QuadraLetterFall game

[kinem]

I'm proud of this one; it was fun to play, not just to make.

Code: QB64: [Select]

1. $NoPrefix
2. 'QB64; comment out above line for QB 4.5
3. DEFINT A-Z: DECLARE FUNCTION flw (w&) : DECLARE SUB getwords () : DIM SHARED nw
4. Screen 7: Randomize Timer: ReDim Shared word&(0): Call getwords: trn = 3: start = 0
5. vow(1) = Asc("a"): vow(2) = Asc("e"): vow(3) = Asc("i"): vow(4) = Asc("o"):
6. vow(5) = Asc("u"): vow(6) = Asc("y"): vow(7) = Asc("s"): vow(8) = Asc("e")
7. FullScreen: GoSub intro
8.  
9. 10 i = Int(Rnd * 40) + 1: y = 0: c = Int(Rnd * 34) + 97: oi = i: k = 0: q = 0
10. If c > 122 Then c = vow(c - 122)
11. Do: If y > 0 Then Locate y, oi: Print " ";
12.     Color 2: Locate 1, 1
13.     Print "score:"; s; "  transforms:"; trn; " "
14.     Locate 1, 29: Print "F1: pause ";: Color 15
15.     If start = 0 Then i$ = Input$(1): start = -1
16.     y = y + 1: Locate y, i: Print Chr$(c);
17.     If Not q Then
18.         i$ = "": tim! = Timer: Do: If Len(i$) <> 1 Then i$ = InKey$
19.             If i$ = Chr$(0) + ";" Then
20.                 Color 2: Locate 1, 29: Print "F1:unpause";: Color 15
21.                 Do: i$ = InKey$: Loop Until i$ = Chr$(0) + ";"
22.             End If
23.         Loop Until tim! > Timer Or Timer - tim! > .3
24.     End If
25.     If y < 25 Then B = Screen(y + 1, i) Else B = 0
26.     k = Inp(96): oi = i: If k = 1 Then End
27.     Locate y, i: Print Chr$(c);
28.     If Len(i$) = 1 Then trc = Asc(i$) Else trc = 0
29.     If trn > 0 And trc > 96 And trc < 123 And c <> trc Then
30.         c = trc: trn = trn - 1
31.     End If
32.     If y < 25 Then
33.         If k = 77 Then i = i + 1: If i > 40 Then i = 1
34.         If k = 75 Then i = i - 1: If i < 1 Then i = 40
35.         If k = 80 Then q = -1
36.         If Screen(y + 1, i) <> 32 And Screen(y + 1, i) <> 219 Then i = oi
37. End If: Loop Until B <> 32 And B <> 219
38. If y > 1 Then
39.     lt = i - 3: If lt < 1 Then lt = 1 Else If lt > 37 Then lt = 37
40.     rt = i: If rt > 37 Then rt = 37
41.     For sl = lt To rt: w$ = "": w& = 0:
42.         For lp = 0 To 3: ltr = Screen(y, sl + lp)
43.             If ltr = 32 Or ltr = 219 Then w$ = "": w& = 0: Exit For
44.         lc = ltr - 96: w& = w& + lc * 32 ^ lp: w$ = w$ + Chr$(ltr): Next
45.         If flw(w&) Then
46.             s = s + 1: trn = trn + 1: Color 4: Locate y, sl
47.             For lp = 0 To 3: Print Chr$(Screen(y, sl + lp));: Next: Color 15
48.     End If: Next
49. End If: cur = 0
50. If y < 23 Then
51.     w$ = "": w& = 0: For lp = 0 To 3: ltr = Screen(y + lp, i)
52.         If ltr = 32 Or ltr = 219 Then w$ = "": w& = 0: Exit For
53.     lc = ltr - 96: w& = w& + lc * 32 ^ lp: w$ = w$ + Chr$(ltr): Next
54.     If flw(w&) Then
55.         s = s + 1: trn = trn + 1: Color 3: For lp = 0 To 3: Locate y + lp, i
56.         Print Chr$(Screen(y + lp, i));: Next: Color 15: cur = -1
57.     End If
58. End If
59. If y = 1 Then
60.     If Screen(y + 1, i) <> 32 And Screen(y + 1, i) <> 219 Then
61.         Color 2: Locate 1, 1: Print "score:"; s; "  transforms:"; trn; " "
62.         Locate 1, 29: Print "Game Over ";: If cur Then Color 3 Else Color 15
63.         Locate 1, i: Print Chr$(c);: Color 2: Sleep: End
64.     End If
65. End If: GoTo 10
66.  
67. intro:
68. Locate 4, 1: Print " QuadraLetterFall by Jacques Mallah"
69. Print " QAUDLF.BAS or .EXE uses 4WORDS.TXT file": Print
70. Print " Score = # of four letter words"
71. Print " horizontal or vertical": Print
72. Print " Use arrows to move right or left during"
73. Print " row change; down to drop fast": Print
74. Print " Use transforms to change a falling"
75. Print " letter by pressing the key;"
76. Print " score to get more": Print
77. Print " Game ends when a stack reaches the top"
78. Print " or press ESC": Color 2
79. Print "Press any key to start"
80. Line (0, 16)-(319, 144), 15, B: Paint (160, 84), 1, 15
81. Return
82.  
83. Function flw (w&)
84.     flw = 0
85.     If w& > 0 Then
86.         For t = 1 To nw
87.             If w& = word&(t) Then flw = 1: Exit For
88.         Next
89.     End If
90. End Function
91.  
92. Sub getwords
93.     Open "4words.txt" For Input As #1: Input #1, n$, e$
94.     nw = Val(n$): ReDim word&(1 To nw)
95.     For i = 1 To nw: Input #1, word$
96.         For l = 0 To 3: lt = Asc(Mid$(word$, l + 1, 1)) - 96
97.     word&(i) = word&(i) + lt * 32 ^ l: Next: Next
98.     Close #1
99. End Sub
100.  

