Post by: bplus on November 25, 2020, 10:02:03 pm
Meanwhile here are 4 Turkeys for your edification!
Well this is more like B+ bowling:
Post by: bplus on November 25, 2020, 10:36:16 pm
So in memory of those times is this bowling game. I included the last revised SmallBASIC file to show what it was translated from, you might be curious about another Basic.
Many thanks to Johnno for the years of our cooperative efforts.
Post by: OldMoses on November 25, 2020, 10:47:53 pm
Post by: johnno56 on November 25, 2020, 11:05:38 pm
The "LINE (0,0)-(xmax, ytopsheet)" on line#90 is a little over zealous and 'crops' the top of the scoresheet. I changed mine to 'ytopsheet - 5' to fix. Other than that, a great conversion effort!!
J
Post by: bplus on November 25, 2020, 11:06:56 pm
Our bowling alley has been out of business for some years. This is a nice substitute.
Yeah no heavy lifting, no squinting to aim, no sore thumbs, but dang, no HS babes.
You win some and you lose some... :)
Post by: bplus on November 25, 2020, 11:08:33 pm
I thought it looked familiar... Bowl on! lol
Yes, feeling both nostalgic and thankful today.
Post by: SierraKen on November 25, 2020, 11:42:28 pm
Post by: bplus on November 26, 2020, 12:30:27 am
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The "LINE (0,0)-(xmax, ytopsheet)" on line#90 is a little over zealous and 'crops' the top of the scoresheet. I changed mine to 'ytopsheet - 5' to fix. Other than that, a great conversion effort!!
On my system line 67 fixed that very problem!
But good to know everything is loading and playing OK (almost) on Linux.
Post by: bplus on November 26, 2020, 01:27:34 am
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https://www.midwestbowling.com/upcoming-tournaments
oh wait...
Post by: johnno56 on November 26, 2020, 05:13:34 am
I would be curious to know how to apply spin... I have seen old dos games that, not only line up the player, but select up to 3 different degrees of hook... (both directions. Left or right) Any ideas on the physics?
Post by: johnno56 on November 26, 2020, 05:20:46 am
Post by: OldMoses on November 26, 2020, 08:13:34 am
Yeah no heavy lifting, no squinting to aim, no sore thumbs, but dang, no HS babes.
You win some and you lose some... :)
You know, QB64 has a _PUTIMAGE command that could address that deficiency. ;)
Post by: bplus on November 26, 2020, 11:02:41 am
Shuffleboard? Nostalgia enough for ya? lol
You know I was thinking about that last night, right around the same time at SB as I recall.
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I would be curious to know how to apply spin... I have seen old dos games that, not only line up the player, but select up to 3 different degrees of hook... (both directions. Left or right) Any ideas on the physics?
I was thinking about that last night too, that is a great idea. Terry Ritchie left us a Physics Engine with a ton of properties for an object (ball?) that looked good for pool, maybe could practice with bowling first. I've had it on the back burner since he was here a year plus ago.
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You know, QB64 has a _PUTIMAGE command that could address that deficiency. ;)
@OldMoses Oh man! if we had a _PUTIMAGINATION command! ;-))
Post by: SierraKen on November 27, 2020, 06:21:07 pm
Post by: bplus on November 27, 2020, 08:25:18 pm
I just played this for the first time and DANG I am IMPRESSED! The physics are perfect. I just scored a 174 on my first game. This rocks!
Glad you like it! Wait until you find the sweet spots, the first and main one I found was a line for a Brooklyn strike.
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BROOKLYN. Refers to a ball that crosses over to the other side of the head pin opposite the side it was thrown (i.e. a Brooklyn strike hit the 1-2 pocket for a right-hander).
Post by: Dav on November 27, 2020, 10:14:39 pm
My first game score is 164. Wish I could bowl that good in real life. Last time I went bowling I was the worst of the whole group. And my wrist hurt so much I couldn't play piano well for a couple days.
- Dav
Post by: johnno56 on November 28, 2020, 03:53:02 pm
What a coincidence... I bowled league for many years, my highest ever was 212, wrist and finger injuries and I 'still' can't play piano....
The two conclusions that I had made was: 1. Bowling can effect piano playing and 2. Learn how to play piano....
I haven't bowled for over 30 years and I never did learn how to play piano... *sigh*