+therealbountybob Posted August 14 Share Posted August 14 (edited) FLOB v1.03 No idea but we *all* voted for it so here we go! Round will finish in a couple of weeks if the game has enough to it to keep us occupied? Will confirm date nearer the time! A newish game from 2021 and has a whacking 9.5 out of 10 on Atarimania with 94 votes so might be good eh?!! Comments and tips welcome Sorry but we are playing a Cartridge only game or can use emulation - if anyone needs any help please post. I've just downloaded the v.103 car file and opened it with altirra and it seems to work ;) I didn't realise Flob is a CAR [Cartridge] file (for use with Atarimax etc) and the DD ATR disks are for creating and updating the cartridges. Official web site has all the info on the game and you can freely download the latest CAR version or purchase the game too: https://bocianu.atari.pl/blog/flob https://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-flob_s28866.html Have fun and join in EVERYONE Edited August 19 by therealbountybob Flob is .CAR or emulation only - sorry Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
jblenkle Posted August 15 Share Posted August 15 Wow, this is one of the weirdest games I've played. I really have no idea what to do. I've not been able to score any points and have only gotten 16 of 109 slimes. Now I'm stuck four or five rooms in and can't figure how to advance any further. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5516623 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted August 16 Share Posted August 16 (edited) I like this game Escaped the lab! Game Time 12:09 Slimes 91 of 109 Score 1611 Game Time 07:53 Slimes 89 of 109 Score 2221 Game Time 09:26 Slimes 91 of 109 Score 2029 Sewers 4:27 Score 0 Slimes 49 of 148 15:25 Score 0 Slimes 114 of 148 Edited August 21 by McKong Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5516810 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 17 Author Share Posted August 17 I didn't realise Flob is [CARTRIDGE ONLY] on a DD disk so will not work on a 1050 drive (can load via APE etc) - would not have polled it if I had known this. See first post - edited! Official web site has all the info on the game and you can freely download the latest version or purchase the game too: https://bocianu.atari.pl/blog/flob Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5517380 Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted August 17 Share Posted August 17 (edited) For those who have gotten the game to work - are you using the .atr files? I'm opening the .atr (with APE) on an NTSC 130xe and I can't figure out how to get it to boot into the game. It's always opening some kind of flash cart updater, and I can't figure out how to bypass that. EDIT: Maybe it's cart only and the .atr is just for updating a flash cart?Emulation worked for me. Escape from the lab Score 735 Slimes 91 of 109 Game Time 12:49 Edited August 17 by graywest 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5517424 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 (edited) As far as I know Flob is a cartridge only game. You can use Atarimax, Picocart or Side3 esc. On the originals cartridge, the Atarimax and the special version vor AVGCART the progress is saved. Edited August 18 by MichaG 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5517894 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I must've misplaced my Atarimax cartridge a couple of years ago, possibly lent it away to someone who claims he never had it. I have the programming device though. I suppose most of us will play this round through emulation, which is fine for some games but a PITA for others. Or maybe reuse one or both of the runners-up games. I checked the other output from the developer of FloB, but those were not very suitable for HSC. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5517968 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted August 18 Share Posted August 18 I dont have any means to save progress on this one, I dont think, so I'm starting from scratch each time. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518087 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 19 Author Share Posted August 19 19 hours ago, carlsson said: I must've misplaced my Atarimax cartridge a couple of years ago, possibly lent it away to someone who claims he never had it. I have the programming device though. I suppose most of us will play this round through emulation, which is fine for some games but a PITA for others. Or maybe reuse one or both of the runners-up games. I checked the other output from the developer of FloB, but those were not very suitable for HSC. I've updated the first post - it's emulation or buy or build a cartridge from the .CAR file for this round. Sorry folks Had a quick go - scored 16/109 not sure how to get some of the slime, looks a nice if simple game, will play more soon. [START] / [F2] is Pause Sort of like Fanda's games e.g. Ollies Follies / Ghost Chaser etc. Not sure if it's cheating to flip and flip again quickly and move mid fall or this is how you are meant to pass some areas? 