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This is really cool.

Thanks el Viro! Glad you like it. It was a fun project to work on, and actually it was easier to make it compared to my previous 10-liner entry, the Roguelike 10.

There is actually a variable threshold in the code I have planned to make adjustable so player could choose the difficulty. In the end though, program took so much space that locating this variable in the editable place wasn't straightforward if you load the program normally (without BASIC abbreviations). Of course, adding it as the start game option wouldn't fit either. I spent a decent portion of time to balance this threshold to the certain level so the  game isn't too easy, but fair. I guess I did a decent work with the balancing and I can keep the badge of the evil game creator? ;) :D

Wow! Excellent work, Dey! I'm truly flattered. I have dropped you a message in your devlog: https://deybacsi.itch.io/aqualique-x/devlog/992835/v08-preview

Excellent work! I am flattered. I love the animation so much. It works nicely on my C64, cannot wait for the full version :).

For the Apex units, you could alternatively use a few characters (to create the independent effect) and change their data in the charset memory only each nth frame. This way updating them on the screen memory wouldn't be necessary so no matter how many units you have to control, the processing power won't increase within the increase of the objects on the screen.

I like the level of detail you're focused on with the independently working Apexes and virus blobs. Design-wise, the Apex looks different than the animation from the Amiga project I shared on my page, but I like your take on this!

I am working on a few assembly projects so if you would like to exchange some experience, drop me the line :).

I left your program to run for a while, take a look what happened :D

Thanks a lot!!! Much appreciated. Love your videos and the effort you've put into it including descriptions!

Thanks for taking your time Saberman! That's really nice of you! Love your gameplay. For the sentinels you've tried to kill (the ones without the legs), there are 2 in this level, and they are almost impossible to kill. It's much harder game in the series compared to the previously released Bring back my bones and Bring back more bones ;).

Ah, great! Love them!

Thanks Richard! Really appreciate your comment! I wonder if this level is too difficult with all these spikes ;). Wish you all the best as well!

Fun little game, Richard! Really enjoyed it. It reminds me Scare Bear for some reason :D. With these SFX I thought for a second it's actually done in SEUCK! Good luck with the compo as well :}.

Sending all the best to all participants. So much fun-tastic crap this year!

How did I miss this one? I played Zuma a lot with my sister and was thinking of making game like that (maybe) for C64, but technically it felt to me it might be quite challenging. Well done!!!

Love the music and the gameplay. Really enjoyed this one. I would like to see a little bit more variety, but it's fun anyway!

No doubt about it :). I am so hyped and pleased to talk with the author of Hilt II. I spent too many hours with this game. Now it's time for Blade :D.

"You see a monster". Really nice atmospheric game. I played a Polish translation of this game back then in 2000s which was included on the "ACS cover 5" CD (https://v.wpimg.pl/MDM5XzMuYiUsVy5JYg5vMG8PehMkV2FmOBdiWGIWYnV6B2gCYhwgI2NRNxg_E...).

I am returning back to it as I still have an old save with my main character over 15000 score points (however on level 4 only, I guess it's not too much). I would love to finish it one day :). What I love about games like that is a challenge to get out of dungeons before it's too late. Definitely it influences the cRPG game for Commodore 64 I'm working on right now.

Thank you very much =D.

That would be an honour! Honestly, the only problem for me is to judge it evenly across all the platforms as I am not familiar with their capabilities fully, especially for BASIC. It would be great fun regardless!

Oh thanks <3. In case formatting doesn't work, feel free to grab it from https://csdb.dk/release/?id=240426 - it's in summary.

I noticed I forgot to include README doc that contains the code explanation in the zip file I sent to the contest. Anyways, README is available here: https://commocore.itch.io/incrediball-10

Totally! I wonder how our projects could look in the end only if there would be a natural order etc. that the first design is always lost. Without forcing it, it's hard to imagine re-writing something when the first design just works.

