Getting back to unfinished games...

Posted by PacManPlus, 15 May 2011 · 181 views

Ugh. My list of 'games-started-but-not-worked-on-in-a-while' is getting bigger.

I'm almost up to GroovyBee

After Meteor Shower is completed, I'd like to get back to Frenzy but I have all of these in total:

Frenzy

Armor Attack

BattleZone

Bob

I *hate* not finishing things...

tremoloman2006
May 18 2011 8:44 AM

Wow! Each one of those titles looks great!

May I beg and ask that you finish Frenzy first? It is one of my all-time favorites and your mock up looks incredible!

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DracIsBack
May 23 2011 2:40 PM

Nice!

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PacManPlus
May 29 2011 11:34 AM

Thanks, guys

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Corby
Jul 1 2011 7:17 PM

cool your doing Battlezone!!! :thumbsup:

Is it going to be a XM game??

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PacManPlus
Jul 2 2011 12:56 PM

It would have to be for the extra memory. I have the screen set up as a line buffer from the bottom of the score area down. I have a line drawing routine that is a bit slow ATM.

Thanks!

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DracIsBack
Jul 7 2011 5:05 AM

Looking forward to seeing Battlezone in action! Keep up the great work!

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GroovyBee
Jul 7 2011 5:09 AM

PacManPlus, on Sat Jul 2, 2011 12:56 PM, said:

I have a line drawing routine that is a bit slow ATM.

The line routine is still on my list of things to help you out with. I was looking at it again the other day.

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EricBall
Jul 7 2011 11:18 AM

One line drawing algorithm I learned from T.A. Goldthorpe

dx = x1 - x0
dy = y1 - y0
qx = abs(dy) // note the reversal
qy = abs(dx)
q = min( qx, qy )
cx = x0
cy = y0
do
  plot( cx, cy )
  qx = qx - q
  if ( qx < 0 )
    qx = qx + abs(dy)
    cx = cx + sgn(dx)
  endif
  qy = qy - q
  if ( qy < 0 )
    qy = qy + abs(dx)
    cy = cy + sgn(dy)
  endif
while ( cx != x1 && cy != y1 )
plot( cx, cy )

Note: this is from memory / off the top of my head. I remember the basic idea, but have to work out the details anew each time I want to use it. Another line drawing algorithm I created myself was recursive binary subdivision.