciate it, plus, you'll get to see your favourite stories in the game. Thanks much.
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Postby Fauna » 17 years ago

Do you need any sprites made or edited? I've got a weekend coming up, and I'd be able to make a sheet or two.
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Postby Hikari Tail » 17 years ago

i put some scans here soon, i'm afraid to say voice acting is out of the quistion is there everything else i could do? it would be my honer.
Thank you for ansering the quistions!

Edit: i got his name wrong sorry his weapon is his snake crown that can suddenly move forward and bite, he's from Africa his parents ( leaders of the Merion Tribe ) never had real children so they built Astro that mistook Uran as Astroboy because Uran put the `crufix` in her body ( a alien power that gives you phyic powers it was meant to be in Astro)
when the Crufix took over Uran's mind she along with Prince Bulbo then decide to spread a deadly `discease` over earth but course Astro saves the day ( long story ) Bulbo almost forgets his own mother is human and is feels guilty he relaises he's wrong and will rebuilt his tribe and burn down anything that could make the discease spread.
Prince Bulbo was bullied by humans for being a `negro robot` because he only lived around that Arena of Africa he thouth every other robot in the world was bullied and used as slaves in the end he founds out that in some places in the world humans and robots are friends.
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sorry for my bad english, but i like Bulbo he's a pretty cool character.
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Postby tonigirl1000 » 17 years ago

Sounds like you are going to have a very complex Astroboy RPG- thanks

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Postby Daichi » 17 years ago

"Fauna" wrote:Do you need any sprites made or edited? I've got a weekend coming up, and I'd be able to make a sheet or two.


Thanks, that'd be great. Would you be willing to make Pero's sprites, perhaps?


"Hikari Tail" wrote:i put some scans here soon, i'm afraid to say voice acting is out of the quistion is there everything else i could do? it would be my honer.
Thank you for ansering the quistions!

Edit: i got his name wrong sorry his weapon is his snake crown that can suddenly move forward and bite, he's from Africa his parents ( leaders of the Merion Tribe ) never had real children so they built Astro that mistook Uran as Astroboy because Uran put the `crufix` in her body ( a alien power that gives you phyic powers it was meant to be in Astro)
when the Crufix took over Uran's mind she along with Prince Bulbo then decide to spread a deadly `discease` over earth but course Astro saves the day ( long story ) Bulbo almost forgets his own mother is human and is feels guilty he relaises he's wrong and will rebuilt his tribe and burn down anything that could make the discease spread.
Prince Bulbo was bullied by humans for being a `negro robot` because he only lived around that Arena of Africa he thouth every other robot in the world was bullied and used as slaves in the end he founds out that in some places in the world humans and robots are friends.

sorry for my bad english, but i like Bulbo he's a pretty cool character.
(I edited out the images to save space, since they can be seen right above this post. ^^)

Yeah, Bulbo looks and sounds pretty cool. This is definitely a story that would be worth looking into and I'd love to see the rest of the story. Is there someplace I can learn all about him? Which volume does he appear in?
And do you have any other stories you'd like to suggest?

There are a lot of ways that you can help, really. You can make sprites, help with research or writing, gather resources, or even just invent techniques for the characters to use. Any of these things would be great.
Thanks for offering!
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Postby Fauna » 17 years ago

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Bulbo's in volume 20.

I see; I'll have to make Pero. This was Metropolis's Pero, right?
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Postby Daichi » 17 years ago

Metropolis style or manga style, I'll let you take some artistic license with it.
Please try to make him look as close to Omega Factor style as possible.
Thanks for doing this!
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Postby Hikari Tail » 17 years ago

"Daichi" wrote:[QUOTE=Fauna;77885]Do you need any sprites made or edited? I've got a weekend coming up, and I'd be able to make a sheet or two.


Thanks, that'd be great. Would you be willing to make Pero's sprites, perhaps?


"Hikari Tail" wrote:i put some scans here soon, i'm afraid to say voice acting is out of the quistion is there everything else i could do? it would be my honer.
Thank you for ansering the quistions!

Edit: i got his name wrong sorry his weapon is his snake crown that can suddenly move forward and bite, he's from Africa his parents ( leaders of the Merion Tribe ) never had real children so they built Astro that mistook Uran as Astroboy because Uran put the `crufix` in her body ( a alien power that gives you phyic powers it was meant to be in Astro)
when the Crufix took over Uran's mind she along with Prince Bulbo then decide to spread a deadly `discease` over earth but course Astro saves the day ( long story ) Bulbo almost forgets his own mother is human and is feels guilty he relaises he's wrong and will rebuilt his tribe and burn down anything that could make the discease spread.
Prince Bulbo was bullied by humans for being a `negro robot` because he only lived around that Arena of Africa he thouth every other robot in the world was bullied and used as slaves in the end he founds out that in some places in the world humans and robots are friends.

sorry for my bad english, but i like Bulbo he's a pretty cool character.
(I edited out the images to save space, since they can be seen right above this post. ^^)

Yeah, Bulbo looks and sounds pretty cool. This is definitely a story that would be worth looking into and I'd love to see the rest of the story. Is there someplace I can learn all about him? Which volume does he appear in?
And do you have any other stories you'd like to suggest?

There are a lot of ways that you can help, really. You can make sprites, help with research or writing, gather resources, or even just invent techniques for the characters to use. Any of these things would be great.
Thanks for offering![/QUOTE]

he only apears at volume 20..in the end he becomes a good guy, the king of the mermion tribe ( hope i got that right ) never had any children so they made Bulbo, shown in a short flashback, his mother loves him even trough Bulbo has become cruel towards his human servants and hits them and treats them as slaves, he doesnt treat his mother that way because wel she is his mother` ( his father doesnt apear in the story i think he died whice is why Bulbo becomes the new leader ) because he lives in his tribe he never saw the world and thinks everywhere in the world robots are slaves'

i think he would be a great `boss level` with his snake crown atacking the characters. if your rpg game team of Astro has to Africa or Bulbo comes to him.
tell me what i can do more and i will.i have a few suggestions of my own `fan ideas`

Duke Red ( Metropoils design because he's more handsome XD ) - i think he would be a great ad to the game and as a reffrence to Omega Factor if he would be Nuka's father again )

Pook- i know you wont be using this charater but he could be a `tough` evil boss without giving him to much atention, whice would also give a small reffrence to Kimba when he goes to `Leo` version

Rock - could he as a refference to Omega Factor` be the creator of Rag?

` dauther of Drake` / Tima/Michi ( Metropoils ) -?? - there multiply versions of `this girl` in Omega Factor she was Prime Rose, while in the Anime Marine Express she was a robot girl-look alike of Nuka in the 2003 anime she was a human girl and the dauther of Duke Red, Michi in manga was a boy/girl robot in Metropoils manga and Tima was the robot made after Duke Red's dead dauther..in short one of these characters could be used maybe as a love intress for Atlas, Dauther of Drake , Dead Mask , boss/good robot if you want.

i can add more later on.
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