+therealbountybob Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 (edited) ABBUC SOFTWARE CONTEST 2022 GAMES I'm so far behind with Atari things we'll shoehorn in the games from this year's contest. Several of them have been released, you'll need to check the abbuc thread for all the info I'll add links here as I see them, please post links to anything you find as I may struggle for Atari time until the new year. Please post comments about the games on this thread and hopefully we'll hear from a few of the authors as we go. Thanks again to everyone who spent the time creating something new Please post scores in a list in the same order as below - highlight any changes in bold or something please Round ends Weds 14th December 4pm UK time >>> here are the official results of this years' ABBUC Software Contest: Congratulations to the team of BUNNY HOP for winning the first prize! ..and thanks to everyone who has participated in the contest! We have many new great programs for our Ataris! Best regards Holger / ABBUC software ressort <<< Fandal's October Update has some of the downloads, many games have their own threads as well as the main abbuc swc thread pinned on the A8 forum here on atariage PLEASE ONLY PLAY THE ABBUC GAMES *NOT* THE OTHER NEW GAMES - WE CAN PLAY THEM IN ANOTHER ROUND AS THEY LOOK GOOD TOO BUNNY HOP (Bug fixed ver) https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/4/#elControls_5150931_menu BREAK IT 2022 looks great, can't wait to try this one 👍 https://forums.atariage.com/topic/343405-release-of-break-it-22-extended-version-abbuc-sw-contest-2022/ https://abbuc.de/forum/viewtopic.php?p=10239#p10239 ARCADIA PAC-MAN EVOLUTION This Version should run on all Atari8bit with at least 48kb, PAL and NTSC (little bit faster) also on the good old Atari 800 with 48kb. https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8312 DYE HERITAGE EDITON RETRO DSCHUMP https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/3/#elControls_5146961_menu MOON QUEST Manual and game plus language versions: https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/3/#elControls_5146940_menu SHRANKER II https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/5/#elControls_5153488_menu TRAX https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/3/#elControls_5146758_menu BINARY PARASITE BATTLE OF ERIS https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/5/#elControls_5152105_menu DARK KEEP https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/3/#elControls_5146909_menu SCRANKER I https://forums.atariage.com/topic/333458-abbuc-software-contest-2022/page/5/#elControls_5153488_menu MIDICAR PLAYER hardware application not a game! HRG TRANS LIST Edited December 3, 2022 by therealbountybob More games links 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Moon Quest is an adventure and hard to play in a competition As an ABBUC member, I am already on my way to the moon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 First try at Pacmen Evolution: 40,260. Not bad at all (the game...not my score.) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 BreakIt 117,890! This is gonna be fun round! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 BreakIt made me using my paddles for the first time in this century Arcadia is very interesting, too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted November 25, 2022 Share Posted November 25, 2022 Wow, a total of 2850 Euros in prize money! Surely that was donations? I don't follow other game developer competitions that closely, but think very few in the true retro scene can match that amount. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 PacMen Evolution: 78,050! I like the bonus levels (for spelling EXTRA) as they are very difficult to complete. Does anyone know what the cake powerup does? When you eat one, there is a timer that counts down (like the bomb and the speed powerups) but I can't figure out what the cake does. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted November 26, 2022 Author Share Posted November 26, 2022 21 hours ago, Deteacher said: BreakIt 117,890! This is gonna be fun round! 20 hours ago, MichaG said: BreakIt made me using my paddles for the first time in this century Arcadia is very interesting, too. 20 hours ago, carlsson said: Wow, a total of 2850 Euros in prize money! Surely that was donations? I don't follow other game developer competitions that closely, but think very few in the true retro scene can match that amount. I encourage everyone to be members, then you get to see (download) all the games play them and take part in the voting. I think all the subscription money makes up the prize fund and this is much increased, should be a virtuous circle As a former regular entrant to the contest I really need to make time next year to finish my game that has been on hold for 3 years! Links welcome everyone 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 26, 2022 Share Posted November 26, 2022 Schraenker 2:1,850! Finally made it out of the first house. Another fun one! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted November 27, 2022 Author Share Posted November 27, 2022 Updated first post with some more links to the other games, still a few missing In the 2nd week or so when posting scores please post a list like this in the game order listed it will help me when it comes to doing the tables - you can highlight any updates in bold etc! BUNNY HOP BREAK IT 2022 ARCADIA PAC-MAN EVOLUTION DYE HERITAGE EDITON RETRO DSCHUMP MOON QUEST SHRANKER II TRAX BINARY PARASITE BATTLE OF ERIS DARK KEEP SCRANKER I MIDICAR PLAYER HRG TRANS LIST 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 18 hours ago, therealbountybob said: MIDICAR PLAYER HRG TRANS LIST These are tools, no games. For MIDICAR PLAYER, you even need special hardware. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 PacMen Evolution: 125,320! Schranker2: 2,090! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 BREAK IT 2022: I've played it for a few hours this weekend (without switchíng off the Atari) and reached 1,762,870 points with 9 remaining lives. As there are more "P" extra lives than I've lost balls I could have played forever... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Pacmen - 36730 79860 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Break It - Very good, just a bit too easy. Retired it at 700k 9 lives left 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted November 29, 2022 Share Posted November 29, 2022 Bunny Hop: Round 26 Pacmen Evolution: 57,480 Both are fun games! Bunny Hop is a puzzle game with no score, just play for levels completed. As far as I can tell, the object is to get the rabbits to the holes. They must jump OVER something else in order to move - other rabbits, rocks, or foxes. All rabbits must be on a hole to complete the level. Pretty straightforward, but a good challenge. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) On 11/26/2022 at 2:41 PM, Deteacher said: Does anyone know what the cake powerup does? When you eat one, there is a timer that counts down (like the bomb and the speed powerups) but I can't figure out what the cake does. ABBUC Mag #150 says: You can collect these goodies: • Fruit (cherries, apple, banana), vegetables (chilli) and a fried egg. • Hearts, also broken, cakes, you will receive 10 times the amount of points for a short time. • Bomb: with this you can detonate a bomb once for a certain time and sweep all opponents off the field. • High-Speed: with this you will run a little bit faster for a short time. • Letters (E, X, T, R, A): These appear in any order. Edited November 30, 2022 by MichaG 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Retro-DSCHUMP: 1,520 Battle of Eris: 460 Retro-DSCHUMP is great! Will definitely play again. I ran into issues with Battle of Eris - it was playable but the screen was occasionally jumpy and the timing of the guns/collision detection seemed off. This might be an NTSC problem? Many of the enemies wouldn't explode after multiple direct hits. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 Played Bomb-Man mode on Pacmen 77820. Worth a try. The energizer pills don't work and the only items that appear are bombs 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted December 1, 2022 Share Posted December 1, 2022 (edited) Shall we play multiple Modes? We've got enough time. Edited December 1, 2022 by MichaG 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 Pacmen - Simple Mode Retired at 500k with 4 lives left. It doesn't get any more difficult, and there are plenty of extras to be had Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted December 3, 2022 Author Share Posted December 3, 2022 20 hours ago, McKong said: Pacmen - Simple Mode Retired at 500k with 4 lives left. It doesn't get any more difficult, and there are plenty of extras to be had On 11/29/2022 at 12:46 PM, McKong said: Break It - Very good, just a bit too easy. Retired it at 700k 9 lives left On 12/1/2022 at 1:05 PM, MichaG said: Shall we play multiple Modes? We've got enough time. Yes try all out all modes on all games if we can and report back - especially regarding the difficulty / playability. Hopefully the programmers will improve their games to have some lasting appeal with ramped up difficulty through the levels etc like the classics (where possible) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted December 3, 2022 Share Posted December 3, 2022 (edited) Pacmen - Easy 233730 Provocative 134280 Difficult 59920 Simple-High (not sure what this mode does) 200k retired with 4 lives Edited December 5, 2022 by McKong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8BIT 1337 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I gave Binary Parasite a spin (downloaded it from Fandal here) and it looks like it's only a demo with a few levels. I went to matosimi.atari.org to see about the final version but couldn't find it there (he's got two other games listed, so maybe he just hasn't had time to put it up yet). Very fun puzzler though - I look forward to the full release! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Bunny Hop - reached Easy, level 4. I would want to play longer, but my brain refuses me. Perhaps another time. Break It! 2022 Extended - unable to play. Game crashes right after the scrolling level intro screen, probably due to memory fault on my 130XE. Arcadia - at least 800 pts. This game went black after a few rounds with just the music playing. Perhaps another sign of fault on my 130XE? Pac-Men Evolution - 29390 pts. Ok version of Pac-Man, but I didn't see enough evolution in as far as I reached. Dye Heritage Edition - reached level 12. My favorite of the crop, but then again I played the original Dye for a lot of time in 2017. Retro Dschump - 1150 pts, level 4. Bounder, but I never felt the thrill of the original game. Moon Quest - didn't bother with text adventures Der Schränker II - 630 pts. Seems like a homage to early 80's games. I wasn't able to clear the first level and lost interest. Trax - 720 pts. Some kind of Chaos Engine type game, with horrible flickering after a while. Possibly another issue with my computer. Binary Parasite - cleared all 4 demo levels. Quite interesting once you understand the mechanics. Just like 8BIT 1337, I went to the developer's website but so far found no information about a full version. Battle of Eris - 340 pts. Seems like Caverns of Mars / Phobos but recreated 40 years later. Also takes a long while after entering your initials on the high score table until you can play again. Dark Keep - max 6 gold pieces, max level 6 Too bad you can't fight the monsters, could be a decent dungeon crawler. Now it is just a matter of escaping before you die. Der Schränker I - 1000 pts level 3. I'm not sure what the guns are for, as I could not shoot the ghosts. Quite frantic, but not a lasting impression. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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