Author Topic: Genesis8 - Remake of Slap Fight (Alcon) by Abalore W.I.P. (Read 23163 times)

Otto · « **Reply #175 on:** 16:05, 29 May 20 »

Quote from: XeNoMoRPH on 22:50, 28 May 20

@Otto, it's in spanish, but you will see it well

In your fine video at minute 1, second 52, you attach to the Virtual-Retro-Machine emulator's X-Mem-window a firmware file named FW315EXP.ROM

Where can we get this file, please?

Because without it, when we insert Abalore's provided .dsk image files (from „Alcon2020 Level 1 Beta v3.zip“) and run the FLASH.BAS from there, it says: Firmware missing.

Thanks!

Carnivius · « **Reply #176 on:** 17:30, 29 May 20 »

Quote from: Otto on 16:05, 29 May 20

In your fine video at minute 1, second 52, you attach to the Virtual-Retro-Machine emulator's X-Mem-window a firmware file named FW315EXP.ROM

Where can we get this file, please?

Because without it, when we insert Abalore's provided .dsk image files (from „Alcon2020 Level 1 Beta v3.zip“) and run the FLASH.BAS from there, it says: Firmware missing.

Thanks!

Took me a lil while to find it but I explained here.

Quote from: Carnivius on 11:42, 29 May 20

OK cool. Eventually got there (I just didn't know where that FW rom thing was til I clicked my way through to the video and to the blog in the comments kinda blindly cos i don't understand spanish).

to be clearer I clicked the video to go to youtube page, clicked the information under the video to go to a blog and clicked on a link on the blog and it took me back to the CPCWiki forum but on a different page where Toto provides the file.

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/forum/amstrad-cpc-hardware/firmware-3-1-megaflash/75/#msg91505

(under that 00WREX then added it to the cpcwiki's main list of roms which is now prob where i'll go first anytime i hear of a needed rom thought it a big list.

http://www.cpcwiki.eu/index.php/ROM_List )

GUNHED · « **Reply #177 on:** 18:18, 29 May 20 »

Sorry, I didn't know it's unofficial. It's a great piece of hardware and to have ROMs from 0 to &3F is great for development anyway.

TotO · « **Reply #178 on:** 22:12, 29 May 20 »

Quote from: Otto on 16:05, 29 May 20

Where can we get this file, please?

http://centpourcent.net/download/xmem_digital.zip

Otto · « **Reply #179 on:** 10:21, 30 May 20 »

Thank you Carnivius and Toto for the Firmware file, now Slapfight/Alcon 2000 runs very good.

What I don't understand with the Virtual-Retro-Machine (VRM) emulator and Alcon2000 running in it, is that VRM shows a plain CPC6128 as virtual machine, whereas Alcon2000 uses the CPCplus features like hardware scrolling and better palette – I suppose. Or does it not?

Carnivius · « **Reply #180 on:** 13:42, 30 May 20 »

Quote from: Otto on 10:21, 30 May 20

Thank you Carnivius and Toto for the Firmware file, now Slapfight/Alcon 2000 runs very good.

What I don't understand with the Virtual-Retro-Machine (VRM) emulator and Alcon2000 running in it, is that VRM shows a plain CPC6128 as virtual machine, whereas Alcon2000 uses the CPCplus features like hardware scrolling and better palette – I suppose. Or does it not?

I dunno about scrolling but Alcon2000 uses regular CPC palette from what I can see. Just used very well.

Otto · « **Reply #181 on:** 10:39, 02 June 20 »

Quote from: Carnivius on 13:42, 30 May 20

I dunno about scrolling but Alcon2000 uses regular CPC palette from what I can see. Just used very well.

Now I understand, thanks Carnivius for the clarification!

So Slap Fight 2020 doesn't need the CPCplus hardware (hardware sprites, hardware scrolling, larger palette) but just a standard CPC hardware with a ROM expansion possibilty to insert the game cartridge.

That's even more impressive then: lovely colours from standard CPC palette and great v-scrolling of a huge screen and lots of (software) sprites and cool music/sounds. Excellent work so far. It's so good that I thought it would have to be CPCplus hardware (and back then in the good old days I knew my CPC664 inside out).

abalore · « **Reply #182 on:** 15:12, 02 June 20 »

Quote from: Otto on 10:39, 02 June 20

So Slap Fight 2020 doesn't need the CPCplus hardware (hardware sprites, hardware scrolling, larger palette) but just a standard CPC hardware with a ROM expansion possibilty to insert the game cartridge.

