[game - WIP] toobin

[cybercouf]

I've played this old game on my Atari ST : toobin
I'm trying to do it for psp, using Lua.




All versions :
http://cyril.c.free.fr/pub/files/toobin/toobin_v0.1.rar
http://cyril.c.free.fr/pub/files/toobin ... v0.1.5.rar
(you need Lua player first, see: http://www.luaplayer.org and read "Readme first.txt")

I haven't any PSP, so if you can test it in real conditions (and say if it works, it's slow etc..) thanks!

I also would like to do a stand-alone version (no need lua player), but got some compilation pb: http://forums.ps2dev.org/viewtopic.php?p=28612#28612

[Wraggster]

plays like a dream on my v1.0 :)

made a permanent page for your release here --> http://psp-news.dcemu.co.uk/toobin.shtml

thanks for a great little game

[Fanjita]

On v2.0, runs fine using the USER_LUA player.

No collision detection though - is that expected?

[cybercouf]

ok thanks

no on this version there is collision only for bonus (cans) and rocks, for border and other things it's not already done ;)

[cybercouf]

new version: 0.1.5: http://cyril.c.free.fr/pub/files/toobin_v0.1.5.rar

[skeezixcodejedi]

I keep seeing that 'Atari ST' comment so I really must clear it up .. :)

Toobin' was an arcade game, that also had a port to the Atari ST (among other machines.) :)

jeff

[cybercouf]

you're right :), searching pictures on the web i found image from arcade version :p, i said Atari ST because it was my first computer and first played toobin on it :p

[Art]

Nice job cybercouf, do need colision detection though, I can ride through the sand :D

How did you get the white sprite background to be transparent n the game?
Even when I use bob in my code and try to blit him across the screen, the
white background is visible :(
I can't even see how you did it looking at your LUA code ??
Cheers, Art.

[Brunni]

He probably uses a transparent PNG (with an alpha channel).
You can create such files with programs like Photoshop or the Gimp (not sure).

[Art]

I said I used Bob (the same png file he used) in my program,
and the background was not invisible.

[cybercouf]

yes, i use tranparent png with alpha channel, made using photoshop

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bob1 = Image.load("bob.png")
...
screen:blit(bobX, bobY, bob1)

when using screen:blit(...), there is optional parameter for using alpha channel, and default value is true, so you don't need to specify it.
so
screen:blit(bobX, bobY, bob1)
is like
screen:blit(bobX, bobY, bob1, 0, 0, bob1:width(), bob1:height(), true)
(last parameter is alpha channel)

[Art]

Thanx, I actually figured it out and came back to clear it up :)
I was using the parameter false... Ididn't know what it was for,
but I noticed the difference in your blit line.

It would be great to have some good documentation for PSP LUA.

Keep up the work on your game.
Cheers, Art.