Competition

[johnno56]

The difficulty with 'one button' could all go away by using one simple neural interface... Am I wrong? (bplus... say nothing... lol)

[SMcNeill]

Here’s an idea for a one-button Halloween game:  CANDY SUBMARINE!


Gameplay involves using the spacebar to inflate or deflate the ballasts on a sub to make it go up and down.  The game is naturally a side scroller, which ceaselessly scrolls automatically.

The goal is to grab the various candies that have spilled overboard off a massive Halloween cargo ship in a storm and sunk into the ocean.

The challenge comes in maintaining your oxygen levels (it refills to 100% when you’re at the surface, decreases every second fully submerged), and avoiding the hazards of the deep — sharks, octopuses, squids, old war world ii mines…

Salvage all the candy you possibly can on the CANDY SUBMARINE!!


As you can probably tell, I’ve been working on writing and publishing my next book again…. At the moment I’m stuck in “creative mode”, instead of “technical mode” — that comes during the editing phase of the story, pre-publishing.   Right now, I can brainstorm a thousand game ideas…. I’m just not in the right stage of mind to actually sit down and program them.  LOL!!

Feel free to make use of any idea I share that one of you guys might want to take a run at making.  😉

[SMcNeill]

CURSE MASTER!

You’re a witch with a goal!  Curse all the kids on Halloween night!

Gameplay is again a simple continual side scroller as you fly over the kids heads on your broom.

Kids come in four variations: boy/girl, young/old

To curse them, you have to use the right magic while they’re on the screen…

young boys require a press-hold-press action of the spacebar.
young girls are hold-press-press.
older boys are hold-press-hold.
Older girls are press-hold-hold.

Presses are generated by a quick up and down of the space bar.
Holds require the spacebar to go down for 0.2 seconds or more, then up.

You have a set amount of magic to curse an increasing number of children each level.  As you progress, number of children increases per level, and so does your flying speed.  Magic is renewed at the start of each new level.

Can you be the witch who curses the most children?  Will you become The Curse Master?!!

[SMcNeill]

HILLBILLY HORSESHOES

A one-click game based off one we used to play here on the farm after the fall harvest, so it fits the Halloween theme somewhat.  Now what we used to do involved a lot of drinking and spinning…. You grab a horseshoe, spin around in a circle and toss!!  Whichever idiot lost had to drink a shot of fresh green apple shine!

Needless to say, it’s a Redneck Classic!  Drinking and hurling heavy iron projectiles!  What can go wrong??

To save you guys from learning, a one-click version of this would be simple:

Place two targets on the screen.  Your goal is to hit as close to that target as possible.  To do so, the player avatar stands behind their horseshoe and spins in a circle building up momentum.  When ready, release the shoe and aim for the heavens!

Gameplay:

Press the spacebar to spin.  The longer you hold it, the faster you spin and the farther the horseshoe travels.
Release to hurl in that direction, at that speed, and see how close you get to the target!

Bonus points for killing spectators!
Even more points if they’re on your side!

[SMcNeill]

Here’s an idea @bplus might enjoy making: WORD BUMP

Take a dictionary to gather a list of words. 
Scroll one across the screen from left to right.
As it passed the center target area of the screen, you can hit the spacebar to BUMP out a letter to make a new word.

For example: PETE scrolls across the screen.  As the T crosses the target, you hit the spacebar and bump it out to spell PEE.  1 word made via bumping!

The word then scrolls across the screen a second time.  Bump the first E and make PET!

For a secondary challenge, you can form words with the discard letters as well.

Example: Word is BPLUS…

Bump the S, U, and B to make SUB!

You can form words from left to right, or from right to left, but the game ends when you fail to form a new word  from either direction on your turn.

How many words can you form??

