Tiny Invaders - Page 2

earok · 28 April 2020, 12:38

that's super cool! Always amazed by people that can make fully featured games in such a small amount of storage

VincentGR · 28 April 2020, 12:50

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

You are allowed of course!

Thanks! It's in the zone.
I also made a simple icon.

Cheers.

AlfaRomeo · 28 April 2020, 14:33

Very nice game, thanks for your effort on this

Lord Aga · 29 April 2020, 09:00

Smooth as butter and super cute

roondar · 29 April 2020, 09:58

Nice stuff, always liked me some space invaders

S. Campbell · 29 April 2020, 12:45

Like this a lot, but a completely-random-game-ending bug is really quite a major obstacle to enjoyment...

(I did once make it as far as the start of Round 10 before it crashed.)

Knocked up some quick box art for it anyway, though.

S. Campbell · 29 April 2020, 15:34

Alt version:

Estrayk · 29 April 2020, 15:44

I love it!! good work Pink!

S. Campbell · 29 April 2020, 18:03

I've found the game-killing bug. So long as you don't lose a life, you can carry on forever (well, I've made it as far as Round 11 at any rate). But as soon as you do, you automatically lose another one at the start of every subsequent screen (and obviously when it's your last one then the game ends before the wave starts).

Also, a couple more bugs - the game only scores up to 4 digits and it's not that hard to score 10,000+, even though you actually get 0 points for UFOs rather than the 300 it claims

Fix those things and I think this would seriously be the best Invaders on the Amiga.

ross · 29 April 2020, 18:18

Quote:

Originally Posted by S. Campbell

I've found the game-killing bug. So long as you don't lose a life, you can carry on forever (well, I've made it as far as Round 11 at any rate). But as soon as you do, you automatically lose another one at the start of every subsequent screen (and obviously when it's your last one then the game ends before the wave starts).

Also, the game only scores up to 4 digits and it's not that hard to score 10,000+.

Fix those two things and I think this would seriously be the best Invaders on the Amiga.

Yes, I had already noticed when the problem arose and I've a patch for it.
And also a trainer; the game continues to be more difficult until level 99, but it is impossible already much earlier

But waiting pink for a proper fix, mine is a brutal patch

Crown · 30 April 2020, 07:52

Amazing, it sounds really good. Thanks for sharing this info Pink.

Quote:

Originally Posted by pink^abyss

It's only writing to the Paula registers with game specific code and some precalc for the few waves i needed.
So the 'music' from the title screen is just random pitches and waits and a 2 detuned square waves to create that deep background noise.
No format involved.

S. Campbell · 30 April 2020, 10:49

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Yes, I had already noticed when the problem arose and I've a patch for it.
And also a trainer; the game continues to be more difficult until level 99, but it is impossible already much earlier

But waiting pink for a proper fix, mine is a brutal patch

That might be a bit of a wait, would it not make more sense to put the patched version up now then we can all replace it with the proper V1.1 if and when it arrives?

ross · 30 April 2020, 14:41

Quote:

Originally Posted by S. Campbell

That might be a bit of a wait, would it not make more sense to put the patched version up now then we can all replace it with the proper V1.1 if and when it arrives?

Ok, into the Zone!
It's a patch a bit rough but works (for me)

Cheers.

VincentGR · 30 April 2020, 16:07

Disk re-uploaded with the patched exe

S. Campbell · 30 April 2020, 18:37

Quote:

Originally Posted by ross

Ok, into the Zone!
It's a patch a bit rough but works (for me)

Cheers.

Brilliant, thanks

Seems to work bugwise - what are the trainer aspects?

ross · 30 April 2020, 18:59

Quote:

Originally Posted by S. Campbell

Brilliant, thanks

Seems to work bugwise - what are the trainer aspects?

Infinite lives.
Start a new game, press and keep pressed right mouse button during "Round 1" blinking until game start (you can notice a little screen flash).

Remember that alien invasion leads anyway to game over

S. Campbell · 30 April 2020, 19:45

Magic. Don't suppose you could fix the UFO scoring too?

ross · 30 April 2020, 21:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by S. Campbell

Don't suppose you could fix the UFO scoring too?

Nah

, better if done directly by pink.
Mine is only a tiny and dirty hack

Spyros · 30 April 2020, 23:27

That's a very nice Space Invaders game! I love the visual and sound effects.
Yet another Tiny Invaders video, on my Amiga 500 with its 1084S
[ Show youtube player ]

P.S. Thanks for the fix, Ross!

TjLaZer · 02 May 2020, 10:06

Very nice little game! Threw together a WHDLoad install, in da Zone!

29 April 2020, 12:45	#26
S. Campbell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Left a bit/ Fire! Posts: 323	Like this a lot, but a completely-random-game-ending bug is really quite a major obstacle to enjoyment... (I did once make it as far as the start of Round 10 before it crashed.) Knocked up some quick box art for it anyway, though. Last edited by S. Campbell; 29 April 2020 at 14:19.

29 April 2020, 18:03	#29
S. Campbell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Left a bit/ Fire! Posts: 323	I've found the game-killing bug. So long as you don't lose a life, you can carry on forever (well, I've made it as far as Round 11 at any rate). But as soon as you do, you automatically lose another one at the start of every subsequent screen (and obviously when it's your last one then the game ends before the wave starts). Also, a couple more bugs - the game only scores up to 4 digits and it's not that hard to score 10,000+, even though you actually get 0 points for UFOs rather than the 300 it claims Fix those things and I think this would seriously be the best Invaders on the Amiga. Last edited by S. Campbell; 29 April 2020 at 18:27.

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S. Campbell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Left a bit/ Fire! Posts: 323	Alt version:

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30 April 2020, 16:07	#34
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30 April 2020, 19:45	#37
S. Campbell Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Left a bit/ Fire! Posts: 323	Magic. Don't suppose you could fix the UFO scoring too?

30 April 2020, 23:27	#39
Spyros Registered User Join Date: Apr 2018 Location: Athens Posts: 63	That's a very nice Space Invaders game! I love the visual and sound effects. Yet another Tiny Invaders video, on my Amiga 500 with its 1084S [ Show youtube player ] P.S. Thanks for the fix, Ross!

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TjLaZer Registered User Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Tacoma, WA USA Age: 52 Posts: 1,915	Very nice little game! Threw together a WHDLoad install, in da Zone!

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