Leonardo Santiago #1 Posted February 21 (edited) Hi everyone. I have been working on a game with only 4k that was challenging, fun and that looked like games from the 70s and 80s. So "K-Jo chases the cheeses" was born! The biggest challenge was to put all the concepts imagined in just 4kb, using batariBasic as the main programming language. For that I had to adapt some functions, rewriting them in Assembly, which made me learn more about the language and optimized the game in size and performance. There are 60 stages with 10 different mazes. Every 10 stages, the color of the walls changes, characterizing a new house. There are 6 houses with 10 stages each, totaling 60 stages. The amount of cheese to be collected starts at 4 (at the first stage), and at each new house (10 stages) is increased by one. The time you have to complete the stage is always the same: 40 seconds. [ UPDATE ] Hi guys! K-Jo chases the cheeses will be released here in Brazil. If you are interested in the game, please send me an email ([email protected]) so that I can put your name on a pre-order list. As soon as the game is officially released I will contact you. Please put as subject the word "K-Jo". Thanks! [ UPDATE ] Very limited demo version: 10 levels 4 cheeses on all levels All available game challenges K-Jo_Demo.bin or Play K-Jo on Javatari Advertisement : Promotional Vídeo: You can also watch James and Tanya playing the full version at ZeroPage Homebrew. Leo Edited April 30 by Leonardo Santiago Pre-Order Announcement 12 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Armscar Coder #2 Posted February 21 I saw this on ZPH and was super impressed, especially for 4K. I love the sound and action of the mouse scurrying from one place to the next. Can't wait to give this one a try. 2 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapitanClassic #3 Posted February 21 This is a nice example of the Sliding Ice Puzzle (trying to remember the first example of this type of game I have played, but cannot remember.) Very impressive getting so much game play in under 4K. It’s funny how VHZC and you were both working on puzzle games in the same genre. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+TrekMD #4 Posted February 21 That looks fun! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bomberman94 #5 Posted February 21 Game looks great - maybe a Test/Demo File for us possible? 🤗 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ZeroPage Homebrew #6 Posted February 22 8 hours ago, CapitanClassic said: This is a nice example of the Sliding Ice Puzzle (trying to remember the first example of this type of game I have played, but cannot remember.) If you remember, please post the game, it would be very interesting to know where this play mechanic came from! - James 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarcoJ #7 Posted February 22 The game looks fun - saw it on the show. Nice one. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CapitanClassic #8 Posted February 22 12 hours ago, ZeroPage Homebrew said: If you remember, please post the game, it would be very interesting to know where this play mechanic came from! - James Did some research, still don’t have a definitive answer, but learning interesting things along the way. Unfortunately, the number of games released in the early 1990s as shareware for Windows 3.x (I think I played it here first) were numerous, an my memory is full of holes. I don’t know if the game mechanic has an official designation, or a common name, but this research paper called them Ice Sliding Puzzle game. https://hal.archives-ouvertes.fr/hal-01170310/document Quote Sliding/pushing puzzles are classical problems used for entertainment. In a sliding puzzle, entities (often described as robots) are moving around on a grid, and trying to reach a final position. Everytime a robot starts a move in a direction, it slides and cannot stop until it hits another element on the grid (a wall, a block or another robot). In a pushing puzzle, the entities often may stop a move without hitting a wall, but mostly they are also allowed to move some inert blocks by pushing them. Pushing games are known for example as Sokoban, but can also appear as enigmas in video games The paper puts the games in the same genre as Sokoban (1982) (dubbed PushPush games). The goal in Sokoban is maneuver boxes by pushing them in the cardinal directions onto their intended target location. For a 2600 equivalent, see Andrew Davie’s new game. These boxes don’t slide, but move one square at a time. (https://atariage.com/forums/topic/293315-sokoban/ Around the same time, in the arcades, Pengo (1982) included a bonus mechanic for lining up 3 indestructible blocks. The ice blocks in Pengo can be pushed, and slide until they meet an obstacle. The Amiga got in ice sliding puzzle game similar to the bonus mechanic in Pengo in 1989, Roll-Out. The object of which is to push smiley faces into target boxes while avoiding enemies. Apparently, the Pokémon games since Gold/Silver/Crystal (1999) have all included this puzzle