Author Archives: Ponder

About Ponder

I'm a train driver from Cardiff, have been married a long time and have 4 wonderful kids... all grown up now! Warning: I tend to lose The Game a lot.

C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 15

More updates today, mainly aesthetic. I changed the text to mixed case, but this left me without a heart character for the lives. I had considered using the tick character, but instead I copied the character data into RAM and … Continue reading

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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 14

I’ve been featured as a stand alone video on NiftyRetroGamer’s YouTube channel! 😀 Thanks to his feedback I’ve added “next move prediction” that makes player movement more fluid. I’ve also changed the sound effect when difficulty is increased. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sQRiOBw0rH4 Latest … Continue reading

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C64 Restoration Project – Part 3

New PSU built, tested and fully working 😀 I also have an SD2IEC device that partially emulated a 1571 floppy drive so I can use SD cards as storage, and a joystick, which is essential for most C64 games. Fastload … Continue reading

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My latest cycling video. Watch out for the Royal Mail van trying to push me into the kerb.

My latest cycling video. Watch out for the Royal Mail van trying to push me into the kerb.
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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 13

Who said 13 was unlucky? 😉 The bonus score is now added and so I’ve finished the core to this game! I still have further plans for it: tweaking from any feedback I may get, customising the character set to … Continue reading

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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 12

A small sound effects routine has been added. Just the 2 effects so far: the siren during gameplay and the “difficulty up” interval message. Just the bonus score to add and I’ll consider the game at Version 1.0. I don’t … Continue reading

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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 11

An aesthetic update today. I’ve added the introduction / instructions screen at the start of the game. Tomorrow I plan to add a small sound effects routine to have a siren while the game is being played and a difficulty … Continue reading

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What, another?

What, another?
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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 10

Today I added lives! Start with 3 and an extra life every level cleared, up to 6 max. High Score added. Game over routine added. Each difficulty consists of the full loop of 4 levels. Starts with a single Chaser … Continue reading

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C64 Cruising on Broadway Development – Part 9

Remember, I said from the start, this is going to take time. I won’t be giving up but I can’t give it high priority. Having said that, I’ve added (up to) 3 chasers, and it’s just nuts! Still no lives … Continue reading

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