New game uploaded: Brixx

Ender · Post by **Ender** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 5:49 am

This is very polished-looking and sounding! Pretty much just as much fun as the original Breakout. Do you plan to share the source code at any point?

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Sun Jul 26, 2020 8:12 am

Thanks a lot ?. And yes, I'll share the code, as soon as I've cleaned it up. It's already improved, but not yet ready.

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Wed Jul 29, 2020 5:52 pm

New version 0.8.

longer title music

This now loads a full music track into banked ram. Now it's even more difficult to get this song out of your head ?

more variation on sound effects

The ping sound effects when the ball hits a brick is now slightly varied, so it doesn't sound so repetitive :-).

joystick support

on the title screen you can now select the controller. Joystick is emulated by cursor keys, fire button is the enter key. I initially also planned a keyboard option, but left it out because it wasn't reliable and the keyboard pause/repeat got in the way.

more levels

added one and also modified the 2nd one - it just was too boring.

Also added some error handling for missing BIN files etc. Did some bug fixing, too (memory overflow in one place... ups).

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 7:43 pm

New Version 1.0

Yes - I consider this game complete as of now ?.

Powerups now appear at the spot the last brick disappeared.

Added one last bonus level with the X16 logo

Works on emulator R37 and R38.

StephenHorn · Post by **StephenHorn** » Tue Sep 15, 2020 8:58 pm

Congrats on completing it!

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Fri Jan 15, 2021 11:57 am

I updated the game a little:

Additional level

Added end title music

added fade-in/out effects

Explosion animation.

Have fun ?

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Sat Feb 13, 2021 2:30 pm

New update:

Different background patterns + colors

'pause game' function

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Mon Apr 05, 2021 9:48 am

Added a Kernal/ROM version check. Will only run on R37 and R38, as well as on custom ROMs on your own risk.

This is in preparation for the upcoming R39 on which the current game won't work.

AndyMt · Post by **AndyMt** » Mon Sep 12, 2022 12:50 pm

I've now updated Brixx for R41 ?. The zip still contains a PRG vor R38 (BRIXXR38.PRG), so the "Try Now" button in the download section still works. If you use it with the current emulator - or real hardware - use BRIXX.PRG.

Also loads properly from SD-Card now, including progress bars during loading all the graphics and music assets (as those now take time...)

Further some improvements on the YM2151 implementation: it now plays properly on real hardware - thanks @Wavicle for testing and pointing me to the right direction what to fix...