Author Topic: Competition (Read 35300 times)

johnno56 · « **Reply #45 on:** October 05, 2021, 03:37:38 pm »

bplus,

Here is another "sample". Added a slight echo and modified the pitch... If you like it then I will whip up a batch....

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In reference to, "So you have selected..." Maybe better to have a small "pool" of responses rather than "selected B", "chosen B" "picked B". Play a random 'pool' response followed by the letter? Just a thought. By the way... The voice does not have a sinister laugh... Cool if it did... I will look for one... *sigh*

bplus · « **Reply #46 on:** October 05, 2021, 05:20:39 pm »

@johnno56

000.ogg is getting close, lower and stretch out more?

Yes, like idea of random Your selection was X, you chose X, OK x it is... I don't know how much work I am asking of you.

I don't know if I should encourage this but: (Moo ha ha help from Petr and something from Sound Bible I think.)

johnno56 · « **Reply #47 on:** October 05, 2021, 07:46:12 pm »

Slightly modified (deeper). Also a sample of comments.

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Cool laugh tracks....

bplus · « **Reply #48 on:** October 05, 2021, 09:06:53 pm »

Yeah ominous nonhuman voice, pretty good. :)

random1 · « **Reply #49 on:** October 05, 2021, 09:48:10 pm »

This is a game I built a while back for my grand kids. It's controlled completely by left
mouse button. It has 10 repeating levels where the amount of time the shooter has is
reduced for each level. I think I made it to level 4 once. I did however add a cheat
that allowed me to kill all the bugs in time.
The only thing with entering the contest was that several of the background screens,
music and sounds downloaded from the web.

R1

Picture
https://i.postimg.cc/x1Qk9tmC/BUGS.png

level 10
https://i.postimg.cc/Y2gnVCzH/level-10.png

johnno56 · « **Reply #50 on:** October 05, 2021, 11:35:56 pm »

bplus,

Here is the complete set of 'version 2' audio files. Alphabet, digits and comments.

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Let me know about the comments. It may be just my hearing, but some of them can be a little hard to make out. Let me know which ones and I will make them a bit louder.

J

bplus · « **Reply #51 on:** October 06, 2021, 08:58:02 am »

Thanks @johnno56

I just started converting to a graphics screen so I can add visual effects. I found some old code by Petr that was reading off letters from words input using data stored in the program. Voice too nice though. I also found a worm screen eater by @RhoSigma that seemed like a good idea for a Crypt setting. Probably code it my own way.

bplus · « **Reply #52 on:** October 06, 2021, 09:03:27 am »

Quote from: random1 on October 05, 2021, 09:48:10 pm

This is a game I built a while back for my grand kids. It's controlled completely by left
mouse button. It has 10 repeating levels where the amount of time the shooter has is
reduced for each level. I think I made it to level 4 once. I did however add a cheat
that allowed me to kill all the bugs in time.
The only thing with entering the contest was that several of the background screens,
music and sounds downloaded from the web.

R1

Picture
https://i.postimg.cc/x1Qk9tmC/BUGS.png

level 10
https://i.postimg.cc/Y2gnVCzH/level-10.png

Did you use a rail gun that just went back and forth across the screen automatically, you shoot with spacebar for the one key control? Did bugs move?

Missile Command could be setup like that, you have to anticipate where your missile collides with enemy missile or bomb coming down.

bplus · « **Reply #53 on:** October 06, 2021, 01:14:25 pm »

Quote from: johnno56 on October 05, 2021, 11:35:56 pm

bplus,

Here is the complete set of 'version 2' audio files. Alphabet, digits and comments.

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Let me know about the comments. It may be just my hearing, but some of them can be a little hard to make out. Let me know which ones and I will make them a bit louder.

J

The most garbled confirmation of Choice to my ears is "The Letter Is", the rest are good or good enough.

Letter W is horrible! Try 2 words "Double You"??
N, U, X are weak, the rest are good or good enough.