36/109 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518372 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) Emulation has worked for me. I just ran the .cas file with the newest version (1.03). Atari800Win treats it like a flash cart and writes to it every time I finish a game. However progress is not saved. If you unlock a new level during play, it goes back to locked when you shut down. The save state function could be used to prevent this, but not sure if that's out of bounds? 1 hour ago, therealbountybob said: Not sure if it's cheating to flip and flip again quickly and move mid fall or this is how you are meant to pass some areas? Definitely not cheating. Without spoiling anything, you'll need to flip in mid air to get some of the slime. Edited August 19 by rdrunner Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518404 Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted August 19 Share Posted August 19 (edited) 10 hours ago, therealbountybob said: Sort of like Fanda's games e.g. Ollies Follies / Ghost Chaser etc. Not sure if it's cheating to flip and flip again quickly and move mid fall or this is how you are meant to pass some areas? 36/109 I don't think it's cheating - but note that your score goes down every time you flip the screen so you'll want to do it sparingly. I think it's related to something I saw in the instructions about how you need "slime" to power your flipping abilities... I tried it out just now and verified that it's game over if your score drops to 0. Edited August 19 by graywest Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518644 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 12 hours ago, graywest said: I don't think it's cheating - but note that your score goes down every time you flip the screen so you'll want to do it sparingly. I think it's related to something I saw in the instructions about how you need "slime" to power your flipping abilities... I tried it out just now and verified that it's game over if your score drops to 0. 20 hours ago, rdrunner said: Emulation has worked for me. I just ran the .cas file with the newest version (1.03). Atari800Win treats it like a flash cart and writes to it every time I finish a game. However progress is not saved. If you unlock a new level during play, it goes back to locked when you shut down. The save state function could be used to prevent this, but not sure if that's out of bounds? Definitely not cheating. Without spoiling anything, you'll need to flip in mid air to get some of the slime. So that flippimg a lot zeroed my score and I was out - really should read the instructions On 8/18/2024 at 9:30 PM, McKong said: I dont have any means to save progress on this one, I dont think, so I'm starting from scratch each time. Not sure if new level is a new section of the main game or a completely new game - guess the latter as McKong posted a score for the Sewer - playing from the start vs using a save state at the start of a new section depends on how much there is to the game - if we know there are say 3 sections and that is probably achievable from the start then no, but if say there are 10 sections and that would be the only way to make progress then save states at the start of each section ok. Leave this one up to you guys to figure unless I get further today On 8/16/2024 at 12:21 AM, jblenkle said: Wow, this is one of the weirdest games I've played. I really have no idea what to do. I've not been able to score any points and have only gotten 16 of 109 slimes. Now I'm stuck four or five rooms in and can't figure how to advance any further. Hopefully some of the posts here have helped? If not post again? ! first tables - just using slime collected for now LAB Player Score Points 1st graywest 91 12 1st McKong 91 12 3rd therealbountybob 36 10 4th jblenkle 16 9 SEWER 1st Mckong 110 ?! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518841 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 20 Author Share Posted August 20 89 of 109 some of them are very tricky to get, not worth the loss of power e.g. I couldn't get past the middle section spike on the screenshot 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518863 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 (edited) I believe that there are 6 stages in the game. Even though at the start you can only play the first stage, you can see the others by scrolling between them before starting to play. They're just "locked" until you complete other stages. My initial thought was since the game was designed to save your progress and achievements (press Select on title screen) to the flash cart, we could mimic that by using a save state on the title screen. However, the first level at least was short enough (once you solve it) that maybe it's not a big deal to just replay it. At the very least, each level is it's own "game", since you return to the title screen when you complete one. Also note on scoring: If you complete a stage, your score is what's left of your power meter, but if you lose, your score is zero. Not sure how that affects the rankings for our purposes. There is definitely incentive to beat the levels quickly (and without over-flipping) as well as to collect as much slime as possible to maximize points. Edited August 20 by rdrunner 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5518870 Share on other sites More sharing options...
