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New Atari 2600 game preview - coarse blade V 1.0


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2 minutes ago, LatchKeyKid said:

Nicely done!  Any tips?  I assume you're supposed to duck under the birds and jump the snakes but the clearance on both is pretty tight for the sprites (especially the jump).

 

Just make sure you duck well before the birds get to you. Jumping the snakes is extremely tight so you have to plan it perfectly! I think I hit about 1 out of 3 snakes no matter what I do.

 

- James

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3 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said:

 

Just make sure you duck well before the birds get to you. Jumping the snakes is extremely tight so you have to plan it perfectly! I think I hit about 1 out of 3 snakes no matter what I do.

 

- James

The Snake won't bite as long as you are in the air.

The player will fatigue and lose a little bit of life as time passes. Therefore it's a good idea to keep moving forward.

After each end-of-level boss fight, you'll regain your hearts and restore full power.

It's probably easier to play this game with a joystick than with a keyboard 🙂


Todo list:

The game is 8k at the moment. I'm Contemplating expanding to 16k and adding some more Castlevania-like levels if I can figure out how to do it.

I want to add a bigger End of level Boss at the last level.

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1 hour ago, grayescu said:

Is there a .bin file for this game? I would love to play it with a joystick.

 

Joystick works for me on his Itch io page.  Maybe you need to change web browsers.  I usually use Firefox.

 

If you want more authenticity there's always these:

https://www.amazon.com/Hyperkin-Trooper-Premium-Controller-Mac-Desktop/dp/B09B349TDZ

 

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4 hours ago, Magovinna said:

Have made some progress during the weekend and the game will now be 16kb. Here is a picture of the end boss (Wolf man) from the forest level outside the castle. And one from inside the castle.

wolfBoss.png

 

Looks great!  I love the use of colors and sprite work.  Is doubling the width of the taller enemy sprite on the top pic make it look more impossing and visually impressive as a boss practical?  Obviously I don't have the code so this is just a crude MSPaint cut and paste.

doubled.jpg

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5 hours ago, LatchKeyKid said:

 

Looks great!  I love the use of colors and sprite work.  Is doubling the width of the taller enemy sprite on the top pic make it look more impossing and visually impressive as a boss practical?  Obviously I don't have the code so this is just a crude MSPaint cut and paste.

doubled.jpg

Great idea. Tested it, but not sure which one looks best?

compareWolf.png

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