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DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 6:36 pm
by sirmorris
.. or 1.1 or whatever.
Joystick and sound hacked in by yours truly!
Todo - more sound, success screen
V1.2 - added zxpand detection/loading of splash screen, fixed sounds
V1.3 - cleaned up a few things, added more control options, AY-sound auto-detect, new experimental SFX player!
V1.4 - 'sound off' bug fixed, preliminary high score saving! No names yet, just scores.
V2.1 - Fixed a few issues, mainly detection of AY chips. Now MrX, zon-x and zxpand-ay should be detected properly.
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 9:36 pm
by sirmorris
For those that don't know this tricky little puzzler it's a conversion of an old TI calculator game.
The source is distributed with the Z88DK C compiler, and a hires conversion is already in existence. I couldn't find the source for that so I hacked it myself.
You choose a direction for your ball to move, and once moving it doesn't stop until it meets something solid. You progress when all the bubbles along the way are collected.
Some levels feature a movable wall block which you can position to give yourself an extra surface to collide with.
Instructions are included in the zip.
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Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:22 pm
by dr beep
Now it's my turn to say that it looks great!
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:27 pm
by Andy Rea
very nice, i am once again asstouded at the quality of software appearing this year
it has truly been a wonderful year for zeddy fans.
Andy
P.s i look forward to playing all these games when i get chance
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:29 pm
by Moggy
Very similar to a Jupiter Ace game I have somewhere.
Great work Charlie in fact ACE!!
As the tumble-weed blows across the floor a disheartened Moggy retires and cosiders another line of work
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:32 pm
by Moggy
Andy Rea wrote:very nice, i am once again asstouded at the quality of software appearing this year
it has truly been a wonderful year for zeddy fans.
Andy
P.s i look forward to playing all these games when i get chance
Agreed Andy be it games or utilities some fantastic stuff produced, some by Your good self too.
Roll on 2012
Regards
Moggy
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 10:59 pm
by Moggy
@Charlie
I don't know about source but I think this might be the version You mentioned in Your earlier post?
Doesn't work on the Xpand but will run in EO set to ZX97 LITE.
Regards
Moggy
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:53 pm
by sirmorris
There is a standard-video version available as source - it has everything needed to make a UDG version - and yes, the ace program you saw comes from the same place - it was that which sent me on the lookout for the '81 binary.
Siggi has such a program on his ZX81 web server, but like I say, I couldn't find the source code for that. So I hacked this up
I'm going to add par values for each screen so people can measure their move score, and possibly add hi-score saving. I used my SFX designer to make the beeps and scratches you hear, but I have to say I'm now seeing how limited the palette of 'one shot' sounds are... Cue the original idea of a sfx engine. But that belongs in a different thread..
C
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Fri Nov 11, 2011 11:57 pm
by Moggy
Re: DarkStar 2
Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2011 12:04 am
by Moggy
God this is bloody addictive.
I am not a games player I am a free man ( apologies to Patrick Mcgoohan)
AAARRRGGH I hate You Sir Morris
