Andrew Davie wrote:
>* the score is back. Problem was misuse of an overlaid variable.
Yes, but WHAT DOES IT COUNT NOW? It counts up like crazy...
>* the player is back in colour (!!) There are some limitations on where
>the colour changes can be, but it looks pretty much like the previous
colour
>version that I submitted (before the new kernal and memory savings).
Yes, I see, now it's interleaving shape and colour changes.
>Yes, absolutely. Truth is, I don't know how to read the switches yet...
Well, anyway, if you want to start a new game from demo mode, in nearly all
newer VCS games I know, this is done with the fire button, not with pushing
in one of the directions (but I see you probably don't even poll the fire
button, because it's not needed for the game).
>simply haven't gotten around to it. I'm thinking about what each of them
>will do. With the extra space, it is just possible that I could have a
>single PAL/NTSC version (in which case I'd use the COlour/BW switch for
>that). Reset is obvious - start a new game. Select will probably change
>the starting level. I could possibly disable the colour multiplexing
>through a switch; but trust me, monocolour sprites look bad.
Maybe one difficulty switch could determine whether blocks should move on
their own (if that feature stays in); if you install creatures, it could
determine whether creatures are able to jump or not; the other one could
determine if target blocks will change their order or not; or if blocks
already appear in the level when starting one, or if they all come floating
in one after each other. Only a suggestion...
>I might mention that somebody already had the patience to play to level 29.
>You know who you are ;)
So... is the game ending after that?
With love from Austria (and many versions to try)
Kurt Woloch
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