Muddyfunster

Going to have another update later with a couple of minor fixes and some tuning (making it more challenging as your progress). That's pretty much all I plan to do with this project (unless any game breaking bug shows up). It was a little fun distraction and I hope everyone has fun trying it out

Score display issue fixed plus some cosmetic tweaks as you progress. Updated binary (build 20) in the first post.

Thanks @Trebor will add that to the fix / tweak list.

I've replaced build 15 with build 16. Rom on the first post. (fixes a bug with level progression).

New demo (demo2 - build 15) on the first post. Now with added Wilf. 15 bonus items to collect, cycle twice for 30 levels. After level 30 the rewards revert to chocolate. Who doesn't like chocolate? Bonus points for tank kills and bonus items now scale to 30 and are boosted beyond 30. If you collect all of the dots on a level and the bonus is spawned, it will despawn. Chomp carefully. Next demo : difficulty tuning, speed ups and more stuff if I find time! (probably some more cosmetic changes). I don't want to spend too much time on this one as I really need to get back to Wilf and Tower of Doom !

I've probably been living under a rock as I'd not really noticed the little 2d Pac Man (Puku Puku) games that had been popping up. I saw @ZeroPage Homebrew's lovely 2600 version (Fantastic presentation and playability) and then I saw @CyranoJ Jag version and was equally impressed. Fun little games, switch your brain off and enjoy. I also found a lovely version for the PICO8 byt I thought I'd knock up a quick 7800 version using assets that I already have sitting around (some will be very recognisable). I started this Sunday night and finished it this evening, so probably about 5 or 6 hours spent on it. It's rough around the edges and there are a few glitches. That said, I present "Lola Lines" Help Lola (Bernie's lovely niece) deal with the terrible tank that she's trapped with. Controls Fire to start / restart on gameover. Left and Right to move. If you go off the screen, you appear on the other side. How to Play Collect dots to score. Collect Power Potions for limited ability to kill tanks Avoid Tanks when not powered up Once you have collected 1/2 of the dots a fruit or goodie will appear and move in a random direction. Collect fruit and other goodies for bonus points Scoring For each dot you collect you score = to the current level (so lvl 1 = 1 pt, level 10 = 10 pts etc). If you kill a tank, you get 10x the current level as points If you pick up a fruit / goodie, you get 20x the current level as points. Compatibility Lola-Lines is a 16k ROM, no pokey or anything special. Works on GameDrive7800 (Disable Break to avoid slowdowns). Should work on Dragonfly & Concerto + all the usual emulator options. To-Do Refinements to timing, right now you can be stuck in an unfair position with no way out so timers needs a tweak or 2 10 levels then it goes back to cherries, maybe ill add more and the appropriate bonuses. Let me know if folks have any suggestions. speed ups as you climb the levels Credits SFX from the 7800Basic example library (thanks Mike!) Lola_Lines_Build_16.a78 Lola_lines_build_20.a78

Plays really well James, great work !

Pretty sure they are all ARM enhanced games.

It's been a while since we had a Bernie update... There was a bug in the Bernie code that meant that the game would crash in specific circumstances. That bug is fixed and the game is now very stable. I had a few folks message me about Bernie - Bernie is not abandoned, he just took a back seat while A.R.T.I. was finished and while I worked on Wilf for a bit. Both Bernie and Wilf are active projects and new demos will be coming soon. You can get the updated demo here It should work with the usual suspects (A7800, Dragonfly, 7800GD, JS7800). It may also work on the 2600+. On other platforms, your mileage may vary. On 7800GD be sure to disable <BREAK> functionality. Having <BREAK> enabled can cause issues with this game.

Love the art direction on this

Gimp & Aseprite

I loved the old destroyer / seawolf type games. This is very neat, thanks for sharing.

I've used an OSSC for a few years. It's quite good, like any solution, there were generally be pros and cons, depending on your desired outcomes and budget. I use the OSSC for more than just the 7800 as it would probably be OTT to buy a device like that for one console or computer.

E.X.O. has a 512kb file size and my understanding is that the 2600+ will run that no problem if you load it up via Dragonfly (I need to test that). Not sure what the max size cart / rom is.

I suggest you use the "EVERYTHING BUT CONCERTO" demo from this post here. (the first one). This version works perfectly on the GameDrive.