decle Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Hey all, It's been nearly a year, so an update on XOR progress is rather overdue. Perhaps the best way of explaining where things are is to provide a ROM to play... xorTeaser.zip ...and a short video to watch... I hope that the full game will have 30 levels, filled with fiendish puzzles. Trust me, the first two in this teaser are just a gentle warm up. Let me know what you think and any bugs that you find. Cheers decle 20 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emanuele Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I like graphics and music. Look forward to the finished game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 I love puzzle games and this one looks fun! Keep up the great work.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blainelocklair Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Very cool! Thank you for your incredible contributions to the Intellivision community. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Intymike Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 plays very well! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Very cool, I hope you complete all 30 levels, this is already a very polished game and I like that it requires some thought to be successful too. Thanks so much for this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cmart604 Posted May 27, 2020 Share Posted May 27, 2020 Awesome! Can't wait to talk about this on the next Intellivisionaries episode. ? Has my begging and pleading finally paid off? ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Neat! Looking forward to trying this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kai_Magazine Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 Very nice! Great job! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 It reminds me ever so slightly of KYE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted May 28, 2020 Share Posted May 28, 2020 An excellent-looking game! Very cool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bhall408 Posted May 29, 2020 Share Posted May 29, 2020 On 5/27/2020 at 4:56 AM, decle said: Let me know what you think and any bugs that you find. Could you post a .rom/.int version of the binary? I tried bin2rom, but it failed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
decle Posted May 30, 2020 Author Share Posted May 30, 2020 Thanks for the kind feedback. I'm glad you guys like the game. If you haven't done so already, I'd encourage you to give the demo/teaser a go using JzIntv or the LTO Flash (you can download it from the top of this thread). The zip file includes a ROM with two playable levels, along with instructions and overlays. For those that like a challenge, let me throw down the gauntlet. Is it possible to score more than 1389 on level 1? I thought I had also posted a pretty good score of 1354 on level 2, that was until my son came along and trounced it. He then claimed that it "was not a perfect run" and he "could do better". Nothing like being pounded by a 14-year-old to put you in your place. On 5/28/2020 at 5:37 PM, fdr4prez said: It reminds me ever so slightly of KYE Now that is a blast from the past! I remember playing Kye on Windows 3.1. I agree, XOR does have a similar feel to Kye and obviously it also has elements of Boulder Dash and its clones like Repton. Although, the strictly turn based nature of XOR and lack of random elements in the game mean it feels even more of a puzzler than an action game (I suspect it also makes it much easier to program ). On 5/29/2020 at 1:58 AM, bhall408 said: Could you post a .rom/.int version of the binary? Unfortunately, because the game uses Mattel-style paged memory, XOR cannot be packaged as a .rom as the file format does not support this feature. The .int format is identical to the .bin file provided, just with an alternative extension. As noted in the instructions, XOR makes use of JoeZ's JLP extensions (at the moment just for additional RAM, but shortly also for flash storage of hi-scores) so as far as I'm aware it will only work on JzIntv and the LTO Flash. Once again, thanks for your interest and comments. Keep them coming, perhaps with some high scores. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Steve Jones Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Finally had a chance to put some serious time into playing this game, I really like it, you have to think about your moves and not just charge around blindly, one wrong move will render the level impossible to finish. I got to 3 masks left in level 2 but they were impossible to get to due to my mistakes. One request I have, and this goes for any multi-level in-depth game like this, would be when you complete a level you get a code so that next time you play you can enter the code to pick up at the level you last got to. I just don't have the amount of playing time I did as a kid, (I suspect many of us are in similar situations, being responsible adults) and since most Intellivision games don't have game saves, this would encourage trying to complete a game rather than being frustrated having to start all over at the beginning and not being able to/wanting to commit the time to going all through it again. This often results in just not bothering to play the game. I know this feature is being incorporated into some upcoming games, I think it would be good to have in all games that take hours to complete. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted July 22, 2020 Share Posted July 22, 2020 Love the music! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Choices choices. 😜 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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+Steve Jones Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 31 minutes ago, Rev said: Choices choices. 😜 Didn’t decle send updated art last year? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rev Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 minute ago, Steve Jones said: Didn’t decle send updated art last year? Yes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellblock1138 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Rev said: Choices choices. 😜 Love black boxes but the one on the right is superior. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+The Intellivision Gamer Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 Purple layout but with a black box in my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+fdr4prez Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 3 hours ago, Rev said: Choices choices. 😜 Now, just speaking logically here, if you are going to honor the XOR truth table, that means you can order one or the other, but if you order both then that means that you get none 2 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wolfy62 Posted January 23, 2023 Share Posted January 23, 2023 16 hours ago, Rev said: Choices choices. 😜 I'd like to purchase whichever one has a cartridge, overlays and instruction booklet in it.👍 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orion1052003 Posted January 25, 2023 Share Posted January 25, 2023 In late 2026, XOR part 2, AND. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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