[kinem]

Oops ... here is the other file needed for it:

4words.txt

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1. 4009 four-letter words for QUADLF
2.  
3. "aahs","aals","abas","abba","abbe","abed","abet","able","ably","abos","abri","abut","abye","abys","aced","aces","ache","achy","acid","acme","acne","acre","acta","acts","acyl","adds","adit","ados","adze","aeon","aero","aery","afar","agar","agas","aged","agee","ager","ages","agha","agin","agio","agly","agma","agog","agon","ague","ahed","ahem","ahis","ahoy","aide","aids","ails","aims","ains","airn","airs","airt","airy","aits","ajar","ajee","akee","akin","alae","alan","alar","alas","alba","albs","alec","alee","alef","ales","alfa","alga","alif","alit","alky","alls","ally","alma","alme","alms","aloe","alow","alps","also","alto","alts","alum","amah","amas","ambo","amen","amia","amid","amie","amin","amir","amis","ammo","amok","amps","amus","amyl","anas","ands","anes","anew","anga","anil","anis","ankh","anna","anoa","anon","ansa","anta","ante","anti","ants","aped","aper","apes","apex","apod","apos","apps","apse","aqua","arak","arbs","arch","arco","arcs","area","ares","arfs","aria","arid","aril","arks","arms","army","arts","arty","arum","arvo","aryl","asci","asea","ashy","asks","asps","atap","ates","atma","atom","atop","auks","auld","aunt","aura","auto","aver","aves","avid","avos","avow","away","awed","awee","awes","awls","awns","awny","awol","awry","axal","axed","axel","axes","axil","axis","axle","axon","ayah","ayes","ayin","azan","azon","baal","baas","baba","babe","babu","baby","bach","back","bade","bads","baff","bags","baht","bail","bait","bake","bald","bale","balk","ball","balm","bals","bams","band","bane","bang","bani","bank","bans","baps","barb","bard","bare","barf","bark","barm","barn","bars","base","bash","bask","bass","bast","bate","bath","bats","batt","baud","bawd","bawl","bays","bead","beak","beam","bean","bear","beat","beau","beck","beds","bedu","beef","been","beep","beer","bees","beet","begs","bell","bels","belt","bema","bend","bene","bens","bent","berg","berk","berm","best","beta","beth","bets","bevy","beys","bhut","bias","bibb","bibs","bice","bide","bidi","bids","bier","biff","bigs","bike","bile","bilk","bill","bima","bind","bine","bins","bint","biog","bios","bird","birk","birl","biro","birr","bise","bisk","bite","bits","bitt","bize","blab","blae","blah","blam","blat","blaw","bleb","bled","blet","blew","blin","blip","blob","bloc","blog","blot","blow","blub","blue","blur","boar","boas","boat","bobs","bock","bode","bods","body","boff","bogs","bogy","boho","boil","bola","bold","bole","boll","bolo","bolt","bomb","bond","bone","bong","bonk","bony","boob","book","boom","boon","boor","boos","boot","bops","bora","bore","bork","born","bort","bosh","bosk","boss","bota","both","bots","bott","bout","bowl","bows","boxy","boyo","boys","bozo","brad","brae","brag","bran","bras","brat","braw","bray","bred","bree","bren","brew","brie","brig","brim","brin","brio","bris","brit","broo","bros","brow","brrr","brut","brux","bubo","bubs","bubu","buck","buds","buff","bugs","buhl","buhr","bulb","bulk","bull","bumf","bump","bums","buna","bund","bung","bunk","bunn","buns","bunt","buoy","bura","burb","burd","burg","burl","burn","burp","burr","burs","bury","bush","busk","buss","bust","busy","bute","buts","butt","buys","buzz","byes","byre","byrl","byte","