Random Axpirin update because why not. Gonna let this sit here for a bit before putting it on ticalc in case there's any dumb bugs etc.
Spoiler For Readme:
Axpirin v1.1 By Darl181
:.TECHNICAL STUFF
This game is made for the 83-plus series (83+, 83+silver, 84+, 84+silver, Nspire 84+ emulator) using the Axe Parser programming language. For help on sending this to the calculator, see ticalc.org's help page at:
http://www.ticalc.org/basics/linking
To run this game, you'll need around 6200 bytes of ram free, or have the program in the ram. The first time it's run, it creates an appvar to store the options and score in. It only takes up about 20 bytes, which there is normally room for, but if something goes wrong check your memory just in case ;)
:.ABOUT
Axpirin is a very loose port of the computer game Aspirin. The goal is somewhat the same. The gameplay, however, is very different. Instead of being a dot that avoids lines that bounce in specific directions.. You're a square that's trying to avoid dots which bounce all over the place. While chasing after one of them. By default, it runs a bit slower than the original Aspirin. Is it too hard? Or maybe too easy? Look around the options menu. If you're looking for something more like the original, personally I suggest this: http://www.ticalc.org/archives/files/fileinfo/365/36542.html
:.OBJECTIVE
You are the square. Get the shaded dot. Avoid the unshaded dots. When you pick up a shaded dot, it turns unshaded and a new shaded dot appears.
:.PROTIPS
If you're in a fix, press [2ND] to go to your warp point. You can put this point anywhere on the screen using [ALPHA]. Also, after you pick up a shaded dot you're invincible for a short time. The edges of the screen show about how much time is left. Use it well.
:.CONTROLS
.Menu [Up] [Down] Move selector [2nd] [Enter] [Right] Confirm/navigate forward [ALPHA] [CLEAR] [Left] Go back/quit game
.Game Arrow keys Move around [ALPHA] Set warp/save point (in center of screen by default) [2ND] Warp to warp point [MODE] Pause [CLEAR] Quit to menu
:.EXPLANATION OF OPTIONS
.Speed Select the speed. Full mode will only show up on 15mhz calcs.
.Init # of dots The number of dots that are put on the field on game start.
.# added on win Each time you pick up a shaded dot, this number of dots is added.
.Speed factor Tweaks the dots' maximum speed. For comparison, the player's top speed is 10.
.Set defaults Speed: Normal Init #: 4 # added on win: 1 Speed factor: 15
:.DISCLAIMERS
The score is simply how many dots are on the field at the end of the game. It doesn't take into account time taken, options etc..maybe eventually. If you want to reset it after changing options around, it's at the bottom of the options menu. (Note: personal best is something like 33 on default settings. Good luck.) While it's true that this is basically nothing like Aspirin, that's what this project started as so the name kind of stuck.
:.ZIP CONTENTS
All compiled programs are essentially the same except for the program icon:
AXPIRIN_noshell.8xp - No shell needed, can be run using Asm( at the homescreen AXPIRIN_ion.8xp - For Ion (compatible with all major shells) AXPIRIN_mirage.8xp - For MirageOS (has 15*15 icon) AXPIRIN_dcs.8xp - For DCS (has 16*16 icon) SAXPIRIN.8xp - Axe source. Feel free to read through/learn/etc, but please give some sort of credit if you copy large parts out of it ;)
:.VERSION HISTORY/CHANGELOG
1.0 Jan 21, 2011 Made with Axe Parser 0.4.8 Original Release
1.1 April 2011 Visible invincibility (screen inverts, border changes) General improvements
1.1.1 May 3, 2013 Adapted to compile with Axe 1.2.1 Some optimizations
May or may not work on this program more, for a better pause screen, scoring system, etc.
:.CONTACT INFO
Find me on Omnimaga.org, or...yeah. You're already looking at omni. Note that this part is different in the actual file. Also note that this totally wasn't copied section-by-section from the Maxwell's Demon readme. I might want to go over this again anyways, supposedly writing official-sounding stuff at 2am is a bad idea. lol. Tlh'e gjaemue.
Zip file attached.
Edit: attached screenie of fast mode because again why not. Note that the full option is ~3x faster than this. Also it's a ton harder to play in an emulator :|
Is your dad bringing home his work computer for the family to use or something? I can't really think of any other good reason to be so picky about it. (if that's the case, person reading this: get a computer for the rest of the home. )
At the very least they/he could update to something that actually works/is newer/more secure/etc.
That's a mini-B plug at the end. Using DIY methods like this will get it to work (speaking from experience), but if this is all you're going to use it for you might want a proper mini-A plug.
Note the color of the plastic inside the plug, as well as the shape.
I'm using linux and it's behaving pretty nicely Smoothscrolling and everything For me, it only lags and stuff when the wifi's having a bad hair day which is pretty much all the time >.<
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