New Game: Nibbler DX

[Typhon]

Dear all,

After picking up CPC development for the first time in about 30 years, may I present an in-progress remake of the classic Arcade Game Nibbler.



This is a port of the original CPC version available here by Mosaik Software, and is written using the fantastic CPCTelera library.

One level Demo version fully playable is now available . The full version will also have:

• 10+ Fiendish Levels
• Sound Effects and Music
• Optional Arcade Mode Gameplay
• Enhanced Graphics and Animations

Works on both actual CPCs and in all standard CPC Emulators.

Released with full source code (CPCTelera 1.5/SDCC required to compile) under the GPLv2 license.

Get it here. Your feedback and suggestions are most welcome.
Disk image: download nibdx.dsk from Releases, and then RUN "NIBDX.BAS"

(Tape image: coming soon)

[XeNoMoRPH]

[Typhon]

I've released v0.2 , a minor bugfix.

https://github.com/davemoore22/cpcnibdx/releases/tag/0.2

I've also attached it to this post: You cannot view this attachment.

With the following changes:

• Increased responsiveness of in-game controls.
• When entering initials on the Hi-Score Table:
• -- Joystick input no longer produces nonsense characters.
• -- The DEL key removes the last character entered.

I've also added some missing files to the repository to allow successful compilation of the source code. 
I use Linux and VSCode to develop on, but it should work across any OS.
Please remember that the Development branch of CPCTelera (1.5) is required!

[Typhon]

v0.3, another small bugfix version, released. Get it here: You cannot view this attachment. , or you can get it at github.

The following changes are in this version:

• Decreased Slowdown in later stages of a Level
• Added in-game Pause (P to pause/unpause)
• In-game Quit (Q) now aborts the current game completely
• Decreased size of compiled binary significantly

I anticipate releasing v0.4 at some point next week, with some more of the 10-planned levels implemented, as well as additional in-game instructions.

As an aside, I made my first commit on a private repository on 11th November, and I think I've spent 40 to 50 hours since then coding and testing this. Having not touched C for 20-odd years, and never having used CPCTelera before, I'm quite pleased with my progress.

[Typhon]

I know, I know, I couldn't resist. Version 0.5 is released with an Instructions Screen, many small bug-fixes, and Two additional Levels (so 3 out of the planned 10 are currently implemented).

Get it at the usual place; I've also attached it to this post:(You cannot view this attachment.).

[Typhon]

Demo Version 0.6 (10/12/2023):

• Added two additional levels (Levels 4 and 5)
• Added Controls/Credits to the Instructions screens

https://github.com/davemoore22/cpcnibdx/releases/tag/0.6 or You cannot view this attachment.

[Typhon]

Think the next version will have a difficulty selector, as it turns out i can barely finish Level 1 as is. 

[Typhon]

Demo Version 0.7 (12/12/2023):

• Added a difficulty toggle
• Added the remaining levels (to make 10 in total)

Get it here or see attached: You cannot view this attachment.

https://github.com/davemoore22/cpcnibdx/releases/tag/0.7

I think there will be one more interim release before 1.0 (with Music and Sound Effects), 
in which I will change the new Easy Mode so that Nibbler will remember which gems that she has eaten on a level.

[Typhon]

Me again, v0.8 out with the promised fix that on easy mode, Nibbler remembers eaten gems:

- Fixed Responsiveness of Controls in main game
- In easy mode, Nibbler now remembers on a level which gems are eaten
- In the High Score Table, no additional keypress is needed to finish entering a score

Get it at https://github.com/davemoore22/cpcnibdx/releases/tag/0.8 or find it attached: You cannot view this attachment.

Going forward, I'll be working on compressing and freeing memory in the next version so that I can implement music and sound effects.

D.