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[GameboyReviewer]

I would totally buy that game dude you should make it.

[atari2600land]

Added a few more screens for level 1 and level 2. Level 2 is now playable (boring, but playable. I'll add some bird enemies soon.) To start at the beginning (level 1) at the title screen press fire. To start at level 2, at the title screen, press game reset. How many screens should be in each level?

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•  jack3.bas.bin   4K   133 downloads
•  jack3.bas   8.12K   111 downloads

[gambler172]

Hi Chris
Great,that you continue working on this.
greetings Walter

Ps: any news for me?

[atari2600land]

Added some bird logic for level 2 as well as a new screen. Press switch reset at the title screen to see it. The rom is now 8k, and by the time it's finished, it should be 16k.

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•  jack4.bas.bin   8K   125 downloads
•  jack4.bas   9.35K   104 downloads

[ginnidog]

Chris,

again, great work...

[gambler172]

Hi Chris
I like this game,it has some kind of ADVENTURE.
greetings walter

[atari2600land]

From the title screen to level 1 was showing a line total of more than 262, a simple drawscreen in the right place fixed that. I've added simple BGM to level 2 as well as a few new screens. I also need to compose or figure out some music to go with level 1. Any suggestions or compositions? Speaking of "Adventure," I was thinking along the lines of an Adventure-style layout for the giant's home (level 3), but that's still a ways off. I was thinking around 20 screens for each level.

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•  jack5.bas.bin   8K   132 downloads
•  jack5.bas   11.02K   102 downloads

[ginnidog]

20 screens for each level would be nice..

Music..lets see now..maybe music from the Wizard of Oz..when they are being watched and chased down in the forest.

[graveltoes]

hey do you still need an artist?   i have not done atari sprites  but i would love to take a shot at it --  i have however been doing true pixel art for many many years and have worked on staff for other game(s)   can i draw up the troll   ---  maybe if i can get dimensions of the sprite i can draw you up on asap.  Holy crap   jack and the beanstalk is a huge favorite of mine.  I have a number of pictures saved and have stumbled across many two headed giants   depicted in drawings of this story.    anyway  i would love to help

[atari2600land]

graveltoes, on Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:13 PM, said:

hey do you still need an artist? i have not done atari sprites but i would love to take a shot at it -- i have however been doing true pixel art for many many years and have worked on staff for other game(s) can i draw up the troll --- maybe if i can get dimensions of the sprite i can draw you up on asap. Holy crap jack and the beanstalk is a huge favorite of mine. I have a number of pictures saved and have stumbled across many two headed giants depicted in drawings of this story. anyway i would love to help

Sure, you can take a shot at designing a troll. Atari 2600 sprites can't be any wider than 8 pixels, and I'd like to keep the height of them no more than 10-12 pixels.

[graveltoes]

do you need walking animation like 2 frames still and legs apart arms flailing about?  so far i drew up the troll standing still at a slight angle --did you want anything specific?

[graveltoes]

graveltoes, on Tue Dec 16, 2008 8:42 PM, said:

do you need walking animation like 2 frames still and legs apart arms flailing about?  so far i drew up the troll standing still at a slight angle --did you want anything specific?

oh yeah and color use  what do you want?

I am aware of atari using rows of color  and the use of invisible pixels   so i kept it in mind when i drew the green pants on him

Edited by graveltoes, Tue Dec 16, 2008 7:50 PM.

[atari2600land]

Walking animation frames would be nice. As for color, I can change the color on my own once I put him in there.

[atari2600land]

Wanting to put some music in level 1, I've temporarily put in "Turkey In the Straw" in the key of D until I can think of something else, unless you like it in there. (The 2600 game Gopher uses it, too, though, it must be in the public domain.) I've also added a few screens to both levels.
remember: at the title screen:
fire for level 1
switch reset for level 2.

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•  jack6.bas.bin   8K   122 downloads
•  jack6.bas   13.76K   106 downloads

[graveltoes]

sprites   jack and troll   2 frames for animation
per character


what do you think?

i drew up 3 variations of the troll   and it can always be changed up.   I tried to fit a club in his hand.

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•  jack.bmp   25.97K   107 downloads

Edited by graveltoes, Tue Dec 16, 2008 11:51 PM.

[graveltoes]

for an even larger picture   and jpeg--

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[atari2600land]

In order to keep the no_blank_lines option in, the enemies have to be just one color.

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[graveltoes]

ah  that is fine    the game looks pretty great so far

[atari2600land]

Added some more screens to each level and added a no music mode. Left difficulty A has music, left difficulty B doesn't.

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•  jack7.bas.bin   8K   127 downloads
•  jack7.bas   17.16K   95 downloads

[atari2600land]

Added a password system. At the title screen, press up then down. Passwords so far:
47 = infinite lives
28 = start on level 2

Level 4 will be level 2 reversed, you have to make your way down level 2 instead of making your way up it, but i haven't got that far yet. First I have to program the level 3 "Adventure"-style castle in, but before I do that, I have to finish programming levels 1 and 2. I guess everything has an order for me.

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•  jack8.bas.bin   16K   120 downloads
•  jack8.bas   20.79K   106 downloads

[gambler172]

Hi Chris
Looks really great.Would be nice,if the player sprite could move his legs.
greetings Walter

[atari2600land]

Added some running animation for Jack on level 1, as well as a few more level 1 screens.

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•  jack9.bas.bin   16K   192 downloads
•  jack9.bas   22.43K   96 downloads

[GameboyReviewer]

I salute you on your work I've been checking this page every day and man am I excited for the finished version, nice dude, peace

[atari2600land]

Thank you.

Here's a new version.
+Added climbing animation for level 2
+Level 1 is finished, with 20 screens (878 bytes left, enough for a really cool title screen song, if anyone can make one, that is)
+New password: 66 - start at cutscene between levels 1 and 2.
+Did some minor changes to the cutscene between levels 1 and 2.

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•  jack10.bas.bin   16K   135 downloads
•  jack10.bas   26.57K   110 downloads

[Shawn Sr.]

Looking good Chris.