I published another video/board game

I've never heard of Virus or Attaxx, but the rules on itch make it sound cool

I found the Jewel of Nightmares and LOST the game. I found both the Silver and Golden Key, I found the both Moon and Sun Medallions and when I make my way to the Jewel, I get the wrong one.

That PUZZLE is beyond me. IDK what I could do differently... In any event, I don't know what I did WRONG...? Maybe you could HELP with a clue or some kind of specific information that I did NOT have???

It's cool. I think I'm 90% done with the PUZZLES... But missing the LAST one.

TBH ... I don't know what I need to do differently???

Cheers.

Note #1: It said in the LAST ROOM: "Now that you read every sign, you know the fate that awaits you..." (Or something like that).

Is it possible to get a DIFFERENT outcome based on which signs you READ and DO NOT READ??? Just curious ...

And great job on the puzzles and hidden passageway ... Figured it had to be SOMETHING like that. Found it. But still not sure about the GEM...

I think your Mapper "engine" and sample is probably the MOST ADVANCED Game that you have shown us. But there is little "excitement" in just a MAP where nothing happens. You virus swing game is COOL ... But I'm not really into abstract games... Like Chess, Checkers, Backgammon, Go, Mahjong, etc. etc. So that's why I think it's COOL (the virus game) ... But this one does feel like an ATARI game for sure. It reminds me of a Cross between "Raiders of the Lost Ark" and "E.T.".

It's more like E.T. because you move around from room to room. In E.T. it's from one area to the next. And the whole Indiana Jones aspect with the traps... And all, it was FUN. I enjoyed it. I probably played it about a DOZEN times before getting the Gem. But I was perplexed by the RESULT.

If it had been crossed with "SwordQuest" (Another ATARI Title) then you could have an Inventory and you need to place items in rooms to unlock the puzzle. Like placing the Moon Medallion on the center round piece on the Left-Hand-Side and the Sun Medallion on the center round piece on the RHS...

If you have the WHIP ... You can get into a room where there are SNAKES forever crawling from out of the holes in the room... Tougher to implement.

Just having a bit of FUN thinking about all the NEAT stuff you can add. Of course I realize it's a completed Design.

Like I said... For ME, it was the BEST game you have shown us. Because I've beaten the Raiders of the Ark ATARI game and also the E.T. ATARI game too. SwordQuest ... I could never figure out... But it HAD an Inventory and you could drop ITEMS in rooms.

But it's still cool what you've managed to make. I yeah I saw that the room with the Silver Key shows the passage to the Puzzle of the floor below it for how to collect the Moon Medallion... Smart. I noticed that too.

Check out "Raiders of the Lost Ark" for ATARI or "E.T." for ATARI or even "SwordQuest" for ATARI... Those cartridges can provide you with similar experience and maybe add to the possibilities (in your own mind if you ever want to design something else...) I know "The Temple of Death" is a completed design ... But you could have Version 2.0: "The Pharoah's Curse" Hahahaha!!!

You can ADD an Inventory: Enter button allows you to OPEN the Inventory. The Spacebar allows you to DROP an item at you current position. Use arrows, L-R-U-D to move around in the Inventory. Enter button allows you to CLOSE the Inventory without dropping an item...

Some items you need to USE/DROP in front of the place: like Drop a Silver Key in-front of the Door that requires the Silver Key... And that USES it (and permanently removes it from your Inventory... etc. etc.

But YEAH I think that the game had me for a whole HOUR. Figuring out WHERE not to go! Hehehe. Once I got the hang of it... I wasn't sure about the Gem. So I asked and you say that the Gem IS Cursed. Hahaha. Ok... I just thought it was because I had done something WRONG!

Cheers @larienna... You've done some cool stuff... Congrats and becoming more experienced with Video Game Design AND Coding!

Kind regards.

But maybe you should look into VCS:

https://gamefromscratch.com/vcs-game-maker-atari-2600-game-engine/

How to make REAL ATARI 2600 Games. I'm just saying ... It might be COOLER and more POPULAR "releasing a ROM" for YOUR NEXT Game.

There is a COOL VIDEO on that website which you can WATCH too.

I looked at Bipsi and it's not much different than Bitsy TBH. But VCS Game Maker looks pretty cool too. If you WANT to make an ATARI 2600 Game... Why not create a ROM using a Game Engine that creates ATARI 2600 ROMs.

Anyhow... Just SHARING with you what I FOUND. I will be watching the REST of that Video about VCS Game Maker... Because it's a COOL ROM compatible engine.

Cheers.

Note #1: This is the ACTUAL VCS Maker Link to the Engine.

https://haroldo-ok.itch.io/vcs-game-maker

I did not try it... Just reading the comments and such. Looking for a Manual next... Hehehe.

Note #2: As a REAL ATARI 2600 Engine movement can be more fluid you move around in terms of units ... Not blocky movement like Bitsy...

I'm just saying... Maybe it's cool with the 6 Gen Language (Visual Coding). You make me interested in this stuff... The only thing that I can remember was the ATARI could play BEEP-Music (beep-beep-beep-tada, beep-beep... bum).

Anyhow ... Just saying. I would definitely look into this ... For pure FUN TBH... I guess I have extra time.

Please SHARE with my YOUR thoughts!!!

Note #3: Yeah it's definitely MORE complicated making an ATARI 2600 Game ROM than the Bitsy Game Engine. Yes I know you need to learn how the engine works... But the VCS Engine is probably more complicated... Since you need to check for COLLISIONS yourself. Yeah movement is SMOOTHER. But you need to work with the Animations if you want to make a MOVEMENT-LIKE walk of your character...

I played with it a bit... And I'm not sure about the WHOLE Animated character. In most ATARI 2600 Games I've played... The animation occurs when YOU MOVE not when you are STANDING STILL... Hmm... That's an interesting FACT!

Here's what I've got done until NOW...

VCS Testing Source Code

It's cool and I did manage to swap out the animations to allow some motion. I know it's not perfect... But not too bad.

The Backgrounds are PRIMITIVE... So much work needs to be put into that engine and ensure ATARI 2600 Compatibility.

Feel free to D/L my project file and TRY it to see what I've played around with.

Sincerely.

Important: Right-Click on the Link and do "Save link as..." Otherwise it will show you the SOURCE FILE used by the project.

Note #1: You can't do much but play around with ONE screen. The Background suck, you can't have multiple Sprites (non-animated), you can only have 2 Animated Sprites ON-SCREEN... Yes you can define MORE... But you have no way of displaying them like "Variables"... Lots of work to be done on this engine for sure.

Note #2: I think that ATM this VCS Game Maker Engine is the START of something cool... But it CANNOT Be used to make games. Unless the game is PONG or something similar... The additional Sprites vs. Animation issue is big because even in "Asteroid" there are do many asteroids moving around the area of play again NOT supported by this ONE SCREEN Engine... It's more a PROOF-OF-CONCEPT ATM. And has a lot of work and effort (blood, sweat and tears) to get it to becoming a full fledge ATARI 2600 Game Maker!