MaPa Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 (edited) Hi all. Another year of ABBUC Software contest is over where our little game ended 3rd. So now we can share this game with you and of course as usual with the source code attached. This time we have something more too... it's 5200 version of this game! (thanks to Aking from this forum, who asked me if I would do 5200 version. At first I did not even think about it, but then I searched some info about the differences and started porting...) This release is a little different from the ABBUC one. There is added logo at the beginning and fixed small bug about new hi-score text on the game over screen (when you left the screen with the text displyed, it would stay there printed, but not blinking, even if you will not do new hiscore). Have fun! rolltris.xex Rolltris.pdf Rolltris - sources.zip rolltris 5200.bin Edited October 27, 2013 by MaPa 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matosimi Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 superb game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Reall nice game MaPa, Rolltris is a neat idea, great looking and sounding too How could it be improved... Add a pause key! the only issue I see is that you cannot really recover once you get in trouble; in regular Tetris good players can often save themselves by moving the pieces at the top, with Rolltris you don't really get time to move all the rows so once you go wrong about half way up you've pretty much had it. Not sure if there is anything that can be done here as it's just how it is. Perhaps add a sound effects option though the tune is really good. More Tunes perhaps too And the big question "Would we play it in the HSC?" Definitely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 This time we have something more too... it's 5200 version of this game! (thanks to Aking from this forum, who asked me if I would do 5200 version. At first I did not even think about it, but then I searched some info about the differences and started porting...) You should post this up on the 5200 forum, so people over there will know about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xuel Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 The music is superb! The colorful hi-res intro graphics are truly impressive. Great game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twh/f2 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 This was next to The Hunt my favourite game. Thank you very much MaPa and PG. Awesome work! You guys rock! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Reall nice game MaPa, Rolltris is a neat idea, great looking and sounding too How could it be improved... Add a pause key! the only issue I see is that you cannot really recover once you get in trouble; in regular Tetris good players can often save themselves by moving the pieces at the top, with Rolltris you don't really get time to move all the rows so once you go wrong about half way up you've pretty much had it. Not sure if there is anything that can be done here as it's just how it is. Perhaps add a sound effects option though the tune is really good. More Tunes perhaps too And the big question "Would we play it in the HSC?" Definitely A suggestion to that would be a variation in the game. When you clear 20 lines, you start with a new fresh field or so. The new field could have a few obstacles already there... and then you would need to clear 30 lines or so... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tezz Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Professional and superbly presented as always from Mapa and PG. A good twist on the theme. Nice idea and great game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Great one! Must get more familiar with controls. And cool group name! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 This is stellar! Been playing it on and off today, and it's great fun - requires totally different instincts than Tetris. Thanks breathing new life into this genre. How does your work always look far more colorful than one would think possible for an 8-bit, MaPa??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kyle22 Posted October 27, 2013 Share Posted October 27, 2013 Great new implementation of the Tetris concept. Beautiful game! I am still having a little trouble 'wrapping my mind around' the concept, it's so different. Very challenging, I think after I get out of the 'throw the !@#$% joystick' frustration that I will spend some SERIOUS time with this one I do agree that a pause key would be nice. Thanks again! -K Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
popmilo Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 How does your work always look far more colorful than one would think possible for an 8-bit, MaPa???Agreed, great use of color changes and PMs I guess Did anyone else notice how good that colored hires MPG logo at the start looks like ? Great job Mapa and PG ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 Agreed, great use of color changes and PMs I guess Did anyone else notice how good that colored hires MPG logo at the start looks like ? Great job Mapa and PG ! Yes, I did a double-take on this too, the title screen is pretty amazing for just 8-bits Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atx4us Posted October 28, 2013 Share Posted October 28, 2013 (edited) Congratulations! The graphics and music are excellent. The title screen looks fantastic. Is it possible that you create a standard Tetris game play version? And as therealbountybob stated, some sound effects would also be a nice addition. Edited October 28, 2013 by atx4us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjlazer Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 AWESOME!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 How does your work always look far more colorful than one would think possible for an 8-bit, MaPa??? In this case, it looks like "GPRIOR 0" and P/M graphics or'ing with playfield... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaPa Posted October 29, 2013 Author Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yes, it's PRIOR0 mode. Like in our intro New Years Miracle from 2009 (see signature) where the strip is done the same way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yes, it's PRIOR0 mode. Like in our intro New Years Miracle from 2009 (see signature) where the strip is done the same way. Yea, I remember that demo. I was thinking at the time that you and PG might be gearing up to eventually use the idea in a Tetris type game. Nice job, to both of you, congratulations, and thanks for sharing! The idea has been talked about here and there, but finally someone has put the effort and time to pull it off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature XL Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Yea, I remember that demo. I was thinking at the time that you and PG might be gearing up to eventually use the idea in a Tetris type game. Nice job, to both of you, congratulations, and thanks for sharing! The idea has been talked about here and there, but finally someone has put the effort and time to pull it off. So you missed out on my NYD2013 contribution which uses PRIOR0 over soft sprites Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 (edited) So you missed out on my NYD2013 contribution which uses PRIOR0 over soft sprites No, I hadn't seen that one actually. I was probably preoccupied with "Chicks on Chips". I didn't mean that nobody has used "GPRIOR 0" to any good effect before though. I was talking specifically about using it for a Tetris game, Rolltris being the only one at this point in time as far as I know. Edited October 29, 2013 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted October 29, 2013 Share Posted October 29, 2013 Great idea, will definitely give it more time, although normal Tetris-'reflexes' don't work at all. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted April 27, 2014 Share Posted April 27, 2014 Thank you! Great work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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