Are you working on any upcoming Atlas map encodes?
How did you go right through that tree?
This looks good, and I have only one question: in level 29, why did you take the leftmost route (17 moves) instead of going down the middle (15 moves)?
Anybody remember that one episode of Star Trek: The Next Generation that involved that bizarre video game involving getting these tuba like things to eat these discs? Remember how inexplicable the whole thing was? This game is giving me the same vibes as that episode? What the devil is this? What's going on? What are the rules? All I'm seeing are a couple of random balls floating around while things disappear, then suddenly, level over! I guess what I'm saying is I'd appreciate an explanation of how the heck the game is played.
EDIT:
I found the long-winded back story here:
You are an Explorer First Class, on assignment in a remote corner of the
universe. Space stations, Colonial Cruisers and whole solar systems have
mysteriously disappeared in this region. A nearby planet is buzzing with rumors
of an evil space wizard, Krohn. He controls an enormous Black hole which has
already begun to double in size.
Your ship, the Millennium Orb, is the only space craft capable of withstanding
the energy forces of Krohn's Black Hole. There are 30 Enigma Chambers
separating you from Krohn. Each chamber will test your wits, skill, cunning and
courage. You must keep the Millennium Orb in position by manipulating force
shields at the top and bottom of each chamber in Krohn's domain. You must keep
within the plane and deal with the dangers hurled at you by the malicious
wizard.
As you bounce off the force shields in each chamber, you will notice your Orb
travels on an orbital path around the center plane of each chamber. You can
alter this path by diving into and out of the center plane. You can also put
some "English" on your Orb by cleverly moving your force shields. Use these
techniques to hit the targets in each Enigma Chamber.
As you conquer each chamber, you encounter a staggering diversity of targets
and puzzles, the inventions of Krohn's twisted sense of humor. You find
yourself battling Eye Spy, Balloonacy, Roamin' Numerals and the Cheshire Cat,
not to mention other wily opponents. Remember, keep within the force shields,
conserve fuel and complete all the chambers. You MUST defeat Krohn.
Refuel at Vern's Orb-O-Rama when necessary. Vern and his service station/
restaurant are, like yourself, now trapped in the vacuum of the Black Hole.
Once at Vern's, navigate your Orb through as many fuel bays as possible to fuel
up. Note that Vern's has a strong gravitational pull - your force shields are
unnecessary here. Steer your Orb and dive from the front and rear of Vern's
Orb-O-Rama to fuel up.
Although his life depends on the success of your mission, Vern is still a
businessman, and prefers payments in credits. You gather these credits by
solving Enigma Chambers. If you're low on credits, you'll notice Vern's fuel
bays are closed when you arrive. You can obtain credit by hitting the "$" icon
on the right side of Vern's. You must pay for credit immediately with your next
1000 points. If you haven't paid for your fuel, the next time you go to Vern's
you'll be out of luck.
Other creatures may hamper your Orb's progress. In particular, be aware of
"Chasers". These space pirates save gas money by chasing down hard-working,
interstellar travelers like yourself and robbing their fuel tanks. Chasers can
also hit targets on the center plane... be careful, this may do you more harm
than good.
One last word of caution... Remember to navigate Krohn's corridors
courageously, conserve fuel and refuel wisely, battle the wizard's evil brood
and, finally, defeat Krohn. The fate of the entire Universe is in your hands.I'm assuming they're playing on an actual NES and not emulation.
