easmith Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) I have started conceptualizing Beer Pong. This will be a simple 2 player ( hopefully 1 player also ) game , probably just 4K. Each player will start with 6 cups . Land a ball in your opponents cup to remove a cup . The idea is for this to be interactive , so that when a player ( or team I suppose ) loses a cup they must take an actual drink in real life ( unless you do not drink alcohol of course! ). First team/ player to lose all 6 cups loses . Also, shots will become more erratic as you lose cups ( since you are "drinking" those cups ). I am kind of afraid of someone abusing alcohol because of my game and getting hurt ....... I have to wrestle with this a bit . Although the number of people who ever even play it will be very low . Edited December 16, 2019 by easmith 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azure Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 (edited) I would make a little character sprite and make him be the one who is drinking. It's a player avatar I suppose. You could put the sprite in that section below the score. Edited December 16, 2019 by azure Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+discotronic Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 I was actually telling a friend recently that I thought a beer pong Atari game would be sweet. He laughed and said that it would be a safe bet that most of the people that would play it on the Atari last played real beer pong 20+ years ago. Personally I love the concept you have written out. If someone drinks too much it won't be because of this game. They were going to drink too much anyway. Put me down for a boxed copy if you get to that point. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DragonGrafx-16 Posted December 9, 2019 Share Posted December 9, 2019 You could use a difficulty switch to turn on the increased disability after you lose cup. Something like A has it on an B has it off for those who want to drink. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 13, 2019 Author Share Posted December 13, 2019 Finally had some time to work on this (Finals week is over ) . Have a working kernel. This will be simple but hopefully a fun novelty. The ball will hit the table and bounce up ( into the sky area) and then back down. Where it lands ( depth and lateral) depends on shot meter that is similar to my golf/ bowling games. Shots will become more erratic / shot meter will move faster as you lose cups . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) Have a working prototype with basic gameplay. 2 player but both players controlled by P0 Joystick ( so you can play against yourself) . to shoot is similar to Pro Golf and Pro Bowling but a little different : 1. start shot by pushing up. 2. push down when strengthmeter is at desired level. The inside red slot is the strength level for bottom row and the outside slot is for top row . 3. Press button when meter is back to zero. Early or late will cause shot to be wide right ( early ) or wide left ( late) . If a player's cup is hit then the player must press the button to drink the beverage before their next turn . First player to lose all 5 cups loses. Still to come : sounds title screen progressively more difficult to aim as number of cups decreases . Play Responsibly !!!!! Edited December 16, 2019 by easmith newer version posted 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted December 16, 2019 Share Posted December 16, 2019 Just do like Tapper did, Root Beer Pong!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 16, 2019 Author Share Posted December 16, 2019 (edited) On 12/16/2019 at 6:06 PM, neotokeo2001 said: Just do like Tapper did, Root Beer Pong!! Not a bad idea .... But for now it is Beer Pong. Updates: - P1 Joystick now controls Player two ( blue player). - Title screen added -- P0 / P1 difficulty B = no "impairment" --- P0/P1 difficulty A = "impairment" Play responsibly my friends .... to shoot is similar to Pro Golf and Pro Bowling but a little different : 1. start shot by pushing up. 2. push down when strengthmeter is at desired level. The inside red slot is the strength level for bottom row and the outside slot is for top row . 3. Press button when meter is back to zero. Early or late will cause shot to be wide right ( early ) or wide left ( late) . If your cup is hit , press button to drink beverage . First to lose all 5 cups loses game Edited February 15, 2020 by easmith 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Once again another great game by Edward Smith. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) On 12/16/2019 at 6:06 PM, neotokeo2001 said: Just do like Tapper did, Root Beer Pong!! B&W mode, the title screen shows Root Beer, and in Color it shows just "BEER" ...... Perhaps the default should be root beer , not sure , so default could be root beer pong and if switch to b&W and then difficulty switches to A then it becomes beer pong Edited December 18, 2019 by easmith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 18, 2019 Author Share Posted December 18, 2019 (edited) So this version has Root Beer as the Default. 