Godzilla Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 any newer word on alex? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mord Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 The version that ended in the impossible blue zone is older. In the current one it ends when you fall into a black abyss with no platforms. Upon reflection, isn't that just about the most cruel ending ever dished out? "Gotta get down, gotta get down, I die from something up above if I don't run for my li--WTF OH SHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII----" If Alex ever does manage to finish this game (Hopefully one day!) then he'll have to make a sequel titled "Man wheels on". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alex but no news if he is sick, maybe an edition on cart that could benefit him, could be a good idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alexbut no news I recently tried emailing him as well as sending him a PM on here, but have not heard anything. His website is still up, but he has taken his forum down. I hope he is doing okay. He last logged in here on September 8th, 2007. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Well....still LOVE the game. Let's keep this thread alive! My current hi-score is 114. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 New score: 156 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alexbut no news if he is sick, maybe an edition on cart that could benefit him, could be a good idea Being that he suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury I would assume that he is recovering slowly and has gone into seclusion. It shall likely be quiet some time before he returns to this project if at all. WP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 Could anyone post the basic instructions......etc. for the newest binary that was released? I can't seem to find the skateboard or the stop signs that are mentioned earlier in the thread. Also, do the difficulty switches do anything? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 New Score: 172 (and I finally found the skateboard) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 I found some arrows pointing down about 3-5 does someone know their purpose? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 They increase your rate of fall. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r_type2600 Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 (edited) They increase your rate of fall. Are you sure? I always thought they were kinda "gravity-stabilizer" facilitating the control of the little guy... May be wrong though - Edited December 17, 2007 by r_type2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Is the game finished enough to put on a cart? Maybe someone should get in touch with his family to see if it can be done. Having proceeds go to him I'm sure would be a wonderful thing for "the community" to do. This great work shouldn't be allowed to fade away. It needs to be preserved on a cart, with a label by one of our fine designers. I mainly remember that the music on this game is some of the best I've heard from a 2600, via emulator. And that I wasn't very good at it, but want to keep playing and hopefully get better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Music? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 Title screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The title screen music has the best tunes I've heard on the VCS. Reminded me of .SID music from the C64. It seems to be touched up enough to at least be released on a cart as a tester. Nathan already drew up a great label and supposedly had a manual in the works. Everything seemed ready to go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 19, 2007 Share Posted December 19, 2007 The manual is mostly done. The game is very playable, but also incomplete. I'm not sure how much more Alex has planned for it, but I'm sure he wants to finish it up before it gets released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A.J. Franzman Posted December 20, 2007 Share Posted December 20, 2007 (edited) I think that the problem may be that, as the game is now, each added level needs to be manually designed. Perhaps it's a bit late now, but maybe it would have been better to use an algorithm and seeded random level generator a' la River Raid to make the programming easier while providing hundreds of levels. Maybe something like this could be added onto the existing "designed" levels? If Alex H wanted the game to have a specific, planned ending, this designed level could simply be triggered to appear at a certain level #. Edited December 30, 2007 by A.J. Franzman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Explodes Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263. Which binary are you playing? The most recent one is from March 31, 2006. (Available here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted December 30, 2007 Share Posted December 30, 2007 The game looks great so far! I love the detail - especially the flapping arms when he is free-falling! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely Mountain Hermit Posted December 31, 2007 Share Posted December 31, 2007 Whenever I fire up the ol' 2600 lately, its usually to play this game. Even in its unfinished form, it's one of my all time favorites! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom_Explodes Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 Yep, that's the one I's playing. In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263. Which binary are you playing? The most recent one is from March 31, 2006. (Available here.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 The start screen music is incredible - it sounds like a Commodore 64! Does the author plan to play one of those songs during the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonely Mountain Hermit Posted January 3, 2008 Share Posted January 3, 2008 I think some music would be nice during the actual gameplay. Also, does anyone know if he intended for there to be points awarded for collecting fruit? From what I can tell the score counter doesn't indicate an increase other than the one based on time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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