MSXdev21 #19 - S.O.L.O. | MSX Resource Center

By Grauw

Ascended (10821)

16-07-2021, 22:04

Wow, good, but hard!

By Pippo

Hero (521)

16-07-2021, 23:07

Excellent game and Pdf, Roolando!
Graphics and music very good!
An authentic Msx Jewel!

By saccopharynx

Master (175)

17-07-2021, 02:03

I haven't played much yet, but it seems a great game. I like the music!

By shalafi

Master (171)

17-07-2021, 09:50

I like it a lot!
Funny enough, my own entry (under review) is also a platformer with a robot as main character... and your designs are way better than mine :-D

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

17-07-2021, 10:49

Thank you very much for the positive feedback.
I just wanted to comment that the game has this cover and I don't know why it was removed from the ZIP archive of the contest.

Greetings.

By santiontanon

Paragon (1832)

17-07-2021, 19:42

Very nice, and hard indeed!!! I've only played twice so far, and made it to the 4th room, I like that the robot can equip different power ups (flying, shooting, etc.). I'll be playing more later! Very nice!!

By CASDuino

Champion (361)

17-07-2021, 20:27

I've made some CAS files of the ROM and I'll put a link up.
Because it's a 48k ROM it will need POKE -1,170 before the BLOAD"CAS:",R command.

By rvanzon

Rookie (17)

17-07-2021, 21:08

It's a great game! Congratz.
I would drop the lives system though. Starting over in a level over and over is hard enough

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

17-07-2021, 21:31

Hi rvanzon,
When you reach certain levels, all lives are renewed.
Greetings.

By Pencioner

Scribe (1612)

18-07-2021, 22:39

The game is great, fun gameplay, and both graphics and music are of quality

roolandoo wrote:

I just wanted to comment that the game has this cover and I don't know why it was removed from the ZIP archive of the contest.

My guess is that use of MSX logo is kinda forbidden without permission from ASCII so it got removed to protect MSX dev against any claims

By shalafi

Master (171)

18-07-2021, 23:40

shalafi wrote:

I like it a lot!
Funny enough, my own entry (under review) is also a platformer with a robot as main character... and your designs are way better than mine :-D

I played a bit more and it is growing on me... once you get really familiar with the rooms, you can get through them, but it takes a lot of tries the play through.
I love the design and how colorful it is. A top contender for this year indeed.
Very difficult, it reminds me of Temptations on that aspect.

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

19-07-2021, 01:16

Pencioner wrote:

My guess is that use of MSX logo is kinda forbidden without permission from ASCII so it got removed to protect MSX dev against any claims

Ahhh OK ... I was unaware of that. If I found out, I would have removed the MSX logo.
Thanks

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

19-07-2021, 01:32

shalafi wrote:

I played a bit more and it is growing on me... once you get really familiar with the rooms, you can get through them, but it takes a lot of tries the play through.
I love the design and how colorful it is. A top contender for this year indeed.
Very difficult, it reminds me of Temptations on that aspect.

Thanks friend.
Once you learn the dynamics of each screen it is not such a difficult game.
Although it is true that I have a tendency to develop old school games, hehehe

By Grauw

Ascended (10821)

19-07-2021, 02:30

Pencioner wrote:

roolandoo wrote:

I just wanted to comment that the game has this cover and I don't know why it was removed from the ZIP archive of the contest.

My guess is that use of MSX logo is kinda forbidden without permission from ASCII so it got removed to protect MSX dev against any claims

Really…?

Maybe around the time of the “MSX revival” in the 2000s with the release of the 1chipMSX that would’ve been an issue in certain circles, but I don’t think anyone really cares about that anymore. Also, if this were important I’m sure they would’ve asked about it. The MSXDev contest rules don’t mention it either, and they also use the logo without trademark notice on their website so… I doubt that was the reason.

I think it’s better to hear from the person who uploaded the archive. Probably it was just an accidental omission during repacking.

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

19-07-2021, 02:28

In any case, it is not a particularly important issue, really.