Thank the gods that oggs are working a little better in Windows 10, not crashing but File Explorer not exactly happy with so many in one folder and sometimes hangs and sometimes just exits the folder. At least no crash! :)

I hope everyone knows even though this dialog is seems mostly between Johnno and I, the files can be shared (between QB64 forum members for Hobby Programming purposes only), right @johnno56 ?

johnno56 · « **Reply #54 on:** October 06, 2021, 10:04:07 pm »

I think that lowering the pitch of the audio may be the problem. I will attempt to "tweak" them or try your "double you" trick or even use a different comment...

Pete · « **Reply #55 on:** October 07, 2021, 12:43:11 am »

There's always my game...

Code: QB64: [Select]

DEFINT I
DIM SHARED lmargin%, rmargin%, topmargin%, screenwidth%, level, ibk, ileadingrow
DIM SHARED irow, icol, inextrnd, imaxalienmissiles, alienforce%, ileadingmax, imaxalienforce, ihits
 
imaxalienforce = 6
imaxalienmissiles = 3
lmargin% = 2
rmargin% = 79
topmargin% = 3
ialiencolstat = 6
iwin = 3
screenwidth% = rmargin% - lmargin% + 1
ibk = 1
 
DIM SHARED a(imaxalienforce) AS STRING * 68
 
RANDOMIZE TIMER
SCREEN 0, 0, 0, 0
COLOR 7, 1: CLS
 
REM Make aliens
a1$ = "-<" + CHR$(237) + ">-  "
a$ = a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$ + a1$
 
CALL qbide
CALL instructions
 
DO
    IF inextrnd = -1 THEN PCOPY 3, 0
    tank$ = CHR$(218) + CHR$(127) + CHR$(191): icolor = 7
    REDIM SHARED bullet%(5), bulletcol%(5), bulletdelay%(5), iltalien(imaxalienforce)
    REDIM SHARED ia(imaxalienmissiles), iy(imaxalienmissiles), ix(imaxalienmissiles)
    REDIM SHARED matrix(imaxalienforce) AS STRING * 10
    alienforce% = imaxalienforce
    level = .65
    iround = iround + 1
    level = level - iround / 15
    inextrnd = -1
    COLOR 7, ibk
 
    REM Set up aliens
    ialiencol = ialiencolstat
    LOCATE 2, ialiencol
    FOR i = 1 TO imaxalienforce
        IF i MOD 1 = 0 THEN PRINT
        LOCATE , ialiencol
        IF i = imaxalienforce THEN ileadingrow = CSRLIN: ileadingmax = ileadingrow
        a(i) = a$
        PRINT a(i)
    NEXT
 
    REM Station
    LOCATE 24, 40, 1, 7, 7
    PRINT tank$;: LOCATE , POS(1) - 2: tanky% = CSRLIN: tankx% = POS(1) + 1
    key$ = INKEY$: SLEEP 1
 
    DO
        z1 = TIMER
        DO
            IF topmargin% + ileadingmax - (imaxalienforce * 2) >= topmargin% + 2 THEN
                IF imothership <> 0 THEN CALL mship(imothership)
            END IF
            IF ABS(TIMER - z1aliens) > level THEN
                CALL movealiens(ialiencol, ialiencolstat, iresults)
                z1aliens = TIMER
            END IF
            IF iresults < 0 THEN EXIT DO
            IF ABS(TIMER - z1ia) > .3 THEN CALL alienmissile(iresults): z1ia = TIMER
 
            DEF SEG = 0
            IF PEEK(1047) MOD 16 = 7 OR PEEK(1047) MOD 16 = 8 THEN
                key$ = CHR$(32) ' Alt
            ELSE
                key$ = ""
            END IF
            DEF SEG
 
