kisrael Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 (edited) Loaded 4 BearAI An original Atari 2600 Death Match! Now with computer opponent! Do bears shoot in the woods? They do now! A frenetic deathmatch for one or two players... run through the leafy forest. Every time you shoot, you freeze, and lose your natural camouflage - but you can control your shot of bearish-doom right into your opponent. First bear to 10 hits wins! The original 2 player version was written in 48 hours for the Global Game Jame 2015 and featured the best Atari music this side of Gyruss and Pitfall II! The 2020 update adds a relentless-but-gullible computer opponent. UPDATE: new version drops the camouflage in one player mode, which should make things clearer PROTIP: the computer is fierce but not smart. If you can make it to the screen, the computer might be confused enough to give you some breathing room... More info at the official website https://alienbill.com/loaded4bear/ loaded4bear.bb loaded4bearAI.bin Edited June 8, 2020 by kisrael updated game 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Nice coming back to this one. I've always loved games where the CPU opponent is playing by the same rules as the human. 30 bytes of ROM left to spare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 The link to your web site seems to jump to this thread when clicked on. I'm not sure what I'm supposed to do in the game. The enemy seems to run right at me, then I can't tell which one I am or which way to shoot. Can you post a YouTube video showing the best way to play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Fair points. I've modified the game to remove the "camouflage" (bears are the same color as the forest when not firing) when playing the computer, which should make the players more clear. As for tactics - the computer is fierce and in your face but can be confused if you make it to the scren edge... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Not too hard to beat once you get the idea. But the computer is relentless - which is kind of reflected in the intense music from the original! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 I like the AI for the Bear and the mini tunes. I think they would go well during the game if it's possible to call them for specific events like when the board is scrolling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted June 8, 2020 Author Share Posted June 8, 2020 Oh like Dig Dug, where it's just music when the player is moving? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr SQL Posted June 8, 2020 Share Posted June 8, 2020 Yeah great example, Dig Dug has a couple of mini tunes that play when the player moves or pumps up the monsters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted June 10, 2020 Share Posted June 10, 2020 (edited) We'll be checking out Loaded 4 Bear AI on tomorrow's (Wed Jun 10) ZeroPage Homebrew stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: I Ran (2020 WIP | 8-bit) by Vladimir Zuñiga (@vhzc) Crazy Tunes (2020 Update) by Jeff Johnson (@Omegamatrix) Loaded 4 Bear AI (2020) by Kirk Israel (@kisrael) Smiley (2007) by Chris Read (@atari2600land) Dragonfire (1982 Gold Thumb Attempt #1: x/25000) by Bob Smith (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Edited June 12, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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