Sergioz82 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Finally my game is ready! It's called Spac-Man and it's my personal take on Pac Man mechanics. I hope you'll like it. Throw shoes, trap the ghosts, explode bombs to leave them in spiritual underpants, chase pesky dots.. you can find these and much more inside the special question mark block! Some features: Attract mode 11 unique bonuses (or hindrances) that will affect the gameplay 8 Mazes Attached you will find the bin file for the FinalGrom and the user manual. 32K RAM expansion required. The page on TI-99 Italian User Club: https://www.ti99iuc.it/web/index.php?pageid=database_cerca&archivioid=1153#.Y5jHSXbMKUm Spac-Man8.bin (Multilanguage)-(Manual)-(Spac-Man)-(2022)-(by_Sergio_Zanotti)-(from_ti99iuc.it).pdf 22 9 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrhodes Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 52 minutes ago, Sergioz82 said: ... explode bombs to leave them in spiritual underpants ... Spiritual underpants, you say? Are these Mormon ghosts? 2 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171522 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elia Spallanzani fdt Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Bravo, sembra molto divertente! 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171540 Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabrice montupet Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 Nice realization and very good sound effects. I notice that you have used a technique to bypass the problem of the 5th sprite. Which did you retained? 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171582 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 9 hours ago, fabrice montupet said: Nice realization and very good sound effects. I notice that you have used a technique to bypass the problem of the 5th sprite. Which did you retained? Thank you! I had thought about retaining Spac Man + Bandana but that left me with only 2 sprite positions to swap that is only 1 ghost or 1 shoe, so I decided for a rotation of all sprites. I think it works fair, only in most crowded situation (Spac Man + ghosts + shoes + pesky dot on the same line) it shows its limits. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171761 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 10 hours ago, Elia Spallanzani fdt said: Bravo, sembra molto divertente! Thank you, if you like you can try it on TI99 IUC page I linked Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171762 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Very nice! I like the boot mechanic (and how it changes from BOOT to BOOTS to show you have multiple) and the brave choice to move the ghost box around 6 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171774 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 18 minutes ago, Tursi said: Very nice! I like the boot mechanic (and how it changes from BOOT to BOOTS to show you have multiple) and the brave choice to move the ghost box around Thank you very much, I'm glad you like the game! The boot is a silly idea I had during game development, in first place the bonus had to be something more Rambo-related like a machine gun, but given the overall style I changed it to something more playful. I soon realized that moving the ghost box around is something to be done carefully, some levels became unplayable. Best example is maze 4: in early tests you couldn't even move 16 pixels before being eaten. And I still think maze 4 is the most unforgiving of the bunch. 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171783 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 A cool take on the classic game. I particularly like the "pesky dot." Nice call-back and homage in the introduction. Very well done and performs well. 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171850 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 Very smooth, very playable. And probably the only game using 8x8 magnified sprites 😊. 5 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171885 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 4 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: A cool take on the classic game. I particularly like the "pesky dot." Nice call-back and homage in the introduction. Very well done and performs well. Thank you very much. The pesky dot idea came out of nothing, it just popped in my mind, I immediately knew I had to put it in the game 2 hours ago, Asmusr said: Very smooth, very playable. And probably the only game using 8x8 magnified sprites 😊. for the smoothness I have to thank you and all the users who helped me in my development thread. Without your programming advices I'm sure the game would have been clunkier. Anyway wow, this being probably the only game with 8x8 magnified sprite is an unexpected achievement 4 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5171966 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrospect Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 I've just downloaded and played this game now and it is really good! I love the graphics, sounds and the humour in the writing. Very well done and an enjoyable game, one I will keep playing for a good while 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5172011 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 1 hour ago, Retrospect said: I've just downloaded and played this game now and it is really good! I love the graphics, sounds and the humour in the writing. Very well done and an enjoyable game, one I will keep playing for a good while Thank you very much! 3 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5172040 Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted January 4, 2023 Share Posted January 4, 2023 Nice game, love the different options in the game! 1 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5183826 Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 On 12/14/2022 at 11:29 PM, Asmusr said: Very smooth, very playable. And probably the only game using 8x8 magnified sprites 😊. If I am correct, the others I now can think of are: Jawbreaker, Demon Attack, Moon Patrol having these 8x8 sprites ? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5185154 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 @globeron I am seeing 16x16 sprites for Demon Attack. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5185156 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willsy Posted January 6, 2023 Share Posted January 6, 2023 SDA sprites look like 32x32 to me. Congratulations on the game - a really lovely take on the original. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5185229 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted January 7, 2023 Share Posted January 7, 2023 On 1/6/2023 at 2:30 AM, Willsy said: SDA sprites look like 32x32 to me. Congratulations on the game - a really lovely take on the original. They are indeed 32x32, non-magnified. There are 6 sprites to each alien in two colors. I had to rip them all for a project. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5186210 Share on other sites More sharing options...
globeron Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 Thanks for clarifying the sprites ! Back to SPAC-MAN, really love the game. .cc @ti99iuc --> Here is the corrected .rpk (e.g. for Batocera / MAME platforms, and image / video preview) Batocera-spac-man.zip 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5186260 Share on other sites More sharing options...
ti99iuc Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 @globeron many thanks for the fix! I have updated it in the website download page too. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5186468 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 8, 2023 Share Posted January 8, 2023 I found another interesting case. I placed a trap in the tunnel and it split. I never had the chance to see if it worked as I was too involved in catching a screenshot and never be back. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5186614 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 8 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: I found another interesting case. I placed a trap in the tunnel and it split. I never had the chance to see if it worked as I was too involved in catching a screenshot and never be back. WAIT! I DID COME BACK! 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5186946 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 7 hours ago, OLD CS1 said: WAIT! I DID COME BACK! This is not good I didn't foresee this scenario, I must add a check to prevent it. Btw, for the other bug you found I couldn't replicate it. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5187120 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergioz82 Posted January 9, 2023 Author Share Posted January 9, 2023 (edited) I updated the game to correct a couple of bugs. Here it is: Spac-man8.bin Please guys let me know if you find something else. @OLD CS1 Ok, I think I have addressed the trap bugs There were two problems: 1) The code skipped the check for the 3rd character being empty (for row counter reason it's actually the last one to be checked). To replicate the problem one must place a trap above a "T junction" of pills, that is an horizontal line crossed with a vertical one. I use your screenshot for reference. As you can see, the 3rd trap character (from top left clockwise) in this case overwrites one pill in the vertical line so Spac Man can't eat it and therefore the pill counter will never go to zero. 2) For the crooked trap in the tunnels I added a check for its placement, it won't be set if Spac Man position is below column 16 and above column 240 About the problem of ice maze you mentioned in the other thread, I don't understand what happens. The ice maze mechanics is that one can't turn Spac Man except when he's not moving. The player's input is memorized though, so when the effect is over but the player for example told Spac Man to go right he will move in that direction if he can. Edited January 9, 2023 by Sergioz82 5 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5187177 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+OLD CS1 Posted January 9, 2023 Share Posted January 9, 2023 1 hour ago, Sergioz82 said: About the problem of ice maze you mentioned in the other thread, I don't understand what happens. The ice maze mechanics is that one can't turn Spac Man except when he's not moving. The player's input is memorized though, so when the effect is over but the player for example told Spac Man to go right he will move in that direction if he can. That might be what happened, then. I may get a chance to play some more over the next couple of days. I will let you know if I stumble across anything. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/345001-spac-man/#findComment-5187250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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