            SELECT CASE key$
                CASE CHR$(32)
                    IF flag = 0 THEN switch = switch * -1 - 1: flag = -1
                    SELECT CASE switch
                        CASE 0
                            IF ABS(z9 - TIMER) > .15 THEN
                                IF POS(1) < screenwidth% THEN COLOR icolor, ibk: LOCATE , POS(1) - 1: PRINT " " + tank$;: LOCATE , POS(1) - 2
                                tanky% = CSRLIN: tankx% = POS(1)
                                IF SCREEN(tanky%, tankx% - 2) = 25 OR SCREEN(tanky%, tankx% + 2) = 25 THEN result = -1: EXIT DO
                                z9 = TIMER
                            END IF
                        CASE -1
                            IF ABS(z9 - TIMER) > .15 THEN
                                IF POS(1) > lmargin% + 1 THEN COLOR icolor, ibk: LOCATE , POS(1) - 2: PRINT tank$ + " ";: LOCATE , POS(1) - 3
                                tanky% = CSRLIN: tankx% = POS(1)
                                IF SCREEN(tanky%, tankx% - 2) = 25 OR SCREEN(tanky%, tankx% + 2) = 25 THEN result = -1: EXIT DO
                                z9 = TIMER
                            END IF
                    END SELECT
                    IF icolor = 7 THEN
                        FOR i2 = 1 TO 5
                            IF bullet%(i2) = 0 THEN
                                icolor = 12: COLOR icolor, ibk: GOSUB redraw
                                bullet%(i2) = -1: reload = TIMER: EXIT FOR
                            END IF
                        NEXT
                    END IF
                CASE ""
                    IF flag THEN skip = 0: flag = 0
                CASE CHR$(27): SYSTEM
            END SELECT
 
            IF ABS(z1 - reload) > .6 AND reload <> 0 THEN
                GOSUB redraw
                icolor = 7: reload = 0
            END IF
 
            REM Fire
            FOR i = 1 TO 5
                SELECT CASE bullet%(i)
                    CASE -1: bullet%(i) = tanky% - 1: bulletcol%(i) = tankx%
                    CASE IS > 0
                        IF bulletdelay%(i) = -1 OR bullet%(i) = tanky% - 1 THEN
                            CALL checkcollision(ihitaliens, ialiencol, i4, i)
                            z2bullet = TIMER: bulletdelay%(i) = 0
                            COLOR 7, ibk
                            LOCATE bullet%(i), bulletcol%(i)
                            IF bullet%(i) = topmargin% AND imothership <> 0 THEN
                                IF SCREEN(ABS(bullet%(i)), bulletcol%(i)) <> 32 THEN
                                    SOUND 1000, .75
                                    LOCATE topmargin%, lmargin%: PRINT SPACE$(screenwidth%);
                                    imothership = 0
                                END IF
                            END IF
                            PRINT CHR$(24)
                            IF CSRLIN <> 24 THEN LOCATE , bulletcol%(i): PRINT " ";
                            IF ihitaliens <> 0 THEN CALL reprintaliens(ialiencol, ihitaliens, iresults, i4, i, imothership)
                            LOCATE tanky%, tankx%
                            IF bullet%(i) > topmargin% THEN
                                bullet%(i) = bullet%(i) - 1
                            ELSE
                                GOSUB erasebullet
                            END IF
                        END IF
                END SELECT
            NEXT
 
            REM Bullet timer delay
            IF z2bullet <> 0 THEN
                IF z1 < z2bullet THEN z2bullet = z2bullet - 86400
                IF z1 - z2bullet >= .06 THEN
                    FOR i2 = 1 TO 5
                        IF bullet%(i2) <> 0 THEN bulletdelay%(i2) = -1
                    NEXT i2
                END IF
                EXIT DO
            END IF
        LOOP
        IF iresults < 0 THEN EXIT DO
        IF alienforce% = 0 OR iresults = iwin THEN
            FOR i = 1 TO imaxalienmissiles
                IF ia(i) <> 0 THEN EXIT FOR
            NEXT
            IF i > imaxalienmissiles THEN iwait = -1
            IF iwait = -1 THEN
                EXIT DO
            END IF
        ELSE
            iwait = 1
        END IF
    LOOP
 
