ZX81 AlienDropOut Remake

[Baggey]

I finally got the mojo to get going again.

Originally inspired by @RemiD

Also thanks to @Xerra and @Hardcoal for encuriging me to try and finish!

I finally got my head around the Pod logic. It's a work in progress but it's BlitzmaxNG so it's here. Move if you like no problemo!

Were are you Xerra! Hope your good.

Kind Regards Baggey

[Dabzy]

Nice one Baggey! 

Dabz

[RemiD]

bravo 👏🙂, congrats for persisting and making it happen !

[Baggey]

bravo 👏🙂, congrats for persisting and making it happen !

Still got to add collision detection, Smart Bombs, Scoring and bullet shooting collision. 

Once i got over the pods filling up correctly i got my mojo going again for writting games.

[Baggey]

Making steady progress with smart bomb logic today etc.. etc..

From my child hood there where 6 games i liked on the ZX81. So im going to create a Fade to Grey engine, where its the same as the zx81 but with pixel perfect movement and sound! Additionally i may insert shades of grey not 50 maybe 6.

Oh and im concentrating on playability so its addictive to play 

Kind Regards Baggey

[Baggey]

So heres the latest Shinanigans! Starting to enjoy this 

Kind Regards Baggey

[RemiD]

From my child hood there where 6 games i liked on the ZX81.

i find it incredible (and motivating!) that with languages / graphics engines /  sound engines, like blitzbasic and blitzmax, a lone dev can manage to reproduce old games from the 1980-2000 era.

keep it up ! 👏🤓

[Baggey]

From my child hood there where 6 games i liked on the ZX81.

i find it incredible (and motivating!) that with languages / graphics engines /  sound engines, like blitzbasic and blitzmax, a lone dev can manage to reproduce old games from the 1980-2000 era.

keep it up ! 👏🤓

Thanks its work in progress!

I have This to finish as my first Game. Then ive got my emulators.

And to top it all of! Im writing Cmax or BitzmaxBG Which will be fully compliant with BlitzmaxNG but with added commands and C thrown in as well     

[RemiD]

I have This to finish as my first Game.

the next step could be to try to make a 3d version of the same game 'alien dropout'.

it could be an interesting exercize...

[Baggey]

I have This to finish as my first Game.

the next step could be to try to make a 3d version of the same game 'alien dropout'.

it could be an interesting exercize...

Your the 3d guy  I cant really imagine how youd even go about it 

Baggey

[Steve Elliott]

lol colour ZX Spectrum-like graphics could be the next step - not 3D! 

[RemiD]

Your the 3d guy  I cant really imagine how youd even go about it 

i could work on a 3d version, from the turret point of view (on the ground), yes.

same shapes and colors than my 2d version, but in 3d.

it could be a fun exercise. 🤔📝🤓💻

[Baggey]

Your the 3d guy  I cant really imagine how youd even go about it 

i could work on a 3d version, from the turret point of view (on the ground), yes.

same shapes and colors than my 2d version, but in 3d.

it could be a fun exercise. 🤔📝🤓💻

Id would love to see it. I supouse here would be as good place a place as any to post it! Unless you want to start it totally seperate of course!?

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I dont mind i can send you stuff unless your going totally from ground up?

Isuppose the 3D could look like a 2d Isometric type engine


Baggey

[RemiD]

yes i will create my own worklog, and repost my 2d version, and then a 3d version.

with the same shapes and colors and the same gameplay, but in 3d, with a point of view from the turret.

some inspiration from the original covers :
https://images.launchbox-app.com/21852e08-d6f7-4cb5-8bbb-b2cf3fb135c3.jpg
and
https://images.launchbox-app.com/68d5528e-b9b4-4b55-853a-463ae3305c65.jpg

it will be open source.

not now, but yes why not...