Tempest Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Anyone actually know how to play Elf Adventure? I know it's very early, but there doesn't seem to be much to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You have us all spoiled, Tempest. Isn't it YOUR JOB to figure that out?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 You have us all spoiled, Tempest. Isn't it YOUR JOB to figure that out?! Sometimes it's not a fun job. I've got two 'games' here that I'm looking into and neither seems to be very playable. I'll take a deep dive into this one tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Yeah, I can imagine how tedious it must be. Not sure I'd have the patience you have to tackle so many unknowns. As previously documented, your efforts are MUCH appreciated. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Nukey says that the collision detection works, but I can't seem to get it to do anything. All I can do is wander around the 6 or so rooms and watch the group of enemies float by now and then. Very weird stuff. BTW AtariMania lists Warren Robinett as the author but he left Atari shortly after doing Adventure and Basic Programming in 1979. Is he really the author of this game? Is it built on the Adventure engine or does it just look similar? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Figured it out, it uses the right joystick for some reason. Lots of interesting stuff in this proto... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbroslash Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Tested it out a bit. You can take the elves'(?) items by pressing fire. When you do that they get a shocked face, then an angry one. If they have an axe, they can actually kill your character, causing the square you control to get an X on it. Sometimes placing items makes a unique noise and makes them go a little crazy. Maybe it's like Swordquest where you have to arrange items in rooms. I recorded a bit of gameplay for anyone who wants to see it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 You can also throw the axe at the figures and kill them. I'll post an update in this soon. I was playing the game with sound off so I didn't hear the noises. I'll have to look into that. Which combos did that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nesbroslash Posted September 18, 2014 Share Posted September 18, 2014 (edited) Ok, I was wrong in that last post. I was unintentionally throwing objects when attempting to drop them, which caused a different sound than normal, so I thought it was a glitch or some "correct" notification. Just curious, but you guys have any ideas on what the "elves" are supposed to be gameplay-wise? I want to think that in the final game they'd carry items required to win, but it seems a bit strange to me to have characters only there to steal from in a game. Maybe they're replacements to the dragons (I mean, the ones with the axes are really aggressive.) or something. Edited September 18, 2014 by Nesbroslash Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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