    key$ = INKEY$
    SLEEP 2
    IF iresults = iwin OR iresults < 0 THEN
        REM end game
        EXIT DO
    END IF
    inextrnd = -1
LOOP
SELECT CASE iresults
    CASE IS < 0
        COLOR 7, ibk
        LOCATE tanky% - 1, lmargin%
        PRINT SPACE$(screenwidth%);
        LOCATE tanky%, lmargin%
        PRINT SPACE$(screenwidth%);
        key$ = INKEY$
        SOUND 140, 2
        SLEEP 2
END SELECT
CALL qbide
CALL instructions
SYSTEM
 
erasebullet:
LOCATE ABS(bullet%(i)), bulletcol%(i): PRINT " ";
bullet%(i) = 0: bulletcol%(i) = 0: bulletdelay%(i) = 0
LOCATE tanky%, tankx%
RETURN
 
redraw:
COLOR , ibk: LOCATE tanky%, tankx% - 1: PRINT tank$;: LOCATE tanky%, tankx%: COLOR 7, ibk
RETURN
 
DATA " Loading..."
DATA "EOF"
DATA "Game Over. Thanks for playing..."
DATA "EOF2"
 
SUB alienattack (ialiencolstat, ialiencol)
    z2alienfire = TIMER
 
    i3 = INT(RND * 10)
    FOR i = 1 TO imaxalienmissiles
        IF ia(i) = 0 THEN
            FOR i2 = imaxalienforce TO 1 STEP -1
                IF RTRIM$(a(i2)) <> "" THEN
                    IF MID$(matrix(i2), i3 + 1, 1) <> "0" THEN
                        i4 = INSTR(i3 * 7 + 1, a(i2), CHR$(237)) + ialiencol
                        EXIT FOR
                    END IF
                END IF
            NEXT i2
            IF i4 <> 0 THEN
                ia(i) = (ileadingmax - (imaxalienforce - i2) * 2) * 80 + i4
                EXIT FOR
            END IF
        END IF
    NEXT i
 
END SUB
 
SUB alienmissile (iresults)
    irow = CSRLIN: icol = POS(1)
    FOR i = 1 TO imaxalienmissiles
        IF ia(i) <> 0 THEN
            IF iy(i) = 0 THEN
                iy(i) = ia(i) \ 80: ix(i) = ia(i) MOD 80
                IF ix(i) = 0 THEN ix(i) = screenwidth%
            END IF
            LOCATE iy(i) + 1, ix(i)
            COLOR 7, ibk
            IF CSRLIN <= 24 THEN
                IF CSRLIN = 24 THEN IF SCREEN(CSRLIN, ix(i)) <> 32 THEN iresults = -1
                PRINT CHR$(25);
            ELSE
                ia(i) = 0
                LOCATE iy(i), ix(i)
                PRINT " ";: iy(i) = 0
                ia(i) = 0
                LOCATE irow, icol
                EXIT SUB
            END IF
            LOCATE iy(i), ix(i): PRINT " ";
            iy(i) = iy(i) + 1
        END IF
    NEXT
    LOCATE irow, icol
 
END SUB
 
SUB checkcollision (ihitaliens, ialiencol, i4, i)
    ihitaliens = 0
    IF ileadingmax MOD 2 = bullet%(i) MOD 2 THEN
        i4 = imaxalienforce - (ileadingmax - bullet%(i)) \ 2
        IF bullet%(i) <= ileadingrow AND i4 > 0 AND i4 <= imaxalienforce THEN
            IF RTRIM$(a(i4)) <> "" THEN
                IF bulletcol%(i) >= iltalien(i4) AND bulletcol%(i) - ialiencol <= LEN(RTRIM$(a(i4))) THEN
                    IF MID$(a(i4), bulletcol%(i) - ialiencol, 1) > CHR$(32) THEN
                        ihitaliens = bulletcol%(i) - ialiencol + 1
                        i3 = ihitaliens - 7 + 1: IF i3 < 1 THEN i3 = 1: REM count from the "<" symbol.
                        i2 = INSTR(i3 + 1, a(i4), "<") - 1
                        MID$(a(i4), i2, 7) = SPACE$(7)
                        MID$(matrix(i4), (i2 + 1) \ 7 + 1, 1) = "0"
                    END IF
                END IF
            END IF
        END IF
    END IF
 