Just to clarify, the ROM expansion is required for the BETA. The final game will come in its own cartridge and won't require anything, it will work on a plain 464.

GUNHED · « **Reply #183 on:** 16:05, 04 June 20 »

Could you please tell us some more about the contents of the cartridge? It has some additional sound features right?

Axelay · « **Reply #184 on:** 14:59, 05 June 20 »

I finally had a bit of a go at the new version, and it's good to see the improvements! One thing though, and bearing in mind I'm playing in an emulator, I still saw a couple of instances of 'desync' again, where the play area briefly rolled downwards. Both instances were during the boss fight, once when it blew up and another when it reached the top of it's zone and some other enemies appeared.

abalore · « **Reply #185 on:** 00:38, 06 June 20 »

Quote from: GUNHED on 16:05, 04 June 20

Could you please tell us some more about the contents of the cartridge? It has some additional sound features right?

Yes, the cartridge will add 3 sound channels to the CPC for a total of 6. It has other interesting features that will be revealed at the proper time, because some of them are still being decided.

GUNHED · « **Reply #186 on:** 00:05, 07 June 20 »

Thanks. If there is a preorder list, please put me on that.

Edit: About the final game, please don't forget to insert some kind of cheat. Then I may have a chance to reach level 2.

XeNoMoRPH · « **Reply #187 on:** 20:48, 03 July 20 »

https://youtu.be/pSeMH7w_X9I

Gryzor · « **Reply #188 on:** 12:34, 06 July 20 »

The CPC is starting to look more and more like an (early) arcade these days...

Vince · « **Reply #189 on:** 01:00, 08 July 20 »

I like that, a lot.

I only knew Slap Fight through Slap & Tickle the example game in SEUCK - Shoot Em Up Construction KIt.

I later played the original coin-op and enjoyed it a lot.

That enemy reminds me of a crab or a spider in its movements.

EddieRoyaleWithCheese · « **Reply #190 on:** 22:21, 08 July 20 »

Quote from: abalore on 12:22, 01 April 19

Using a collision matrix.

hello. sorry, i am new here. what is a collision matrix and how does one work?

EddieRoyaleWithCheese · « **Reply #191 on:** 19:41, 11 July 20 »

Quote from: Carnivius on 17:33, 03 April 19

Not everybody.

i dont .

XeNoMoRPH · « **Reply #192 on:** 14:14, 12 December 20 »

https://youtu.be/FNVNf5h0Gig

roudoudou · « **Reply #193 on:** 15:48, 12 December 20 »

year 2020 ends in less than 20 days, hurry up!

Gryzor · « **Reply #194 on:** 16:13, 12 December 20 »

Well that took longer than Street Fighter... 😂😂

Seriously though this is very impressive. Very smooth, the tileset is excellent, very pretty, and it sounds great too!

GUNHED · « **Reply #195 on:** 22:42, 12 December 20 »

Holy cow! This level "easy" is super hard. Would be great if you can make the easy mode way more easy. Sorry, I got 50 this year and I'm not as quick as I've been 45.

TotO · « **Reply #196 on:** 22:46, 12 December 20 »

Quote from: GUNHED on 22:42, 12 December 20

Holy cow! This level "easy" is super hard. Would be great if you can make the easy mode way more easy. Sorry, I got 50 this year and I'm not as quick as I've been 25.

Fixed.

GUNHED · « **Reply #197 on:** 23:03, 12 December 20 »

abalore · « **Reply #198 on:** 23:18, 12 December 20 »

Quote from: GUNHED on 22:46, 12 December 20

Holy cow! This level "easy" is super hard. Would be great if you can make the easy mode way more easy. Sorry, I got 50 this year and I'm not as quick as I've been 45

Don't worry, I'm making it easier for sissies

TotO · « **Reply #199 on:** 23:24, 12 December 20 »

It is not my quote, I'm not so old!

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Author Topic: Genesis8 - Remake of Slap Fight (Alcon) by Abalore W.I.P. (Read 23163 times)