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Don't worry, Chris, I need this kind of feedback to fix things that need fixing.
This is very interesting indeed. Thanks for your detailed report. I will look into it myself and let you know what I find.

daveejhitchins wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 12:37 pm

0xC0DE wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:05 am

But the Electron is really taking a beating!

Last warning . . . Stop it!

Dave H.

Sorry Dave But the Elk is indestructible, so no worries!

Plays really nicely - can't believe how smooth the graphics are! What do you know that 80's developers didn't?! :mrgreen: Thanks! Honestly, I don't really know. I think it helps that I can use modern tools, have all the information at my finger tips and, most of all, I'm not burdened with a commerc...

FourthStone wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 24, 2021 10:53 am

This is really gorgeous, so smooth, had a bit of a Citadel feel to the energy mechanic, can't wait to explore the whole game

Thanks! (❁´◡`❁)

Thanks both. Visualisation of this technique: Thanks 0xC0DE, that's really helpful. I can see a way forward now. Could you tell me the meaning of the various colours the background goes to in that video, so I can better understand it? I understand about doing the palette changes on an interrupt, I'...

Wow - excellent playable demo and highly polished, particularly for a work in progress. Nice touches like the rising bubbles to sell the 'underwater' effect. I want to explore more! Is it all going to fit in a regular Beeb/Electron memory? Thanks! Yes, the final game (128 rooms) will work on a bog ...

I have just played the demo, and like everyone else I am very impressed! I love the idea that you can play the three levels in parallel with each other rather than sequentially. My kids tell me that the modern online games they play have this kind of feature, so I can see you're bringing modern gam...

Very good - 3600 points achieved ;) Animation is lovely and smooth with big sprites and no flicker. I like the different locomotion styles between the levels it feels very different. Comments in no particular order Space level might be a little too floaty - if it's going to require precision it mig...

The player sprite in my games (Elementum, Electrobots) moves at 50fps on both Electron and Beeb. I have two interrupts firing each frame. One at scanline 100 (approx) and one at the end of the visible screen. The vertical position of the sprites on the screen determine at which of the 2 interrupts I...

Kecske Bak wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 23, 2021 12:17 pm

Just noticed this and had a quick play (about an hour!). I would definitely have bought this BITD, it's fantastic and precisely the sort of game I enjoy. Congratulations!

I'll have to download ClockSignal now and try the Elk version!

Cheers! Very nice to hear!

Thanks everyone for the positive reactions!

Playable demo: https://github.com/0xC0DE6502/electrobots-releases (see demo 1.00)

Be sure to check the README. There's also a link to jsbeeb in there.

lurkio wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 20, 2021 11:04 am

0xC0DE wrote: ↑

Fri Feb 05, 2021 2:16 pm

I wonder if other Stardotters are participating...

You don't seem to be on the list of entrants..?:

https://gkanold.wixsite.com/homeputeriu ... -list-2021

Need to finish the accompanying required documentation!

marcusjambler wrote: ↑

Tue Feb 16, 2021 10:08 am

Amazing work 0xCODE
Looking fantastic

Thank you, marcusjambler

Michael Brown wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 15, 2021 2:03 pm

Great Game!

Any chance of getting the passwords?

Mick.

Thanks Michael! Why spoil the fun/challenge?

Thanks cardboardguru and Neil!
I'm so happy that people seem to be enjoying what I am making here.

Thanks for your encouragement everyone!

Thanks Kees

lurkio wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 13, 2021 7:20 pm

0xC0DE wrote: ↑

Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:24 pm

New gameplay video: https://youtu.be/JDQuOyekBtA

It's looking great! Will you be adding any sound effects?

Thanks!
Yes, in the playable demo later this month

New gameplay video: https://youtu.be/JDQuOyekBtA

VectorEyes wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 08, 2021 12:00 pm

There are always people who’ll look at retro demo videos on YouTube and post comments questioning whether it was really done on original / unexpanded hardware. (Sigh)...

Which could arguably be seen as the greatest compliment possible

wrdiffin wrote: ↑

Mon Feb 08, 2021 11:13 am

Without any actual Electron disk images, this could simply have been done on a PC.

You're right. It could have been.

By the way, did you just join stardot to post this?

Thanks! I see you have read the source code well

Thanks Lee!

Thank you! I wonder if other Stardotters are participating...

https://bbcmic.ro/#%7B%22v%22%3A1%2C%22program%22%3A%220MO.2%3AA%3D-1%3AV.23%3B8202%3B0%3B0%3B0%3B23%2CA%2CA%3BA%3BA%3BA%3B%3AX%3D7%3AY%3D28%3AR%3D3%3AQ%3D0%3AF%3D31%3AS%3D32%3AT%3D64%3A%40%25%3D%26505%5Cn1V.4%2C12%3AMOV.0%2CY%3AF.K%3D1TOS%3AV.4-%28K%3DS%29%2CA%3AP.SP.18%3B%3AV.A%3AN.%3AV.4%2CF%2C1...

Afternoon and evening for me please. Sending an invitation via the suggested route is no problem.

I would like one, Roland. Being in NL myself, I would like to send you one of my Electrons for a "full service" job. Is that EUR 49, excluding P&P to and from you?