A remake of Frogger in 4k.

[+splendidnut]

11 minutes ago, Omegamatrix said:

Do you enjoy writing in C more than ASM?

Yes.  I do like writing in C more.  For me, it's quite a bit easier to manage code in C vs ASM.  The biggest benefit is that the structure of code is clearer and that really helps me with keeping things organized, especially with larger projects.  The compiler I wrote gives me insight into how big code (functions) and data structures are, and how memory is allocated for global and local variables.  Those things would have to manually be tracked (or macros created / used) in DASM.

 

I also very much like the ability to do both.  I really like the ability to write things in C first and then convert over pieces to ASM.

[timdu]

20 hours ago, doug0909 said:

What I'd really like is a competitive two player frogger game, something, to my knowledge, only seen on Atari 8 bit (a prototype I think) and NES (a homebrew) to this day... it could be a lot of fun, competing for points or, simply, competing to finish the screen more times than the competition...

I too would like to see a simulateous two-player version of Frogger. If you recall, FREEWAY ( by Activision ) had two-player simultaneous action. 2 chickens crossing the freeway...  Would this be possible?

 

The Atari 8-bit computer version you are think of is Chuck Benton's version, published by Sierra On-Line:

 

https://www.atarimania.com/pgesoft.awp?version=12181

[eegad]

Nice job! Definitely superior to the parker bros version.

[+Living Room Arcade]

@splendidnut, I love your 4k Frogger!  But when I play, so far I have been unable to park my frog in the left-most spot.  Is it possible to park your frog in the left-most spot?  Maybe it's just me.  I'm no Frogger champion.  IIRC I had the same problem trying to park my frog in the left-most parking spot on the Parker Brothers version, too.  And in the arcade.  

Edited April 7 by Living Room Arcade

[+ZeroPage Homebrew]

8 minutes ago, Living Room Arcade said:

@splendidnut, I love your 4k Frogger!  But when I play, so far I have been unable to park my frog in the left-most spot.  Is it possible to park your frog in the left-most spot?  Maybe it's just me.  I'm no Frogger champion.  IIRC I had the same problem trying to park my Frog in the left-most parking spot on the Parker Brothers version, too.  And in the arcade.  

 

It's challenging but it's possible to do.

 

- James

 

 

[+Living Room Arcade]

Thank you, @ZeroPage Homebrew Mr. James. 

 

In the arcade Frogger, do you die if you are carried off screen?

Edited April 8 by Living Room Arcade

[CapitanClassic]

Yes.

 

[+Living Room Arcade]

Hello, @splendidnut!  Any updates about your new Frogger game?  

[+splendidnut]

I haven't touched this project in several weeks.  I see I did some work towards adding the fly and the crocodile in the player goal zone at the top of the screen.  And there's a few other changes that have been done.  I'll have to poke around a bit more and see what condition everything is in.

[LatchKeyKid]

It's very impressive what you were able to squeeze into that 4k with the graphics, gameplay, and music!  Nice work as I think that kid in the 80s who played the original during its heyday would have loved to get that on cartridge as a present.