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Frozen arctic station – 80s stylization for menu and monster out of liquids

Game menu – it will be very valuable part of the game. When you walk the labyrinth. As a rule not big one. This is not action. And more like quest. You walk with arrows. And use minimap. At the  bottom. Map is rotating around you. And all the others action you perform with game menu. Space button. All actions are there.

So, I just, recently, has added  - item use. This means next. That if in game scene. In point of labyrinth. In cell of labyrinth it is written that you need to use item. And you perform use item.  So you make it done. Or – with other case – typical window – nothing.

Window nothing – it is often to appear. When action is not accessible. So it is to appear a window with word – nothing. Standard window. Game with style 80s computers. And some style and some minimalism. This saves time and amount of programming. To not to program every wrong action. You cannot go here. You cannot use item here. Instead of these things, for all the negative actions – it is to appear window with label – nothing. Universal, such a thing. So, for all the actions, that lead to nothing, and nothing programmed about this action here, with this cell of labyrinth.

Before use item. You need to make it active. For this you need to enter inventory and select item there. And it will appear at the bottom in menu. It will be written that there is item there. Card, for example. At the bottom, something as idea, menu is looks like Doom or same kind shooter game. But this is very schematical. So it has another functions. More like game is a quest and explore. But shooting it will be here. Not dynamical as Doom.

At the some scenes there will be objects for interactions. If they are hardcoded there. All labyrinth is written in file. With file YOU.ICE it is a log of your actions. Correct ones. So you used item, take item. And you get scores for all these actions. And it is all written withing file. It is like a log of your right, correct actions. With them it will be decided can you go out of the labyrinth.

For example, you need take item, use item, interact with object. And if you perform this correct. So you get close to the exit from labyrinth. And go next. By game, already. And it also has a text part. File YOU – because of it is actions of player. So this means it is your actions. And extension ICE. It is for interest. This is frozen arctic station. For stylization.   

Shooting. Also turn based. From menu. So here it will be monsters. Not so a lot. And to deal with monster – you need to shoot it. When you shooting -ammo is reducing. So you need shoot with monster several times.

It is added to menu- big map. All labyrinth you see at once. And you can understand where to go. Double squares -rooms. Casual squares – it is corridors.  You walk and explore. Perform actions. And go to exit. It is shown coordinates and title of labyrinth.

And with view from the eyes. You see coordinates at the minimap. Such a little squares three at three. And total 9 cells. And rotation. According to the side. I also add a name of the labyrinth. And in most right  corner – on most not notice place – scores. You game score. According walkthrough it will rise.

And monsters. Schematical. Simple. Fantastic, sci fi monsters. It is some liquids. But they show some intelligence form of behavior. This is slime. Such enemy often to see with role playing games about dungeons. It is for example poison lake. Such a circle with sticks out of it. It is gurgling liquid. It is creep hand. Looks like a lake. Puddle, out of it, it is growing something similar to a hand. And star – project x. This is some human looking kind monster. At the beginning it was image in my head – Nemesis from Resident Evil 3. Monsters in game more for atmosphere. And you simply, cannot go next. And need to shoot at them. Game is more like quest.

Have your good BASIC day!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Frozen arctic station – load from file, take care

And it was several years in the past, I have this idea for this videogame. With a form of little picture. With white lines it is drawn a labyrinth. And you walk it as with the cells. And you have machinegun, automatic rifle in your hands. Or flamethrower. As in a movie – the thing.

And you are at the frozen arctic station.  Some monsters. As Resident Evil. You open the door, just the way it was with first Resident Evil. So open a door - it is whole standalone action. Fragment of game.

And some monsters, virus, aliens, mystics. Something is going on. Experiments in the ice. Scientists did not take into account something. And main feature – only two colors – blue and white. Blue – it is background. And white – it is with lines to draw everything. As with computers from 80s.

And now, I start development of this game. Well, of course, it has some difference from idea, that was in my head. This is now as a text quest. With spirit of previous title – near the shore. And it will have a test part. With digits. When you answer 1,2,3. And it will affect for next text screen.                

And most hard part – it is three dimensional, pseudo three dimensional labyrinth. With game scenes. Labyrinth will load from file. And file has a special structure. And now I load only cells by themselves, that they exists. I detect, I load cell. And I can show it as a main map view.

