SIO2 Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 (edited) Early WIP frogus07062017.a78 frogus07062017.binYou will probably recognize it as a clone of something. Rules are a bit different though. You must collect a fly to enter a gate / cave. Get killed and you must get another fly. Edited July 7, 2017 by SIO2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Trebor? I can't run this right now, there is no CPU in my setup 7800. @SIO2: Do you limit your games to non-bankswitched, because of your RAM cart / devos0.2 setup? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 7, 2017 Author Share Posted July 7, 2017 @SIO2: Do you limit your games to non-bankswitched, because of your RAM cart / devos0.2 setup? Yes, the 48k RAM cart is an easy build. The 144k - not so easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Dead easy with one of my boards, all you need is a 256K or 512K RAM chip (plus of course a custom PLD - I write those in my sleep), if you don't care about it losing contents when power is pulled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Trebor? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Will have to try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted July 7, 2017 Share Posted July 7, 2017 Awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted July 8, 2017 Share Posted July 8, 2017 Plays very well greetings Walter 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 10, 2017 Author Share Posted July 10, 2017 (edited) frogus07102017.a78 frogus07102017.bin Added a visual and audio indicator that you caught a fly. The sides of the frog's belly now change color when you eat a fly. Also added two way traffic and time pressure. Time pressure means you must collect a fly and enter a cave before the timer runs out. The time pressure meter are the lattice boxes at the top of the screen between score and the extra lives indicator. Also changed the way the extra lives indicator works so that it shows lives remaining (not including the current). It used to show total lives including the one in play. This version also displays a line near the bottom marking a safe zone where the frog starts and can retreat to. The safe zone existed in last version but is now marked. Edited July 10, 2017 by SIO2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 frogus07102017.a78 frogus07102017.bin Added a visual and audio indicator that you caught a fly. The sides of the frog's belly now change color when you eat a fly. Also added two way traffic and time pressure. Time pressure means you must collect a fly and enter a cave before the timer runs out. The time pressure meter are the lattice boxes at the top of the screen between score and the extra lives indicator. Also changed the way the extra lives indicator works so that it shows lives remaining (not including the current). It used to show total lives including the one in play. This version also displays a line near the bottom marking a safe zone where the frog starts and can retreat to. The safe zone existed in last version but is now marked. Goof (edit: good.) ideas. It seems like the frog sometimes has a tough time getting into the "pad" on the other side, as if there is an alignment issue and you have to hop around randomly to try to square yourself with the pad hole. Sometime you go in unaligned, sometimes I can't seem to align myself and a car eventually comes along and hits me. I am always getting a fly first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 Goof ideas. It seems like the frog sometimes has a tough time getting into the "pad" on the other side, as if there is an alignment issue and you have to hop around randomly to try to square yourself with the pad hole. Sometime you go in unaligned, sometimes I can't seem to align myself and a car eventually comes along and hits me. I am always getting a fly first. frogus07102017.a78 frogus07102017.bin Added a visual and audio indicator that you caught a fly. The sides of the frog's belly now change color when you eat a fly. Also added two way traffic and time pressure. Time pressure means you must collect a fly and enter a cave before the timer runs out. The time pressure meter are the lattice boxes at the top of the screen between score and the extra lives indicator. Also changed the way the extra lives indicator works so that it shows lives remaining (not including the current). It used to show total lives including the one in play. This version also displays a line near the bottom marking a safe zone where the frog starts and can retreat to. The safe zone existed in last version but is now marked. I should make that "often" has trouble getting into the pad hole. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 14, 2017 Share Posted July 14, 2017 frogus07102017.a78 frogus07102017.bin Added a visual and audio indicator that you caught a fly. The sides of the frog's belly now change color when you eat a fly. Also added two way traffic and time pressure. Time pressure means you must collect a fly and enter a cave before the timer runs out. The time pressure meter are the lattice boxes at the top of the screen between score and the extra lives indicator. Also changed the way the extra lives indicator works so that it shows lives remaining (not including the current). It used to show total lives including the one in play. This version also displays a line near the bottom marking a safe zone where the frog starts and can retreat to. The safe zone existed in last version but is now marked. Also, seem to get hit by a car when it is a quarter of a length away. But it looks to be like a very fun game when it is done. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 14, 2017 Author Share Posted July 14, 2017 Thanks for the comments Swami. I should be able to fix those issues. Just have not had time to work on it the last few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 16, 2017 Author Share Posted July 16, 2017 frogus07162017.a78 frogus07162017.bin Tightened up collision detection, made gate/cave entry more forgiving, changed the time pressure indicator by extending it and replacing the lattice blocks with open blocks, modified the way the program handles screen updates reducing the burden on the main loop and animated the fly. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 I like these changes. The improved collision detection definitely helps the gameplay. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 16, 2017 Share Posted July 16, 2017 Thanks for the comments Swami. I should be able to fix those issues. Just have not had time to work on it the last few days. frogus07162017.a78 frogus07162017.bin Tightened up collision detection, made gate/cave entry more forgiving, changed the time pressure indicator by extending it and replacing the lattice blocks with open blocks, modified the way the program handles screen updates reducing the burden on the main loop and animated the fly. Agree. This version is a lot of fun. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 Thought I would mention, maybe you could get 25 or 50 points for each fly. It would increase the tension...should you wait for another fly, go for that 2nd or 3rd fly, or just head to the pad? Kind of like the tension of "should you wait and go out of your way to get the female frog or wait for a pad with a fly in it" in another game. If each level gets harder it might behoove someone to try to get more points in the lower levels at the risk of running out of time or getting ran over. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted July 20, 2017 Author Share Posted July 20, 2017 (edited) frogus07202017.a78 frogus07202017.bin Changed the music. Added some increase in difficulty as you progress. Changed the rules a little. As before, you must collect a fly in order to enter the gate/cave. Now you may also collect additional flies before entering the gate/cave. Each bonus fly scores an additional 25 points. Collect 10 bonus flies and earn yourself an extra frog. Be careful not to run out of time though. At the beginning of the game, the number 10 is displayed to the right of the rightmost cave. That number will count down as you collect bonus flies so that you know how many flies you still need in order to earn a free frog. You may only have a maximum of five frogs = one in play and four in reserve. If you collect ten bonus flies but already have the maximum frogs, you will not receive a bonus frog and the counter will reset. Manage your resources carefully. Edited July 20, 2017 by SIO2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 Looks good.....how about adding a snake? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 frogus07202017.a78 frogus07202017.bin Changed the music. Added some increase in difficulty as you progress. Changed the rules a little. As before, you must collect a fly in order to enter the gate/cave. Now you may also collect additional flies before entering the gate/cave. Each bonus fly scores an additional 25 points. Collect 10 bonus flies and earn yourself an extra frog. Be careful not to run out of time though. At the beginning of the game, the number 10 is displayed to the right of the rightmost cave. That number will count down as you collect bonus flies so that you know how many flies you still need in order to earn a free frog. You may only have a maximum of five frogs = one in play and four in reserve. If you collect ten bonus flies but already have the maximum frogs, you will not receive a bonus frog and the counter will reset. Manage your resources carefully. I like the smoothness now and the "ring-up" sound effects when you tally your extra flies. Getting pretty enjoyable. Just for fun, you could add some stuff like a motorcycle or sportcar with loud engine noise or a VW beetle that honks or police car/ambulance with siren. Maybe make the green frog hole surrounding into a blue pond with lily pads instead of holes or something to spruce it up. This is all just aesthetics. Whatever appeals to you, don't want to suck up too much gameplay memory. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 frogus07202017.a78 frogus07202017.bin Changed the music. Added some increase in difficulty as you progress. Changed the rules a little. As before, you must collect a fly in order to enter the gate/cave. Now you may also collect additional flies before entering the gate/cave. Each bonus fly scores an additional 25 points. Collect 10 bonus flies and earn yourself an extra frog. Be careful not to run out of time though. At the beginning of the game, the number 10 is displayed to the right of the rightmost cave. That number will count down as you collect bonus flies so that you know how many flies you still need in order to earn a free frog. You may only have a maximum of five frogs = one in play and four in reserve. If you collect ten bonus flies but already have the maximum frogs, you will not receive a bonus frog and the counter will reset. Manage your resources carefully. A different idea might be different levels, like a "playground" with bikers and skateboarders or" shopping mall" with shopping carts, just as examples; Some other settings might be better. Quote marks indicate a minimalist background for practicality. Okay, I'll leave you alone for a while, LOL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 21, 2017 Share Posted July 21, 2017 frogus07202017.a78 frogus07202017.bin Changed the music. Added some increase in difficulty as you progress. Changed the rules a little. As before, you must collect a fly in order to enter the gate/cave. Now you may also collect additional flies before entering the gate/cave. Each bonus fly scores an additional 25 points. Collect 10 bonus flies and earn yourself an extra frog. Be careful not to run out of time though. At the beginning of the game, the number 10 is displayed to the right of the rightmost cave. That number will count down as you collect bonus flies so that you know how many flies you still need in order to earn a free frog. You may only have a maximum of five frogs = one in play and four in reserve. If you collect ten bonus flies but already have the maximum frogs, you will not receive a bonus frog and the counter will reset. Manage your resources carefully. Sorry, just realized you said the frog holes were caves. So, it look like caves in some background rather than pads on a lake. Okay, done. Really like the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi plays very well,but sometimes the collissionis not right. When being in the first row,moving up or down,several times,my frog crashed,but no car was next to him. greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted July 23, 2017 Share Posted July 23, 2017 Hi plays very well,but sometimes the collissionis not right. When being in the first row,moving up or down,several times,my frog crashed,but no car was next to him. greetings Walter I never noticed this in Stella, but it did happen on my 2600. I also would occasionally see cars in the cave lane for a brief time accompanied by flicker, so it was like the sprites alignment was off from the collision detection by a lane. At first I thought maybe I ran out of time, because sometimes you lose track of time hunting for flies, but then I saw the cars in the cave lane. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SIO2 Posted June 12, 2019 Author Share Posted June 12, 2019 This is not a dead project but needs a lot of work. I may be looking at it soon so, decided to mock up some art for the cart. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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