Stunt Car Racer for BBC Master

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Hello everyone,

Thank you all for being so patient :) but we're finally pleased to announce that we've released our port of Stunt Car Racer for the BBC Master!

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Further info including the disc image download can be found on our Bitshifters page: https://bitshifters.github.io/posts/pro ... -beeb.html

I want to extend my huge thanks to my collaborators on this project:

Tom Seddon for his original C64 disassembly comments, which were invaluable in helping me get started, then for jumping in to write code and move the port from black & white to MODE 5 colour in about a week! Also for writing all the graphics conversion tools, sprite routines and much more. Without this you'd still be waiting for the release in the summer. :D

Dethmunk for providing awesome new artwork for the title & credits screen, all new menus screens and in-game graphics. Also for helping pick the initial palette after I struggled to make things look not horrible in just 3-bits of colours. :)

hexwab for the optimisations and bringing a fresh pair of eyes & incredible attention to detail as we approached the finish line. Most crucially it was his idea to introduce a mid-screen palette swap to give us 5 colours and really lift the appearance of the game. 8)

simonm for his VGM awesomeness, including the Python tools to convert the 'Out Run Europa' YM tune from the Atari ST to the Beeb's SN sound chip. He also brought a brand new VGM compression scheme & player that meant we could fit it all in SWRAM. :)

Feel free to use the thread in the Project forum for technical discussions (like why Master only, not BBC + SWRAM - sorry folks :?)

We hope you enjoy playing the game! Do let me know if you find any bugs or other issues. :wink:

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=D> =D> =D> :shock: :shock: :shock:
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trixster wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:03 pm =D> =D> =D> :shock: :shock: :shock:
I think you've got some paperwork to sort. :lol: Now, about that Falcon... :D :lol:
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Dear God that looks awesome. I'll be downloading it shortly for a play.

=D> =D> =D>

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Aren't there some clever people out there... :shock: :shock: :shock: =D> =D> =D>
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kieranhj wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:25 pm
trixster wrote: Thu Mar 07, 2019 7:03 pm =D> =D> =D> :shock: :shock: :shock:
I think you've got some paperwork to sort. :lol: Now, about that Falcon... :D :lol:
Ha, yes indeed! You will be the future owner of a falcon :)
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Fantastic work Kieran, you're a machine!

=D> =D> =D>
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Great work from Kieran and the guys again. Love working on your projects guys. Amazing what the 8bit Acorns can do when you flex their muscles. ;-)
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Very impressive! Liked Stunt Car Racer a lot bitd, amazing port =D> =D>
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I've been watching the development of this and it's been fascinating. These guys are coding machines! A fantastic effort, well done!
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It plays amazingly well. Superb job! =D> =D> =D> =D>

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Wow... Insanely good port of a fantastic game.....
Bit Shifting Wizardry =D> =D> =D>

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Great work and well done for using mode 1 ;)
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What’s remarkable is how smooth and fluid it feels. It plays exactly like the amiga version, which is quite amazing.
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Love it. My Master Loves it. I'm rubbish at it. It's amazing.
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Amazing work! =D> =D> =D>

I've been playing the other 8-bit versions a bit over the last few months and this is easily the best. Just feels so right to see it on the Beeb - a truly worthy successor to Revs :D
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I love it - and its so fast!

I have not had the time to fully appreciate the technical aspects yet, but I look forward to doing so.
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Wish I hadn't got rid of my Master now :lol:
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Ooooo glad I picked up a cheap master
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I don’t know what to say that hasn’t been said before...

Definitely a brilliant work!

I’m most surprised by how fast and smooth the game is.

Keep up the good work!
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Great work guys ..... looks absolutely astonishing ....... =D> =D>

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:o This is excellent work.

=D> =D> =D>

Thank you to all who were involved/participated in this, its always great to see 'new' software written.
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Very nice!!!!!!!!!
=D> =D> =D> :D :D :D
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Superb.

=D> =D> =D> =D> =D> =D>
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Here’s a quick video of this great game:

https://youtu.be/0S_L6OKQjIg

I’m not sure why the rgbtohdmi has a problem syncing with the pre-titles menu? I have to disable mode7 in the rgbtphdmi’s menu to get the options to display
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That is absolutely outstanding.

Congrats! :D
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trixster wrote: Sat Mar 09, 2019 5:46 pm Here’s a quick video of this great game:

https://youtu.be/0S_L6OKQjIg

I’m not sure why the rgbtohdmi has a problem syncing with the pre-titles menu? I have to disable mode7 in the rgbtphdmi’s menu to get the options to display
Oh, interesting... thanks for the report! The Mode 7 display is slightly wider than normal, so that it can be perfectly centred. (You lose 1 column from the control codes, so it's 41 chars wide, giving you 40 columns of actual text.) Perhaps the RGB2HDMI doesn't handle this.

I've added this to the GitHub issues list: https://github.com/kieranhj/scr-beeb/issues/102

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Congratulations! Such a fast moving and smooth version, too! :D
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I plugged up my Master yesterday and fired it up. Very well polished and playable. Well done to all involved. =D>
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Excellent work as usual.
I'm playing around today trying to decide which games to use in the Wakefield High Score Challenge and couldn't resist testing SCR.
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A bit unfair that I finished last due to alphabetical order! I'll just have to try harder, or change my name to Aardvark.

One tiny issue, I saved the Hall of Fame and when I tried to reload it I got an error - incorrect format I think - it loaded on the second attempt though. This using a gotek. I'll be doing this often so I'll be able to inform you if it's a regular thing.
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The music is fantastic too but it's highlighted a problem with my master in that the audio output has a lot of noise so I'll be starting another thread about that soon.
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