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Martin H. Guru  Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1113 |
We didn't do it for fame and money. Money would be enough.  But many of the techniques that came about in the game can now be helpful for other projects.  Edited 2023-12-23 20:41 by Martin H. 'no comment |
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| MarkF Regular Member  Joined: 01/08/2023 Location: AustraliaPosts: 47 |
My niece and nephew playing Petscii Robots over Christmas. A big Thank you to Volhout, Martin, Mick and others who made this game possible on the PicoMite.  |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4222 |
The game is on the 8 bit guys shareware download page. It makes me happy to see it is being used. MarkF thanks for sharing the photo. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| Martin H. Guru Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1113 |
  Mark nice to see your niece and nephew having fun with the Game Edited 2023-12-28 23:07 by Martin H. 'no comment |
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| Martin H. Guru Joined: 04/06/2022 Location: GermanyPosts: 1113 |
@Volhout and others Maybe this could be a successor Tile based Maps, less Puzzeling, more action, but rescuing kidnapped people. aliens instead of robots, same perspective in viewing. So this could be done on a tuned "Petrobot engine" Alien Syndrome (Sega 1986). It wouldn't be a 1:1 arcade conversion but I think the Pico is somewhere between Amiga and SEGA Master System. I would voluntarily create the graphics and the music again.  Think about it  Screenshot Atari ST you can try the Dos Version here Edited 2024-01-08 15:52 by Martin H. 'no comment |
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| matherp Guru Joined: 11/12/2012 Location: United KingdomPosts: 9105 |
Harm In Petscii how do I turn on reporting the spare time in the process loop? I'm playing with some performance tweaks and this would be a good test for them Thanks Peter |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4222 |
Hi Peter, This is not taken from the last release (I am at work currently) but it should be very similar.  Regards, Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4036 |
Casts "Raise Dead" on thread. @Volhout is the 22nd December version the "final" version ? Did you ever publish it to a public GitHub ? If not then can I do so ? Best wishes, Tom Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4222 |
Yes Tom, the Christmas release is the last one I worked on. All levels are playable. I am not really happy with the gamemite play, I think the key repeat makes it difficult to move objects. But that may just be me. Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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| thwill Guru Joined: 16/09/2019 Location: United KingdomPosts: 4036 |
Thanks Volhout, I wanted it to give my new SNES controller a workout, plus I still haven't built and tested a Wii controller adapter with the PicoMite; despite Peter having sent me some bits to canibalise months ago. Regarding the Game*Mite version, it doesn't feel like we ever reached a definitive version of that, and it is on my TODO list to revisit. Remember no software project is ever completed, only abandoned ... Best wishes, Tom Edited 2024-03-30 20:10 by thwill Game*Mite, CMM2 Welcome Tape, Creaky old text adventures |
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| lizby Guru Joined: 17/05/2016 Location: United StatesPosts: 3150 |
My formulation of this about 45 years ago was "Any software project that takes more than 2 weeks takes an infinite amount of time". PicoMite, Armmite F4, SensorKits, MMBasic Hardware, Games, etc. on fruitoftheshed |
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| Volhout Guru Joined: 05/03/2018 Location: NetherlandsPosts: 4222 |
All, Attached version of PETROBOT has 3 executables - robots.bas : the 2023 Christmas release - robots2.bas : A version with bug fixes, runs on RP2040 and RP2350A on VGA and Game*MIte. Controllers are configured by "uncommenting" code. - robots6.bas : A test version that in VGA mites tries to auto detect controllers. runs on RP2040 and RP2350A VGA (and also on Game*Mite). petrobot .zip Regards, Volhout Edited 2024-10-07 17:43 by Volhout PicomiteVGA PETSCII ROBOTS |
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