By mzoran

Master (161)

17-08-2021, 13:45

when playing on a real msx1 I noticed some missing graphical data, as if the game is sending data to vram at <29 cycles per byte

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

18-08-2021, 13:25

mzoran wrote:

when playing on a real msx1 I noticed some missing graphical data, as if the game is sending data to vram at <29 cycles per byte

Hi MZoran,
I have tested the game on quite a few real MSX and have not had any problems.
If you are using SOFARUN you may have to try to change some settings.
Greetings.

By mzoran

Master (161)

18-08-2021, 15:53

Actually no problems with the game itself, only on the very first stage, when you move the robot and then that large message pops up. Some bytes are black randomly.

By tono4

Rookie (21)

18-09-2021, 14:00

I love this game!
I love the music, the colorful graphics and, specially, the mention to Isaac Asimov, my favorite writer when ado.

I reached 5th screen, but I still don't understand why I get killed sometimes. I will keep trying.

Congratulations, this game is a gem!

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

18-09-2021, 15:02

tono4 wrote:

I love this game!
I love the music, the colorful graphics and, specially, the mention to Isaac Asimov, my favorite writer when ado.

I reached 5th screen, but I still don't understand why I get killed sometimes. I will keep trying.

Congratulations, this game is a gem!

Thanks tono4,
The fifth screen is a kind of miniboss from the end of "The Hangar" phase.
You have to kill all the enemies on that screen by taking the electric shot upgrade.
Note that these enemies need several shots each to be destroyed.

Good luck and greetings!!

By tono4

Rookie (21)

18-09-2021, 18:47

Already in organic area. I'm hooked to this game!

By tono4

Rookie (21)

19-09-2021, 12:22

I'm stuck here. I think I'm missing something.
Can anybody support?

By tono4

Rookie (21)

19-09-2021, 13:57

Done! But it is soooo tight jump over the robot.

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

19-09-2021, 19:31

tono4 wrote:

Done! But it is soooo tight jump over the robot.

Hahaha. Yes, I admit that this is quite a difficult jump. Courage !!, in each game you learn the dynamics and surely you will be able to finish it. It is difficult but not impossible or unfair.

By sunn

Expert (105)

20-09-2021, 14:26

This is one of my favorite games. Have you considered a physical cartidge? MSX Cartidge shop or Repro Factory could probably do it?

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

20-09-2021, 15:01

sunn wrote:

This is one of my favorite games. Have you considered a physical cartidge? MSX Cartidge shop or Repro Factory could probably do it?

Yes, I am waiting for the contest to end. I will probably publish it with Coté Gamers, just like I did with my previous game:
https://cotegamers.com/shop/en/accueil/93-the-relic.html

By sunn

Expert (105)

23-09-2021, 10:51

In my JVC HC-7gb MSX1 machine the outisde area stars will draw lines after them. Is this intentional? A password system would also be nice. Especially after leaving the hanger area and figuring out the space ship password as the game get tougher after that. Would be nice to be able to continue.

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

23-09-2021, 12:42

sunn wrote:

In my JVC HC-7gb MSX1 machine the outisde area stars will draw lines after them. Is this intentional? A password system would also be nice. Especially after leaving the hanger area and figuring out the space ship password as the game get tougher after that. Would be nice to be able to continue.

Hi sunn,
Suspended particles should not draw lines. We have tested the game in tens of configurations and that only happens when using SOFARUN. Try not to use SOFARUN or change of its settings.

Regarding control points or passwords, I acknowledge that I am from the old school. I like difficult games.

Greetings and luck.

By sunn

Expert (105)

24-09-2021, 07:25

I also tried the game with barebones Gr8net cartidge and let it autoselect M6 mapper. Same behaviour with the lines. But it’s not a big issue. Just thought that I’d let you know before making cartidges.

By roolandoo

Resident (52)

28-10-2021, 22:22

Hi friends,
If my game S.O.L.O. it is being difficult for you ... here you have a walkthrough so that you can learn the tricks and ways of playing.

Watch out for spoilers, hehehe

https://youtu.be/86V13Xd60Ak

Greetings.

MSXdev21 #19 - S.O.L.O.

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