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Post by ledzep on Apr 10, 2016 2:32:25 GMT -5
That is a great idea. I wonder if it's possible to use the Atari keyboard controller? You could have 9 buttons for the nine holes and the last row for "fire".
Even so, well done, the lightpen option is perfect. Would there be a game mode where hitting the wrong hole deducts points? Like -5 for every wrong choice? I would think that would start to matter once the game started speeding up. Maybe also -3 for every mole that doesn't doesn't get hit and makes it back down its hole. And, since the goal is to whack moles (pests) maybe there could be something else that pops out of the hole that the player should not hit, like maybe a mole-eating snake or a fox or something? And if that "good" animal is hit, more point deductions? Sort of like shooting the humans in Defender, like playing a simple version of those target courses for the police (don't shoot the innocents or the hostages).
This is very cool, more homebrews!
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Post by ledzep on Apr 10, 2016 2:34:32 GMT -5
It would also be cool to have a whacking percentage, extra points for hitting all the moles or not hitting empty holes. Didn't Galaga have a percentage meter for the bonus rounds?
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Post by binarystar on Apr 10, 2016 4:27:09 GMT -5
I added stats and bonus points last night. I'll likely add a hazard which will hurt the player if hit too.
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Post by binarystar on Apr 11, 2016 17:41:21 GMT -5
Alpha 7. Tweaked difficulty. It should now support simultaneous Atarivox + lightpen. End of game stats and bonus added. WAM_Alpha7.BIN (9.6 KB)
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Post by binarystar on Apr 12, 2016 12:47:31 GMT -5
Alpha 8. Added bomb hazard. Disables the player for a couple of seconds if hit. WAM_Alpha8.BIN (10.24 KB)
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Post by binarystar on May 2, 2016 16:55:40 GMT -5
Whack-a-mole Beta 1 Now supports both Light-gun and Light-pen WAM_Beta1.BIN (10.13 KB)
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Post by Mayhem on May 3, 2016 2:52:20 GMT -5
Go on moles, make my day!
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Post by binarystar on May 11, 2016 10:20:01 GMT -5
Whack a mole Beta 2 WAM_Beta2.BIN (10.23 KB) This version allows targeting moles while standing much farther away from the screen with the lightgun.
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Post by binarystar on May 29, 2018 6:14:25 GMT -5
Dual lightguns!
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