cabs","caca","cade","cadi","cads","cafe","caff","cage","cagy","caid","cain","cake","caky","calf","calk","call","calm","calo","calx","came","camo","camp","cams","cane","cans","cant","cape","caph","capo","caps","carb","card","care","cark","carl","carn","carp","carr","cars","cart","casa","case","cash","cask","cast","cate","cats","caul","cave","cavy","caws","cays","ceca","cede","cedi","cees","ceil","cell","cels","celt","cent","cepe","ceps","cere","cero","cess","cete","chad","chai","cham","chao","chap","char","chat","chaw","chay","chef","chew","chez","chia","chic","chid","chin","chip","chis","chit","chon","chop","chow","chub","chug","chum","ciao","cigs","cine","cion","cire","cist","cite","city","clad","clag","clam","clan","clap","claw","clay","clef","clew","clip","clod","clog","clon","clop","clot","cloy","club","clue","coal","coat","coax","cobb","cobs","coca","coco","coda","code","cods","coed","coff","coft","cogs","coho","coif","coil","coin","coir","coke","coky","cola","cold","cole","cols","colt","coly","coma","comb","come","comp","cone","coni","conk","conn","cons","cony","coof","cook","cool","coop","coos","coot","cope","cops","copy","cord","core","corf","cork","corm","corn","cors","cory","cosh","coss","cost","cosy","cote","cots","coup","cove","cowl","cows","cowy","coxa","coys","cozy","crab","crag","cram","crap","craw","cred","crew","crib","cris","crit","croc","crop","crow","crud","crus","crux","cube","cubs","cuck","cuds","cued","cues","cuff","cuif","cuke","cull","culm","cult","cunt","cups","curb","curd","cure","curf","curl","curn","curr","curs","curt","cusk","cusp","cuss","cute","cuts","cwms","cyan","cyma","cyme","cyst","czar","dabs","dace","dada","dado","dads","daff","daft","dago","dags","dahl","dahs","dais","daks","dale","dals","dame","damn","damp","dams","dang","dank","dans","daps","d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[bplus]

Welcome to the forum!

[kinem]

B+: Thanks. I used to do recreational programming in QB and have been getting back into it recently.

Have you tried the game?

[bplus]

Yes it takes awhile to get use to. Is it supposed to start raining letters before you've read the instructions? I guess that's OK, after awhile one would have them memorized.

[kinem]

That was my thinking, but it may be it too confusing at first. I changed it to wait for a key press to start the game.

I've made a couple of edits to the two files including the above.

How's the game play?

[bplus]

I was wishing I could move the letters farther left or right than only a single step but I am new to this game. I don't want to appear harsh, I appreciate this is your first game or post and you are proud of your work. Ha! you should see my first from way back... this is way better!

[kinem]

I may be new to the forum but this is hardly my first game, so don't hold back!

By holding down the arrow key you should be able to move the letter along a 45 degree path as it falls. Is that not working, or am I not understanding what you meant?

As you may discover you can also wrap around from one side of the screen to the other.

So in the early game, most letters can be sent almost anywhere you want. It starts to get harder later.

There are many tactics you can take to set yourself up to make words. This emergent nature of the gameplay is why I'm proud of it. I've made graphics-heavy games before.