+Muddyfunster Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 2048 - Atari 7800 Edition This is my take on a 2048 number tile game for the 7800. I started this as a bit of a side-project / experiment as I'd never really tried anything like a puzzle game before. It took shape quite quickly and with a bit of polishing turned into a playable game. There is no sound or music, I wanted the game to be quite minimalistic in approach (to be honest, sfx playing each time you make a move would probably drive most people crazy). Unless some bugs are found and need fixing, I'd call this done. 2048 is Couch Compliant! Enjoy! Objective & Playing Make a 2048 tile! The game is played on a 4 x 4 board and the player starts with two number 2 tiles. Each turn where the player makes a valid move, another number 2 tile is added to the game board (a valid move is moving the tiles, or combining tiles). If you try to move in such a way that no move is completed, a turn is not registered and no new number "2" is added to the board. You make new tiles by combining the tiles already on the board. Combine 2 and 2 to make a 4, combine 4 and 4 to make an 8 and so on, combine a 1024 and 1024 to make a 2048. Game over occurs when the board is full and you no longer have a valid move available (ie no way to move or combine tiles). It sounds way more complex that it is. Controls Up, Down, Left & Right will move all of the tiles on the board in the direction you select. example Scoring Score points by smashing tiles together. Score = the sum of the tiles you smash together - create an 8 tile - you score 8, create a 32 tile, you score 32 and so on. Greedy moves are not allowed (no mega-combines - A tile can only combine once per turn). Release Candidate ROM The RC2 rom supports NTSC and PAL as well as AV/Save key for hiscores. The RC2 rom should work fine on Dragonfly, Concerto and most emulators. BUP might get upset with the hiscore code, I'll add a "BUP Friendly" version over the weekend. Thanks @Trebor @ZeroPage Homebrew @sramirez2008 for doing a bit of testing and for valuable feedback! 2048_RC1a.a78 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 These kinds of games can be so relaxing! 1 hour ago, Muddyfunster said: 2048 is Couch Compliant! ??? THANK YOU! 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I'm not usually very good at these types of games, but here is my first run. I was able to make a 512 block and had a 256 hiding near it as well. But wasn't able to get rid of two 16 blocks that simply would no line up for me and it was pretty quick and over with at that point. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 Decent score @-^CrossBow^-! @sramirez2008 is currently the top number cruncher, he has hit a 12k to my knowledge. My best is a little over 7k, didn't quite get to a 1024 block. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 2 hours ago, DrVenkman said: These kinds of games can be so relaxing! I think I spent as much time testing as I did programming . 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 Latest HS with current RC via Dragonfly. Still chasing after the elusive 2048 tile. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 13, 2021 Author Share Posted November 13, 2021 8 minutes ago, sramirez2008 said: Latest HS with current RC via Dragonfly. Still chasing after the elusive 2048 tile. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 1 hour ago, sramirez2008 said: Latest HS with current RC via Dragonfly. Still chasing after the elusive 2048 tile. That's awesome. So far after about 40 minutes I haven't made it past 512 yet. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 10 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: That's awesome. So far after about 40 minutes I haven't made it past 512 yet. Keep at it. One of us has to be able to create the 2048 tile. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 13, 2021 Share Posted November 13, 2021 I know this game for other systems....great work...Muddy 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 So I watched college football most of the afternoon yesterday and played many rounds of this delightful time-waster. I never did get past the 512 block, but I was able to get to that mark numerous times, and to 256 most of the time. I expect I’ll spend many idle hours just letting my brain unwind with this one in days and months to come. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 15 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: So I watched college football most of the afternoon yesterday and played many rounds of this delightful time-waster. I never did get past the 512 block, but I was able to get to that mark numerous times, and to 256 most of the time. I expect I’ll spend many idle hours just letting my brain unwind with this one in days and months to come. Exactly where I am with the game currently. I spent an obnoxious amount of time playing late last night.. so addictive. I'm quite surprised at my attention to this title, honestly, puzzle games I'm typically not a big fan; however, I believe the number combination concept here is the hook for me. If this was a puzzle game of sequencing pieces to make pictures, I would likely hardly play it. I've come to the conclusion that obviously, Muddyfunster is Latin for drug dealer, and somehow giving me a fix. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Finally hit the 1024 block but not much further than that. Still, progress! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 14, 2021 Share Posted November 14, 2021 Someone please stage an intervention ... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted November 15, 2021 Share Posted November 15, 2021 59 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: Someone please stage an intervention ... It’s hard to stop playing isn’t it? Btw, like your Toshiba.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 17, 2021 Author Share Posted November 17, 2021 Glad you guys are enjoying it Admittedly, I accidentally played for a bit earlier too, all in the name of "testing", ahem.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 I played it, too, now that I have my 7800 back (thanks @-^CrossBow^-)! I really don't even have any suggestions for improvements. It's a nice, clean interface, and I agree that sounds would probably be annoying for this game. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted November 17, 2021 Share Posted November 17, 2021 13 minutes ago, Karl G said: I played it, too, now that I have my 7800 back (thanks @-^CrossBow^-)! Sure thing! Glad to get you up and going quickly. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted November 23, 2021 Author Share Posted November 23, 2021 I think I'm going to call this one done. I may revisit a few small tweaks here and there if there is a cart release. 7 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 found myself waking up in my chair.....love this game...still chasing the 2048 tile. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just now, NIKON said: found myself waking up in my chair.....love this game...still chasing the 2048 tile. You fell asleep playing the game? ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 49 minutes ago, Albert said: You fell asleep playing the game? ..Al Hey, it's very relaxing. The closest thing to #ASMR you'll find for the 7800. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIKON Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 1 hour ago, Albert said: You fell asleep playing the game? ..Al yes I did....cant stop hitting the reset button..lol 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 28, 2021 Share Posted November 28, 2021 Just now, NIKON said: yes I did....cant stop hitting the reset button..lol I probably should not play this, then. ..Al 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+splendidnut Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 First play-though: (To be fair, I've played the original web version many times before) Then I hit the button, expecting to continue... but of course, I got caught off-guard by the "couch-compliant" reset. Oops. Does the game let you continue on from this point, or is this the end of the game? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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