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Message: 3985
Author: andrewbroad
Date: 13/03/2004
Subject: New JavaScript MM (Re: MM/JSW walking and jumping rules)
carlwoffenden wrote:
>Wow, you work fast!
> I've (quickly and sloppily!) rewritten the disassembled code in
> JavaScript for my on-line MM:
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> <http://www.bigredswitch.co.uk/games/mm/mm-test.html>
>
> The cavern can be selected using:
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> <http://www.bigredswitch.co.uk/games/mm/mm-test.html?4>
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> (For Eugene's Lair, in this example.)
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> A few bits and bobs aren't enabled at the mo' but I think the
> walking/jumping is an improvement. Feedback on this would be
> most appreciated.
The walking, jumping and conveyor-mechanics appear to be spot on,
although it would be interesting to see how your game-engine would
handle _Manic Miner: The Hobbit_ or _Ma jolie_, which have lots of
quirky features! (You have my permission to put free JavaScript
versions of my games online - under the terms of the Copyright
Notice in the README.TXTs - with a link to my website if you do,
please.)
The different keys, the lack of sound, of colour-clash (particularly
on "Skylab Landing Bay"), of collision-detection for static nasties
and guardians, of dying from falling too far, of running out of air,
of solar rays and of the special graphics in "The Final Barrier"
[19] notwithstanding, it's a very faithful Spectrum-like experience.
The portal still takes you too early, though.
"Miner Willy meets the Kong Beast" [7] cannot be solved because the
left switch doesn't work. The way to solve "Return of the Alien Kong
Beast" [11] is unorthodox and fun! :-)
In "Sixteenth Cavern" [15], you can fall through the portal and
collect that item last. In the Spectrum version, the portal consumes
you before the item disappears.
There should be a visible conveyor-animation in "Amoebatrons'
Revenge" [17].
I sometimes get a "Stack overflow at line: 0" error.
--
Dr. Andrew Broad
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/willy/
http://www.geocities.com/andrewbroad/spectrum/download/
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