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Oblast: A better Blasto game for the Commodore 64
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Its good to see new games for old systems. I hope this trend continues .
It's a rabbit hole that I have so far avoided.
If I were to embark upon a project like that I would want to get the most out of the system, and that's a whole lot of work. I'm glad others are doing it.
The unfinished c64 projects like My Day on the Highway or Spooky are I think where I would end up. Amazing but a final product never seeing the light of day.
That said, when it was too hot to sleep the other night I sketched out a tiled graphics system (16 and 23 written to $d016 on alternating scanlines) for the c64 because my brain will keep on working on things whether I like it or not.
If I were to embark upon a project like that I would want to get the most out of the system, and that's a whole lot of work. I'm glad others are doing it.
The unfinished c64 projects like My Day on the Highway or Spooky are I think where I would end up. Amazing but a final product never seeing the light of day.
That said, when it was too hot to sleep the other night I sketched out a tiled graphics system (16 and 23 written to $d016 on alternating scanlines) for the c64 because my brain will keep on working on things whether I like it or not.
Makes me want to make a modern version of this for Android.
(author) At one time I thought of doing a PalmOS port, and even did a little code to draw the tank, but never got farther than that. I'm not even sure where that went.
Bomberman.
The game's name reminds me of the Russian word for state/district/region. I was right. It's an intended pun. The game's title screen on the screenshot in the article has Russian on it.
(author) Yes, I couldn't resist the obvious. :)
edit. I should also point out that it's the same word in Ukrainian, for the record.
edit. I should also point out that it's the same word in Ukrainian, for the record.
And Serbian, so I'd guess it's proto-Slavic word.
My dictionary has 430 words beginning with ob.
Would be nice to have the AI visualize all those words to their pre-zodiacal origin on a landscape wireframe diagram with popup points of interest and water surface tension effects showing affinity and uses among various cultures.
Would be nice to have the AI visualize all those words to their pre-zodiacal origin on a landscape wireframe diagram with popup points of interest and water surface tension effects showing affinity and uses among various cultures.