[TempodiBasic]

@bplus
yes it is not so near to Missile Command (fine!)
as you can see from the source code posted here

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. DECLARE SUB CentrarTexto (t$, y%)
2.  
3.  
4. menu:
5. Color 10, 0
6. Cls
7. CentrarTexto "ÛÛÛÛÛÛ»           ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ» ÛÛ» ÛÛ»", 2
8. CentrarTexto "ÛÛÉÍÍÛÛ» ÛÛ»  ÛÛ» ÛÛÉÍÍÍͼ ÛÛº ÛÛº", 3
9. CentrarTexto "ÛÛÛÛÛÛɼ ÛÛº  ÛÛº ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛ» ÛÛÛÛÛÛº", 4
10. CentrarTexto "ÛÛÉÍÍÛÛ» ÛÛº  ÛÛº ÈÍÍÍÍÛÛº ÛÛÉ ÛÛº", 5
11. CentrarTexto "ÛÛÛÛÛÛɼ ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛº ÛÛÛÛÛÛÛº ÛÛº ÛÛº", 6
12. CentrarTexto "ÈÍÍÍÍͼ  ÈÍÍÍÍÍͼ ÈÍÍÍÍÍͼ Èͼ Èͼ", 7
13. Color 30
14. CentrarTexto "BOMBER - BOMBER - BOMBER - BOMBER", 8
15. Color 9
16. CentrarTexto "Ayuda a Bush en su mision de matar inocentes por el mundo!", 10
17. CentrarTexto "Pero ten cuidado! La gente cada vez corre mas rapido...", 11
18. CentrarTexto "Y tu helicoptero tambien!", 12
19.  
20. CentrarTexto "La unica tecla necesaria es Arriba (para dejar bombas).", 13
21. CentrarTexto "Este programa esta hecho 100% en Qbasic, y es un poco aburrido...", 14
22.  
23. Color 15
24. Play "o2 l16 df+af+df+af+df+af+df+af+eac+aeac+aeac+aeac+adf+bf+df+bf+df+bf+df+bf+d-f+ap16 d-f+ap16 d-f+ap16 d-f+aa"
25. CentrarTexto "(Presione cualquier tecla para continuar, ESC para salir)", 20
26.  
27. Do While InKey$ = ""
28.     Select Case InKey$
29.         Case Chr$(27)
30.             End
31.     End Select
32. Loop
33.  
34. Randomize Timer
35. Cls
36. bombas = 50
37. ac = 16000
38. columna = 1
39. linea = 3
40. lineaa = 3
41. x = 0
42. mn = 30
43. op = 4
44. dd = 1
45. we = 0
46.  
47. Do
48.  
49.     If dd = 1 Then
50.         Color 31
51.         CentrarTexto "Afghanistan", 10
52.     End If
53.  
54.     If dd = 2 Then
55.         Color 31
56.         CentrarTexto "Irak", 10
57.     End If
58.  
59.     If dd = 3 Then
60.         Color 31
61.         CentrarTexto "Iran", 10
62.     End If
63.  
64.     If dd = 4 Then
65.         Color 31
66.         CentrarTexto "Arabia Saudita", 10
67.     End If
68.  
69.     If dd = 5 Then
70.         Color 31
71.         CentrarTexto "Venezuela", 10
72.     End If
73.  
74.     If dd = 6 Then
75.         Color 31
76.         CentrarTexto "Colombia", 10
77.     End If
78.  
79.     If dd = 7 Then
80.         Color 31
81.         CentrarTexto "Brasil", 10
82.     End If
83.  
84.     If dd = 8 Then
85.         Color 31
86.         CentrarTexto "Cuba", 10
87.     End If
88.  
89.     If dd = 9 Then
90.         Color 31
91.         CentrarTexto "Uruguay", 10
92.     End If
93.  
94.     If dd = 10 Then
95.         Color 31
96.         CentrarTexto "India", 10
97.     End If
98.  
99.     If dd = 11 Then
100.         Color 31
101.         CentrarTexto "Libia", 10
102.     End If
103.  
104.     If dd = 12 Then
105.         Color 31
106.         CentrarTexto "Sudafrica", 10
107.     End If
108.  
109.     If dd = 13 Then
110.         Color 31