Also, it is drawn interface. Not full. And only example of how it will be. Now it is not complete with actions and objects.

So, there are here ammo. And schematical gun. And in the right corner – something like game score. It is like Zork. For going next. And for some actions you receive score.

So, because of , this is a game from the head. By the picture. By the idea. So it has lots of things to do. It is looks like a big scale project. And, by the way, it looks, like very retro. And nothing special. Some map. Some text. In the end, it is developers log.

If with first attempt – I pay more attention to the story. So I made in someway. So, now, it is second attempt. And I take more time for programming. And to solve lots of problems. What the way it will be loaded from file. Which format. I need to invent all the things. And only after this – to programming.  

Now, you can see your first labyrinth. And you will walk there. And do something. And text part of the game. And this way I plan it from the beginning, this visual form, you see now. And with this components it will be all the game.

I was in need to change screen mode. With 12. With 640 at 480. Well, with 320 at 200 it is not enough for show text. Well, I do my best, to write text with fragments not big size. But, anyway, that screen resolution was not enough. So now it will be window bigger size.

Cold of station awaits you! It will be a game explore! So it has happened something. Some monsters are there. And take care!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Bufcolor – this is a new word

Game about different colors. You need to collect/build columns with colors. Fill every column with its own color. Control with keyboard. Arrows and space. And, also, there is a buffer. It is additional little column, where you put a little cube, that you do not need now. Buffer contains only one little cube. It is need for exchange.

For a long time, I wanted to make lots of small games with Basic. And, this time, I achieve this point. It is, exactly this kind small game. About different colors. Little cubes. There are several columns. For example, 3 or 5.

And, also, there is little column number 6 – this is buffer. Withing this you put little cube for exchange. In buffer it can be only one little cube. And you need to set all the colors in columns, except buffer with same colors. First little column with green, second with red. This is about you. You select colors. But only one idea – each column need to be with its own color. With the result. In this case you complete the level.

This kind of entertainment can be with Ms Dos, Nes, MSX, other 8 bit computers in 80s. It is funny thing, entertainment for engineer at the evening. To collect columns.

There are several color palette. And two types of visual view. First – it is simple columns. Something like to down view. Everything is straight. Second - it is isometrical. Something like pseudo 3d. With some angle. So this way it is more beautiful. But  a little less with understanding. Amount of columns is different from 3 to 5.

I had for a long time lots of ideas. I think they are for Basic. Ideas for simple games. And so this is a moment of realization – it is here. With using of Basic. This is one more small game.

Title is consist with two words. But it is as a one word. New word. Bufcolor. This is after word buffer. And color. This is all the idea. You collect columns with colors. And you need one more little column as buffer for exchange. And here it is to appear a new word – bufcolor.

So, how it is cool to know how to programming with Basic. With suing this language you can do realization of lots your ideas. For example, computer games. Spirit of 80s. 8 bit computers. This is just amazing. Once again, little plus goes to side of the Basic. And dialects of Basic. Such as Free Basic. This time for this thing. And amazing code editor – Gvim.

Little columns and colors. And, also, a buffer for 1 little cube. To replace little cubes, when all of them are full in columns. With most beginning, they are filled with chaos order and random order. And you need to sort them. And to have a situation – that every column is with its own one color. You need this buffer. It is very valuable term. Without it - it will be impossible. And buffer -it is so minimal length little column with 1 little cube. You can put in buffer only one little cube. But this is enough. To start to make exchanges between little columns.  

Select little cube. Put in a buffer. Later, select little cube from columns and put it to the empty place. Later, take from buffer little cube, which is already there and put it at the empty place in columns. For example, this way.

Control is simple. With arrows from the keyboard. And space to select a column. Or cancel your selection. Select you made and next do move. This is a fantasy, dream about little columns and different colors. There are max columns with 5. And number six for buffer, always 6 -it is buffer. So, palette is with 5 colors. But colors for little cubes are random way to go. So, every time you launch -you see different color picture.  Firs little cube was green.it is now red during next start. And alter blue. So, neat again – some else color.

And yes - have your excellent Basic day!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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B Ball – First 4 levels, PreShow

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B Ball – it is a game about platform and ball. With retro effect. So, here you need to hit platforms. So, it is example, about how it plays!

Well, as for me, I can to go, from the first attempt, to level 4. Diagonal enemy, makes a big serious element of dynamics into the game! So, from the first time, it is hard to go far! It is good to be more carefully!