2 player only. set TV type to B&W for title screen to read "beer pong " Difficulty A for either player = "impairment " . Could be a result of caffeine jitters or inebriation ?. Unless anyone finds a bug I am pretty much calling this completed . enjoy ! Edited February 15, 2020 by easmith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 This just needs to be played on ZeroPage Homebrew's next marathon event. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 56 minutes ago, Nathan Strum said: This just needs to be played on ZeroPage Homebrew's next marathon event. With actual beer(or drink of choice)! We'll put it toward the end of the evening. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 hours ago, easmith said: So this version has Root Beer as the Default. 2 player only. set TV type to B&W for title screen to read "beer pong " Difficulty A for either player = "impairment " . Could be a result of caffeine jitters or inebriation ?. Unless anyone finds a bug I am pretty much calling this completed . Another very cool game. Two questions, (2nd one just aesthetic). 1). Can you make a portable compatible version? Both players would also have to use joystick one, of course. 2). Could some alignment be tweaked so the end of the table lines up a bit better with the legs? I understand as it currently is, the playfield will reflect at the edge of the screen as well, but I'm not sure if there is a way to make it look like the edit on the right without major changes or breaking something. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 19, 2019 Author Share Posted December 19, 2019 4 hours ago, KevinMos3 said: 1). Can you make a portable compatible version? Both players would also have to use joystick one, of course. Yes will work on that soon 4 hours ago, KevinMos3 said: 2). Could some alignment be tweaked so the end of the table lines up a bit better with the legs? I understand as it currently is, the playfield will reflect at the edge of the screen as well, but I'm not sure if there is a way to make it look like the edit on the right without major changes or breaking something. How's this? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted December 19, 2019 Share Posted December 19, 2019 6 hours ago, easmith said: How's this? Just my opinion, but yes, I think that looks much better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted December 20, 2019 Author Share Posted December 20, 2019 (edited) ok , I made that change. Thanks for the suggestion Edited February 15, 2020 by easmith 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Main Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 Looking every bit as neat as your previous titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 10, 2020 Share Posted January 10, 2020 (edited) We'll be playing Beer Pong LIVE on TOMORROW's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - Mr. Yo-Yo (2020 WIP) by DaveM - Beer Pong (2019) by Edward Smith aka easmith - George 2007 (2007 WIP) by Chris Read aka atari2600land - George 2019 (2019 WIP) by Chris Read aka atari2600land - 1 vs 1 Baseball (2020) by Edward Smith aka easmith EDIT: YouTube Archive of Stream (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Edited January 12, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted January 11, 2020 Author Share Posted January 11, 2020 On 1/10/2020 at 12:09 AM, ZeroPage Homebrew said: We'll be playing Beer Pong LIVE on TOMORROW's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - Mr. Yo-Yo (2020 WIP) by DaveM - Beer Pong (2019) by Edward Smith aka easmith - George 2007 (2007 WIP) by Chris Read aka atari2600land - George 2019 (2019 WIP) by Chris Read aka atari2600land - 1 vs 1 Baseball (2020) by Edward Smith aka easmith was able to watch the recording this morning . I have changed the impairment to be less severe / ramps up slower . Thanks for the feedback. I suppose you should take it off the 2019 finished list . RootBeerPong1-11-20.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 11, 2020 Share Posted January 11, 2020 4 hours ago, easmith said: was able to watch the recording this morning . I have changed the impairment to be less severe / ramps up slower . Thanks for the feedback. I suppose you should take it off the 2019 finished list . RootBeerPong1-11-20.bin 8 kB · 3 downloads Thanks so much for the update Edward, really fun game! We're looking forward to playing this again on our next ZeroPage Homebrew marathon night, with drinks this time! It was declared finished in 2019 so no need to take it off the list. ? This would probably be considered a post-release patch to the game. - James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted February 15, 2020 Author Share Posted February 15, 2020 Sent to Press ! Available in May . BTW - You can still change the title screen to read just " Beer Pong " Here is tentative label art , designed by Michael Thomasson. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TrekMD Posted February 15, 2020 Share Posted February 15, 2020 The label looks very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devlin Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Hi, I thought this was a cool game idea, i haven't played it yet.. but i did download it to play it another day when i have more time.. Anyways, good job! I have some game ideas but i do not know how to code for atari. Maybe some day.. maybe not.. lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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