Bomb Jack Beer Edition - Page 10

mcgeezer · 29 April 2018, 00:19

Here you go ... Beta 6 and I love this update because it has all the score sprites showing properly! Check it out!

Also fixed the difficulty... the Bonus appears every 5000 points now instead of 1000 which allowed @DamienD to complete the game

Also hi scores are now only saved when you quit the game which you can do by pressing Escape or Left mouse button at any time.

Enjoy!

http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_6.adf

http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_6.exe

DamienD · 29 April 2018, 00:51

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Also fixed the difficulty... the Bonus appears every 5000 points now instead of 1000 which allowed @DamienD to complete the game

Nice, let's see if I can still clock it

mcgeezer · 29 April 2018, 00:55

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Nice, let's see if I can still clock it

Hi-Score is the key mate... getting those 50000 bonuses.

I just tried a game and got to level 4 and lost didn't score too good.

Mind you I'm half cut.

DamienD · 29 April 2018, 01:26

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Mind you I'm half cut.

LOL, I'm on a 2 month total detox ATM

Here's me at the start of stage 63

...it's slightly harder but I still got this far first go

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Just checked the source code and for some reason I have it commented out.

Did you forget to uncomment this as game stopped after completing stage 63

Also, experienced another bomb in the top left corner:

DamienD · 29 April 2018, 01:53

Oh, forgot to mention another small bug.

Let's say you are on top of a platform and a metal bird is underneath. It doesn't seem to have to go around the platform edge and then up to get you... When it's about 1 - 1.5mm away it just magically appears on top of the platform.

zzbylu · 29 April 2018, 14:55

and gameplay beta 6

[ Show youtube player ]

DamienD · 29 April 2018, 19:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Also hi scores are now only saved when you quit the game which you can do by pressing Escape or Left mouse button at any time.

A suggestion for the next version. Could you make only <left mouse button> exit the game / save high scores and put <Esc> back to jumping to the title screen (like in "bombjack_beta_5E.adf")?

This is useful if you have a rubbish start and want to try again without reloading the game from floppy

mcgeezer · 29 April 2018, 22:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

A suggestion for the next version. Could you make only <left mouse button> exit the game / save high scores and put <Esc> back to jumping to the title screen (like in "bombjack_beta_5E.adf")?

This is useful if you have a rubbish start and want to try again without reloading the game from floppy

Check your PM's mate.

btw... not sure if you collect the bombs in order.

I've done a run through of how to play properly just in case (also for my benefit to iron out bugs

)

[ Show youtube player ]

DamienD · 30 April 2018, 11:03

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

Check your PM's mate.

Done, thanks

Quote:

Originally Posted by mcgeezer

btw... not sure if you collect the bombs in order.

I've done a run through of how to play properly just in case (also for my benefit to iron out bugs

)

[ Show youtube player ]

I do try to collect the bombs in order but can't do this everytime...

When done successfully I've been take to the screen after completing the stage saying "Well done, you've collected 22 fire bombs" and you then get a substancial bonus

mcgeezer · 06 May 2018, 23:14

Here's a huge update to the game here, to the point that it is just about finished.

Changes/Additions are as follows:

Fixed various collision bugs
Fixed various GFX bugs
Fixed save hi-score routines (you need to End the game to save the score)
Added all Sound FX - thanks to Saimon69
Added 4 new Beer edition rounds. The rounds can only be played by getting a bonus between 50,000 and 250,000 points after each 5 rounds. Depending on the bonus achieved you will play the next round and be able to score a huge amount of points for each Bomb collected.
Between 50,000 and 99,000 you'll play the Penshaw Monument round - each bomb collected will get you 1,200 points.
Between 100,000 and 149,999 you'll play the Chichen Itza round - each bomb collected will get you 2,000 points.
Between 150,000 and 199,999 you'll play the Edinburgh Castle round - each bomb collected will get you 3,000 points.
Between 200,000 and 250,000 you'll play the Big Ben round where each Bomb collected will get you 5,000 points.
Added the ability to disable/enable sound and music.
Also changed is the difficulty, the difficulty now mimics the Arcade on medium dip switch setting.

Known issues:

The club enemy is severely broken, it needs fixing and is my highest priority.
If Jack finished the round by collecting the last bomb and dies then the next round is skipped.
There are a few GFX glitches remaining under some circumstances.

The game will get a final release in the next week or two, I will not be coding anymore on the game after May 19 as I have some family and work commitments that will see me busy for at least till November.

Enjoy the game - if you do spot a bug then let me know.

The game has been tested on an A500 with 1mb of ram 512Kb Chip / 512 Fast. The game is known to work on other models including the AGA machines (in fact I know it does) but I can only say I have tested it on WinUAE and on my real A500. After May 19 I will release the source code and the guys here may be able to fix up compatibility if it crashes on the accelerator stuff.

ADF here - http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_7a.adf

Enjoy.

ross · 06 May 2018, 23:48

I had not left any comments in this thread yet.
But since it's one of my favorite games of all time (I've been a country champion so many years ago

),
I give you huge compliments for what you managed to do!

dlfrsilver · 07 May 2018, 00:03

what a wonderful, full of colors version of Bombjack

! Truely awesome !

Gzegzolka · 07 May 2018, 04:36

Cool work

Tigerskunk · 07 May 2018, 09:38

Thanks McGeezer..
Hopefully you will still be able to drop by here, and write a line here and then..

Thanks for your great work on Bomb jack...

mcgeezer · 07 May 2018, 10:15

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steril707

Thanks McGeezer..
Hopefully you will still be able to drop by here, and write a line here and then..

Thanks for your great work on Bomb jack...