Total, 9 levels. And, there are calm levels. And, there are dynamical levels.

Menus are with text form. Retro effect. Green color.

And color specter. 15 colors. And, it is counts all of hits for block for level and for all the game time. And in result it is a color specter!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Basic Pascal version 1.18 “Duckling” - Show Video

Short video,  you can watch new games here, that were developed for this version Basic Pascal pack. Fragments of gameplay and drawings.

Version 1.18 has a name “Duckling”.  And it is dedicated to duckling. And theme of countryside and summer. So, a positive. For this time, it is 4 new games. Puddles at the Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road at Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D.

Summer games. For good mood and positive! Funny ducklings are running! Big and small! It is so fun! And how cool to have a walk after the little rain! And about a road to a countryside - it is whole adventure! And duckling is running and jumping!

And one more thing, there is here a game about a big doing quack-quack duckling! There is sound! He speaks quack-quack! And runs by the field and water. And he collects duckling-coins!

This time I do programming with QB64. It is modern version of QBasic.

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal

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Road to Countryside - Quest is done!

Countryside and summer – what can be better for weekend? So, the same about a main hero of this videogame, he thinks the same! He is going to the countryside. He collects all his things, pack things and now, right now, he is going to countryside. He will take with himself a ball, which he likes to play. And will go. He closes the door. He takes on his favorite cap. He takes a place in a bus. He will buy a ticket for train. And he will find out himself at the countryside territory.

There, he will go through the forest, though the field. He will pick up some flowers. He takes with himself several bushes. Several flowers, he will pick up and will plant them at his country house place! Even a bug, a funny bug he will take with himself! It is a storyline in a simple way!

Game with genre of quest and search for items. With style of different quests from early MS Dos graphics age. So, here, it is, also, a 16 colors. And different graphics primitives, out of them it is drawing everything here. Game is not hard. Usually, at every game scene you need to take 3 items. And. They are, rather, easy to see. Game is more for positive. And, not for make some hard things to gamer.

So, here, there are here two phases. In first phase, you need to read text. It is a story. It is everything with description about what is going on. And what you need to do. So, it is straight – it is written. For example. I like to play with ball. It is good to take a ball with myself. Now, I am going to countryside. And, pack a things. So, now, you get a knowledge - about you need to collect a things. And go to a countryside.

With the idea not to skip everything while do a fast mouse click, about text screens. There is a 2 seconds pause. So, every text screen has a duration with minimum about 2 seconds. And after you, already, start to click with mouse, when you want and it will be - something next. One more screen with text or, already, a game scene.

Second phase. It is a game phase. So, here, you are search for items. And, at the top, it is written – that you find some item. As a rule – you take this or that item. And, in the end – about, that scene is complete and press left mouse button. Control in game using mouse. And one mouse button - left. It is in use LBM (left button Mouse).

Saying simple – it is funny and simple quest about a countryside. At every little picture, find items, It will be written. And move mouse all over the screen.

Theme – it is a road to countryside. Train. Listen player. With songs. Something really funny and cool. It is forest and field. Grass and flowers.

Funny moment. So, you are going by countryside roads. So, you can count, that half of the road is behind you. And, around you - it is forest and field. Tress. Birds are singing. By the way - just a moment ago, it was a raining here. And, flowers and a grass are a little in water. Everything, is so refreshing. Excellent refreshing air. So, refreshing. And, summer and sun. So, it is warm. So, now, you will go out of the forest and it will be a hot weather. And you are walking and watch at all of this with calm and positive. Everything is, so, beautiful and interesting.

And, so, here before your eyes - it is interesting bug, he is sitting here. So big and interesting bug. And you decide to take him to your country side place! To make him run at your place.

Wow! Now, with you, bug will live at your place, so big and interesting funny bug! So, look, he is at the grass, he is sitting or he climbs at the tree!

Weather is fine and you are walking and enjoy the life! Countryside season – it is, most best, beautiful time in a year. When it is weekend – immediately to go to countryside. Take a things and run! By the train, by bus. And run across the field. Happy run by field and though the forest.

And, next, also, it is good, while you are walking the road to collect some little flowers and bushes to take some funny bush. Well, flowers are very beautiful and cool in the field. There are no such flowers at your countryside! So, now, they will to be! And, little bush such a fluffy funny and cool, it is growing. You can to see it with your eyes. Eyes catch them. And, it will be planted at your place too!