    FOR i2 = 1 TO imaxalienmissiles
        IF ia(i2) <> 0 THEN
            IF iy(i2) >= bullet%(i) AND ix(i2) = bulletcol%(i) THEN
                ihitaliens = -i2
                EXIT FOR
            END IF
        END IF
    NEXT
 
END SUB
 
SUB instructions
 
    ''in$ = "EOF"
    IF in$ = "" THEN
        key$ = INKEY$
        LOCATE 3, 3, 1, 7, 7: COLOR 7, ibk
        SLEEP 2
        DO
            READ in$
            IF MID$(in$, 1, 3) = "EOF" THEN EXIT DO
            FOR i = 1 TO LEN(in$)
                SOUND 400, .1
                LOCATE , 2 + i
                PRINT MID$(in$, i, 1);
                z = TIMER
                DO
                    IF ABS(z - TIMER) > .1 THEN EXIT DO
                LOOP
            NEXT
            LOCATE , , 0, 7, 0
            key$ = INKEY$
            SLEEP 1
            PRINT
            LOCATE , 3
        LOOP
        key$ = INKEY$
        SLEEP 1
    END IF
 
    IF in$ = "EOF" THEN
        COLOR 7, 1
        FOR i = 1 TO 5
            LOCATE 2 + i, 2: PRINT SPACE$(78)
        NEXT
        FOR i = 3 TO 24
            LOCATE i, 80: PRINT CHR$(179);
        NEXT
        LOCATE 21, 2: PRINT STRING$(78, " ");
        LOCATE 22, 1: PRINT CHR$(179);
        LOCATE 22, 80: PRINT CHR$(179);
        LOCATE 22, 2: PRINT STRING$(78, " ");
    ELSE
        COLOR 0, 3
    END IF
 
    COLOR 0, 3
    yy% = CSRLIN: xx% = POS(1)
    LOCATE 25, 76 - LEN(LTRIM$(STR$(ihits)))
    PRINT LTRIM$(STR$(ihits));
    LOCATE 25, 80 - LEN(LTRIM$(STR$(imaxalienforce - alienforce%)))
    PRINT "0";
    LOCATE yy%, xx%
 
    PCOPY 0, 3: REM save skin
 
END SUB
 
SUB marchdown (ialiencol, ialiencolstat, imotion, iresults)
    COLOR 7, ibk
    ileadingrow = ileadingrow + 1
    ileadingmax = ileadingmax + 1
    COLOR 7, ibk
    FOR i = 1 TO imaxalienforce
        IF RTRIM$(a(i)) <> "" THEN
            ialiencol = ialiencolstat + imotion
            LOCATE ileadingmax - (imaxalienforce * 2) + i * 2 - 1, lmargin%
            PRINT STRING$(screenwidth%, " ")
            LOCATE , ialiencol + INSTR(a(i), "-")
            iltalien(i) = POS(1)
            PRINT LTRIM$(RTRIM$(a(i)))
        END IF
    NEXT
    LOCATE irow, icol
    level = level - .025
    IF ileadingrow = 22 THEN iresults = -2
END SUB
 
DEFSNG I
DEFINT I
SUB movealiens (ialiencol, ialiencolstat, iresults)
    STATIC imotion, imarch, imotiondir
    IF inextrnd = -1 THEN inextrnd = 0: imotion = 0: imarch = 0: imotiondir = 0
    irow = CSRLIN: icol = POS(1)
    yy% = CSRLIN: xx% = POS(1)
    PCOPY 0, 1: SCREEN 0, 0, 1, 0: LOCATE yy%, xx%, 0, 7, 0
    IF imotiondir = 0 THEN imotion = imotion - 1 ELSE imotion = imotion + 1
    COLOR 7, ibk
 
