The Thirteenth Hour Podcast #548 and Like A Hood Ornament #91: Updates on the Rocketeer vs. the Third Reich Video Game 4
The Thirteenth Hour Podcast
In today's episode, I'm discussing some updates I've made in this past week on the pixelart Rocketeer game that I started a number of years ago. I took a break from the programming part to do some work on the art and music for the game. The game starts with a short intro cut scene told in 1-2 pictures + text, like old NES games, so I made a intro montage picture showing Cliff's life after the events of the movie, implying he's still a pilot, the rocketpack was rebuilt, and his friends - Jenny and Peevy - are still his main motivators.
Here is a short video showing some footage from last week discussed in last episode. I successfully got the throwing physics to work, so now Cliff can toss grenades he finds. He can also blow himself up that way, though, so you have to be careful. I was thinking that if you do that, maybe the death scene will be Peevy calling Cliff a chowderhead or something.
See the picture at https://13thhr.wordpress.com/2026/02/09/the-thirteenth-hour-podcast-548-and-like-a-hood-ornament-91-updates-on-the-rocketeer-vs-the-third-reich-video-game-4/
I also started working on the music for these intro levels. Since they are inside a castle, I wanted there to be a different theme than the outdoor flying levels, like Super Mario Brothers. I'm using a variation of the Jenny Theme from the Rocketeer soundtrack by James Horner for these levels so started working out the notes, the drums, and the tempo. It's very rough at this point, but my hope it I can make a loopable bit that can play over and over during these levels.
More to come next week!
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Once Upon a Dream, the second Thirteenth Hour soundtrack, is now out in digital form and on CD!
It is out on most major streaming services such as Bandcamp, Spotify, and YouTube Music. (If you have no preference, I recommend Bandcamp since there is a bonus track there and you will eventually be able to find tapes and special editions of the album there as well.) The CDs are out now!
-Check out the pixelart music videos that are out so far from the album:
-->Logan's Sunrise Workout: www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7SM1RgsLiM
-->Forward: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z9VgILr1TDc
-->Nightsky Stargazing: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2S0p3jKRTBo
-->Aurora's Rainy Day Mix: https://youtu.be/zwqPmypBysk
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