trevgauntlet Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 Ever wanted to know what this game is like? Look no further, a programmer from Scratch managed to recreate to fit the description as accurate as possible. Here's the thing, is this remotely accurate? The game, if you're interested in playing it: https://scratch.mit.edu/projects/49004598/ Gameplay footage: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bCnaW3liNg0 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LS_Dracon Posted November 4, 2015 Share Posted November 4, 2015 It's funny when people know "hmove" bars exist but have no clue how it works But based on a picture I think it's accurate. I would remove the "projectile" when hit the candle, as it is the standard on most atari 2600 games. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 It's a guess, which is all you can do with what is given. As for the HMOVE bars on the left side, they should be moving down the screen with the candles. A good example is Kaboom! In the Stella Emulator press ALT 'N' to remove the playfield. Then play the game and you'll see the bars move. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 I actually happened to see the video just a few days ago right after it was posted. I have to say, that although I can't blame people for having an abundance of curiosity for this ubiquitous game, I feel that going through this much trouble seems abnormal to me. One thing is to program entire games out of only a screenshot or two shown in game catalogs depicting infamous vaporware titles from when we were all kids growing up (like say the recent Colecovision Mr. Turtle) but to draw up theoretical animations of an actual tangible existing game seems disturbing to me. Hey, I'm just as obsessed over Birthday Mania as anyone else here, even more so for that matter, but geez, this is out there like Pluto man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted November 5, 2015 Share Posted November 5, 2015 ROM? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trevgauntlet Posted November 5, 2015 Author Share Posted November 5, 2015 ROM? Unfortunately, it isn't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted November 7, 2015 Share Posted November 7, 2015 (edited) Pretty cool nonetheless. Great job! Edited November 7, 2015 by CrazyChris 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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