Just Jeff Posted February 4, 2023 Author Share Posted February 4, 2023 I was asked to display Blocks at a local arts festival and it looked like this the whole time, once they had their fill of the quilts of course. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted February 4, 2023 Share Posted February 4, 2023 That really made my day! You could say it was a "digital quilt game." 😁 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 Is this the binary that the cartridge uses? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 1 hour ago, killersquirel said: Is this the binary that the cartridge uses? I am not 100% on that. I do know that the exact binary for the cartridge is slightly different than the public one, but that the game itself plays the same. Later today I will check to verify exactly which binary is the final public one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) On 1/15/2021 at 3:15 PM, JeremiahK said: Good news! Over the last couple weeks, Jeff and I have been able to playtest the game a bit. We found a couple bugs, and have fixed them. We also finalized the game colors for both NTSC and PAL modes. (Big thank you to Thomas Jentzsch for helping with the PAL colors!) The game control switches have been changed: LEFT DIFFICULTY controls game difficulty A = 8-colors (hard) B = 7-colors (medium) RIGHT DIFFICULTY controls helpful hits A = no hints B = show hints COLOR/BW controls game board colors For NTSC/PAL displays, put the switch to COLOR For SECAM displays, use BW We are proud to say the game is now 100% complete! (Maybe 110% would be more accurate ) bblocks.bin 2 kB · 287 downloads This is the official final release. The game plays exactly the same as the cartridge. Edited February 5, 2023 by JeremiahK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) I think I misunderstood your post. I thought you linked to the first page. Edited February 5, 2023 by JeremiahK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 2 hours ago, JeremiahK said: I think I misunderstood your post. I thought you linked to the first page. The file in the first post is the final version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted February 5, 2023 Share Posted February 5, 2023 (edited) No, the first post is the first working playable demo. The link from 1/15/2021 is the final version. Here it is again: https://forums.atariage.com/applications/core/interface/file/attachment.php?id=802312 Edited February 6, 2023 by JeremiahK 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted May 17, 2023 Share Posted May 17, 2023 I found a bug. This green block was flashing at me like a clue but there is nothing I could do about it. Since there was no other option, I think the game was going around in a loop and I had no choice but to quit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted May 23, 2023 Share Posted May 23, 2023 (edited) That's odd. At least the game was over anyway, so it isn't a game-breaking bug. Edited May 23, 2023 by JeremiahK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Playing Blocks with the family today. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 New family HS. My wife just passed our eldest sons score. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 19, 2023 Share Posted June 19, 2023 Our younger son just blew us all away with his score. Great game. Look forward to playing the other variations. 😀 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Jeff Posted June 23, 2023 Author Share Posted June 23, 2023 On 6/18/2023 at 9:05 PM, sramirez2008 said: Our younger son just blew us all away with his score. Great game. Look forward to playing the other variations. 😀 Thanks! I know I'm biased but I really think it came out great! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted June 24, 2023 Share Posted June 24, 2023 For anyone who purchased the cartridge, we added an easter egg accessible from the main menu! It's a small reward for everyone who bought a physical copy of the game. It's pretty easy to find, so I won't spoil the solution. 🙃 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted July 4, 2023 Share Posted July 4, 2023 Wow! This was the last game I played from my most recent purchase from the AtariAge store. After I was hooked on Qyx for a couple of weeks, amazed by GORF Arcade and impressed with Lode Runner, I finally gave Blocks a spin. Absolutely LOVE IT! My high score so far is 750,810. You really need those chain reactions to achieve high scores. So what are the best strategies to achieve high scores? I find working my way down the board helps me live longer by ensuring that I'm not inadvertently eliminating other moves I could have made later. However, I'm wondering if it's also reducing my overall score since it's likely reducing the probability of cascading matches since I've gotten rid of easy one-move scores. Usually I save one match at the bottom as a "safety" and work the rest of the board trying to maximize the score. At least when I get down to one remaining move I know where it is (since it's the safety) and hope that it will create new opportunities since it will have the biggest impact because it's changing the position of so many blocks. Great game! Absolutely loving it!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 On 6/24/2023 at 11:42 AM, JeremiahK said: For anyone who purchased the cartridge, we added an easter egg accessible from the main menu! It's a small reward for everyone who bought a physical copy of the game. It's pretty easy to find, so I won't spoil the solution. 🙃 I figured it out. Thanks for mentioning that the cart version includes an easter egg. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 1 hour ago, cvga said: Absolutely LOVE IT! My high score so far is 750,810. Great score. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeremiahK Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 6 hours ago, cvga said: So what are the best strategies to achieve high scores? I mostly do the same as you. I play the obvious moves at the top of the board first, keeping everything below it intact as long as possible. Once I get to the levels that are long enough, I try to push for making 5-in-a-row. Sometimes I will even get lucky and be able to make it on a cascade. The main thing to focus on is survival, though. Each level lasts longer and gives more points per match than the previous one, so if you can make it past Level 25, the points will really start piling up fast! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted July 5, 2023 Share Posted July 5, 2023 Broke my high score again last night 1,232,510 Still using the same strategy as above but I'm a little better at seeing the board and determining whether a horizonal or vertical play helps more (I had a strong preference for horizonal previously). If I notice the board is significantly overweighted in a color or two, I'll avoid those and then use a "lower" horizontal play to try to increase the odds of a cascade. Super fun game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 My bug happened again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafAtariFromKansas Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 (edited) 2 hours ago, atari2600land said: My bug happened again. Sound like you are playing (A)dvanced mode instead of (B)eginner, which it occurred bug in Advance mode. In Beginner mode, it does not occurred when 'no more move' made.. Update: I already test Block in (A)dvanced mode, it does not occurred the bug........ STRANGE thing, What I seeing this one he is try playing on either Atari 2600 system or Stella emulator. Edited July 11, 2023 by DeafAtariFromKansas Updated after I played block as testing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 I think it was already on B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafAtariFromKansas Posted July 11, 2023 Share Posted July 11, 2023 Try play in Advanced mode to see if you get bug, Chris... To me, both A and B modes does not fails on this. In Blocks, Advanced mode has 7 colors, while Beginner has 5 colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted July 12, 2023 Share Posted July 12, 2023 I guess it's my version that is wrong. I get 7 colors on both A and B. I guess not since it's only 2k. According to my computer I downloaded it on Christmas Day 2020. Perhaps this bug was fixed between my version and the actual final one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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