Thanks, Saberman! Really appreciate your comment! That you're still on the post for all game releases (actually not only for C64!) is simply unbelievable! Gorące pozdrowienia! C64 wiecznie żywe!!!

Oh no! But indeed nothing’s lost I guess as you might still have lot of fun “on the other side”. I’ve never been in jury but definitely it might be really fun thing to do as usually I like to  judge other games in any contest possible just for myself 🍉🙃.

Yes, this one! Impressing! Wait, deadline for Basic 10-Liners Contest was 2 days ago, 16th of March. Am I missing some other awesome contests happening in the meantime? ;)

Thanks ;). I was actually surprised it could be possible in BASIC. Waiting for a rasterline was key. Have you submitted something this year, Roman? I remember really enjoying your Lumberjack, and Boomjack especially. Also, was it your game by any chance with yet another bouncing ball jumping up from platform to platform? I am trying to find it for a while but no luck. I can think only of someone such talented as you who could make that one :).

Thanks a lot, Roman! This simple idea came to my mind one day, and I knew I have to try it out. It was fun making it, even though I lost the first version of it (see: Tricks and notes, point 4).

Thanks a lot for your kind words and supporting me by purchasing the 16k version!!! For the full version I planned to create a galaxy map where you strategically can choose easier or harder areas to conquer, and to add much more ships (not at once due to limitations but maybe to introduce something like a research lab). Also, I needed to cut out automatic turrets and engines installed on asteroids so they could be moved, especially when supernova is approaching. Let me know what sort of features would be interesting for you to see in the full version. Thanks again! Galaxy awaits to be conquered!

Thanks a lot for playing and reaching me out, much appreciated! I subscribed for both channels! I noticed you tried to find keys for strafe. "<" and ">" keys are used for it. And indeed, you can shoot only straight.

Hi! Just seeing your comment! I've found some time to generate and add tracklist for each volume on this page. Hope it's a good idea. Thanks for the suggestion!

Yeah,  have fun!

Thank you! During the development, I felt it's possible after finishing the first part with dungeon generation. However, it started to get more complex with all the conditions and exceptions quite fast. There are a few shortcuts and features cut out (e.g. different monsters), but I am glad the main roguelike concept fit in!

Have you tried suggestion from the other comment, or loading instructions provided on this page? I actually developed this game on Vice 2.4 so it works 100%. Due to the size limit for this game (as it took part in the competition) some part of the code is displayed on the screen, so you have to type the loading instruction at the very top of the screen.

Thanks! I glad you like it. I think I will do one or two more ;).

Thaaaanks! And thanks for the video, you're always the first one <3

Nice game, it's a little bit like racing the beam, but not only horizontal rasterlines but also vertical ones! :D

Right :D. Game is ready and has been submitted to the competition. Now I can announce it that it will be released on ZZAP! 64 Micro Action Issue #10's cover disk, due for publication around September 27. Yay \o/.

Haha, yeah, good catch. Funny as this was a date proposed to me in a conversation with some magazine. Only later this afternoon while thinking of making a stream event for that release, I checked that this date doesn’t exist :). But I got some dates. So it might be released around 27th and I could do a stream 30th September. How does it sound?

Oh crap! So many funtrashtic games! Well done, everyone!

Honeystly, this game is so sweet! Love the comic-like indication that an apple will be dropped in a second. In the past it would be definitelly cracked by some demoscene group and released as "The Bear Essentials II" ;).

I've noticed that after restarting the level, the behaviour gets a little bit funky. The fire button doesn't work immediately and you can pick up one thing and avoid combat with monsters. It works as long as I won't deliberately challenge any monster. I take this as the opportunity to get further in this game :D.

Fun game, so bad it didn't make it to the compo. It plays really well on the real thing! I love the atmosphere and graphic details, like skulls spread over the whole place. Once I went to the other location but the entrance to go back wasn't there. Not sure if this is a secret passage though!

Really good one, well done, Roman :). And I am certain that you could do a Basic 10-liner version of this game that would play as smooth as this one.