+KaeruYojimbo Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 Torr was planning to play some Fortnite, but his PS5 is installing a massive system update. Since he has time to kill, he thought he'd dig out his trusty Atari 2600 and play some of his old favorites. But it's been a while since the last time he hooked it up, and now his Atari stuff is scattered around the house. Before he can play, he'll have to find his VCS, joystick, power supply and game cartridges and bring them back to the TV. In this game, you control Torr. Move him through the rooms of the house to find everything he needs to play some Yars' Revenge. To collect each item, you'll need to finish a minigame. (Well, eventually. Right now only 2 of the minigames are in the game, and they're a little rough around the edges still. You can just grab the power supply and cartridge without playing a minigame.) Once you have all four items, bring them to the TV room and touch the TV. And that's it. The game ends. You don't get a jewel-encrusted joystick or anything like that. This is still a work in progress. In addition to adding to more minigames, I want to improve the item location randomization and possibly add some sort of rating system that awards you stars when you finish based on how long it takes and how many times you have to play the minigames. Maybe a fifth item if I have room and can think of something (manual? snacks?). BoredQuest 20210529.bin 7 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 5 hours ago, KaeruYojimbo said: This is still a work in progress. In addition to adding to more minigames, I want to improve the item location randomization and possibly add some sort of rating system that awards you stars when you finish based on how long it takes and how many times you have to play the minigames. Maybe a fifth item if I have room and can think of something (manual? snacks?). Fun stuff, looking forward to seeing the other minigames! - James Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4833357 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredtdk Posted June 1, 2021 Share Posted June 1, 2021 Maybe a Yars-inspired minigame? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4835270 Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfredtdk Posted June 4, 2021 Share Posted June 4, 2021 On 5/29/2021 at 12:22 PM, KaeruYojimbo said: Torr was planning to play some Fortnite, but his PS5 is installing a massive system update. Since he has time to kill, he thought he'd dig out his trusty Atari 2600 and play some of his old favorites. But it's been a while since the last time he hooked it up, and now his Atari stuff is scattered around the house. Before he can play, he'll have to find his VCS, joystick, power supply and game cartridges and bring them back to the TV. In this game, you control Torr. Move him through the rooms of the house to find everything he needs to play some Yars' Revenge. To collect each item, you'll need to finish a minigame. (Well, eventually. Right now only 2 of the minigames are in the game, and they're a little rough around the edges still. You can just grab the power supply and cartridge without playing a minigame.) Once you have all four items, bring them to the TV room and touch the TV. And that's it. The game ends. You don't get a jewel-encrusted joystick or anything like that. This is still a work in progress. In addition to adding to more minigames, I want to improve the item location randomization and possibly add some sort of rating system that awards you stars when you finish based on how long it takes and how many times you have to play the minigames. Maybe a fifth item if I have room and can think of something (manual? snacks?). BoredQuest 20210529.bin 4 kB · 38 downloads A fifth item? I think there was a lack of this essential retro item to hook up an Atari on vintage TV. As a bonus you would be honoring inventor Allan Alcorn. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4836792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 But what if the Atari game he wanted to play was BoredQuest? You could go into an infinite loop. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4837364 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+D Train Posted June 5, 2021 Share Posted June 5, 2021 58 minutes ago, Karl G said: But what if the Atari game he wanted to play was BoredQuest? You could go into an infinite loop. Inception 2600? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4837397 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVDfever Posted June 9, 2021 Share Posted June 9, 2021 Just had a quick go. How do I complete the VCS minigame, please? I get that I'm having to go inbetween the two posts and go through when my path isn't blocked, but it doesn't seem to end. I figured it would end after a few passes through. Thanks. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4840033 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVDfever Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 Anyone know, please? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4840703 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafAtariFromKansas Posted June 10, 2021 Share Posted June 10, 2021 (edited) On 6/9/2021 at 2:42 AM, DVDfever said: Just had a quick go. How do I complete the VCS minigame, please? I get that I'm having to go inbetween the two posts and go through when my path isn't blocked, but it doesn't seem to end. I figured it would end after a few passes through. Thanks. For path (Between 2 posts), you need to run all way from bottom to top without being blocked. Edited June 10, 2021 by DeafAtariFromKansas add "from bottom"... 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4840824 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DVDfever Posted June 14, 2021 Share Posted June 14, 2021 Thanks for that, and I've put up some gameplay here Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4843425 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted July 29, 2021 Share Posted July 29, 2021 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing BoredQuest on tomorrow's (Fri Jul 30, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Mortal Kombat 2600 (2021 WIP) by Iván Zurlis @ivancillo Scissors Rock Paper Card Game (2021 WIP) by Alberto @jab BoredQuest (2021 WIP) by Ric Pryor @KaeruYojimbo (SET TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY!) 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/321121-boredquest-wip/#findComment-4873755 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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