So, yesterday I had the day off from work, and when I woke up in the morning I had the crazy idea that "You should try to write a BASIC text adventure for the unexpanded Commodore VIC 20" pop into my head. Several hours of coding later, this is the result. Nothing fancy at all here, but I'm just pleased that I managed to squeeze a text adventure into 3.5K. Feel free to upload to any site.
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/ ... 1.d64/file
New BASIC game for the unexpanded VIC: TINY QUEST
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New BASIC game for the unexpanded VIC: TINY QUEST
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Would like to try it, but the link is wrong/dead.
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Thanks, that was a fun 5 minutes
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Thank you. I will live happily ever after.
I liked your text. Perhaps you shouldn't restrict yourself to unexpanded memory and try something more expansive.
Well done.
I liked your text. Perhaps you shouldn't restrict yourself to unexpanded memory and try something more expansive.
Well done.
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I'm glad you had fun!
I've been thinking about expanding the game on the C64 with massive 64K to play around with!
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This is very nice! I didn't solve it yet, I am now in the castle watching a tower to the west. I was developing an text adventure for the unexpanded too for Christmas (Christmas adventure). The target was to get a christmas tree. But I had an accident on the way, so I develop it later for Christmas this year. Inbetween I can write another adventure for the unexpanded, I already have an idea.
I see you had the same struggles like I did. A verb AND a noun as command? Phew, that's again extra coding and extra words. You solved it nice!
And with appropiate place descriptions. Compliments!
I see you had the same struggles like I did. A verb AND a noun as command? Phew, that's again extra coding and extra words. You solved it nice!
And with appropiate place descriptions. Compliments!
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Re: New BASIC game for the unexpanded VIC: TINY QUEST
Sounds like fun!Soloman wrote: ↑Sat Feb 10, 2024 12:52 pm I was developing an text adventure for the unexpanded too for Christmas (Christmas adventure). The target was to get a christmas tree. But I had an accident on the way, so I develop it later for Christmas this year. Inbetween I can write another adventure for the unexpanded, I already have an idea.
It definitely is a challenge to get a game resembling a real text adventure squeezed down into 3.5K for the unexpanded VIC-20!I see you had the same struggles like I did. A verb AND a noun as command? Phew, that's again extra coding and extra words. You solved it nice!
And with appropiate place descriptions. Compliments!
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Re: New BASIC game for the unexpanded VIC: TINY QUEST
Tiny Quest V1.1 for the VIC 20 (with 8K RAM expansion) is finished!
Now that I have completed my first goal of squeezing a BASIC text adventure into 3.5K of RAM for the unexpanded VIC, it's on to improving the game! This new 1.1 version adds a custom font and trapped input instead of using the BASIC input command.
Is it possible for IRQ music to play in the background of a VIC 20 BASIC program? (And if so, is someone out there willing to help me with this?)
Next up, expanding the game with more rooms, objects, etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/ ... 0.d64/file
Now that I have completed my first goal of squeezing a BASIC text adventure into 3.5K of RAM for the unexpanded VIC, it's on to improving the game! This new 1.1 version adds a custom font and trapped input instead of using the BASIC input command.
Is it possible for IRQ music to play in the background of a VIC 20 BASIC program? (And if so, is someone out there willing to help me with this?)
Next up, expanding the game with more rooms, objects, etc.
https://www.mediafire.com/file_premium/ ... 0.d64/file