Better late, than never-I decided to enter the nesdev compo.
And since wanted "more open development/progress report type of contest", I decided to start a progress thread for a game I come up with. Also, forgive me for my bad english, I'm not native speaker.
Ok, let's start this thing with a game's concept. It's hard to come up with original game concept, so I will not be surprised if a game similar to this already exists, if someone know anything then let me know. This is just I come up with about a hour ago, not many details included...nevertheless:
Day #0
Title: "Function" or "Game of Function" or similar.
Type: Logic game.
Desired ROM size: 16kb.
Mapper planned: UNROM (Mapper 02)
Ok, for the title screen, 3 options available:
Start game-Starts the game. After selecting it, player goes into first level.
Pass-When Highlighted, "Pass" changes to 4 numbers, these numbers can be increased by pressing A and decreased by pressing B. You select number by Left\Right arrows. These are level passwords.
Language-You can select(by pressing left or right) either Polish or English. English is default one.
You can move in the title menu with up\down\select for changing options, A\Start for accepting password\starting game.
The main game:
Main game is based on player selecting a chain of "commands" that will move the Green square. Green square need to make contact with Blue squares in order to "eat" them. Level is completed when all blue squares are eaten. The game's board should be 14x7 pieces big. One piece being 16x16 metatile. The board should be surrounded by a frame. The command available should be at the bottom. The row of selected commands, called "Main Loop", should be under the commands available. Not all commands are available in every level.
But it would be rather boring to just have it like that. There's second row of command selected called "VBLANK". This row cannot be used directly, but have to be "called" from Main loop by the use of "VBL" command. When called, all commands in Vblank Loop are used, when finished, it jumps back to the Main loop. Vblank row should be shorter than main loop.
There should be also third row called IRQ, which works just like Vblank loop, but is longer and is called by other command. Vblank and IRQ loops cannot call each other.
After the board is cleared of blue squares, congratulations text and password for next level shows up. In this state, game waits for player to press either A or Start, after which it loads next level.
Following pieces can be on board:
Green-Can be up to there. This piece moves as it was programmed by the player.
Blue-Collectibles. Collect all to finish current level.
Red-Deadly pieces, Green piece is destroyed if they come into contact.
Solid wall-Blocks Green blosk movement.
Teleport exit-Player gets teleported here after the use of "teleportation" command. Can be ereased if player steps on it.
Following commands can be used:
Directional arrows-Move one piece up\down\left\right.
VBL-Call vblank loop
IRQ-Call IRQ loop
X2 and X3-execute previous command 2 and 3 times respectively. Cannot be stacked.
90º arrows-moves two piece in 90º fashion. For example first one moves up and then right.
Teleportation-Player gets teleported to the Teleport exit piece. Cannot be used unless there's a teleportation piece on board.
After all levels are beaten, game shows simple Congratulations screen. Nothing too fancy, it is supposed to be 16kb game.
What do you think about this...concept thing? WhatULive4, is this what you wanted to see, or I just missunderstood you due to my poor english skillz? At any rate, I'll come up with compression formats tomorrow and some more details.
And since wanted "more open development/progress report type of contest", I decided to start a progress thread for a game I come up with. Also, forgive me for my bad english, I'm not native speaker.
Ok, let's start this thing with a game's concept. It's hard to come up with original game concept, so I will not be surprised if a game similar to this already exists, if someone know anything then let me know. This is just I come up with about a hour ago, not many details included...nevertheless:
Day #0
Title: "Function" or "Game of Function" or similar.
Type: Logic game.
Desired ROM size: 16kb.
Mapper planned: UNROM (Mapper 02)
Ok, for the title screen, 3 options available:
Start game-Starts the game. After selecting it, player goes into first level.
Pass-When Highlighted, "Pass" changes to 4 numbers, these numbers can be increased by pressing A and decreased by pressing B. You select number by Left\Right arrows. These are level passwords.
Language-You can select(by pressing left or right) either Polish or English. English is default one.
You can move in the title menu with up\down\select for changing options, A\Start for accepting password\starting game.
The main game:
Main game is based on player selecting a chain of "commands" that will move the Green square. Green square need to make contact with Blue squares in order to "eat" them. Level is completed when all blue squares are eaten. The game's board should be 14x7 pieces big. One piece being 16x16 metatile. The board should be surrounded by a frame. The command available should be at the bottom. The row of selected commands, called "Main Loop", should be under the commands available. Not all commands are available in every level.
But it would be rather boring to just have it like that. There's second row of command selected called "VBLANK". This row cannot be used directly, but have to be "called" from Main loop by the use of "VBL" command. When called, all commands in Vblank Loop are used, when finished, it jumps back to the Main loop. Vblank row should be shorter than main loop.
There should be also third row called IRQ, which works just like Vblank loop, but is longer and is called by other command. Vblank and IRQ loops cannot call each other.
After the board is cleared of blue squares, congratulations text and password for next level shows up. In this state, game waits for player to press either A or Start, after which it loads next level.
Following pieces can be on board:
Green-Can be up to there. This piece moves as it was programmed by the player.
Blue-Collectibles. Collect all to finish current level.
Red-Deadly pieces, Green piece is destroyed if they come into contact.
Solid wall-Blocks Green blosk movement.
Teleport exit-Player gets teleported here after the use of "teleportation" command. Can be ereased if player steps on it.
Following commands can be used:
Directional arrows-Move one piece up\down\left\right.
VBL-Call vblank loop
IRQ-Call IRQ loop
X2 and X3-execute previous command 2 and 3 times respectively. Cannot be stacked.
90º arrows-moves two piece in 90º fashion. For example first one moves up and then right.
Teleportation-Player gets teleported to the Teleport exit piece. Cannot be used unless there's a teleportation piece on board.
After all levels are beaten, game shows simple Congratulations screen. Nothing too fancy, it is supposed to be 16kb game.
What do you think about this...concept thing? WhatULive4, is this what you wanted to see, or I just missunderstood you due to my poor english skillz? At any rate, I'll come up with compression formats tomorrow and some more details.
