+atari2600land Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 (edited) Well, it's been a while (except for Larry the Lemon), most of my time has been devoted to Odyssey 2 programs. So I thought I'd bring the classic Game & Watch game "Manhole" to the Atari 2600. All that work so far are the manholes. Controls are like you'd expect: Left & Up does the top-left one, Left & Down does the bottom-left one, etc. A walking animation for my guy would be good too. Or design a new guy altogether. Mine seems to be having a big head day. Tell me what you think. I was going to do multisprite kernel, but I couldn't get the screen working with just the playfield in, so I did this instead. manhole2.bas.bin manhole2.bas Edited June 2, 2014 by atari2600land 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 2, 2014 Author Share Posted June 2, 2014 New version. It's beginning to look like an actual game. Press fire to start or, when you die, start a new game. Only trouble is, there's no difficulty increase. I haven't got that far yet. manhole3.bas.bin manhole3.bas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 I admit I've never heard of the original, but I do see potential in this. My first gut reaction is that it's way too slow! This could make for a fun twitch-reaction kind of game where timing is everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 OK, I sped the game up and the levels increase at points 5, 10, and 15. I also added a little song. I think a good name for this would be "Across." What do you think? manhole4.bas.bin manhole4.bas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 3, 2014 Share Posted June 3, 2014 OK, I sped the game up and the levels increase at points 5, 10, and 15. I also added a little song. I think a good name for this would be "Across." What do you think? Much better, and I really like the song. You're quite talented at 2600 audio. To quote Random Terrain, "I like to go fast". I think the speed increase is great for the beginning, but I'd ramp it up quickly. I admit this is a personal preference and not everyone would agree, but I like games that ramp up in difficulty quickly and can be played in a few minutes. No big deal if you disagree, it is your game. Edit: Forgot to comment on the name. IMO "Across" is a bit generic. I like the manhole name. Hmmm. Manhole Mania? Manhole down? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 3, 2014 Author Share Posted June 3, 2014 Much better, and I really like the song. You're quite talented at 2600 audio. Thanks. I use this page as a guide for translating a song I composed to the 2600. Depending on the notes available, I have to change the song to a different key. http://www.randomterrain.com/atari-2600-memories-music-and-sound.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted June 4, 2014 Share Posted June 4, 2014 I have to say I'm retarded enough that I need a visual cue to indicate which floor panel my joystick is currently at. Also, why not go full old school LCD look? lcdlook.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 I have to say I'm retarded enough that I need a visual cue to indicate which floor panel my joystick is currently at. Also, why not go full old school LCD look? lcdlook.png lcdlook.bin Ha, you're not retarded loon but that is a good idea. Similar to a shoot'em'up where you will shoot in the last direction you moved, having a manhole appear in the last direction you moved the stick, along with a visual clue to what the current direction is would be a major improvement. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 5, 2014 Share Posted June 5, 2014 And speed. lots of speed. Make a sadistic, "holy crap the game's so fast it's almost unplayable" version. But hey, that's just me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 As for full LCD look, the point of this was to get away from it. But I guess I can at least make a b&w version with the color/b&w switch if you want. I'll work on speeding the game up more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted June 5, 2014 Author Share Posted June 5, 2014 New version. Speed goes faster at 2, 4, and 6 points. I also added a little cloud that floats by. manhole5.bas.bin manhole5.bas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Love it! Just the right amount of challenge to keep it interesting. I of course prefer quick games so it may not suit everyone. After playing for a while I haven't been able to do better than 10 yet. Still playing, will post again if I get a much higher score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Atarius Maximus Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hmmm... Maybe be able to (slightly) change the speed of the guy by moving the joystick left/right? Just a thought. 11 is my best so far. I think playing in emulation may be making it more difficult, there's been several times where I swear I hit the arrow buttons in time but I didn't get the manhole cover moved in time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted June 11, 2014 Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'd like it better if it had a tune by Queen or Frankie Goes To Hollywood. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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