Fabrizio Caruso Posted December 26, 2020 Share Posted December 26, 2020 Cross Snake is the fourth universal 8-bit game that I have written with my universal 8-bit development kit Cross-Lib: https://github.com/Fabrizio-Caruso/CROSS-LIB The game code is written only once and compiled for about 200 different vintage systems (consoles, computers, hand-held consoles, arcade boards, hacked toys, scientific calculators, etc.). Here I show the Atari 8-bit and Atari 5200 version. The versions for all other systems are the same (they use the same game code) but are automatically adapted the different screen constraints by Cross-Lib. Game-play: Eat all apples before you start losing your energy. Avoid biting your own body and the mines. Optionally collect other items to unlock special power-ups and discover secrets. The game has 33 levels (1 secret level) and 50 secrets to discover. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 26, 2023 Share Posted October 26, 2023 ZeroPage Homebrew is playing Snake on tomorrow's ZPH stream LIVE on Twitch, hope you can join us! Fri Oct 27, 2023 | LIVE @ 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 7PM GMT WATCH LIVE: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ WATCH LATER: https://youtube.com/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Shoot (2021 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Snake (2021 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Horde (2021 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Stinger (2023 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Bomber (2022 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Chase (2021 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Shuriken (2023 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso MinesPlus (2020 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso (Bonus: Not Cross-Lib) Verbix (2021 | A8) by Fabrizio Caruso @Fabrizio Caruso Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaG Posted October 30, 2023 Share Posted October 30, 2023 It's funny to see the same game Stinger on the 800XL and the Lynx. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 5200 versions perhaps ladies and gentlemen??? Por favor??? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DjayBee Posted November 25, 2023 Share Posted November 25, 2023 7 hours ago, BIGHMW said: 5200 versions perhaps ladies and gentlemen??? Por favor??? IMHO 200 different versions are enough. Who needs 5000 more? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 On 11/24/2023 at 5:00 PM, BIGHMW said: 5200 versions perhaps ladies and gentlemen??? Por favor??? The 5200 version of Cross Snake was released on May 13, 2021. I believe all of his games were compiled for the 5200. - James Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 1 hour ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: The 5200 version of Cross Snake was released on May 13, 2021. I believe all of his games were compiled for the 5200. - James Already found Snake, Chase, Shoot, Bomber and Horde but nothing else for the 5200, just for the 8-bit for the other four. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 26, 2023 Share Posted November 26, 2023 15 hours ago, BIGHMW said: Already found Snake, Chase, Shoot, Bomber and Horde but nothing else for the 5200, just for the 8-bit for the other four. 5200 Versions: Shuriken Verbix Stinger Mines/MinesPlus - No 5200 Build Available I was able to find these via Google with "Fabrizio 5200 [NAME OF GAME]" or you can navigate through his CROSS-LIB page on his GitHub. - James 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RB5200 Posted November 27, 2023 Share Posted November 27, 2023 5 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: 5200 Versions: I have put a zip file in the 5200 section, for easy access to these 8 games. Labeled- Fabrizio Caruso games 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 2, 2023 Share Posted December 2, 2023 On 12/27/2020 at 12:08 AM, Fabrizio Caruso said: Cross Snake is the fourth universal 8-bit game that I have written with my universal 8-bit development kit Cross-Lib: https://github.com/Fabrizio-Caruso/CROSS-LIB The game code is written only once and compiled for about 200 different vintage systems (consoles, computers, hand-held consoles, arcade boards, hacked toys, scientific calculators, etc.). Here I show the Atari 8-bit and Atari 5200 version. The versions for all other systems are the same (they use the same game code) but are automatically adapted the different screen constraints by Cross-Lib. Game-play: Eat all apples before you start losing your energy. Avoid biting your own body and the mines. Optionally collect other items to unlock special power-ups and discover secrets. The game has 33 levels (1 secret level) and 50 