Atomsmash by Dan C
An evil atom faction has somehow built a tiny empire out of even smaller particles. It is your duty to annihilate them for some reason.
This is a game for the Commodore 64 made using the Shoot 'em up Construction Kit. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ludum Dare I decided to go back to my roots and make a game for my first computer :).
It's not very finished and therefore not very good even for a SEUCK game, but here it is anyway. I hope you manage to derive some fun from it.
The disk image contains both the game executable ("Atomsmash"), and the SEUCK data files ("Atomsmash Data"). You can load it on a C64 emulator or on a real C64, like I did :).
Emulator instructions:
1. Download CCS64 from http://www.ccs64.com/
2. Run the emulator and drag the disk image into the emulator window.
3. The disk boots and loads. The screen will flash different colours until this is done. This takes a minute or so since it's emulating the original floppy drive from 1982 :).
4. While the game is loading you can configure an emulated input device. To do this:
5. Press F10 and navigate to Options > Input
6. Configure an emulated joystick on either control port one or two, it doesn't matter which (or you can configure both and play two-player).
7. Press escape until you get back to the game/loading screen.
I did want to provide an easy way to play online without an emulator but I haven't had a chance to do this due to illness. Sorry :(.
This is a game for the Commodore 64 made using the Shoot 'em up Construction Kit. To celebrate the 10th anniversary of Ludum Dare I decided to go back to my roots and make a game for my first computer :).
It's not very finished and therefore not very good even for a SEUCK game, but here it is anyway. I hope you manage to derive some fun from it.
The disk image contains both the game executable ("Atomsmash"), and the SEUCK data files ("Atomsmash Data"). You can load it on a C64 emulator or on a real C64, like I did :).
Emulator instructions:
1. Download CCS64 from http://www.ccs64.com/
2. Run the emulator and drag the disk image into the emulator window.
3. The disk boots and loads. The screen will flash different colours until this is done. This takes a minute or so since it's emulating the original floppy drive from 1982 :).
4. While the game is loading you can configure an emulated input device. To do this:
5. Press F10 and navigate to Options > Input
6. Configure an emulated joystick on either control port one or two, it doesn't matter which (or you can configure both and play two-player).
7. Press escape until you get back to the game/loading screen.
I did want to provide an easy way to play online without an emulator but I haven't had a chance to do this due to illness. Sorry :(.
| C64 Disk Image | http://www.danielcassidy.me.uk/games/atomsmash-0.1.d64 |
| Original URL | https://ludumdare.com/compo/ludum-dare-23/?action=preview&uid=2445 |
Ratings
| Coolness | 57% | 3 |
| Overall | 3.69 | 76 |
| Audio | 2.96 | 242 |
| Fun | 3.24 | 193 |
| Graphics | 4.07 | 54 |
| Humor | 2.46 | 319 |
| Innovation | 3.66 | 117 |
| Mood | 3.71 | 35 |
| Theme | 2.34 | 745 |
So I appreciate whats going on here. And Ive never even heard of SEUCK, Ill have to give it a go for sure. Ive always wanted to make my own C64 game before, but just havent had the time to learn Basic yet. This might be a quicker way to make something quick and fun.
As far as the game goes though, I enjoyed playing it and it had a decent level of difficulty. Reminded me a lot of another old game I used to play a ton - Tyrian.
The game itself might not be that innovative, but youve scored some big points in that category for having the guts to make a C64 game for a Ludum Dare. Might just have to do the same myself in future - inspired! :)
The last thing too - Id get a Web version up asap if possible (you said you might), a lot of people wont download an emulator just to play. Plus setting up the controls with the emulator I used is a complete pain in the ass, even moreso if youve never used the emulator before. So it would be worth your time to get the web version working!
I'm glad to see some people are having fun with it anyway :).
Ah the foolishness!
Full marks for this, Dan!
20 GOTO 10
30 END
Unfortunately there are a few flicker bugs, but that's SEUCK, not your fault. It's a bit short though, and the later wall parts are nasty.
Still, lovely idea. Rock on!
Managed to die a couple of times for seemingly no reason.
A shame you couldn't provide an easier installer. Maybe you upload a YouTube video that people can rate?
I was really looking forward to this one, even though I never had a C64 (I was an MSX user), so I'll put it on hold for a while.
By the way: "The Firing Button on your pole"??
XD
I'd love to read/see a post-mortem about this game!