At the sky, there is a bright little sun is shining. There are no clouds, almost. And, so, you are out of the forest, already, reach the field. And, you go forward though the field – and, already, there it will be a countryside place. And, there are grasshoppers, they are singing funny songs. And, little grass is green! Beautiful! Excellent place!

And here, you are, already, walking by country houses place, walk by countryside till you reach your place. And, someone, throw away a gear! You take it with yourself! It can be useful! Something like, you can to say – in a things, it is very useful! And here it is your place. So. Quest is done and you are at the countryside!

Basic Pascal version 1.17 "BLOCK" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Platform Ball, Cabin Pilot, Free Blocker, Free Bee. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

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Mystical Star I -  tent in a snow

Pixel art for today based on videogame Ultima 4 Quest of Avatar for computer system MSX. Unbelievable and advanced role-playing game. As good as Might and Magic, Wizardry. And one more title – Ultima. Huge world, train a character. Mystery, which is covered in the world. Story with fantasy.

But, as things goes, it is, also, a place for a science fiction. And, game for imagination. In such games, imagination of the player, has a good role, it plays a big role, it takes a big place. Sea of adventures. And territory for travel. Dungeons. Castles. Sorcery. Magic. All of these, of course, will be there! Something unbelievable all the time happens in a world, when you run such kind of game! Just like you fall into another world. And it is starting point for explore and character training!

And, this is my drawing based on. Everything starts in a cold winter day. When searcher for adventures walks the forest. It was cold. And, it was a magic and such beautiful snow. Everything was in white. And trees were black.

You walk for a long time, until snow start to close your eyes. And, it appears a tent before the eyes. It was here and not here. Just like when you enter it. You find yourself in space. Amongst the stars. And space lost its coordinates. There was a sorcerer with a ball, and sorcerer points you a way. He said, that your time has come! And mystical star will show you a road.

When you wake up. You start to think, that it was dream. Beautiful and interesting, but only a dream. But, with you – it was a sword with a name Mystical Star. In the sky, it was a shining, something bright and white explodes. And you decide to go there. You knew, that you need to go there! Snow ends. And, even, it is getting warmer.

Your mystical sword makes a shine, when you go in the night. And, mystical star, every, night makes a light in the sky. She is now like a lighthouse for you. Maybe, you are cursed. And, you cannot to go some other way. So, you go through snow plain for several days. To see a place, where shining light was fallen, which you see several days ago.

You have, already, seen, several times, a creatures of the night, which with no fear can to walk during the day. It was wolf mans, werewolf, and taken by force controlled creatures. And, if not your new sword – you will never win the fight with them. But, even this way, every battle goes hard. And, every enemy is unique. Enemy have intelligence. But, from other hand, he is in blood addiction. It makes him to do mistakes. And every mistake you catch.  Sword is like sings in your hands.

Fantasy role playing game picture. As a trilogy of Krynn. Krynn. Death Knights of Krynn. Dark Queen of Krynn. For example. Retro. 80s. There is a game on the map there. And part of the game with pictures and text. Of course, there are labyrinths. And discovery of territory. You need to explore everything. To search items. Upgrade your characters heroes. Read text with the story.

Dima Link is making retro videogames, apps, a little of music, write stories, and some retro more.

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BC  Row – walkthrough 8 levels, PreShow

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Once again, game is about little cubes. Again with BBC Basic for Sdl2.0. You knock-off these cubes. It is like bowling. With  space. Pseudo three dimensional. And so it is about rows. Knocking off full row. You decrease its size with 1. And this way until 0. This way level is complete.

I like little cubes. And this is a game about little cubes. Colorful little cubes.

8 levels. Control is like B Ball.

Simple game. About 5 minutes! To relax!

Basic Pascal version 1.18 "Duckling" – most newest version. In this version there are 4 new games! Puddles at Countryside, Duckling Pseudo 3D, Road to Countryside, Duckling Goes 2D. And even more retro games! It is a pack of retro games with modern versions of Basic and Pascal.

It is now in development new version Basic Pascal pack games. This game will be included in a new version.

Basic Pascal: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/games/basicpascal/index_eng.html

Website: http://www.dimalink.tv-games.ru/home_eng.html

Itchio: https://dimalink.itch.io/basic-pascal