| Author | Comment |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 5 Mar 2005
12:32 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | This is a neat game I'm making so the quality on T14 dosen't drop.
the whole concept is to guide I-Man through the levels, the fun part is that there is gravity and if you hit the bottom. you die. There are also sticky/sliding blocks.
Don't worry about T14 though. I'm doing this to take my mind off that so I can stay fresh with ideas!
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 5 Mar 2005
13:21 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | Cool, is it ASCII or graphscreen? |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 5 Mar 2005
14:19 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I'm crossing my fingers for ASCII. :) |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
06:59 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | AscII and you have to play it with your calc turned 90 degrees clockwise. there are 4 levels done right now there are some neat tiles that move you while holding on to you to!
Okay there is one downside to the game... the level program (stores the level in Str1) is about 5000- bytes... that's only for 4 levels, but they're huge overall! any sugestions for how to keep how long it is but shrink the size in bytes?
[Edited by Xero Xcape on 07-Mar-05 16:36]
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
07:55 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Could you post one of the levels on here? I will see if I can come up with something... :) |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
08:02 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | uhh... How would I do that? Should I just post the text? or a link to a page with a downloadable?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
10:06 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | just paste the text. |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
13:40 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | I'm really looking forward to this, actually. Sounds cool.
Also, after you are done and are looking for something to do, make a level editor if you can. :)
[Edited by JcCorp on 07-Mar-05 22:41] |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
13:46 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | acually... alongside a level editor i'll need a couple of levels to implement in levels 6-?? so here are the rules...
1.the levels are one screen (16 characters) wide (virtical calc)
2.the levles must be longer than 24 characters (3 screens) tall (virtical calc)
3.the levels must use ON-CALC accessible ascii graphics
also there are 2 special tiles "/" and "v" the first grabbs you and moves you to the right (horizontal calc) and the second moves you to the left (horizontal calc)
stupid fonts... I need ascii graphics capibilities!
okay I'll submit the "game" part 1 (levels 1-5) tomorrow...
If you make a level then e-mail me the .txt file and i'll make it without a second thought
[Edited by Xero Xcape on 07-Mar-05 23:56]
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
14:59 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | huh... I forgot to mention the vs. mode that will be soon to be implemented. both you and your friend are on 1 screen and the other controlls your gravity! if you hit the side you lose!... it'll be fun
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
TI Freak
Probe
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:05 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Sounds interesting... |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:08 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | the question is... Would YOU (anyone) download a BASIC "platformer"?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:13 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | It would depend... If you use a bunch of asm tools like Kevin did in his RPGs then you may actually be able to make a decent platformer in basic.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:16 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | I'm trying to make it with pure BASIC first... all i need is enemies or some other kind of limit... (time maybe?)
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:20 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Any particular reason you want to make it in pure basic? As we all know, basic is not very good for graphical stuff. If plan to use stick figures or a few pixels/fonts to represent thing then it may work, though you can actually get some decent sprite work if proper asm tools are used.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:22 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | for one... I'm planning on using ascii graphics instesd of acual graphics... (i'm sic of them right now) also the levels are really big strings made from another program... so the levels scroll seamlessly and load instantaniolsy ( <- that is spelled wrong...)
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:39 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Well, if that's the case then it wouldn't be that bad. Back in the days when I used to code basic for 83 I made an ASCII Lode Runner game which had all the feats from the original game and even had scrolling levels. Framerate was also decent and it allowed for up to 8 enemies. Tho, 8 enemies showed a visible slowdown. After that me and Paul have come up with asm Lode Runner that you now see in my program list. Either way, if you use those asm tools in your basic game you can achieve much greater results which could in turn make your game more popular. But hey, this is your choice. Do what you think is best for you and your game.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
15:40 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | hrm... it seems that enemies are REALLY hard to program...
any ideas/help on the sublect?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
JcCorp
Probe
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
17:07 GMT
Total Posts:
Edit | Just make a few checking "if" routines:
If the enemy is up, move down... etc.
Add gravity too, same whay as your character. |
Lunchbox
Carrier
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
18:24 GMT
Total Posts: 2007 | I DLed Lode Runner Z and I have it on my calc, but I can't figure out how to win. I can get enemies into ditches and I collect all the coins but I still don't win. Am I just stupid or is the game trippy? |
zkostik
Carrier
Posted: 7 Mar 2005
19:39 GMT
Total Posts: 2486 | Once you get all the gold, a ladder will appear somewhere at the top of a map that'll take you to a warp leading to next level. Btw, if you get to play the 83 version, its much much better because latest version was never ported to 83+.
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Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
06:31 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | okay i uploaded the game to this site... as well as that i'm going to put it on my site so i'll post a link here mmmkay?
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
07:26 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | -> I-Man 0.5 <-
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Morgan
Ultralisk
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
12:04 GMT
Total Posts: 321 | You can get it on CG now! |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
14:27 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Thanks!
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
14:47 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Hrm... Anyone make any levels yet?
Please e-mail me any levels you made...
This will make the game go faster...
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 8 Mar 2005
15:51 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | I was crusing around ticalc.org , and found the english virsion of illusait 6, Nemesiat... The title screen is REEEEAAAALLLLYYY close to that of I-Man...
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 9 Mar 2005
14:44 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Okay... I fixed something that was bugging me... now you can use "<-", "2nd", or "ENTER" to jump...
Also I have recived 3 levels so far... and one is really neat! the end is acually in the middle!
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 14 Mar 2005
06:25 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | Okay... Jc pointed out that the game is slow... That is only true when you gat towards the middle/end of a level due to the size of the string... So I'm re-hauling the game engine to allow faster gameplay and to possibly allow for a SE virsion.
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
spiral
Wraith
Posted: 14 Mar 2005
19:32 GMT
Total Posts: 958 | there's no need to talk to yourself for 6 days. |
Xero Xcape
Marine
Posted: 15 Mar 2005
12:58 GMT
Total Posts: 29 | well... Someones talking to me hmm? so that makes your point moot. I only talked to myself for 5 days!
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BASIC flames are for n00bs, you don't want to be a n00b do you? | My other calc is a Porsche. |