111.         CentrarTexto "Alemania", 10
112.     End If
113.  
114.     If dd = 14 Then
115.         Color 31
116.         CentrarTexto "Japon", 10
117.     End If
118.  
119.     If dd = 15 Then
120.         Color 31
121.         CentrarTexto "Rusia", 10
122.     End If
123.  
124.  
125.     If bombas = 0 Then
126.         Color 4
127.         CentrarTexto "Sin municiones!", 12
128.         op = op - 1
129.         bombas = 50
130.         Do While InKey$ = ""
131.         Loop
132.     End If
133.  
134.     Color 12
135.     Locate 1, 1
136.     Print "Nivel: "
137.     Locate 1, 8
138.     Print dd
139.  
140.     If op = 0 Then
141.         Color 2, 0
142.         Cls
143.         CentrarTexto "Perdiste!", 12
144.         Do While InKey$ = ""
145.         Loop
146.         Sleep
147.         GoTo menu
148.     End If
149.  
150.     Locate 1, 30
151.     Color 9
152.     Print "Oportunidades:"
153.     Locate 1, 45
154.     Print op
155.  
156.     Locate 1, 60
157.     Color 10
158.     Print "Bombas:"
159.     Locate 1, 69
160.     Print bombas
161.  
162.     If we = 15 Then
163.         Color 30
164.         CentrarTexto "Ultimo Nivel!", 12
165.     End If
166.  
167.     If we = 16 Then
168.         Color 4, 0
169.         Cls
170.         Color 15
171.         CentrarTexto "È=XO", 10
172.         Color 4
173.         CentrarTexto "*", 14
174.         Color 10
175.         Locate 23, 45
176.         Print "
     "
177.         Locate 23, 46
178.         Print "
     "
179.         Locate 23, 33
180.         Print "
     "
181.         Locate 23, 34
182.         Print "
     "
183.         Color 9
184.         CentrarTexto "ÉÍÍÍÍÍÍ»", 16
185.         CentrarTexto "ºÍþÍþÍþº", 17
186.         CentrarTexto "ºþÍþÍþͺ", 18
187.         CentrarTexto "ºÍþÍþÍþº", 19
188.         CentrarTexto "ºþÍþÍþͺ", 20
189.         CentrarTexto "ºÍþÍþÍþº", 21
190.         CentrarTexto "ºþÍþÍþͺ", 22
191.         CentrarTexto "ºÍþÍÛÍþº", 23
192.         Color 28
193.         CentrarTexto "Congratulations!", 1
194.         Color 2
195.         CentrarTexto "Lo has hecho, ahora todo el petroleo del mundo es de Bush!", 3
196.         CentrarTexto "Los Bush vuelven a ganar... Pero no se si felicitarte", 4
197.         CentrarTexto "por matar gente... Que deberia hacer?", 5
198.         CentrarTexto "Ganaste! GRACIAS POR JUGAR!", 6
199.         Play "T120 O2 L4"
200.         Play "F8 D8 <B- >D F B-2 >D8 C8 <B- D E F2 F8 F8 >D. C8 <B-"
201.         Play "A2 G8 A8 B- B- F D <B- >F8 D8 <B- >D F B-2 >D8 C8"
202.         Play "<B- D E F2 F8 F8 >D. C8 <B- A2 G8 A8 B- B- F D <B-"
203.         Play ">>D8 D8 D D E- F2. E-8 D8 C C D E-2 E- D2 C8 <B-8"
204.         Play "A2 G8 A8 B- D E F2 F B- B- B-8 A8 G G G"
205.         Play ">C E-8 D8 C8 <B-8 B- A2 P4"
206.         Play "F8 F8 B-. >C8 D8 E-8 F2 <B-8 >C8 D. E-8 C <B-2"
207.  
208.         GoTo menu
209.     End If
210.  
211.     If m = 1 Then
212.         lineaa = lineaa + 1
213.  
214.  
215.         If lineaa = 23 Then
216.             If tipitoc = mn Then