    FOR i = imaxalienforce TO 1 STEP -1
        IF RTRIM$(a(i)) <> "" THEN
            i2 = i2 + 2
            SOUND 400, .03
            ialiencol = ialiencolstat + imotion
            LOCATE ileadingmax - (imaxalienforce - i) * 2, ialiencol + INSTR(a(i), "-")
            IF POS(1) = lmargin% THEN imarch = 1
            iltalien(i) = POS(1)
            IF imotiondir = 0 THEN
                PRINT LTRIM$(RTRIM$(a(i))); " "
            ELSE
                LOCATE , POS(1) - 1
                PRINT " "; LTRIM$(RTRIM$(a(i)))
            END IF
            IF ialiencol + LEN(RTRIM$(a(i))) = screenwidth% THEN imarch = -1
        END IF
    NEXT
 
    IF imarch = 1 THEN imotiondir = 1: CALL marchdown(ialiencol, ialiencolstat, imotion, iresults)
    IF imarch = -1 THEN imotiondir = 0: CALL marchdown(ialiencol, ialiencolstat, imotion, iresults)
    IF imarch = 0 THEN
        IF ABS(TIMER - z2alienfire) > firerate THEN
            firerate = (INT(RND * 10) + 1) / 20
            IF iwait = 0 THEN CALL alienattack(ialiencolstat, ialiencol)
        END IF
    ELSE
        imarch = 0
    END IF
    PCOPY 1, 0: SCREEN 0, 0, 0, 0
    LOCATE irow, icol, 1, 7, 7
END SUB
 
SUB mship (imothership)
    STATIC x%, mov%, z4, mothership$
 
    yy% = CSRLIN: xx% = POS(1): COLOR 7, ibk
    IF imothership = -1 THEN
        imothership = 1
        x% = lmargin%
        mothership$ = CHR$(254) + CHR$(254) + "O" + CHR$(254) + CHR$(254)
        mov% = 1
    END IF
 
    IF ABS(TIMER - z4) > .05 THEN GOSUB mothership: z4 = TIMER: LOCATE yy%, xx%: EXIT SUB
    ''IF ABS(TIMER - z2) > .2 THEN GOSUB bullets: z2 = TIMER
    LOCATE yy%, xx%
    EXIT SUB
 
    mothership:
    IF x% + LEN(mothership$) = screenwidth% + lmargin% THEN mov% = -1 ELSE IF x% = lmargin% THEN mov% = 1
    x% = x% + mov%
    LOCATE topmargin%, x%
    PRINT mothership$;
    IF x% > 1 AND mov% = 1 THEN
        LOCATE , POS(1) - LEN(mothership$) - 1: PRINT " ";
    END IF
    IF mov% = -1 THEN PRINT " ";
    RETURN
 
END SUB
 
DEFINT A-H, J-Z
SUB qbide
    PALETTE 2, 59
    COLOR 15, 1
    CLS
 
    COLOR 0, 7
    LOCATE 1, 1
    PRINT SPACE$(80)
    LOCATE 1, 1: PRINT "   File  Edit  View  Search  Run  Debug  Calls  Options                   Help"
 
    COLOR 7, 1
 
    LOCATE 2, 1: PRINT CHR$(218)
    LOCATE 2, 2: PRINT STRING$(78, CHR$(196))
    LOCATE 2, 80: PRINT CHR$(191)
 
    LOCATE 2, 76: PRINT CHR$(180)
    LOCATE 2, 78: PRINT CHR$(195)
 
    COLOR 1, 7
    LOCATE 2, 77: PRINT CHR$(24)
    LOCATE 2, 36: PRINT " Untitled "
 
    COLOR 7, 1
    FOR Rows = 3 TO 24
        LOCATE Rows, 1: PRINT CHR$(179);
        LOCATE Rows, 80: PRINT CHR$(179);
    NEXT Rows
 
    LOCATE 22, 1: PRINT CHR$(195)
    LOCATE 22, 80: PRINT CHR$(180)
    LOCATE 22, 2: PRINT STRING$(78, CHR$(196))
    LOCATE 22, 35
    PRINT " Immediate "
 
