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[Topher]

 

This is an old thread.
An updated version with mouse and joystick support can be found here.

 

I first wrote Reflex for a Commodore 64 in the early 80s. It started out as Centipede but quickly took on a life of its own. Back then it played to the strengths of the machine and was enjoyed by my circle of friends. I have since written it for each type of machine I have acquired and for many of the programming languages I have learned. It is my 'hello world' program

Back in the day, the Vic-20, Commodore 64, TRS-80 and Apple ][ all had joysticks, which made this game much easier and more fun to play.
Perhaps you'll find there is still fun to be had.

I've tried to maintain the spirit of the original graphics system while taking advantage of the increased resolutions and color depth. I have no skill in graphic design so all shapes are stolen from the net and massaged into the shapes I need. I make no apologies for the lackluster graphic quality. It is still miles ahead of the blocky shapes of the original.

The instruction manual.
The Sound and Image Files

Ver 1.4
High Score fixed, properly sorted now.
Cosmetic changes to Scoreboard to accommodate more systems
 Reflex.au3   22.67K   122 downloadsI

Ver 1.3
Arcade Style High scores feature added

Ver 1.2
Fixed subscript problem if row or column was increased.
Added 'Auto' option in .ini file to specify the most rows or columns that will fit.

Ver 1.1
Force Field activation changed from holding down the space bar to being toggled by the space bar.
Force Field no longer takes a turn to power up/down.

Edited by Topher, 20 June 2012 - 06:02 PM.

[AdmiralAlkex]

Interesting

I got 605 points on first try.

[Topher]

Interesting

I got 605 points on first try.

[CaptainClucks]

I like it, it's pretty entertaining.

Here is my version of it.

[Topher]

I like it, it's pretty entertaining.

Here is my version of it.

lol

[CaptainClucks]

lol

It would have been much funnier if melba23 would have seen what I did there, I don't think you really got it since you're probably new here. I basically replaced the bad guys with his avatar since he's the moderator, and the worm thing is leaving a bunch of trojans around, someone should make a game based on moderating this forum, that would be a little hilarious.

[Newb]

Interesting, got >9000 errors while trying to compile

[PlayHD]

nice ...

580 point on first try

[Topher]

@Newb Sorry I'm not versed enough in the compiler to even hazard a why.
I've got three different environments here and it compiles in them all for me.
What OS are you using (not that it should matter, I don't do anything tricky in the code)

[water]

Interesting, got >9000 errors while trying to compile

There seems to be a problem with the source code and line breaks
This line

FileInstall(".\Images\Forcefield.bmp", ".\Images\", 0)FileInstall(".\Sounds\Brickwall.mp3", ".\Sounds\", 0)

should be

FileInstall(".\Images\Forcefield.bmp", ".\Images\", 0)
FileInstall(".\Sounds\Brickwall.mp3", ".\Sounds\", 0)

[CaptainClucks]

I posted a version where I fixed all that here.

Edited by ApudAngelorum, 09 April 2012 - 02:48 PM.

[water]

Doesn't seem to work. Gives me:

Warning: mysql_connect() [function.mysql-connect]: Can't connect to local MySQL server through socket '/var/lib/mysql/mysql.sock' (11) in /home/filedrop/public_html/files/db.php on line 6
Uh-oh, can't login to the database!

[AdmiralAlkex]

The OP edited his post with a link (at the bottom) to download the au3, use that?

Edited by AdmiralAlkex, 09 April 2012 - 02:58 PM.

[water]

Thanks, this version works great! No compile errors any more!

[Topher]

Ver 1.4
High Score fixed, properly sorted now.
Cosmetic changes to Scoreboard to accommodate more systems
Sound is more stable.

[Topher]

Doctor Who mod for Reflex created by my niece.
Simply copy the files over the existing ones.

Edited by Topher, 05 June 2012 - 03:25 PM.