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News > Bomb Jack (Amstrad CPC version)

#64719 - krom - Mon Dec 26, 2005 12:35 am

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Nrx has released a great remake of the classic game Bomb Jack:

I've done an adaptation of the Amstrad CPC version of Bomb Jack for the GBA. (For
those who don't know what the Amstrad CPC is, it was a 8 bit computer quite
famous in Europe in the 80s - don't expect graphics to be amazing ;-)

I tried to keep the ROM small, and think I succeeded: it is less than 47 KB. So it
should just fit in any flash cart, even though you've already put plenty of big games.

Also, I release "Music Jack", which is a Windows executable (well, a "DOS
executable") that makes it possible to easily add music to the game. Simply drag &
drop a wave file onto the program to generate the ROM. Note that the wave's
sample rate must be lower or equal to 22050 Hz.

All instructions and more detailed information can be found here, as well as the full source code:
www.artplastique.free.fr/nrx/GBA/Bomb%20Jack/Bomb%20Jack.html

You can download Bomb Jack CPC straight from the main website!

#80458 - nrx - Sat Apr 22, 2006 1:35 pm

A new version of Bomb Jack is now available. You'll see there has been many changes since the 1st release on gbadev:
  • v1.3b:
    - Modified the code so that the game can be played on Super Card,
    - Added a demonstration mode for the first 3 levels,
    - Slightly modified the settings of the keys,
    - Put the name of the game in the ROM's signature.
  • v1.3a:
    Fine-tuned the behavior of some of the enemies.
  • v1.2:
    - Improved "Music Jack": it can now manage several tracks,
    - Implemented the control of the background's brightness,
    - Implemented the "game's state saving",
    - Cleaned up the source code and fixed some (potential) bugs.
  • v1.1:
    Improved the detection of bombs.
  • v1.0:
    First release.
The ROM and the source code can be downloaded here.

(Note: I know many people would have preferred me to work on GOD, but don't worry, I'm still thinking of continuing this project!)