Don't worry mate, I'll be sticking around here lots - just lots of family and work commitments during the summer is all (example being that it's my 10th Wedding Anniversary on 30 May, I wanna make sure I get there before she divorces me

, summer hols with a 2 year old, World Cup, Work, more holidays... ) will have no time to code till November.

Anyway, here's a couple of videos showing two of the four beer rounds (skip to round 6 to see them)

[ Show youtube player ]

[ Show youtube player ]

DamienD · 07 May 2018, 10:51

Great stuff mcgeezer; off to try this now

Edit: this has now been updated in my collection, see here

zzbylu · 07 May 2018, 15:20

Gameplay - beta 7a:
[ Show youtube player ]

TEOL · 07 May 2018, 17:12

I don't think the original arcade had music on the titles though did it but that was a tune for something like the highscore?

As there wasn't any on the title tune in the arcade would love the title screen in a later build to be the other title tune from the C64 to put more verients on the non gameplay areas music not being the same one.

Plus the people love that C64 tune anyway.

mcgeezer · 07 May 2018, 18:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by DamienD

Great stuff mcgeezer; off to try this now

Edit: this has now been updated in my collection, see here

Spot on Damien! Great work on your collection here mate - awesome for the Amiga community.

TTD · 07 May 2018, 18:48

Cool I like Bombjack.
I can do try test it on different setups.

But think I'm a bit rusty to the game.

06 May 2018, 23:14	#190
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	Here's a huge update to the game here, to the point that it is just about finished. Changes/Additions are as follows: Fixed various collision bugs Fixed various GFX bugs Fixed save hi-score routines (you need to End the game to save the score) Added all Sound FX - thanks to Saimon69 Added 4 new Beer edition rounds. The rounds can only be played by getting a bonus between 50,000 and 250,000 points after each 5 rounds. Depending on the bonus achieved you will play the next round and be able to score a huge amount of points for each Bomb collected. Between 50,000 and 99,000 you'll play the Penshaw Monument round - each bomb collected will get you 1,200 points. Between 100,000 and 149,999 you'll play the Chichen Itza round - each bomb collected will get you 2,000 points. Between 150,000 and 199,999 you'll play the Edinburgh Castle round - each bomb collected will get you 3,000 points. Between 200,000 and 250,000 you'll play the Big Ben round where each Bomb collected will get you 5,000 points. Added the ability to disable/enable sound and music. Also changed is the difficulty, the difficulty now mimics the Arcade on medium dip switch setting. Known issues: The club enemy is severely broken, it needs fixing and is my highest priority. If Jack finished the round by collecting the last bomb and dies then the next round is skipped. There are a few GFX glitches remaining under some circumstances. The game will get a final release in the next week or two, I will not be coding anymore on the game after May 19 as I have some family and work commitments that will see me busy for at least till November. Enjoy the game - if you do spot a bug then let me know. The game has been tested on an A500 with 1mb of ram 512Kb Chip / 512 Fast. The game is known to work on other models including the AGA machines (in fact I know it does) but I can only say I have tested it on WinUAE and on my real A500. After May 19 I will release the source code and the guys here may be able to fix up compatibility if it crashes on the accelerator stuff. ADF here - http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_7a.adf Enjoy. Last edited by mcgeezer; 06 May 2018 at 23:55. Reason: A bit too hard on the Arcadian Facebook Group.

07 May 2018, 10:51	#196
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Great stuff mcgeezer; off to try this now Edit: this has now been updated in my collection, see here Last edited by DamienD; 07 May 2018 at 11:30.

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29 April 2018, 00:19	#181
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	Here you go ... Beta 6 and I love this update because it has all the score sprites showing properly! Check it out! Also fixed the difficulty... the Bonus appears every 5000 points now instead of 1000 which allowed @DamienD to complete the game Also hi scores are now only saved when you quit the game which you can do by pressing Escape or Left mouse button at any time. Enjoy! http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_6.adf http://109.228.4.199/bombjack_beta_6.exe

29 April 2018, 01:53	#185
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Oh, forgot to mention another small bug. Let's say you are on top of a platform and a metal bird is underneath. It doesn't seem to have to go around the platform edge and then up to get you... When it's about 1 - 1.5mm away it just magically appears on top of the platform.

29 April 2018, 14:55	#186
zzbylu Saberman Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Kielce/Poland Posts: 327	and gameplay beta 6 [ Show youtube player ]

06 May 2018, 23:48	#191
ross Defendit numerus Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Crossing the Rubicon Age: 53 Posts: 4,468	I had not left any comments in this thread yet. But since it's one of my favorite games of all time (I've been a country champion so many years ago ), I give you huge compliments for what you managed to do!

07 May 2018, 00:03	#192
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,413	what a wonderful, full of colors version of Bombjack ! Truely awesome !

07 May 2018, 04:36	#193
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	Cool work

07 May 2018, 09:38	#194
Tigerskunk Inviyya Dude! Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Amiga Island Posts: 2,770	Thanks McGeezer.. Hopefully you will still be able to drop by here, and write a line here and then.. Thanks for your great work on Bomb jack...

07 May 2018, 15:20	#197
zzbylu Saberman Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: Kielce/Poland Posts: 327	Gameplay - beta 7a: [ Show youtube player ]

07 May 2018, 17:12	#198
TEOL Registered User Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Middlesex, England Posts: 141	I don't think the original arcade had music on the titles though did it but that was a tune for something like the highscore? As there wasn't any on the title tune in the arcade would love the title screen in a later build to be the other title tune from the C64 to put more verients on the non gameplay areas music not being the same one. Plus the people love that C64 tune anyway.

07 May 2018, 18:48	#200
TTD Registered User Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: Copenhagen/Denmark Posts: 144	Cool I like Bombjack. I can do try test it on different setups. But think I'm a bit rusty to the game.

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