    COLOR 0, 7
    LOCATE 21, 3: PRINT STRING$(76, CHR$(176))
    LOCATE 21, 2: PRINT CHR$(27)
    LOCATE 21, 3: PRINT CHR$(219)
    LOCATE 21, 79: PRINT CHR$(26)
    FOR Rows = 4 TO 19
        LOCATE Rows, 80: PRINT CHR$(176)
    NEXT Rows
    LOCATE 3, 80: PRINT CHR$(24)
    LOCATE 4, 80: PRINT CHR$(219)
    LOCATE 20, 80: PRINT CHR$(25)
 
    COLOR 0, 3: LOCATE 25, 1: PRINT " <Shift+F1=Help> <F6=Window> <F2=Subs> <F5=Run> <F8=Step> ";
    LOCATE 25, 59: PRINT SPACE$(4);
    COLOR 0, 3
    LOCATE 25, 63: PRINT CHR$(179);
    LOCATE 25, 64: PRINT SPACE$(6);
    LOCATE 25, 68: PRINT "C  00001:001 ";
 
END SUB
 
DEFSNG A-H, J-Z
SUB reprintaliens (ialiencol, ihitaliens, iresults, i4, i, imothership)
    IF ihitaliens > 0 THEN
        ihits = ihits + 1
        IF (ihits + 15) MOD 20 = 0 AND imothership = 0 THEN imothership = -1
        LOCATE bullet%(i), lmargin%: PRINT SPACE$(screenwidth%);
        iltalien(i4) = POS(1)
 
        IF RTRIM$(a(i4)) = "" THEN
            alienforce% = alienforce% - 1
            IF alienforce% = 0 THEN iresults = iresults + 1
            IF bullet%(i) = ileadingrow THEN ileadingrow = ileadingrow - 2
        ELSE
            LOCATE bullet%(i), ialiencol + INSTR(a(i4), "-"): PRINT LTRIM$(RTRIM$(a(i4)))
        END IF
    ELSE
        i2 = ABS(ihitaliens)
        LOCATE iy(i2), ix(i2)
        PRINT " ";: iy(i2) = 0
        ia(i2) = 0
        LOCATE irow, icol
        SOUND 1000, .5
    END IF
 
    ihitaliens = 0
    bullet%(i) = -bullet%(i)
 
    COLOR 0, 3
    yy% = CSRLIN: xx% = POS(1)
    LOCATE 25, 76 - LEN(LTRIM$(STR$(ihits)))
    PRINT LTRIM$(STR$(ihits));
    LOCATE 25, 80 - LEN(LTRIM$(STR$(imaxalienforce - alienforce%)))
    PRINT LTRIM$(STR$(imaxalienforce - alienforce%));
    LOCATE yy%, xx%
    COLOR 7, ibk
END SUB
 

One key: Alt

Hold down to mve and shoot. Release to stop. Hold down again to reverse direction and shoot.

Pete

bplus · « **Reply #56 on:** October 07, 2021, 12:52:31 am »

Definitely nice one key game! Nice to see that every now and then.

Pete · « **Reply #57 on:** October 07, 2021, 12:57:25 am »

Thanks! I removed the mouse control option and got rid of the arrow right and left. Thanks to PEEK / POKE support, it which doesn't miss key held status, a single key can b used. It's actually more challenging this way. Not bad for a half days work, made over 12 years ago, as a spoof on why Rob hadn't got around to finishing the compiler!

Pete

johnno56 · « **Reply #58 on:** October 07, 2021, 03:43:32 am »

Cool game... Cleared the "first wave" (without dying!!!) but not so lucky with the second... A game that I could play without dying too much... A score / hiscore would be nice... I cannot boast about the fact that I survived without a score to convince others... This is so sad...

bplus · « **Reply #59 on:** October 07, 2021, 11:37:38 am »

@Pete Yeah add a high score record keeper, maybe update the spoof for less niche audience.

This game is real contender, it seemsmuch improved with one key control over the version using arrow keys.
You should see the cost cutting they did on my keyboard for arrow keys! I am considering recommending to Qwerkey for Samples, such a Classic in a new improved light, specially now that Johnno says you can actually get through level 1.

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