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This game just looks fantastic; can't wait to be able to get the cart! I am not above bribery...

Thanks!

 

I just noticed the screenshot for level 6 didn't show the pipe due to flicker limits in Stella. I've fixed the image (copy/paste pipe image from another screenshot where one of the branches didn't show up) and added another which shows the ice powerup (as well as a wall that moved due to the branch being collected).

This game just looks fantastic; can't wait to be able to get the cart! I am not above bribery...

 

This really is just a teaser - there is so much more to the game that what he's showing here (even in the bottom screenshot - there's also a corncob pipe which is another power-up). I really hope people can get their hands on the game this year.

in the bottom screenshot - there's also a corncob pipe which is another power-up

 

Reload the page, I just fixed that

. . . due to flicker limits in Stella.

 

So Alt + P didn't fix it?

Wondering if it's too late to re-name the game "Frozen". The cease-and-desist we'd get from Disney would generate a lot of publicity.

 

So Alt + P didn't fix it?

 

 

ALT+P fixes screenshots with 30 Hz flicker (when 2 objects share a sprite). It doesn't help when it's 20 Hz (3 objects, 2 branches and a pipe) or less.

 

This really is just a teaser - there is so much more to the game that what he's showing here (even in the bottom screenshot - there's also a corncob pipe which is another power-up). I really hope people can get their hands on the game this year.

This just keeps sounding better and better! And speaking of Disney, I have to say Spiceware and team is like the Pixar of homebrew developers.

How big is the game? 32k or 64k, or what?

32k. And it's packed.

 

I'm hoping Darrell will post a blog entry about the development of the game. It's been quite a journey.

It's a DPC+ game, so 32K.

 

The ARM code comprises 16K.

 

6507 code is less than 4K. Don't know for sure how much 6507 code there is as it's intermingled with data. The data's used to force the code to be aligned in memory so that branches don't cross pages, else the strict timing required in the kernel gets thrown off.

 

And packed is an understatement. The level data is all compressed and a lot of data was overlapped using Thomas' DOOD utility.

 

At last count, only 26 bytes remain.

 

 

I'll definitely blog about the development of SF2, though it'll be a while before that happens.

At last count, only 26 bytes remain.

 

Make that 6 bytes

Any chance of a bin file at some point (I assume after you sell all the carts you plan to make first) for us Harmony cart owners?

 

This looks fantastic - it has me wanting to take a crack at making something with DPC+ ... Just need to make some time

A little gameplay:

 

ALT+P fixes screenshots with 30 Hz flicker (when 2 objects share a sprite). It doesn't help when it's 20 Hz (3 objects, 2 branches and a pipe) or less.

 

Oh, thanks.

Any chance of a bin file at some point (I assume after you sell all the carts you plan to make first) for us Harmony cart owners?

 

 

I'm sure at some point the ROM will be made available, though there's no ETA for when at this time.

 

Make that 6 bytes

 

Just made another minor change for Nathan, down to 2 bytes free.

Added a few more screenshots showing off the Coal object and a couple which highlight the Gas Can object.