+TwentySixHundred Posted November 26, 2019 Share Posted November 26, 2019 (edited) Street Rod 2600 It's grudge night and you're a small town folk with the passion for cars. You spend most nights out in the garage tinkering with your pride and joy. Build your way though the ranks drag racing on the street with your latest upgraded ride. Win races against fierce competitors to make your cash or lose to some the best on the streets. Spend wisely to upgrade because when you're outa cash you're done for the summer. Upgrade your ride accordingly to compete against those you think you have a chance of beating. So browse the paper for upgrades and start tinking to work up your ride then hit the telephone to call and race competators that are always up for a race. Be careful not to jump the gun or you will get disqualified and lose cash for poor sportsmanship. Make sure to get those optimal gear shifts and use the rev range that provides the full horse power powerband. These are the fundamental components in the realm of drag racing and to become the king. Still a WIP. Racing Controls Joyfire = accelerator joyup = shift gear directionals = left-right -Anthony Latest Build: Street Rod 20200528.bin Street Rod 20200410.bin Older Builds: Removed Edited May 31, 2020 by TwentySixHundred 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted November 27, 2019 Share Posted November 27, 2019 I love racing games. This is a very impressive start. I can't wait to see it progress. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquare75 Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 Holy crap. This is one of my favorite DOS games. probably legit days spent playing with my dad back in the day. This feels great. Features are on point so far. I'd even add a few if possible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffIrok Posted November 28, 2019 Share Posted November 28, 2019 This looks promising! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 (edited) We'll be featuring Street Rod 2600 LIVE on tomorrow's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - Robot City (2019 WIP Update) by Thomas Jentzsch - Street Rod 2600 (2019 WIP) by Anthony Quinlan aka TwentySixHundred - The End 2600 (2019 WIP Update) by Carlos aka RaymanC Archive Video of Stream (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Edited November 30, 2019 by ZeroPage Homebrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyChris Posted November 29, 2019 Share Posted November 29, 2019 batari Basic? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
classicgamer74 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Love it. Can't wait to see how it progresses! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 On 11/27/2019 at 1:15 PM, KevinMos3 said: I love racing games. This is a very impressive start. I can't wait to see it progress. Thanks for checking it out ? On 11/28/2019 at 2:15 PM, psquare75 said: Holy crap. This is one of my favorite DOS games. probably legit days spent playing with my dad back in the day. This feels great. Features are on point so far. I'd even add a few if possible. One of my favorites too, it's been on my bucket list for a long time to bring this game to the 2600. Thanks for checking it out ? On 11/28/2019 at 11:49 PM, JeffIrok said: This looks promising! Thanks mate ? On 11/29/2019 at 5:11 PM, ZeroPage Homebrew said: We'll be featuring Street Rod 2600 LIVE on tomorrow's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - Robot City (2019 WIP Update) by Thomas Jentzsch - Street Rod 2600 (2019 WIP) by Anthony Quinlan aka TwentySixHundred - The End 2600 (2019 WIP Update) by Carlos aka RaymanC Thanks for reviewing this project on ZPH James and the kind words. Was a great stream ? 13 hours ago, CrazyChris said: batari Basic? Yeah written in BASIC so what advantages DPC+ gives there is still many additional restrictions over assembler. 8 hours ago, classicgamer74 said: Love it. Can't wait to see how it progresses! Thanks for the kind words and checking it out ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted November 30, 2019 Author Share Posted November 30, 2019 Some valuable feedback that's for sure and thanks to everyone so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eizner23 Posted November 30, 2019 Share Posted November 30, 2019 Burned many hours in jr. high playing this game in the lab without teacher knowing. Just played it the other day on the IBM Apriva. Fantastic work so far hope you can pull it off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquare75 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 Any updates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted December 8, 2019 Author Share Posted December 8, 2019 1 hour ago, psquare75 said: Any updates Sorry i been meaning to find some time, however the Mrs just gave birth this morning, so been a bit busy getting it all sorted the past few weeks. Should be making some progress soon when things settle a bit. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
