«Endless Road Runner» competes in the BASIC 10Liners 2024 | Download
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Inspired by a recent discussion on the AtariAge forums, Victor "Vitoco" Parada from Chile presents "Endless Road Runner", his second entry for NOMAM's BASIC Ten-Liners 2024 contest.
The game, based on the classic «Road Runner» (Atari, 1986), has been entered in the PUR-80 category, using Atari BASIC for the Atari XL/XE.Players take on the role of the Road Runner, maneuvering to avoid cacti and Coyote's rockets while earning points by avoiding said obstacles. Movement is managed via a joystick, which allows players to move left and right, as well as jump.
Development involved creating sprites for the Road Runner, the cacti, and the rockets. Game logic and settings were optimized to fit on 10 lines, each containing up to 80 characters of abbreviated BASIC instructions. Additional features such as sound effects were also incorporated. "While I was looking for a simple game concept for the PUR-80 category, Eric Carr came up with a beautiful gem for the same category: Magic Carpet Ride. He used the same programming techniques I employed in previous games, and I thought I could also combine those techniques to create another game concept," said Parada. on their website
The developer meticulously documented the process, including code snippets, gameplay mechanics, and optimizations implemented during the five-day development period. Graphics were tailored for the Atari platform, including adjustments to color palettes and sprite animations.
Endless Road Runner for Atari 8-bit computers
Download | 90 kBTo load the game in the Altirra emulator, you must first enable BASIC. In the menu:
System > Configure system > Firmware
Check the box: "Enable BASIC (boot without Option pressed)".
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