Town 1 (2scr)
=2 Thrust - punch and you will hit the enemy twice
=2 Kick - same with 2 Thrust but you kick instead
=High Jump - self-explanatory
=Wolf Move - speed up
Town 2 (6scr)
=3 Thrust - three fists-of-fury in one swift delivery
=Turn Kick - most versatile move in the game
=Wind Jump - jump and hold left/right to do a spin jump
=Tiger Move - more speed up
=Mirage Move - combine with Tiger Mv. for better effect
Town 3 (18scr)
=Mirage Walk - move while crouching
=Dragon Move - whoosh! last speed upgrade
Town 4 (50scr)
=Wind Kick - jump then kick furiously in mid-air to form a spin kick
=Mirage Thrust - punch while crouching
Town 5
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Town 6 (80scr)
=Jump Kick - hold left/right then kick to see this fantastic move
Town 7 (90scr)
=4 Thrust - most powerful move in the game
Town 8
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03FA: Flipper Y Position
03EB: Ship X Position
03E0: Ship Y Position
03F3: Ship Depth
03EF: Ship Speed
03EC: Clone X Position
03EE: Clone Y Position
03F4: Clone Depth
03F0: Clone Speed
03D6: Gas Counter
03FD: Gas Level
046C: Gas Level (Duplicate?)
04A0: Speed again? (It's slightly off sometimes)Level 01 "Bubbles" Pop all of the bubbles
Level 02 "Bowlling" Knock down all pins within 2 moves
Level 03 "Shields" Destroy all shields
Level 04 "Metamorphosis" Help caterpillars change into butterflies
Level 05 "Cheshire Cat" Hit the Chesire Cat before he disappears
Level 06 "Dice" Get 24 points
Level 07 "Tic-Tac-Toe" Beat the CPU at Tic-Tac-Toe
Level 08 "Connect 5" Connect 5 dots in any direction
Level 09 "Billiards" Sink all balls in the order specified
Level 10 "Skulls" Destroy the skulls in the order specified
Level 11 "Fireworks" Destroy all of the fireworks
Level 12 "8-puzzle" Simple slider puzzle
Level 13 "Mask Flip" Destroy all masks
Level 14 "Animals" Choose the active animal's adversary
Level 15 "Ducks" Align the ducks in a row
Level 16 "Magnets" Destroy all magnets
Level 17 "Bombs" Defuse all bombs
Level 18 "Eyeballs" Poke out all of the eyeballs
Level 19 "Spelling" Spell the word shown
Level 20 "Arrows" Destroy all arrows
Level 21 "Bingo" Collect a Bingo
Level 22 "Balloons" Burst all balloons
Level 23 "Targets" Destroy all targets
Level 24 "Bunnies" Fill the screen with bunnies
Level 25 "Ring Toss" Get each ring around the pole
Level 26 "Chess" Defeat the CPU at Chess
Level 27 "Race" Have the blue car win
Level 28 "Slot Machine" Match 3 of a kind
Level 29 "Ball Maze" Get the ball out of the maze
Level 30 "Match Game" Match up all sets of cards
End Boss "Krohn" Defeat the boss
Unless more interest is shown, I think I'll leave this run for somebody else to try improving.
Revision #2 is what I submitted.
...so if there's something that interests you just let me know!
img:get_pixel(x, y)
Gives the color of the pixel at the given (x,y) coordinates. The origin - (0,0) is at the top left.
Return an instance of imlib2.color matching the color at the given coordinates.
To make this process easier, you can always take a screenshot at each frame you want to find out the RGB values for, open the images in MS Paint, and use the eyedropper tool to find the exact values you need to use for your Atlas map. (I'm not sure if this is what AndyDick meant in the quote above, but it definitely saves a lot of time over guessing the values.)
The lighting changes multiple times in that quick beginning sequence when MJ walks in the door. Here's a timeline:
1. RGB values start where the screenshot is
2. MJ opens door & RGB adjustments go to 0
3. Outside lighting causes brightness to increase by 35
3b. MJ does a sweet spin jump
4. Door closes so brightness is back to 0 & RGB back to screenshot values
5. MJ flips a quarter in the jukebox causing indoor lighting to function & RGB adjustments go back to 0
So it's a bit more complicated, but hopefully helpful anyways. The 4 "change to color" were necessary as I think the color space of the atlas map was different than the footage which seems to always be the case. I can see you had the same issue too, but it's barely noticeable.