bluswimmer Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 (edited) Hi all, I'm back, and I bring with me my new homebrew, tentatively titled "Bomb Game." It is a two player competitive game where there's two things chucking bombs at each other. Controls are pretty simple, left and right to move, fire button to shoot. Holding down the button longer makes your bomb shoot further! Oh, and the terrain is destructible. Fun! The game is still very much a work in progress. On my todo list, I have... Title screen More maps CPU opponent Being able to play a best of 3/5 You can see early gameplay footage here. Enjoy! bombgame.bin cannonheadclash.bin cannonheadclashV2.bin cannonheadclashV3.bin cannonheadclashV4.bin cannonheadclashV4.1.zip cannonheadclashV4.2.zip Edited October 23, 2019 by bluswimmer 11 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 24, 2019 Share Posted July 24, 2019 That looks cool! I like the characters. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted July 25, 2019 Share Posted July 25, 2019 We had the WIP Exclusive Premiere of Bomb Game on yesterday's ZeroPage Homebrew Twitch stream! Such an amazingly fun game to play, we can't wait for future builds of it! Check out the archived show on YouTube here: (Set video to 1080p60 for full quality!) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MemberAtarian Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 Simple, but really cute! I like the they do as they are charging. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
easmith Posted July 26, 2019 Share Posted July 26, 2019 This plays well and is fun ! Couple of thoughts fro what it's worth: 1. I'm sure you are aware, but there is just a blank green screen upon startup ( sorry master of obvious) 2. You could add 2 , two-digit scores at top of screen 3. You could add jumping, say just by pushing up on Joystick. Could add jumping right and left by pushing diagonally on joystick. Would not involve button, and would allow you to survive longer by jumping to other parts of your base. Or even jumping up to avoid a hit and coming down on now smaller base. 4. The ability to shoot laterally straight at your opponent, perhaps by pulling down on stick while pressing button, might be cool. I am afraid it might be too easy to dodge your opponents missiles in current form. With horizontal shots you also would have to keep an eye out for a missile coming straight at you , and dodge it by jumping. Kind of like a Yar's Revenge Missile Another twist would be that to be able to shoot horizontally, the button has to be pressed for some extended period, so while this gives you the horizontal shot , you are vulnerable while "powering up ". 4. If you are into power-ups, then an idea could be to have powerup drop from above , and if you contact it you obtain a special bomb which is more powerful or something . 5. Finally , I did not check it , but would be cool if the player missiles colliding in air will cancel each other . 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 12 hours ago, easmith said: This plays well and is fun ! Couple of thoughts fro what it's worth: --snipped for space reasons--- Thanks for the feedback! Firstly, yeah, I'm aware of the empty green screen. This was intended as a temporary "solution" before I give the game a title screen. I've also gotten a few requests for powerups, so I'll definitely consider adding some as a toggleable option. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Love it! Great job so far. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Philsan Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 Very nice game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 (edited) Some spinoff of defend your castle? www.mr-atari.com/defyocas/ ?? Edited July 27, 2019 by mr-atari 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted July 27, 2019 Author Share Posted July 27, 2019 4 hours ago, mr-atari said: Some spinoff of defend your castle? www.mr-atari.com/defyocas/ ?? I've never actually seen this homebrew before! I was mostly inspired by a Minecraft minigame where there's two teams on two islands chucking TNT at each other. Still, funny how these sorts of coincidences can develop. I have a tendency to run into this sort of thing a lot, apparently... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr-atari Posted July 27, 2019 Share Posted July 27, 2019 No sweat, these games are fun. Mine isn't original either, it comes from a game in my childhood. Stone sling on videopac. I pimped it a bit, with left/right and angle. Collision in the air is present (also fun) and I coded it into Atari specifications. 4k fun, simple and colorful. Later! Sijmen. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted July 29, 2019 Author Share Posted July 29, 2019 After a short break, I've begun work on the next update. Here's a quick peak at what the scores will look like.... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 3, 2019 Author Share Posted August 3, 2019 Here's a peak at the CPU opponent.... 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Is this CPU vs CPU? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 4 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Is this CPU vs CPU? No, I am the red player, while the CPU is the blue player. Right now it's not possible to do CPU vs CPU, and I don't plan on implementing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 Would be nice for attract mode though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 4, 2019 Author Share Posted August 4, 2019 1 hour ago, Thomas Jentzsch said: Would be nice for attract mode though... That's.... actually a good point. It's low priority, but I'll consider it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted August 4, 2019 Share Posted August 4, 2019 It's looking great! There aren't enough fun, two-player homebrews out there. Adding a one-player option makes it even better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 13, 2019 Author Share Posted August 13, 2019 Today I finished the kernel for the title screen. Here's what it looks like.... (Oh, and I've decided on an actual name for the game. "Bomb Game" isn't exactly the most appealing title.) 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 Very nice!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted August 13, 2019 Share Posted August 13, 2019 That looks quite nice and I like the new name for the game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 14, 2019 Author Share Posted August 14, 2019 Hi all, The new update is ready! This one's a big one, so strap in.... A title screen! A new title, "Cannonhead Clash!" More maps to play on! Play to a certain amount of wins! CPU opponent! Fixed a bug involving the death animation that very few people care about! If you'd like to see the update in action, check it out here. Download is below. Enjoy! cannonheadclash.bin 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 (edited) We'll be featuring Cannonhead Clash LIVE on tomorrow's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 7PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - I Ran (2019 WIP Exclusive World Premiere) by Vladimir Zuñiga aka John Von Neumann aka Vhzc - Cannonhead Clash (2019 WIP Update) by bluswimmer - Crackpots (1983 Patch Challenge) by Dan Kitchen EDIT: Updated with Archive Video (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Edited August 24, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 23, 2019 Share Posted August 23, 2019 @ZeroPage Homebrew Look forward to seeing you achieve the patch for Crackpots.? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluswimmer Posted August 30, 2019 Author Share Posted August 30, 2019 Hi all, A new update is out! This one adds a couple of new things. Added six new maps, bringing the total up to 10 Added a new random map function. This selects a random map every time the level reloads. Pressing reset now takes you back to the title screen Fixed a quirk in the CPU opponent where it would not walk off the starting platform on Level 3 If you'd like to the see random map function in action, check out this video. Download is below. Enjoy! cannonheadclashV2.bin 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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