mechanic in their games to get past certain areas (Ice Cave). These are probably closest to the mechanic we are interested in, since you are the sliding “block” in this game, and must maneuver yourself from the entrance to the exit. Still appears to be popular as a genre. A new game Maze Slider was released last year in steam with the same mechanics. https://store.steampowered.com/app/1262260/Maze_Slider/ 5 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonardo Santiago #9 Posted February 27 On 2/21/2021 at 9:55 AM, Leonardo Santiago said: Hi everyone. I have been working on a game with only 4k that was challenging, fun and that looked like games from the 70s and 80s. So "K-Jo chases the cheeses" was born! The biggest challenge was to put all the concepts imagined in just 4kb, using batariBasic as the main programming language. For that I had to adapt some functions, rewriting them in Assembly, which made me learn more about the language and optimized the game in size and performance. There are 60 stages with 10 different mazes. Every 10 stages, the color of the walls changes, characterizing a new house. There are 6 houses with 10 stages each, totaling 60 stages. The amount of cheese to be collected starts at 4 (at the first stage), and at each new house (10 stages) is increased by one. The time you have to complete the stage is always the same: 40 seconds. Very limited demo version: 10 levels 4 cheeses on all levels All available game challenges K-Jo_Demo.bin 4 kB · 1 download or Play K-Jo on Javatari Advertisement : Promotional Vídeo: You can also watch James and Tanya playing the full version at ZeroPage Homebrew. Leo Now a demo and an Exclusive Advertisement 😆 7 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
daniel.inforede #10 Posted February 27 Vou baixar agora a Demo e avaliar a mecânica do jogo em uso. Estou curioso para ver isto na prática! Parabéns Leonardo. 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bomberman94 #11 Posted February 28 Games played well - fast and addictive! Sometimes I think the dot that occasionally blocks a way is a bit unfair/not avoidable. Maybe some more „bells and whistles“ and of course more levels and we are there 👌🏼 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonardo Santiago #12 Posted February 28 7 hours ago, Bomberman94 said: Games played well - fast and addictive! Sometimes I think the dot that occasionally blocks a way is a bit unfair/not avoidable. Maybe some more „bells and whistles“ and of course more levels and we are there 👌🏼 This is just a demo, the full game has a total of 60 levels and was designed to fit in 4kb. I have only 16 free bytes. 😁 4 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alfredtdk #13 Posted March 1 I loved the demo version. Will the full version be in cartridge or digital media? 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fierodoug5 #15 Posted March 1 This is a very well done game and very fun! Fantastic 4K game! 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bomberman94 #16 Posted March 1 (edited) 16 hours ago, Leonardo Santiago said: This is just a demo, the full game has a total of 60 levels and was designed to fit in 4kb. I have only 16 free bytes. 😁 😳WOW - full game containing 60 levels in only 4k ? That’s awesome and of course no „bells and whistles“ really needed - gameplay is the most important part 😉 Edited March 1 by Bomberman94 3 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bhall408 #17 Posted April 27 Wow! Fun game for any size, but fitting it in 4K? Respect! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Leonardo Santiago #18 Posted April 30 On 2/21/2021 at 9:55 AM, Leonardo Santiago said: Hi guys! K-Jo chases the cheeses will be released here in Brazil. If you are interested in the game, please send me an email ([email protected]) so that I can put your name on a pre-order list. As soon as the game is officially released I will contact you. Please put as subject the word "K-Jo". Thanks! K-Jo is about to be released! 😁 3 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+ZeroPage Homebrew #19 Posted June 18 (edited) ZeroPage Homebrew IS BACK FROM BREAK TOMORROW and playing the Exclusive Final Binary of K-Jo Chases The Cheese on tomorrow's (Fri Jun 18, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 12PM PT | 3PM ET | 7PM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: K-Jo Chases The Cheese (2021 Exclusive Final Binary) by Leonardo Santiago @Leonardo Santiago Mr. Yo-Yo (2021 Exclusive Final Binary) by David Marli @DaveM Runes of Moria (2021 WIP) by Rossum @rossum The Legend of Dungeon (2021 Exclusive WIP Premiere) by Brock Keaghey @TheMajorHavoc ElectroBall (2021 WIP) by Mike Littau @littaum (WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY!) Edited June 19 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Prizrak #20 Posted June 18 Feels like so long until I get to play this on cart Sent from my SM-G996U using Tapatalk Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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