psquare75 Posted December 8, 2019 Share Posted December 8, 2019 2 hours ago, TwentySixHundred said: Sorry i been meaning to find some time, however the Mrs just gave birth this morning, so been a bit busy getting it all sorted the past few weeks. Should be making some progress soon when things settle a bit. ? Congrats. with a 2.5 year old, I can tell you, it never 'settles'. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted December 9, 2019 Author Share Posted December 9, 2019 Thanks ? Im sure it doesn't lol, ill find the time though just development wont be as fast. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted December 28, 2019 Author Share Posted December 28, 2019 Im really keen to try and make some progress on this, yet the little one is non stop i can't even think let alone get the chance to sit down ?. For those interested i have no plans on abandoning the project, it's just waiting for the right time that i can sit and concentrate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 15, 2020 Author Share Posted January 15, 2020 Ok small update and it's way over due... Nothing too major however it makes the race beatable by adding some backbone to performance upgrades. This part of the physics i feel is solid enough to build on, so i did. While other parts such as the opponent difficulty need improvements. So for now the AI difficulty is still no different depending on the opponent raced (small improvements is better then none i guess). If you beat the opponent you net $200 otherwise you lose $100. Changelog Performance Upgrades Latest Build in first post or here Street Rod 2600 20200115.bin 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 19, 2020 Author Share Posted January 19, 2020 (edited) Another small update -- Still broken in alot of areas and unlimited cash. However the game is somewhat more playable. Think of it as cheats enabled ? Starting Bankroll = 400 Finishing line guy added Minor sprite and colour -- prestart up location changes ect Minor changes to game balance When race finishes there is a 2 second pause after race Bug fix - After races you now return to garage rather then parts menu (still no idea why it did this, however added prevention code) Some code clean up probably something else im forgetting. Latest Build: Updated in the first post or here Street Rod 2600 20200120.bin Edited January 19, 2020 by TwentySixHundred 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 New update - We now have a titlescreen to set the mood and add some body to the game. Thought this was really needed to make it feel alot more like a game rather then an experimental project. There is some small bugs so it's not perfect but will do for now until i iron them out. Special thanks to @RevEng for pointing me in the right direction with an issue i had. Changelog: Titlescreen Latest Build: Here and first post updated Street Rod 2600 20200122.bin -Anthony 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 22, 2020 Author Share Posted January 22, 2020 Another update that's bringing it closer to an actual game Changelog: bankroll improvements - no more free ride gameover implemented - if you're outa cash and lose a race you're out for the summer game balancing improvements - not sure if still too hard some other background code clean up Latest Build: Here and first post updated Street Rod 2600 20200122-b.bin 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted February 6, 2020 Share Posted February 6, 2020 We'll be featuring Street Rod 2600 LIVE on tomorrow's (Friday) ZeroPage Homebrew stream on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 8PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: - Save Gaia: The Cy-Mage (WIP Exclusive Premiere) by Generation2 / Michael Brown aka EvoMikeUK - Street Rod 2600 (2020 WIP Update) by Anthony Quinlan aka TwentySixHundred - 1 vs 1 Pro Tennis (2020 WIP) by Edward Smith aka easmith 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) Hi @ZeroPage Homebrew I had to rewatch the show as i fell asleep before it started (joys of having an 8 week old child). Anyway, just a recap of what i noticed with the issues you were having. For one, I'm thinking as the developer knowing the ins and outs it's probably alot easier for me. Secondly i'm using a keyboard with stella so getting the precise gear changes is probably easier again. The opponent difficulty for the latest build is implemented rather then the older builds where all opponents were the same. red - easiest green - intermediate blue - hard Performance upgrades are also in junction with the opponent difficulty. So having the first upgrade makes beating the first opponent alot easier, yet makes the second opponent hard ect. 4brl carb - small upgrade - $400 fuel injection - intermediate - $800 supercharger - large upgrade - $1,200 Further more finding the right rpm range is also critical, so shifting up a gear split second