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Yeah, no problem, I am weighing all opinions with my own. Want it to be the best possible Jam for folks!

Pretty good idea -- I have a Github account, I can just make a directory for it, yah? I just fixed the dumb ice tile.

I wouldn't mind help for sure, but I'd prefer to be the source of the data storage, cuz life can be crazy.

Now that people have liked it, will make it more epic for next time.

One big help might be better support routines -- would like some not-obscurely-coded easing functions, score counter that supports < 32K, and so on....

Paloblancogames4 years ago

Happy to start cracking on some support routines.

One last idle thought... it seems like with the support routines you are chasing after beginner-level participants. Would they be served well by individual demo carts?

I'll admit that I had a bit of a tough time following the code in the demo cart, as it was easy to get a little lost in the transitions. What if there were, for instance, a NINJOE.P8 which actually implemented the character in a barebones platformer, so folks could just design levels and tweak values? Or a RPG.P8, MATCH3.P8, etc. I could work on one of these as well.

Thanks again!

ThatTomHall4 years ago

Yeah you are gettin' ahead of me -- exactly what I was planning! Great minds think alike!

I wanted one general routines cart, then a few carts as you describe. ;^)

This is the list I had so far for Optional Toy Box Jam Code:

-- color font print routines (with top/bottom colorizable borders&background, without borders but colorizable background, or just font with drop shadow), big print version of same

--print Pico font with outline

--simple collision

--simple colorizable windows

--starfield with depth and direction

-- ASC(same as ORD) and CHR ASCII number to character and back routines

--Particles

--Easing functions

--progress meter routine

--double-size sprite routine drawing

— screen shake

— printc

— distance between points (with safe SQRT)

—-trifill etc

— POKEd proportional font

-- > 10000 score meter

Let me know if you see basic things that would be helpful.....

Blodyavenger4 years ago

These would be all great and if possible, I would like to see a simple highscore system or at least a sample code for storing the highest score.

ThatTomHall4 years ago

Oh yeah! (Maybe even simple entering initials, hmm.)

Blodyavenger4 years ago(+1)

That's a bonus, I didn't want to come out too demanding ;)

ThatTomHall4 years ago

Yeah, well, for TBJ maybe just the score.... trying to build up a personal library too....

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