1. [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
- Posted by Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
Dec 08, 2000
-
Last edited Dec 09, 2000
Hi Everyone,
I'd like to announce a new addition to my software collection.
euAllegro Games Pack, consisting of Dodgem (as seen before on the
RDS Recent Contribitions Page) and the all new all dancing game of
Invaders ... ok it doesn't dance and Invaders isn't the newest idea for
a game ever ... but it shows off the power of euAllegro quite well.
I have posted a copy to RDS and they can also be picked up from my
poor excuse of a web page at http://euallegro.fws1.com.
You'll need a Pentium 150 or above with DX3 or above.
Invaders features Mod music on the intro screen, pixel perfect collision
detection and good quality sound effects and graphics. The whole thing
comes in at about 600 lines of code.
I grouped these games together and called them a pack because they aren't
full featured games (although they both are complete) but they are more
like "demo" games ... demos for euAllegro the Allegro wrapper I'm playing
with.
For instance I think Invaders is a bit to simple:
* It's pretty hard to die because I let you fire too fast and allow to fire
too many
bullets at once ... I didn't have heart to reduce it because it was to much
fun!
* The enemy bullets don't come from the enemy, they randomly fall from the
sky.
* You only have 1 ship, once your dead ... your dead.
* There aren't any barriers just above your ship.
I could have improved this game for weeks (its actually structered quiet
badly),
but my life ambition isn't to write an Invaders clone, so I have released it
as a "demo" game.
If your:
* interested in games programming, or
* want a couple of simple games for the kids, or
* want 10 minutes of blowing everything in sight away, or
* just interested to see how euAllegro is coming along
I'd advise you download the pack.
I wouldn't suggest anyone download it for any long term *pure* gaming
pleasure.
I hope I haven't sounded to negative ... It's a fun little game and I had
alot of trouble
finishing it as the kids and my wife where busy doing beta testing and I had
trouble
getting close to the keyboard ... and I had a bit of trouble to keep from
beta testing
myself :).
I'd love to hear any comments anyone has.
Thanks
Ray Smith
2. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Ray,
Authentication (user name & password) is required to download the pack
from your site.
jiri
3. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
- Posted by Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
Dec 08, 2000
-
Last edited Dec 09, 2000
Hi Jiri,
I downloaded it as a test before I sent the [Announcement]
message and it downloaded ok, and I just tried it again and
it worked ok,
Can you try again in a few minutes ... otherwise I could email
it you if you want.
I have had so much trouble with free web page providers ....
but what can I expect .. I get what I pay for.
Any suggestions for better free web page providers?
Ray Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: jiri babor <jbabor at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> Ray,
>
> Authentication (user name & password) is required to download the pack
> from your site.
>
> jiri
4. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Try:
http://free.prohosting.com/
They put banner adds on the pages but it is free and pretty reliable.
Also try:
http://www.emailaddresses.com/
Click on "Web Hosting" in the right hand pane under "Free Stuff Guide".
Some of those might be useful.
Andy Cranston.
At 22:48 08/12/2000 +1100, you wrote:
>Hi Jiri,
>
>I downloaded it as a test before I sent the [Announcement]
>message and it downloaded ok, and I just tried it again and
>it worked ok,
>
>Can you try again in a few minutes ... otherwise I could email
>it you if you want.
>
>I have had so much trouble with free web page providers ....
>but what can I expect .. I get what I pay for.
>
>Any suggestions for better free web page providers?
>
>Ray Smith
>
>
>
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: jiri babor <jbabor at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
>To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
>Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:34 PM
>Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
>
>
>> Ray,
>>
>> Authentication (user name & password) is required to download the pack
>> from your site.
>>
>> jiri
5. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Ray, I just tried again - no go. But do not worry, I can wait until
it appears on the RDS pages...
jiri
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ray & Debbie Smith" <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 12:48 AM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> Hi Jiri,
>
> I downloaded it as a test before I sent the [Announcement]
> message and it downloaded ok, and I just tried it again and
> it worked ok,
>
> Can you try again in a few minutes ... otherwise I could email
> it you if you want.
>
> I have had so much trouble with free web page providers ....
> but what can I expect .. I get what I pay for.
>
> Any suggestions for better free web page providers?
>
> Ray Smith
>
>
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: jiri babor <jbabor at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
> To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:34 PM
> Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
>
>
> > Ray,
> >
> > Authentication (user name & password) is required to download the
pack
> > from your site.
> >
> > jiri
>
6. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
Do I need to ditch my free web host for greener (more
downloadable) pastures?
Thanks,
Ray Smith
(Reply to me preivaely if you don't want to fill the list up - Thanks)
----- Original Message -----
From: jiri babor <jbabor at PARADISE.NET.NZ>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 10:34 PM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> Ray,
>
> Authentication (user name & password) is required to download the pack
> from your site.
>
> jiri
7. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
wrote:
>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on my PIII-600
running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
<\<
8. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:21:40 -0500, Ck Lester <cklester at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
>wrote:
>
>>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
>>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
>
>I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on my PIII-600
>running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
>
><\<
G'day all
Hi Ray, I've tried and failed too (authentication error). I'm running IE5
on Win95, if that's any use to you.
