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Slow down the ball speed in ARKANOID

Started by villain, 17:12, 05 October 14

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villain

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)

Bryce

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

Bryce (I only do hardware :) ).

Devilmarkus

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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:
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villain

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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. ;-)

TFM

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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]
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mr_lou

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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.
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17:46, 06 October 14
Krakout!

CraigsBar

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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.
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villain

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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.

MacDeath

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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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