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Hello everyone, you may or may not know about our 3D Spyro Fangame called Spyro: The Dragon Eclipse. Many people have urged me to make a topic about it on this forum so I have.
--What is Spyro Eclipse--

Well Spyro Eclipse is a brand new Spyro game aimed to bring back all the nostalgia of the original games. All the old characters return like: Hunter, Elora, Bianca, The Proff, Gnasty Gnorc, and even the Baloonist! The game even has gems, portals, good old platforming and more. For a while I have been posting updates on my youtube acount http://www.youtube.com/user/hoixsoft Spyro is not animated yet, but in the next update he will be! Here is one of our videos of the game:



Please note that video was old and the project has game a long way since. If you want to see more updates on the game, simply subscribe to my youtube acount.

That looks epic!

I'm downloading it right now. I'll give feedback once I play it.

OK, I gave it a little test run.
Obviously, I can tell there is still a ways to go on this project. Right now, it looks like the BlitzSonic of Spyro. But even so, it shows promise. Once you make a few new moves and stuff, I'm sure it will be well worth the wait.

If you need anything like voice acting, or even artwork for this game, I could be of some help.

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I'm downloading it right now. I'll give feedback once I play it.

OK, I gave it a little test run.
Obviously, I can tell there is still a ways to go on this project. Right now, it looks like the BlitzSonic of Spyro. But even so, it shows promise. Once you make a few new moves and stuff, I'm sure it will be well worth the wait.

If you need anything like voice acting, or even artwork for this game, I could be of some help.

I have to say the demo sucks The game has came a long way since then but I havent put up an update for that yet.

Oh, alright. I look forward to seeing what progress has been made.

Are you going to animate Spyro's actions and stuff?

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Are you going to animate Spyro's actions and stuff?

Yes I am, I've nearly finished that.

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Is this going to become a real game? Wow! The classics are coming back! Yay!

Yep It will be.

This made me cry a little
I miss the old Spyros. As much as I liked the TLoS trilogy, it'll never be the same again.
Nice work you guys!!

I downloaded this game,
I gotta say it's kickass ^-^

Wow, nice one! I didn't knew someone made a 3D Spyro game. I have only seen 2D platform fan-games or 3D models.

More TLOS!!!

For the record, I have tons of ideas for a TLoS game, but I have no clue where to start making a game. Maybe the final release of Sonic GDK would help, or even just UDK.

^ or search threw google (what it's a suggestion)

you guys are SO gunna get sued >.>

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you guys are SO gunna get sued >.>

Only if they make any money on it. If it is called "fan-art" and no money is made or given than it is perfectly legal.

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you guys are SO gunna get sued >.>

Only if they make any money on it. If it is called "fan-art" and no money is made or given than it is perfectly legal.

ohhhh O.o

Wooooooooooah epic!!! I'm gonna download soon! This is just like how a real Spyro game would be

New update

Wow... this is amazing! One question...

1. Where can this be downloaded?

Anyway, this is amazing for something in development for less than a year. I mean, in the time this has been active, unbelievable work has been done!

It really looks like the first Spyro. Even though the game aims to bring back the memories, a little bit of something new would be good perhaps? Even the level design, each element seems to be a déjà-vu =(

Now, if only they were looking for people to do models in the development. I'm half decent with blender.

Yeah, but it's quite difficult to think up whole new things with a game like Spyro that tends to be huge.

Well this way it might be better to work harder on the level designs. Keeping the gameplay but bringing new environments? Keeping the joyful bright colors but with something new? Because right now it looks pretty much like the first one.

Yes, but you must realize how difficult it really is. The easy part is thinking it up. MAKING it is hard. The models are difficult, the coloring is hell, and animating is painful. It's a tech nightmare! Let alone keeping it all nice and appealing. Besides, it's not nearly done, so I'd say it's got a lot of chances.

I know how difficult it is, but right now it looks really like an enhanced import of the first game. It's easy to be a model artist if you just take back what it has really been done and do it again with more polygons.

Sure the mapping is hell and what about the rigging, which is my worst nightmare. The point is that if they continue it that way, it will be pretty much another Spyro 1.

Now that the models are done, the mapping too, it is possible to change the elements, the textures and the level design to bring something new, the pain in the a** job is already done =)

I'm sure hoix will have original levels, but I'm sure he's giving it a Sonic Generations-esque theme in some parts too, seeing as there hasn't been a Classic Spyro game in years.

Wait, where can this be downloaded again?

You can find a link to hoixsoft's YouTube account in the first post here. I believe there is a download link somewhere within there, possibly in the description of a video.

Nice... There is a huge benefit to this: Whether or not it bears much similarity to the old Spyro games, as this develops to it's fullest point, it will a Spyro game of a Classic style available on PC, something never before realized.

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Nice... There is a huge benefit to this: Whether or not it bears much similarity to the old Spyro games, as this develops to it's fullest point, it will a Spyro game of a Classic style available on PC, something never before realized.

Well not exactly, there are playstation emulators for computers and downloadable spyro classics on certain sights, so it won't really be the first Spyro game on computer(sure it was made for computer, but still wasn't the first on a computer), not to be rude or anything. I'll most likely get it when it is has completed development though.

First LEGAL one. Remember, ISOs and ROMs are not exactly legal.

Noting the characters he said were in it, it's not just an enhanced remake of Spyro 1. I, for one, am excited to see how good this will end up.

Hey everyone!
I would like to say, there will be loads of new content in this game, new levels, new characters, new mechanics. If you have any ideas sign up at the forum
http://spyroeclipse.webs.com/apps/forums/

I might bring cynder in here aswell, more classic spyro though Also because I am so nice, I will gove you all some concept art.

Lol, Cynder in a classic based game? There is a canon nightmare for ya.

I'm happy to read that you will include some new contents. I'll keep an eye on that.

This should be quite interesting. I have a feeling we are years away from the final product though.

Art by Kimbia by the way, she's doing concept art

Cool names, btw.

Wowww. Awesome!

I so can't wait for this to finish. I mean, this would be the first good Spyro I've played or seen since YotD.

It looks great! What will it play on, PC?

PC. It would have to. It's unlikely he would make it for anything else, and selling it would net a lawsuit.