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Veccy Bird

category: general [glöplog]
Veccy Bird is a FlappyBirdLike for the Vectrex
Youtube Vid
The binary can be downloaded here:
Veccy Bird zip file
It works on real hardware and emulators like ParaJVE and MESS
It's a 4k prod :)
added on the 2014-02-20 01:32:22 by mikiex mikiex
bwahaha :D
Nice one, also nice work for the 4K <3
added on the 2014-02-20 01:41:10 by mog mog
Thanks, the 4k wasn't intentional - but its hard to write bloat on the Vectrex. Had I added music it might of been 32k :)
added on the 2014-02-20 01:48:39 by mikiex mikiex
I kinda figured it won't be much of a hassle to make it 4k - but i didn't know about the levels (you might use a seed for the random or so though).
Anyhow, I'm just utterly happy this exists, especially on a Wednesday :)
<3
added on the 2014-02-20 01:51:14 by mog mog
The levels aren't random, but they do repeat after a while. I wanted to make it so that people could compare their skill. As such when it gives you a score it also gives you a rating. Its actually possible to beat if you score 999 (in theory) but I doubt anyone will without cheating.
added on the 2014-02-20 02:06:28 by mikiex mikiex
:D
added on the 2014-02-20 11:41:44 by raer raer
Cool as hell :D
added on the 2014-02-20 11:57:42 by psonice psonice
Awesome :)
added on the 2014-02-20 11:57:59 by Preacher Preacher
pretty rad, but I have one major problem: it's way too playable :D

anyways, super cool stuff ^^
added on the 2014-02-20 12:38:10 by ferris ferris
At last a FlappyBird clone worth its own existence :)
Well done!

The levels could still use a simple PRNG with fixed seed per level. Something as simple as the one used in Elite ( 8bits fibonacci-style serie with two given seeds IIRC ) would do too.
added on the 2014-02-20 12:56:57 by p01 p01
Loved it! The font in the logo looks a bit familiar; is there a well-known inspiration for it?
added on the 2014-02-20 13:48:28 by introspec introspec
The logo wasn't inspired by anything in particular, I was just going for a 70s / early 80s feel. I
Also make use of some diagonals. I didn't just want to copy a font, I'm a fan of old film and tv logos where they are bespoke.
added on the 2014-02-20 14:22:02 by mikiex mikiex
No mikiex, I did not imply anything like this, I was simply hoping that artistically-challenged people (like myself) may be able to find an existing font :)
added on the 2014-02-20 16:11:35 by introspec introspec
Lol, just keep drawing Introspec till something good comes out.... hey I realise now I see your nick was talking to you on #ukscene the other day... This is what I was coding as you might of guessed:)
added on the 2014-02-20 16:45:04 by mikiex mikiex
Haha, awesome! Much better than the original :)
added on the 2014-02-20 19:38:43 by raizor raizor
Hey mikie, why not add it as a prod on pouët? It deserves some thumbs...
added on the 2014-02-20 21:55:13 by baah baah
I've just got no time at the moment , what with the $50k per day I'm making from the adverts in veccy bird..... I might have to pull it from the flapp store :)

I will get around to adding it, but I ought to host it somewhere else other than dropbox.

People should have a go and post their rating, I want to know if I made it too hard. :)
added on the 2014-02-20 23:07:55 by mikiex mikiex
I like you, please stay for a bit :)
added on the 2014-02-20 23:11:28 by mog mog
Nice, just gave it a go on my Vectrex. My highest score was 4, and average score about 0.8 or so I would guess...
So it's as frustrating and annoying as the original - good job! :)

Btw. damn you for doing this first, I had thought about remaking this game for the Vectrex just for fun. Oh well, I have another game in mind as well, so you *better* not do that one as well! :)
added on the 2014-02-20 23:45:45 by Sdw Sdw
Do a 256b DOS Flappy game and impress me !
added on the 2014-02-20 23:47:45 by Tigrou Tigrou
New version
veccybird1.5
1.5
-Made bird brighter
-Added Support for Vectrex standard high score
-Fixed another high score bug where it would reset to a lower value sometimes.
-Reduced the maximum score required to win, its now easier to finish the game!
-Added new score name ratings
-Added new win screen (let me know if you get to it!!)
added on the 2014-03-13 23:16:23 by mikiex mikiex
here you can gief thumbs!
added on the 2014-03-14 16:18:51 by wysiwtf wysiwtf
Thanks for adding it wysiwtf! :)
added on the 2014-03-15 20:56:25 by mikiex mikiex
Well, I can add to my earlier comment that here is a first gameplay preview of my own "remake-a-game-on-the-Vectrex" project! :)
added on the 2014-04-19 12:27:07 by Sdw Sdw

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