I've been working on a bunch of different things here and there. I don't really have anything that's close to being finished. To start off:

My Bluetooth Dongle:

A project I started on a while ago. I was going to let it die but I think I'll keep working on it. There's some more stuff that I want to try out. Check out my USB post on Cemetech for more info. The original post was on TIPlanet, however I won't be attending the MakerFaire.

Cydia Exiled:

I finished the world map and replaced the sprite routines partially with my HyperSprite routines. It moves about twice as fast.

I increased the speed in the Mario background routines but I can't find a way to get rid of flicker. I tried pausing the refresh buffer but the calc can't write fast enough for it to do any good. (Tested it on Pacman) I think the only way to eliminate flicker is to use page swapping which I can't use for some games. In Jumper I jack up the screens framerate to make the game look smoother but dropping the framerate makes a game look worse, almost equivalent to pausing the refresh. I created a new level design for Code Zombie, I have to go with a solid floor for an acceptable speed. It looks boring, I know. I'll probably throw some stuff on the walls and modify the doors. The game will probably flicker because the way I want the level to work, if its horrendous, I can change it up. The last game is mini-golf, I haven't done anything to it yet (it should've been a simple game), I know I have to fix the border reading and hole reading and a lot of other stuff. I don't understand how it could find the border sometimes but not always, and NEVER find the hole. Its got major issues. The levels will be changed to match the ones for the OUYA version, I might rewrite the whole thing.

I just haven't been focusing lately. My mind wanders about and I move from project to project without getting anything (major) done.

Wow! Looks good! I turn my back for one second and Sorunomes throwing out more games than me!!!

Thanks! I moved the crab to the background for the demo to save time but it probably will be in the final version. The collision detection for it will just be a box most likely.

I'm creating it in Java for the OUYA game system and its looking good! With the extra processing power I can have it interact with the environment knocking stuff around and such, perfect for a multiplayer game! Here's what I got finished so far:



It doesn't look like much, but at least the core game is finished. The ball is going to be able to bounce around and knock boxes and other debris into the green. The control scheme might also be changed as well. Right now you push the analog stick and push O to control speed and direction but I was thinking about having to drag the stick back then push forward. I will focus on the graphics and level design this week. When its all finished, I'll port it to the +C.

/\ That solves it for me.

@chickendude: Thanks! I like the 11 bit coordinates, I'll have to try that out.

@DJ: No but changing modes with characters sounds like a good idea!

The proper way to do it would be to add acceleration to velocity then velocity to Y but I limit it to only increment the characters position by 2 pixels or scroll the screen if the character is at the top every interrupt. I set H to 100 and increment L by H every interrupt until it carries, then I increment Y twice and decrement H and repeat until it slows down. If I initially set H to 200, it carries every interrupt for a while sending the character moving faster/higher up. You could use a table for acceleration to make the character follow a curve or add some random numbers to simulate wind disruption or equipment failure or something.

Tried to delete this topic, didn't work. Its worse than I thought, this 'not' game is pretty embarrassing, but here it is:



I promise, the final game will be way better than this and it will be fun!

Awesome, thanks! I'm well beyond high school but I don't know a thing about calculus. Thanks to my programming ability and my trusty calc, I had my college instructors fooled into thinking I was good at math, enough that once I was pulled out of class to verify an equation. My response, 'Yup, that looks about right.' hehehe.