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Wow, this thread has been resurrected from the dead.

It's driving me mad!

Well, I'd say: mission accomplished.  & Thanks! 

Level 10 already, impressive! K++

Thanks for testing it out and happy to hear you enjoyed it. 

Hi guys,

I have just released a little retro game I have been working on and off for a while
Help King Tut move obstacles out of the way to collect all lost Ankhs in 20 levels.



It is available as a 100% free download on itch.io in case anyone fancies to have a look: https://fits-on-a-disk.itch.io/tutankhamove

Version 1.0 is also attached to the post.

Enjoy!

Pad 

Arrr! 

Thanks mate!

Actually someone spotted a minor error in version 1.0, which has been fixed now. So better redownload once you dug out one of those old fashioned laptops. 

Updated version in first post.

Ho ho ho guys! 

For once I managed to finish a complete game. 50 levels of pressie shoving fun in a Christmas setting. The exe is Windows only, but has also been tested successfully in Wine on Linux.

"Story":
Santa's temp elf apparently messed up delivering lots of presents properly. Now Santa has to travel to 50 different locations in the world to shove them where they initially were supposed to end up.

Controls:

In the menu screen use the [Cursor] keys to navigate and [Return] to select.
[Esc] quits when in a submenu.

Ingame use the [Cursor] keys to move Santa and to shove the presents around.
[R] resets the level if you get stuck
[P] pauses/unpauses the game
[H] highlights/dehighlights walkable tiles
[Esc] quits to menu screen

[F11] switches between fullscreen and windowed mode.

Here are some screenshots:



Download Santaban directly from the attachments here or find it on itch.io.

Enjoy & Happy Holidays!

Padman 

Edit: If you really plan to play this game from start to finish, please visit https://joulopukki-games.itch.io/santaban, as the latest update will always be available there first.

Sweet! Thanks a lot mate! K++ 

Hi Rbz,

Well, what can I say? I have just tested it and it works like a charm. So cool of you, that you had a second look! I wouldn't mind a static lib or DLL either, even if it takes some years again. 

Hi Terry,

Well, without Sprite Works I wouldn't have started this little project as I never really used GFA Basic in the 90s. But with all the example code provided it still is a great resource for anyone wanting to code games on Atari ST these days. I wish I had already known back in the day that it existed. Thank you very much for creating this extension and also many thanks for specially registering on this forum to leave a comment.

Pad 

Glad you got it to work! You are right, when you move the mouse in the title screen it quits to the desktop. I ran the program like a thousand times, but actually never moved the mouse I'll look into it and fix that, thanks a lot for the hint!

Edit: Bug fixed. New version in first post.

Ok, I just tried it again and I just can't get it to crash, even with the oddest settings.

Here's the setup I used on PC:

Steem.SSE.3.9.4.Win32.D3D
tos206us.img (find attached)
ST Model: STE
Memory Size: 1MB

Please note that pressing [ESC] quits to desktop from the title screen. So make sure to setup the joystick input properly as the game expects the fire button to be pressed to start. I've attached a screenshot of my settings, it uses the cursor keys and space when numlock is off to emulate the joystick.
I've also compiled a version with a separate data file, the new disk image (RODNEY_DISK_ONLY.zip) is also attached. This version will only work when started directly from the disk image, so don't copy the files to an emulated hard disk.

Let me know if you get it running. 

Edit: New version in first post.

Hey mate,

What a bummer. I have tested it on a real STF (TOS 1.02), STE (TOS 1.06), on STEEM, SainT and Hatari Emulators. It runs without any issues here, even on  Hatari for Android.  I've used TOS 1.62 for development, but also tested it successfully with TOS 2.06. I can only imagine that some emulator settings are causing this or that the 'all files in one' screws things up somehow. I'll check on the emulator settings and will compile a version with a separate data file and post it here.
Anyway, many thanks for testing it out. Really appreciated!
Pad 

Hi guys,

This is something I have been working on lately. A little 'game' for the Atari ST/STE. The zip archive contains the exe to run from a hard disk and a disk image which can directly be used with an emulator like Steem or Hatari. Real hardware with CRT monitor is highly recommended! Because I am a lazy sod I will just paste the contents of the Readme here for further info.

Anyway, I hope someone will enjoy this little gem

Pad 

Code Select Expand

Rodney vs KFC
-------------

A "game" for Atari ST / STE computers.


Story:
------
Rodney, step-triplet of Ruff and Rad Rogers just had his
compact disk collection nicked by the damn
Klepto Foreign Chickens (KFC) gang while on his way to the
Dullsville copy party. As the KFC have been terrorizing town
for way too long now Rodney decides to put an end to it.
So he heads back to his home, grabs his anti-chicken gun
and runs to the KFC hideout. Once arrived at the location
he notices that he only got 5 minutes and 30 seconds left until
the bus is departing for Dullsville. F**k! He needs to find and
fry all gang chickens fast and also needs to get all his disks
back in time.
Are you brave enough to help Rodney?

System requirements and other blurb:
------------------------------------

Atari ST(E) with 1 MB of Ram
Color monitor
TOS 1.00 to 2.06
Works from hard disk or floppy

STE version recommended, as it features ingame music
+ sound effects. ST version only has ingame sound effects,
which is kinda meh.

Available Keys:

Title screen:
[M] toggles ingame music on/off (STE only)
[ESC] quits to desktop

Ingame:
[Q] quits (to title screen)


Credits and tools used:
-----------------------

Code: Padman
Gfx: Kaiko, Wunderkind et al.
Music: Matrix, Tao

Coded in GFA Basic 3.5
Sprite Works basic extension kit by T.A. King
SNDH replay routine by GWEM (original by SWE)
Doc Viewer by the Alien of Pompey Pirates

Misc. other programs used during dev:
-------------------------------------

PC:

Steem SSE (sourceforge.net/projects/steemsse/)
... was used for development. Savestates ftw!
Winuae (www.winuae.net)
... was used for sfx ripping.
Maptapper (www.codetapper.com/amiga/maptapper/)
...was used for tiles/sprites ripping and map
data extraction from Ruff'n'Tumble.
Purebasic (www.purebasic.com)
...was used to code a tool to convert
the original map data into the format Sprite Works
understands.
Orion's Photoshop Plugins (onorisoft.free.fr/retro.htm)
...were used to edit Atari pics on PC.

ATARI:

DevpacST
... was was used to re-assemble the Doc Viewer.
Neochrome
... was used to get pics into correct format.
GFA Linkfiler by Mug UK
... was used (only for some files as it frequently
crashes with bigger files.) But it gave me an idea
how to shoehorn all files into one big file, so many
thanks for that!

This list is far from being complete, but I guess
noone really cares...

Anyways, enjoy & stay Atari!

Padman :-)

September 2019

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Cool stuff! 

Nice! Count me in.
Sorry won't make it in time. Too much real life crap got in the way...

That's really cool! 

Nice! K++ for sharing the source.

Guys,
As this is an English speaking forum, could you please stick to English so every visitor will be able to follow?
Thanks. 

Nice! K++ for sharing the source. 

Nicely done as always!  I have added it on RR as an attempt of CPR, but the patient is still pretty unconscious as it seems... This is the first remake that has been added in 2018! Eat this Amiga fanboys! 

K++ for the source.