secrets to discover. Hi Fabrizio Are there any games for the 7800 available? Greetings Walter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrizio Caruso Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 (edited) Hi @gambler172! All the 8 games written with my Cross-Lib framework (i.e., Chase, Shoot, Bomber, Snake, Horde, Verbix, Shuriken, Stinger) can be built for the Atari 7800 and for any of the 200 systems. Currently I build the games for the Atari 7800 only using 160A tile mode (3 colors + background) and with just the default tiles provided by CC65 (which is a subset of the ASCII set). No sound support yet. So on the Atari 7800 the games will only feature 4 colors and ASCII-like graphics. The game code is the same across 200 systems. So you get the very same game but the look and feel may be different. I am working on adding real tile support (not just ASCII). It is a matter of time. More colors is more complex due to the way the Atari 7800 chip works and that fact that my abstraction layer is only tile-based (no abstract sprites, so no hardware sprites). Using 160B mode with just tiles would impose other restrictions (number of tile shapes would be too low). So I may stick to 3+1 colors. P.S.: Most of the 8 games can be built optionally also in 320A mode (monochromatic but hires). Due to memory restrictions I cannot build some of them in this mode. Edited December 3, 2023 by Fabrizio Caruso 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 14 minutes ago, Fabrizio Caruso said: Hi @gambler172! All the 8 games written with my Cross-Lib framework (i.e., Chase, Shoot, Bomber, Snake, Horde, Verbix, Shuriken, Stinger) can be built for the Atari 7800 and for any of the 200 systems. Currently I build the games for the Atari 7800 only using 160A tile mode (3 colors + background) and with just the default tiles provided by CC65 (which is a subset of the ASCII set). No sound support yet. So on the Atari 7800 the games will only feature 4 colors and ASCII-like graphics. The game code is the same across 200 systems. So you get the very same game but the look and feel may be different. I am working on adding real tile support (not just ASCII). It is a matter of time. More colors is more complex due to the way the Atari 7800 chip works and that fact that my abstraction layer is only tile-based (no abstract sprites, so no hardware sprites). Using 160B mode with just tiles would impose other restrictions (number of tile shapes would be too low). So I may stick to 3+1 colors. P.S.: Most of the 8 games can be built optionally also in 320A mode (monochromatic but hires). Due to memory restrictions I cannot build some of them in this mode. Is there a Download for 7800 games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fabrizio Caruso Posted December 3, 2023 Author Share Posted December 3, 2023 There maybe multiple places as they may be scattered across different releases in my GitHub page. I can make it simpler for you. Nevertheless I would prefer to complete my current work on real graphics for the 7800 before people start playing the Atari 7800 versions because the current one look quite ugly. In theory the only way to get the most up to date versions of my game for any system is to download Cross-Lib, install the required compiler (cc65 for most MOS 6502 targets) and run: xl <game> <target> where <game> is one of these games: chase, shoot, bomber, snake, horde, verbix, shuriken, stinger and <target> can be atari, atari5200, atari7800, atari_lynx, c64, c16, vic20, zx81, c128, apple2, nes, gb (gameboy), gg (gamegear), sms, spectrum, msx, cpc, zx81, coco, coco3, dragon, mo5, to7, ti99, etc... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted December 3, 2023 Share Posted December 3, 2023 1 hour ago, Fabrizio Caruso said: There maybe multiple places as they may be scattered across different releases in my GitHub page. I can make it simpler for you. Nevertheless I would prefer to complete my current work on real graphics for the 7800 before people start playing the Atari 7800 versions because the current one look quite ugly. In theory the only way to get the most up to date versions of my game for any system is to download Cross-Lib, install the required compiler (cc65 for most MOS 6502 targets) and run: xl <game> <target> where <game> is one of these games: chase, shoot, bomber, snake, horde, verbix, shuriken, stinger and <target> can be atari, atari5200, atari7800, atari_lynx, c64, c16, vic20, zx81, c128, apple2, nes, gb (gameboy), gg (gamegear), sms, spectrum, msx, cpc, zx81, coco, coco3, dragon, mo5, to7, ti99, etc... Well i am a lousy coder, so please lmk, when some new games are ported for the 7800 😉 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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