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Title: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: villain on 17:12, 05 October 14

Is it possible to slow down the speed of the ball in Arkanoid permanently by poking etc? Our son would like to play it but it´s way too fast for him. Probably you have to explain step to step by me, since I forgot all those things about pokes over the years... 8)

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: Bryce on 20:48, 05 October 14

Swap the 16Mhz Crystal for a 4Mhz one :)

Bryce (I only do hardware :) ).

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: Devilmarkus on 21:03, 05 October 14

Quote from: Bryce on 20:48, 05 October 14
Swap the 16Mhz Crystal for a 4Mhz one :)

Bryce (I only do hardware :) ).

Sounds like reverse TFMgineering (First upgrade to 6 or 8 mhz, then downgrade) :D

But I had the same idea... :laugh:

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: villain on 21:25, 05 October 14

Lol, but actually it really seems to be much easier to slow down the whole system in hardware. But it wouldn't help, since there is no slowdown needed for the moving bar at the bottom or the enemies. Since there is already an bonus item that influences the speed of the ball, there might be a chance. ;-)

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: TFM on 21:40, 05 October 14

Quote from: villain on 17:12, 05 October 14
Is it possible to slow down the speed of the ball in Arkanoid permanently ...

You could wait a bit for the SymbOS version of it... [nb]and talk to the coder about it.[/nb]

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: mr_lou on 05:48, 06 October 14

Far too few games came/comes with a speed setting.

Have him play Fruity Frank. You can set speed = Slow, Medium or Fast.

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: Gryzor on 17:46, 06 October 14

Krakout!

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: CraigsBar on 17:47, 06 October 14

Quote from: mr_lou on 05:48, 06 October 14
Far too few games came/comes with a speed setting.

Have him play Fruity Frank. You can set speed = Slow, Medium or Fast.

Oh Mummy!

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: villain on 19:48, 06 October 14

Quote from: TFM on 21:40, 05 October 14

You could wait a bit for the SymbOS version of it... [nb]and talk to the coder about it.[/nb]

Seems to be the most realistic option at the moment.

Thanks for the suggestions of alternatives. Other ideas are also welcome. The bar in Krakout could be a little bit small for my purposes, but we should give it a try.

Title: Re: Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID
Post by: MacDeath on 21:41, 06 October 14

Arkanoid often had some sort of glitch, the balls speed would be irregular and would fasten a lot when you destroy the baddies/gramlins/monsters/whatever.
It would also slow down a bit sometimes.

Arkanoid 2 is a bit more stable and complete.
Better to mod Arkanoid2 engine to run Arkanoid1 levels/graphics/sounds/gameplay and bonuses.

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