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Calculator Community => HP Calculators => Topic started by: Han on January 09, 2014, 12:50:08 pm

Title: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 09, 2014, 12:50:08 pm: Does anyone know the scoring rules for the game Columns (originally for the Game Gear, perhaps?) or know where I could find such info?

Edit: so I made up my own rules (still need to balance it). Beta available at http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-396.html
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Handmixer on January 09, 2014, 01:41:14 pm: 3 (or more) in a row tetris style game
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 09, 2014, 01:57:09 pm: Quote from: Handmixer on January 09, 2014, 01:41:14 pm
3 (or more) in a row tetris style game

That much I already knew. But how are points given when you make more than 3? For example, you could theoretically get 5 in a column or row or diagonal, or even a combination of all three for up to 19 blocks in a single combo if you set up your columns just right. So for each additional block, is there some multiplier?
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on January 10, 2014, 01:04:32 am: Hmm I sadly didn't play long enough to learn the rules, but I would definitively love to see this on the Prime. :)
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: TIfanx1999 on January 10, 2014, 03:17:37 am: Can't really check right now, (browsing on my cellphone is a pain)but maybe check gamefaqs.com, wikipedia, or see if there's a vid on youtube.
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: MacBernick on January 10, 2014, 01:16:06 pm: I played this game on my step sister Game Gear some time ago. Very fun to play, but the problem with this game is that I've never found a way to actually loose ^^

Why not creating your own scoring rules ? Nobody will complain if it's not exactly like the original I guess.
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 10, 2014, 04:55:40 pm: Yeah, I've gone ahead and done just that. Just a few more subroutines and I should have a working version.

Edit: working version available here: http://www.hpmuseum.org/forum/thread-396.html
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 10, 2014, 09:48:01 pm: Woah, with a little bit of search I managed to find the original assembly source code for columns! Not sure if it is worth my time to learn a new set of assembly instructions just to learn a scoring system lol... but anything is probably better than what I already implemented.
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: MacBernick on January 10, 2014, 10:07:06 pm: Cool for which platform ?
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 11, 2014, 12:04:28 am: For the original game gear! http://www.smspower.org/Development/Columns-GG
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: DJ Omnimaga on January 11, 2014, 12:11:06 am: I should check if the local retro stores have this game at one point. I might grab a copy if it's not too expensive, since I like collecting retro games.

Anyway good to hear you found the original assembly! :) That said it isn't too bad if you modify some stuff, though. After all, originality is always good ;)
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: MacBernick on January 13, 2014, 09:52:48 am: Is it downloadable anywhere else than HP museum ? Last time I tried to create an account there I couldn't.
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: Han on January 13, 2014, 10:59:28 am: I have attached it to this reply.
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: TheCoder1998 on January 13, 2014, 11:01:22 am: whoa, i remember the gamegear
i thought the only good games were the sonic the hedgehog games
it was basically a brick that could play games
and the batteries died so often :P

such good memories ;D

EDIT: and sorry, i can't help you becuz i never heard of this game
i'm just here for the nostalgia :3
Title: Re: Columns scoring rules
Post by: MacBernick on January 13, 2014, 11:12:06 am: Quote from: Han on January 13, 2014, 10:59:28 am
I have attached it to this reply.

Thank you :)