A blog about programming with FUSION-C
Backgound
The Bricks program is based on a Basic game of the same name that can be found at https://msxbasic.blogspot.com/2021/06/bricks.html. It was our first time trying to develop a video game and there were a lot of concepts that we weren't sure how they worked. Then we learned some of the techniques used in the program in Basic (from the first open-source) and we brought it to C (using Fusion-C) in a barroera way. Once this knowledge was achieved, the next step was to improve it, so it was moved to MSX2 using screen 7 to make the playing area bigger. For the sound section, it was done in MSX-Music (OPLL) and the effects by PSG, since in this way we don't have to worry about the background music interfering with the effects.
The story
Joe and his cat Sam lead a quiet life. From time to time they go out to play ball in the yard of their house, as Sam likes it very much. One day, all of a sudden, bricks fall from a construction site in the middle of the garden, separating Joe and Sam. Can Joe get through the bricks and save Sam? We leave it in your hands!
How to play
The goal of the game is to make Joe (characterized by a person and controlled with the arrows and space) meet Sam (characterized by a cat and controlled by a,d and shift when the option to two players) while preventing the bricks from crushing Joe (and Sam in the case of two players). Each brick has a value of 10 points. Joe can concentrate by holding spacebar (and Sam with shift) to be able to jump bricks. The more time you concentrate the higher you will jump. It can reach up to 3 blocks of bricks.
This is Joe. He lives a peaceful life with his cat Sam.
Sam is Joe's Cat. He loves to play ball with his best friend Joe.
This is a brick, the enemy. He prevents Sam anb Joe to play ball.
Joe Control & Keys
You can move Joe right and left with the right and left arrows.
Joe can jump by pressing the space bar. The more time you press the space bar the higher you jump.
If you don't know how to proceed, pressing F3 resets the screen. You lose a life doing so.
Sam Control & Keys
You can move Sam right and left with the A and D keys.
Sam can jump by pressing the Shift key. The more time you press the Shift key the higher you jump.
If you don't know how to proceed, pressing F3 resets the screen. You lose a life doing so.