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Ooooh, the most famous and playable game for the East German KC85/3! Looks like this is a re-implementation in Javascript. Alternatively, here's the original
by flohofwoe 4y ago
Ooooh, the most famous and playable game for the East German KC85/3!
Looks like this is a re-implementation in Javascript.
Alternatively, here's the original KC85/3 version in an emulator:
https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html?mod=m022&file=kc85/digger3.tap https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html?mod=m022&file=k...
...to start a game round, you first need to press Enter before the arrow keys can be used to move the little chap around.
There were also other Boulderdash clones for the KC85, which were a bit closer to the original, like: https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html?mod=m022&file=kc85/boulder3.tap https://floooh.github.io/tiny8bit/kc853.html?mod=m022&file=k...
That scrolling effects in the diamonds is actually a very clever hack using the KC85/3 color blinking feature where the blink frequency was controlled by a CTC counter. When I finally figured out how it works I was so excited that I wrote a whole blog post about it: https://floooh.github.io/2017/01/14/yakc-diamond-scroll.html https://floooh.github.io/2017/01/14/yakc-diamond-scroll.html
- actionfromafar 4y agoIt's a great game, too!
- NikkiA 4y agoWell, the original was on the Atari 400/800 in 1984, but ok.
- flohofwoe 4y agoI never said that KC85/3 Digger was an original game (but I would assume it's more inspired by Boulderdash than the Atari Digger version, but I guess only the author knows that). I only said that the original of the OP's Javascript "re-implementation" was the KC85/3 game Digger (e.g. the gameplay, graphics and audio is exactly the same).
- syntheweave 4y agoGood catch. I knew right away that it wasn't an exact likeness of the Atari game but didn't know what it drew from. Boulder Dash has really gotten around in terms of clones and remakes(even official releases have been relatively frequent over the years, if not widely acknowledged). And all of them play slightly differently from each other, sort of like different versions of patience solitaire.
- Zecc 4y agoHave you considered submitting your blog post to HN? I enjoyed reading it, but I'm not going to steal any karma from you.