McKong Posted August 20 Share Posted August 20 4 hours ago, therealbountybob said: 89 of 109 some of them are very tricky to get, not worth the loss of power e.g. I couldn't get past the middle section spike on the screenshot Interesting, I've completed the 1st level a few times and haven't seen that screen 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5519100 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted August 21 Author Share Posted August 21 I will be AFA (away from Atari) for a week or so, should be able to play on emulation though ! This round will end Monday 2nd September 12pm UK time. I'll start up the next poll now... https://forums.atariage.com/topic/371258-hsc12-round-13-poll/ 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5519692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted August 22 Share Posted August 22 Lab: 5:25 / Score 2323 / 79 Slimes I realy love this game, it was my first software purchase this century after my "Atari rebirth". The sound is great, try to listen to it in stereo! 3 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5520275 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted August 23 Share Posted August 23 Really digging this game. Love how it cracks a joke here and there when you find something: 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5520754 Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted August 25 Share Posted August 25 Now I've tried this game twice, a total of 12 minutes. My brain says no. Best result was 0 pts, 17 of 109 slimes. 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5522133 Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariSphinx Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 14 of 109 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5524407 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 Heh, i have no time... My poor result: score 0, slime 31/109 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5524465 Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdrunner Posted September 2 Share Posted September 2 I beat the game! Individual level scores below. My laptop has the usual pics if needed, but I'm away from the house this weekend. Flob is a really well-made game, that I think is deserving of the rating it got on Atarimania. Felt like a cross between Metal Storm (another gravity-flipper game) and Super Meat Boy. I found every slime in each level, which included the hidden "secrets". Each secret is worth a huge bonus, but is usually hard to collect (ex: the "R U MAD" room I posted before requires a bunch of mid-air flips). Most of these were easy to stumble into with a little exploration (walk over a certain spot and a door opens), but a couple required a lot of hunting. I just barely found the last one in Silver Dust Mines, which is why that score is a bit lower. Now I'm wondering if I should inquire about a physical copy. Would be cool to see the flash drive in action and work on the achievements. Escape from the Lab: 13618, 109/109, 7:34 Abominable Sewers: 14888, 148/148, 7:33 Suburban Parkour: 12731, 134/134, 9:35 Hazardous Mudlands: 14672, 150/150, 8:03 Silver Dust Mines: 9137, 165/165, 13:47 Return to the Lab: 10127, 171/171, 16:34 2 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5526501 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 3 Author Share Posted September 3 Some great feedback rdrunner, hopefully the programmers will have spotted this thread Been a busy month but should be able to get back on track Atari wise now Nice new game worth checking out if you are passing through this thread Thanks for playing final tables Flob v1.03 Player Score Points 1st rdrunner 109 12+3 2nd graywest 91 11 3rd McKong 91 10 4th MichaG 79 9 5th therealbountybob 36 8 6th Sikor 31 7 7th carlsson 17 6 8th jblenkle 16 5 9th AtariSphinx 14 4 Rdrunners scores for the HSC records: Escape from the Lab: 13618, 109/109, 7:34 Abominable Sewers: 14888, 148/148, 7:33 (* McKong 110) Suburban Parkour: 12731, 134/134, 9:35 Hazardous Mudlands: 14672, 150/150, 8:03 Silver Dust Mines: 9137, 165/165, 13:47 Return to the Lab: 10127, 171/171, 16:34 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5527218 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bocianu Posted September 29 Share Posted September 29 Thank you for choosing and playing my game I'm really glad you found it interesting, and congratulations to @rdrunner for beating the game! You're one of only four people I know who have completed all the levels. 1 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5541008 Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 2 Author Share Posted October 2 On 9/29/2024 at 10:41 PM, bocianu said: Thank you for choosing and playing my game I'm really glad you found it interesting, and congratulations to @rdrunner for beating the game! You're one of only four people I know who have completed all the levels. Thank you bocianu Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/370955-hsc21-round-12-flob/#findComment-5542814 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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