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Cart #55844 | 2018-08-29 | Code ▽ | Embed ▽ | License: CC4-BY-NC-SA

Changes:

  • Physics enhancement. Side to side is more slippery.
  • Floating points. Wow. Yikes. I don't want to talk about it.

It's a balloon trip remake!
Tentative release, there's a lot more to be done, but it's stable.

Controls:
Left/Right to strafe
Up/Square to "jump"
Mash up/square to gain velocity
Avoid the mines and last as long as you can

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P#55811 2018-08-28 14:28 ( Edited 2018-08-29 15:26)

Yeah, one of my favorites !

Trying ... The acceleration is pretty high.

Here is the original. Notice every time his hands move is when he gets "lift."

It would take about 6-7 button presses in the original to match the one button press of what you have currently.

So maybe cut down the gravity by half or more and the lift by a 6th or more. See if that's any better. :)

P#55816 2018-08-28 15:41 ( Edited 2018-08-28 19:41)

Never played the original, but this is pretty hard!

P#55824 2018-08-28 17:24 ( Edited 2018-08-28 21:24)

@dw817
Cutting the gravity and increasing the lift has the opposite effect as what I think you're asking for, as it makes the jumps super powerful.

If you take a look at the code, under new_actor and new_player, there are three variables at play: Gravity, jump acceleration, and vertical friction. Gravity, of course, is downward acceleration.

Take a look at this version:


Gravity is less powerful, but the jumps are also much less powerful, creating a more "floaty" feel overall.

P#55829 2018-08-28 17:44 ( Edited 2018-08-28 21:44)

(also, of course, in balloon trip, mines are a one-hit kill, and you only get one life, so I'm taking some liberties here)

P#55830 2018-08-28 17:47 ( Edited 2018-08-28 21:47)

On your latest, the gravity is still pretty steep, but the "kick" for going up is just about right.

You may need to play the original to get a good feel for the mechanics and "floatiness." If this works, try it. Choose "Balloon Trip."

http://www.8bbit.com/play/balloon-fight/84#

P#55835 2018-08-28 18:56 ( Edited 2018-08-28 22:56)

Updated with several fixes and enhancements.

P#55845 2018-08-28 23:46 ( Edited 2018-08-29 03:46)

Tried both. Gravity is still stronger than original. Did the link I give you allow you to play the game ?

If not, you can get a NES emulator like NESTOPIA, and download the game manually to experiment with, or I could provide a link.

P#55851 2018-08-29 11:26 ( Edited 2018-08-29 15:26)

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