"Dodger" for Final Grom conversion & Emulators

[Retrospect]

DODGER.zip

Zip file contains a small manual, EA5 files and XB Fiad file.

 

Guide Roger the Dodger over a busy road, climb the spider infested wall, and swim the river to get to the flashing arrows.

Game has funny music and animations.  Give it a whirl and you'll like it.     

 

Some notes about the game;

 

You get an extra life every 1000 points 

There's a time limit of 30 seconds to get to an Arrow.  The closer the timer gets to zero , the faster the arrows flash.  

Roger can be surprisingly speedy along the road but he's slower in the water!

Traffic & monsters increase in speed as well as number , the more levels you reach.

You can wrap around the screen.

Title screen has "attract" screen if you wait a few moments.

The game was written using Harry Wilhelm's XB256 and the Compiler.  Try it , it's fantastic!

Edited May 27, 2021 by Retrospect

[+Vorticon]

Nicely done with great attention to detail as usual. I do hate that river though...

[Retrospect]

21 minutes ago, Vorticon said:

Nicely done with great attention to detail as usual. I do hate that river though...

Thankyou Walid

 

Oh yes the river gets difficult past screen 3, on screen 4 I usually die there!  By screen 4 though, you'll be getting the extra life (every 1000 points) so that might help with loads more practice

Edited May 27, 2021 by Retrospect

[Asmusr]

Very nice with responsive controls and great sound.

[Retrospect]

19 minutes ago, Asmusr said:

Very nice with responsive controls and great sound.

Thankyou Rasmus

I was aiming for a kind of Tuba effect for the music.    I thought it suited the comedy gameplay.
Also to note; the character patterns are updated "on the fly" rather than kept in the pattern sets.  There's a variable that increments from 1 to 2 and points to a specific set of lines to update the patterns that way.  

[Barry Nelson]

So, how do I get it into bin format to load with a Final GROM 99 for instance? This can supposedly be done using the E/A, but since I not not very experienced with assembly language on the TI, I could use instructions or may be even a link to converted files? Actually instructions would be perfect if they are detailed enough so I can follow and see how it's done. I do a fair amount of assembly, just not on the TI.

[+arcadeshopper]

 

3 hours ago, Barry Nelson said:

So, how do I get it into bin format to load with a Final GROM 99 for instance? This can supposedly be done using the E/A, but since I not not very experienced with assembly language on the TI, I could use instructions or may be even a link to converted files? Actually instructions would be perfect if they are detailed enough so I can follow and see how it's done. I do a fair amount of assembly, just not on the TI.

https://www.ti99-geek.nl/Modules/modcreate/modcreate.htm

 

OR 

 

[+arcadeshopper]

dodger8.bin

 

took 30 sec with module creater

[sometimes99er]

OMG. Yesterday I tried to land on the crocodiles. About 10 attempts. No joy. Today it occurred to me, that one might swim. Ha. ?

 

[HOME AUTOMATION]

...Live 'n learn ...or in this case, learn and live!

 

[Retrospect]

8 hours ago, sometimes99er said:

I tried to land on the crocodiles

I keep doing that without even trying haha

[+OLD CS1]

7 hours ago, HOME AUTOMATION said:

...Live 'n learn ...or in this case, learn and live!

Is that Freddie Kruger??

[fabrice montupet]

I like this game, Thank you ?

 

[Retrospect]

6 hours ago, fabrice montupet said:

I like this game, Thank you ?

 

You're welcome and thank you.  You might like the next game I'm working on too

[+OLD CS1]

As usual, a top-notch game.  We need a "Retrospect Retrospective" multi-cart of your work!

[+OLD CS1]

21 hours ago, sometimes99er said:

OMG. Yesterday I tried to land on the crocodiles. About 10 attempts. No joy. Today it occurred to me, that one might swim. Ha. ?

NO SWIMMING!  It clearly says so!!  Also, no running, dancing, or singing!

[Retrospect]

59 minutes ago, OLD CS1 said:

As usual, a top-notch game.  We need a "Retrospect Retrospective" multi-cart of your work!

Thanks CS1  , and that's a sweet idea. 

[sometimes99er]

9 hours ago, OLD CS1 said:

NO SWIMMING!  It clearly says so!!  Also, no running, dancing, or singing!

Ahh, that's why. Of course. ?

 

[+Vorticon]

On 5/28/2021 at 12:46 AM, sometimes99er said:

OMG. Yesterday I tried to land on the crocodiles. About 10 attempts. No joy. Today it occurred to me, that one might swim. Ha. ?

 

Yeah I initially thought you could land on them when their mouths were closed a la Pitfall and kept dying. Assumptions can be very tricky... I think I sent Retrospect several choice curses during that process. Apologies my friend ?