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[Godzilla]

any newer word on alex?

[Mord]

Nathan Strum, on Mon Sep 4, 2006 3:23 PM, said:

The version that ended in the impossible blue zone is older. In the current one it ends when you fall into a black abyss with no platforms.

Upon reflection, isn't that just about the most cruel ending ever dished out?

"Gotta get down, gotta get down, I die from something up above if I don't run for my li--WTF OH SHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII----"



If Alex ever does manage to finish this game (Hopefully one day!) then he'll have to make a sequel titled "Man wheels on".

[lucifershalo]

what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alex
but no news
if he is sick, maybe an edition on cart that could benefit him, could be a good idea

[Albert]

lucifershalo, on Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:13 PM, said:

what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alex
but no news

I recently tried emailing him as well as sending him a PM on here, but have not heard anything. His website is still up, but he has taken his forum down. I hope he is doing okay. He last logged in here on September 8th, 2007.

..Al

[PressureCooker2600]

Well....still LOVE the game. Let's keep this thread alive!

My current hi-score is 114.

[PressureCooker2600]

New score:

156

[sandmountainslim]

lucifershalo, on Sun Dec 16, 2007 2:13 PM, said:

what I dont understand is that some people have kind of heard of Alex
but no news
if he is sick, maybe an edition on cart that could benefit him, could be a good idea

Being that he suffered a Traumatic Brain Injury I would assume that he is recovering slowly and has gone into seclusion. It shall likely be quiet some time before he returns to this project if at all.
WP

[PressureCooker2600]

Could anyone post the basic instructions......etc. for the newest binary that was released? I can't seem to find the skateboard or the stop signs that are mentioned earlier in the thread.

Also, do the difficulty switches do anything?

[PressureCooker2600]

New Score:

172

(and I finally found the skateboard)

[lucifershalo]

I found some arrows pointing down about 3-5
does someone know their purpose?

[Nathan Strum]

They increase your rate of fall.

[r_type2600]

Nathan Strum, on Mon Dec 17, 2007 1:36 PM, said:

They increase your rate of fall.

Are you sure?
I always thought they were kinda "gravity-stabilizer" facilitating the control of the little guy...
May be wrong though -

Edited by r_type2600, Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:17 PM.

[Brian R.]

Is the game finished enough to put on a cart? Maybe someone should get in touch with his family to see if it can be done. Having proceeds go to him I'm sure would be a wonderful thing for "the community" to do.

This great work shouldn't be allowed to fade away. It needs to be preserved on a cart, with a label by one of our fine designers.

I mainly remember that the music on this game is some of the best I've heard from a 2600, via emulator. And that I wasn't very good at it, but want to keep playing and hopefully get better.

[vdub_bobby]

Music?

[Nathan Strum]

Title screen.

[PressureCooker2600]

The title screen music has the best tunes I've heard on the VCS. Reminded me of .SID music from the C64.

It seems to be touched up enough to at least be released on a cart as a tester. Nathan already drew up a great label and supposedly had a manual in the works.

Everything seemed ready to go.

[Nathan Strum]

The manual is mostly done. The game is very playable, but also incomplete. I'm not sure how much more Alex has planned for it, but I'm sure he wants to finish it up before it gets released.

[A.J. Franzman]

I think that the problem may be that, as the game is now, each added level needs to be manually designed. Perhaps it's a bit late now, but maybe it would have been better to use an algorithm and seeded random level generator a' la River Raid to make the programming easier while providing hundreds of levels. Maybe something like this could be added onto the existing "designed" levels? If Alex H wanted the game to have a specific, planned ending, this designed level could simply be triggered to appear at a certain level #.

Edited by A.J. Franzman, Sat Dec 29, 2007 7:32 PM.

[Tom_Explodes]

In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263.

[Nathan Strum]

Tom_Explodes, on Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:32 PM, said:

In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263.

Which binary are you playing? The most recent one is from March 31, 2006. (Available here.)

[Devin]

The game looks great so far! I love the detail - especially the flapping arms when he is free-falling!

[Lonely Mountain Hermit]

Whenever I fire up the ol' 2600 lately, its usually to play this game. Even in its unfinished form, it's one of my all time favorites!

[Tom_Explodes]

Yep, that's the one I's playing.

Nathan Strum, on Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:01 AM, said:

Tom_Explodes, on Sat Dec 29, 2007 4:32 PM, said:

In an attempt to keep this thread alive, I post my score. 263.

Which binary are you playing? The most recent one is from March 31, 2006. (Available here.)

[Devin]

The start screen music is incredible - it sounds like a Commodore 64!

Does the author plan to play one of those songs during the game?

[Lonely Mountain Hermit]

I think some music would be nice during the actual gameplay. Also, does anyone know if he intended for there to be points awarded for collecting fruit? From what I can tell the score counter doesn't indicate an increase other than the one based on time.