hercludes 2015-08-25 04:00
I very much like that you guys wrote a game for the NES. Damn, ASM. And not modern ASM, ASM on the frickin' 6502 ( I do some Motorala68k but I'm pretty sure 6502 is way more decrepit ). Did you guys roll with the PAL or the NTSC?
Anyways, now about the game. The collision on the paddle isn't very good (though I didn't think it would be that hard to do on the NES). Many times I bounce from nowhere and others my guy goes right through the paddle. I seem to bounce from the ceiling sometimes and then well below the ceiling other times. I know you guys are aware of these bugs and it's just a fault of time. It's pretty fun to play but these bugs makes it seem too uncontrollable to win.
The textures are a puke green and the paddles blend into the background, though if you ignore all the green it's not too bad. Also if I hit start after I die, weird shit occurs. It took me awhile to understand how this fit into the theme but it's a pretty good fit. The lack of any health indication kind of sucks as well.
It's a very nice try and I can see the limitations put forth, but, to put bluntly, I was underwhelmed. I hope you guys are able to try next year and (hopefully) blow my socks off!