before max rpm is an optimal shift. It makes a world of difference to stay within the power band, otherwise you're not using the maximum HP of the engine. So all in all it's a bit of practice and listening to the engine to take note of when to shift up a gear. I'm thinking i may change the initial startup bankroll back to $400 to give that 4brl carb upgrade for free. That way people have more of a chance on the easiest guy before progressing further. Further more the reward to loss amounts were changed last minute, so depending on the opponent raced depends on the reward or loss. This is why the starting bankroll was $250 Basically easy win = $50 ; easy loss = -$100 intermediate win = $150 ; intermediate loss = -$300 hard win = $300 ; hard loss = -$600 The reason i changed this was to make the reward greater yet costly if you lose the race. This kind of adds the risk vs reward mentality of "should i grind it out for the next performance part" or "should i take my chances with an harder opponent". Anyway great show and thanks for the feedback i can look into tweaking some things ? Edited February 8, 2020 by TwentySixHundred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 New public build will be posted shortly today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 (edited) So later public build as promised with $400 initial bankroll to give people a chance. Changelog: opponent difficulty implemented tyre screech of the line with slight torque steer game balancing score font fix tree graphics revamped cleanup of redundant code Latest build: Street Rod 2600 20200208-b.bin Binary in first post updated Please refer to previous post about scoring and game balance, cheers ? -Anthony Side note: i know i can word things backwards at times and is due to dealing with dyslexia my whole life. So bare with me and try to decode what i'm saying ? Edited February 8, 2020 by TwentySixHundred 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted February 8, 2020 Share Posted February 8, 2020 Heya Anthony! I just played the new build a bunch of times and I was finally able to beat the red opponent once in about twenty attempts, without any upgrade, hooray! It helped knowing that I need to shift just before max RPM, but saying that, it's still incredibly hard to beat him as I've only been able to do it once. Once I've put in the first upgrade, I'm handily able to beat the easy red guy every time, but not even close to beating the blue guy. That means I need to beat the red guy 16 times before I can get the next upgrade. Luckily then it's only 8 times to beat the green guy to get the large upgrade. Are you able to consistently beat the red opponent without the small upgrade or am I meant to buy the small upgrade right away? - James 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted February 8, 2020 Author Share Posted February 8, 2020 15 minutes ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: Heya Anthony! I just played the new build a bunch of times and I was finally able to beat the red opponent once in about twenty attempts, without any upgrade, hooray! It helped knowing that I need to shift just before max RPM, but saying that, it's still incredibly hard to beat him as I've only been able to do it once. Once I've put in the first upgrade, I'm handily able to beat the easy red guy every time, but not even close to beating the blue guy. That means I need to beat the red guy 16 times before I can get the next upgrade. Luckily then it's only 8 times to beat the green guy to get the large upgrade. Are you able to consistently beat the red opponent without the small upgrade or am I meant to buy the small upgrade right away? - James Yeah i am starting to think it's a little too hard off the bat. I was indeed just trying that myself without any upgrades. I am finding i can beat him about 60% of the time, however it requires near perfect runs (the margin is ridiculously tight). This is becoming the issue of trying to make the game challenging to prevent boredom, yet rewarding because it's not fun losing all the time. I am also finding as the opponents have flawless runs every race the variance is somewhat lost. The learning curve really isn't there but rather set high from the start. Having the engine upgrade makes the difference of whether the opponent is easy or hard. Then having the second upgrade is basically the same deal for the intermediate opponent and so on.? As for the blue guy you need the second upgrade at a minimum, although he is extremely even with the third upgrade. Now i am at the cross roads of how to add some variables to the difficulty levels so they have variation. The hardest part is keeping the challenge while making it easy enough for those who haven't mastered the gear shifts. I can tone down the red guy it's just im afraid the game may become too boring without that challenge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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