+Karl G Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 This is my own tribute to a well-known C64 classic "Space Taxi", where you fly around accepting passengers and taking them to their destinations while avoiding collisions and running out of fuel. The final version will have original levels rather than copying from the original game. 12/27/2020: This version is am early WIP. There is only one level so far. You can fly around, land, crash, run out of fuel, and transport customers, but can't move on to a new level yet. The level, for demo purposes, is a based on the original "Skyscrapers" level. Demo Instructions: Fly around using your joystick. Deploy the landing gear with the joystick button. The landing gear may be deployed anytime, but you cannot thrust left or right while it is down. If your speed is too great when you land, or if both sides of the landing gear are not on solid ground, your cab will crash. Attempting to land at any speed without the landing gear down will also result in a crash. If you land on a platform where there is a customer without hitting them, then they will board your cab, and direct you to your destination. CosmicCabbie-3.a78 CosmicCabbie-3.bin 29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+eebuckeye Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 Very cool! Great idea! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted April 1, 2020 Share Posted April 1, 2020 looks good ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 19 hours ago, Karl G said: I wanted to post this very early version to get feedback on the feel of the game controls and physics. More conservative sensitivity and slower than the C64 default settings. One of my favorite C64 games. This is a great start and a nice setting for beginners and casual players of the game. My vote is definitely for 160 mode; especially when the more colorful levels and platforms make an appearance. Unless you can pull off some great color tricks utilizing the 320 modes. It's all about atmosphere and gameplay. Again, great start. Looking forward to it being developed further. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 As Space Taxi is one of my favorite C64 games, I look forward to seeing this completed. (RIP Silas Warner) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted April 2, 2020 Share Posted April 2, 2020 Great start! I haven't played the original (heresy) but the physics feel good to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted April 2, 2020 Author Share Posted April 2, 2020 Thanks for the feedback, everyone! 10 hours ago, Trebor said: More conservative sensitivity and slower than the C64 default settings. One of my favorite C64 games. This is a great start and a nice setting for beginners and casual players of the game. Yeah; I think you are right that the controls end up being a bit easier compared to the original. I don't really want that, though, since having easier starting levels like in the original covers that well enough. I'll have to do some more playing of the original and tweak my own thrust values accordingly. Thanks for taking the time to try it out to make that comparison! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted September 6, 2020 Author Share Posted September 6, 2020 I've added a new version of this demo in the first post. This version adds the ability to pickup and dropoff customers, and earn money. There is still only one level, and no way to leave it yet, though. If someone with a multicart and an AtariVox has time to test this version, I would appreciate it. Specifically I would like to know if the speech I added is working. The game should say "Hey, cabbie!" in one of 4 voices, or just "Hey!" if you hit them with your cab. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 32 minutes ago, Karl G said: If someone with a multicart and an AtariVox has time to test this version, I would appreciate it. Specifically I would like to know if the speech I added is working. I’m away from home now, but I can test in a couple of days.? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 I can just test in emulation at the moment, but the gameplay feels solid. The pseudo-3d display without pseudo-3d positioning and collision drives me a little nuts, but I see Space Taxi does the same thing. I guess I'll need to get over it until the 2d levels appear. ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 1 hour ago, Karl G said: If someone with a multicart and an AtariVox has time to test this version, I would appreciate it. Specifically I would like to know if the speech I added is working. The game should say "Hey, cabbie!" in one of 4 voices, or just "Hey!" if you hit them with your cab. It works exactly as expected. Here's a 2 1/2 minute audio clip. I died a couple of times, a bunch of collisions into the customers and some clean pickups and drops offs as well. Love there's variation in the voices. Great job! Cosmic Cabbie 20200906 AtariVox Only.mp3 Everything else is working beautifully as well. The physics are almost exact to the C64, although I do believe the aforementioned is a bit more forgiving on the limits of how hard and fast you can land. This port is slightly more sensitive; which is not necessarily a bad thing. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrBeefy Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Looks neat! Hope to see more soon! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted September 6, 2020 Share Posted September 6, 2020 Awesome! Thank you! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted December 27, 2020 Author Share Posted December 27, 2020 At some point I need to get serious and come up with my own original levels and accompanying graphics, but I thought for now I'd post one more PoC demo version. Version 3 has improved lives display, better collision handling, and implementation of fuel (though no way to refuel on the demo level). 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted December 27, 2020 Share Posted December 27, 2020 I like the little bounce when you land if you are a little fast but not fast enough to splatter, nice touch Movement on the cab is nice too, feels right. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Oh, I can’t wait to add this my Concerto when I get home. I thought I was “following” this thread, I wasn’t, but am now.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Hi @Karl G I tested the latest ROM with my Concerto and I can fly around, land, crash and run out of fuel, but I'm unable to pick up my customer. Just want to confirm whether or not we should be able to pick up the customer. -Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 32 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Hi @Karl G I tested the latest ROM with my Concerto and I can fly around, land, crash and run out of fuel, but I'm unable to pick up my customer. Just want to confirm whether or not we should be able to pick up the customer. -Thanks. D'oh! Looks like I had uploaded the wrong ROM. I've updated with the correct ones. Thanks for catching that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 42 minutes ago, Karl G said: D'oh! Looks like I had uploaded the wrong ROM. I've updated with the correct ones. Thanks for catching that! Confirmed as working now, thanks. Btw, the speech (AtariVox) is not really audible. And in some instances, is just a couple of bleeps/bloops. Thanks for sharing the ROM. I look forward to your next update. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 40 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Btw, the speech (AtariVox) is not really audible. And in some instances, is just a couple of bleeps/bloops. Just wondering... does your vox sound fine with Dungeon Stalker and T:ME Salvo? Some percentage of consoles were found to have an AtariVox voice problem with these games, similar to what you describe, and the issue was eventually traced back to a problem with the design of the Vox units themselves. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 3 minutes ago, RevEng said: Just wondering... does your vox sound fine with Dungeon Stalker and T:ME Salvo? Some percentage of consoles were found to have an AtariVox voice problem with these games, similar to what you describe, and the issue was eventually traced back to a problem with the design of the Vox units themselves. Yes, works fine with DS and T:ME Salvo. I have one of the earlier models. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RevEng Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Ok, thanks for confirming. The AtariVox bug I was talking about is definitely related to AV+, so that's definitely not the problem here. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 1 minute ago, RevEng said: Ok, thanks for confirming. The AtariVox bug I was talking about is definitely related to AV+, so that's definitely not the problem here. ? I did have it plugged into an extension cable, but that's how I always have it attached to my 7800. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted December 29, 2020 Author Share Posted December 29, 2020 I haven't yet tested speech on my console. My vox doesn't fit well in the joystick port because the casing gets in the way, so I will try with it removed from the casing. I know at least Trebor had success with the speech, so I'm wondering if I somehow broke it in the meantime? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 36 minutes ago, Karl G said: I haven't yet tested speech on my console. My vox doesn't fit well in the joystick port because the casing gets in the way, so I will try with it removed from the casing. I know at least Trebor had success with the speech, so I'm wondering if I somehow broke it in the meantime? I know my Vox is still in working order, as I've been testing a game that includes several phrases of speech. <Edit> just played Dungeon Stalker and all of the speech worked. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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