217.                 Color 9
218.                 CentrarTexto "                                    ", 10
219.                 Color 4
220.                 CentrarTexto "Le diste!", 10
221.                 Play "o3 l15 cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > c < b > c < bffeffeffeffefefg"
222.                 dd = dd + 1
223.                 we = we + 1
224.                 bombas = 50
225.             End If
226.  
227.             If tipitoc = sd Then
228.                 we = we + 1
229.                 dd = dd + 1
230.                 ac = ac - 1000
231.                 Color 9
232.                 CentrarTexto "                                    ", 10
233.                 Color 4
234.                 CentrarTexto "Le diste!", 10
235.                 bombas = 50
236.                 Play "o3 l15 cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > c < b > c < bffeffeffeffefefg"
237.             End If
238.  
239.             If tipitoc = fd Then
240.                 Color 4
241.                 ac = ac - 1000
242.                 Color 9
243.                 CentrarTexto "                                    ", 10
244.                 Color 4
245.                 CentrarTexto "Le diste!", 10
246.                 dd = dd + 1
247.                 we = we + 1
248.                 Play "o3 l15 cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > cc < b > c < b > c < bffeffeffeffefefg"
249.                 bombas = 50
250.             End If
251.  
252.  
253.             m = 2
254.             lineaa = 2
255.         End If
256.  
257.         Locate lineaa, tipitoc
258.         Color 4
259.         Print "*"
260.     End If
261.  
262.     Color 15, 9
263.     columna = columna + 1
264.     If columna = 78 Then
265.         columna = 1
266.     End If
267.     Locate linea, columna
268.     Print "È=XO"
269.     Beep
270.  
271.     For i = 1 To ac
272.     Next i
273.  
274.     Cls
275.     vuelta:
276.  
277.     If we = 1 Then
278.         we = 2
279.     End If
280.  
281.     If x = 1 Then
282.         Color x
283.         Locate 23, z
284.         Print "
     "
285.         Locate 23, zy
286.         Print "
     "
287.         Locate 23, zu
288.         Print "
     "
289.         Locate 23, zi
290.         Print "
     "
291.         Locate 23, zo
292.         Print "
     "
293.     End If
294.  
295.     Select Case InKey$
296.         Case Chr$(0) + Chr$(72)
297.             tipitoc = columna
298.             m = 1
299.             bombas = bombas - 1
300.         Case Chr$(27)
301.             End
302.     End Select
303.  
304.  
305.     Randomize Timer
306.     h = Int(Rnd * 2) + 1
307.     sd = mn + 1
308.     fd = mn + 2
309.  
310.     If h = 1 Then
311.         mn = mn + 1
312.         sd = sd + 1
313.         fd = fd + 1
314.     End If
315.     If h = 2 Then
316.         mn = mn - 1
317.     End If
318.  
319.     If mn = 0 Then
320.         mn = mn + 1
321.     End If
322.  
323.     Color we
324.     Locate 23, mn
325.     Print "
     