Regards
Tony
9. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> From: Tony Bucholtz
>
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:21:40 -0500, Ck Lester
> <cklester at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith
> <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
> >>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
> >
> >I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on
> my PIII-600
> >running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
> >
> ><\<
>
> G'day all
>
> Hi Ray, I've tried and failed too (authentication error). I'm
> running IE5
> on Win95, if that's any use to you.
>
> Regards
> Tony
Well, I tried again and it worked OK (Win98, IE4). Good job, Ray!
Matt Lewis
10. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Hello,
On my Laptop
I recieve this message after my screen goes bazzerk.
<Unable to set GFX_SAFE>
This is what I get when I try to run either
of the examples
I have a Trident PCI Video Card w/ 4 meg ram
and 14.2 TFT Active Matrix Screen.
Pentium II 233 mhz w/MMX
128 Meg Ram
2.8 Gig left on the HD (3.81 total)
The question is, should your examples run with this
card? I sure would hope so.
euman at bellsouth.net
----- Original Message -----
From: "Matthew Lewis" <MatthewL at KAPCOUSA.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 5:44 PM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> > From: Tony Bucholtz
> >
> > On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:21:40 -0500, Ck Lester
> > <cklester at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> >
> > >On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith
> > <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
> > >wrote:
> > >
> > >>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
> > >>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
> > >
> > >I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on
> > my PIII-600
> > >running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
> > >
> > ><\<
> >
> > G'day all
> >
> > Hi Ray, I've tried and failed too (authentication error). I'm
> > running IE5
> > on Win95, if that's any use to you.
> >
> > Regards
> > Tony
>
> Well, I tried again and it worked OK (Win98, IE4). Good job, Ray!
>
> Matt Lewis
>
11. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Hmm,
I have no idea why it wouldn't work.
What version of DirectX do you have?
If your interested I could send you a test program
that came with Allegro that lets you set the screen
to different modes.
Email me if you want it.
It would be good to sort out why it doesn't work.
Thanks,
Ray Smith
----- Original Message -----
From: Euman <euman at BELLSOUTH.NET>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 10:31 AM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> Hello,
>
> On my Laptop
> I recieve this message after my screen goes bazzerk.
>
> <Unable to set GFX_SAFE>
>
> This is what I get when I try to run either
> of the examples
>
> I have a Trident PCI Video Card w/ 4 meg ram
> and 14.2 TFT Active Matrix Screen.
> Pentium II 233 mhz w/MMX
> 128 Meg Ram
> 2.8 Gig left on the HD (3.81 total)
>
> The question is, should your examples run with this
> card? I sure would hope so.
>
> euman at bellsouth.net
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Matthew Lewis" <MatthewL at KAPCOUSA.COM>
> To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
> Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 5:44 PM
> Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
>
>
> > > From: Tony Bucholtz
> > >
> > > On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:21:40 -0500, Ck Lester
> > > <cklester at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> > >
> > > >On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith
> > > <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
> > > >wrote:
> > > >
> > > >>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
> > > >>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
> > > >
> > > >I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on
> > > my PIII-600
> > > >running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
> > > >
> > > ><\<
> > >
> > > G'day all
> > >
> > > Hi Ray, I've tried and failed too (authentication error). I'm
> > > running IE5
> > > on Win95, if that's any use to you.
> > >
> > > Regards
> > > Tony
> >
> > Well, I tried again and it worked OK (Win98, IE4). Good job, Ray!
> >
> > Matt Lewis
> >
12. Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
Hi Tony and Everyone,
Thanks for the all responses about the web page.
The result is about half of you who tried to download
the Games Pack failed so I'll have to find a better solution.
Rob has added it to the Contributions page.
I'll have alook around this weekend for an alternative
site beecause when I release euAllegro (hopefully
this weekend) I'll probably have updates quiet often
and don't want to bother Rob every other day.
Thanks again to everyone
Ray Smith.
----- Original Message -----
From: Tony Bucholtz <tony_bucholtz at HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <EUPHORIA at LISTSERV.MUOHIO.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, December 09, 2000 7:11 AM
Subject: Re: [Announce] euAllegro Games Pack
> On Fri, 8 Dec 2000 13:21:40 -0500, Ck Lester <cklester at YAHOO.COM> wrote:
>
> >On Sat, 9 Dec 2000 02:48:17 +1100, Ray & Debbie Smith <smithr at IX.NET.AU>
> >wrote:
> >
> >>Has anyone tried and been successful at downloading the
> >>Game Pack? Anyone else tried and failed like Jiri?
> >
> >I downloaded successfully and am able to play both games on my PIII-600
> >running Windows 2000 Pro! Good stuff, Ray!
> >
> ><\<
>
> G'day all
>
> Hi Ray, I've tried and failed too (authentication error). I'm running IE5
> on Win95, if that's any use to you.
>
> Regards
> Tony
