something old... HOT 5200 BLOCKS

[+playsoft]

Thanks to Aking for cajoling me into porting one of my old Page 6 games to the 5200 - and for testing it.

 

Unfortunately I have not kept any of my 8-bit stuff from back then, but this was a short program and I was able to port via disassembly.

 

hb5200.bin

 

PAGE 6 PUBLISHING'S NEW ATARI USER issue 46 Oct/Nov 1990

 

 

HOT BLOCKS is a version of one of the most successful games released on the ST, a simple yet utterly addictive game in which you direct different shaped blocks falling from the top of the screen so that they form completed lines at the bottom with no gaps.

 

Every time a complete line is made, it is removed and all the other uncompleted lines are moved down. The game is over when the screen is full up with uncompleted lines.

 

Falling blocks can be moved left and right by moving the joystick accordingly. They can also be rotated round by pressing the the trigger. It is possible to drop the block immediately by pulling the joystick down.

 

Points are scored for every block which is used. The game advances onto harder (faster!) levels when the appropriate number of completed lines are formed.

 

CONTROLS

Blocks are controlled by a joystick in port 1

Press START or trigger to begin at level 5

Keys 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, begin at the specified level

S key toggles sound on or off

Spacebar pauses/resumes game

ESC aborts a game

 

For the 5200: # toggles sound, reset aborts and pause pauses!

[+Allan]

Just tried this on Atarimax cart. Plays great. Thanks for converting this.

 

Allan

[Aking]

thank you so much, waiting for those other gems!

[Seethransom]

I can't wait to try!

[ckirkman]

This is great on the SD Cart. I thank you for adding to the 5200 library. Are you offering these in cart form as well?

[+playsoft]

No plans for a cart, just files for the SD cart. I think if I ever did release a cart it would be GTIABlast! The old magazine games aren't good enough, they'd have to be significantly improved.