Hi. I am finishing my game Elf Adventure.
It is based on the arcade of Ocean Software.
The game has 2 consecutive levels.
Soon I will continue with the 7 levels missing. The original arcade has 8 levels and have become only the first and I've had to split in two by lack of RAM.
I've programmed in Basic. I used a tool to compress graphics.
More info on: software (http://defectodigital.wix.com/software)
The game is only available in Spanish at the moment. Maybe I translate into English.
Screenshots:
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/b217/44f4j93ww59k4pa6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/7915/72m2utbq2148jhm6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e3f2/2ec3ayafqd4teck6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/f6ac/9otlkyf4ic40hb96g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/e909/8oeeh10b686ihig6g.jpg)
(http://www.mediafire.com/convkey/0f4c/9ar892cfq0rs8646g.jpg)
Looks really pretty, hope we get to see an English release, too!
Beautiful graphics. English version on the horizon?
It actually looks really nice and I am looking forward to play it!! :D
that looks wonderful
Thanks.
Playing an older version:
Interesting. Will you make an English version too?
Quote from: TFM on 01:04, 18 January 16
Interesting. Will you make an English version too?
I'm not sure. I'll try to translate. My English is not very good. :doh:
You don't have to do it yourself.
Just put all text into separate file, insert here and let people to translate it into other languages. :)
Quote from: ZbyniuR on 03:41, 18 January 16
You don't have to do it yourself.
Just put all text into separate file, insert here and let people to translate it into other languages. :)
Ok. Good idea.
Of course, that's how it works (although it's not that simple a job)...
If the game was made in PAWS, translation would be a bit nightmarish because you would need to re-write all the logical sentences, come up with new lists of words and re-think the rest of the messages. This is very possible if you have some spare RAM (although it requires a lot of work). At the beginning I was thinking to translate our adventure to other languages but later I realized that it would be not possible, mainly due to RAM limitations :( . However, maybe it is OK in this case, the framework is completely different after all :)
Quote from: Javy Fernandez on 01:42, 18 January 16
I'm not sure. I'll try to translate. My English is not very good. :doh:
We all can help! :)
The game is programmed in BASIC.
Who sent the text to translate . By private. e-mail.
Who translates ? I send text by email .
Well, I could help you to make a German version, therefore I would need the English texts.
Sorry, my Spanish is not good enough to make the English version from it. Disculpe.
I started the translation of the game. Soon , news .
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Can somebody please attach a DSK zipped DSK [nb](this forum don't accept DSKs)[/nb] here, I can't access the download from USA.
This link (http://defectodigital.wix.com/software#!elf/rlru4) should work as it download a zip file with the game, instructions and maps.
Nope, doesn't work.
Maybe Dropbox (https://www.dropbox.com/s/yt67clai1qsx0hk/ELFCPC.zap?dl=0)?
Rename the zap file to a zip file and decompress. I hope it works this time!
Hi! Thanks! I could download it, now I need to rename it - but on another computer, this one doesn't want me to .... :-\
I know the security policies are in place for good reason but this is ridiculous...
Try using 7z, winrar or alike to decompress the file without changing the extension.
Thanks for playing! ;)
I've noticed a weird bug in this game that only affects CPC464 machines (which use the older BASIC version 1.0). The "> " prompt always appears at the top of the screen, but the input line appears in its expected position.
It seems that there is a bug in the LINE INPUT command in BASIC 1.0, which I never knew about until now! If you use a command such as LINE INPUT #2,"> ",a$, the "> " prompt is always printed to window 0, but the input appears in the specified window (2 in this example). This bug doesn't affect the INPUT command.
It's a very minor bug, but because it prints over the top of the picture accompanying each location, it is a bit annoying.
What a funny thing. I did not know about the existence of a bug like that in BASIC :picard:.
Without LINE just INPUT works OK. :)
I thought LINE INPUT is for read from FDD.
In cpc 6128 works fine! only bug in basic 1.0 but 6128 is 1.1
Version cpc464: https://t.co/riB4kEsBIZ (https://t.co/riB4kEsBIZ) "Line input" deleted :)
English version coming in a few days
look forward to it
Quote from: ZbyniuR on 20:29, 23 January 16
I thought LINE INPUT is for read from FDD.
LINE INPUT is used for letting the user enter a string which contains commas. INPUT allows you to enter one or more strings or values, each of which is separated by a comma.
The BASIC program is simple.
Anyone with a basic knowledge will understand. ;)
The problem of LINE INPUT is not important. The game DSK is scheduled for CPC 6128 or cpc 664 with Basic 1.1.
The cpc 464 has its own version. No test the DSK version on CPC 464.
Regards.
Muy bien. Let's go for 128 KB. :)
software (http://defectodigital.wix.com/software#!elf/rlru4) English version available!
Sorry for my english!
enjoy it
This is wonderful! :o
Thank you very much for the effort Javy. :)
8)
Oh hey Alex! :P