     
     "
326.  
327.     If mn = 0 Then
328.         mn = mn + 1
329.     End If
330.  
331.     If mn = 70 Then
332.         mn = mn - 1
333.     End If
334.  
335. Loop
336.  
337. Sub CentrarTexto (t$, y%)
338.     xnum% = (80 - Len(t$)) / 2
339.     xspc% = Int((80 - Len(t$)) / 2)
340.     If y% = 0 Then Print Tab(xspc%); t$: Exit Sub
341.     Locate y%, xnum%: Print t$
342.     '
343.  
344. End Sub
345.  

About competition: it is a good thing ASCII + one keyboard Key for all the game + Halloween theme (colors and  NPCs and User)
IMHO it need to define what is the game.... splashscreen/title  and or music and or sounds and or options panel and or hall of fame and or kind/type of game   any or a specified group [text game?, ASCII graphic ? Shooter? puzzle? Adventure? Dugeon? race? Fight?etc etc]

[TempodiBasic]

@SMcNeill
Great Steve! Your brainstorm is releasing good fruits:
1-  WORD BUMP 1.0
2-  WORD BUMP 2.0
3-  HILLBILLY HORSESHOES
4-  CURSE MASTER!
5-  CANDY SUBMARINE!

who do take one of these ideas of Steve to develop and so he shares credits with Steve?

[bplus]

As you can probably tell, I’ve been working on writing and publishing my next book again…. At the moment I’m stuck in “creative mode”, instead of “technical mode” — that comes during the editing phase of the story, pre-publishing.   Right now, I can brainstorm a thousand game ideas…. I’m just not in the right stage of mind to actually sit down and program them.  LOL!!

Luv those moments, good idea to write them down.

[bplus]

IMHO it need to define what is the game.... splashscreen/title  and or music and or sounds and or options panel and or hall of fame and or kind/type of game   any or a specified group [text game?, ASCII graphic ? Shooter? puzzle? Adventure? Dugeon? race? Fight?etc etc]

Might be over-thinking this just a bit @TempodiBasic having only the spacebar to press and screen 0 (non graphics) is pretty restrictive already.

[bplus]

@johnno56

I came up with genius solution for easier input of letters with spacebar. I have puzzle reworked but it needs your assets magic specially for Halloween Theme. It would be really cool if a ghostly voice read back the selected letters or 1 thru 4 digits for verification, plus, any other effects that Moo ha ha mind of yours may come up with.

[johnno56]

Hmm... Manipulating sound files; To make them sound 'creepy'; 26 letters and 4 digits; For a Halloween theme you say?

There is a clueless percentage of the Australian population that seems to want to 'acquire' that dubious celebration... But 'this' household does not and will not support those sugar-craving little urchins... Sorry. I digress... Discussion for another time...

I am not a wizard, when it comes to sound files, but I can "give it a shot". Sounds (no pun intended) like fun...

Did you have a "background" track in mind (eg: graveyard sounds; music etc)?

[Pete]

I tried programming Steve's Candy Submarine in SCREEN 0, but so far all I've got is a CANDY ASCII SUB.

     t
Pe   e

[bplus]

Hmm... Manipulating sound files; To make them sound 'creepy'; 26 letters and 4 digits; For a Halloween theme you say?

Yes  :)

There is a clueless percentage of the Australian population that seems to want to 'acquire' that dubious celebration... But 'this' household does not and will not support those sugar-craving little urchins... Sorry. I digress... Discussion for another time...

Remember Trick or Treat is 2 options, if you are not into rotting out children's teeth then you must treat them with a trick, something that will scare them away permanently eg, tell them how much coffee you drink every day! ;-))

I am not a wizard, when it comes to sound files, but I can "give it a shot". Sounds (no pun intended) like fun...
Did you have a "background" track in mind (eg: graveyard sounds; music etc)?

Nothing particular in my mind, I will leave it up to the Moo ha ha Dept.

I will post my Halloween Challenge game here with Screen 0 and start working on some graphics effects for Syntax where Screen 0 is not required. I found myself limited by weird color pallet of Screen 0 high red (12) looks pink to me.

[johnno56]

Fascinating. Trick OR treat, you say?

Ok. No sugar it is... My next question, in regards to 'Tricks', I wonder if it is illegal to set 'man traps' in Australia? I'm thinking of camouflaged, bamboo spiked, snake pits.... None of these woosie jumping spiders or meat-starved pit bulls.... Oh. Hang on. The parents may have developed an attachment to the little terrors and they may want them back... Ok. Scratch the woosie spiders...

[SMcNeill]

@bplus Remember, with _PALETTECOLOR, you can set your own custom colors for a SCREEN 0 program.  Might be important for setting the right tone for your game, since you're limited to a max of 16 colors.