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Next Train to Mernda
Download link: http://www.stattosoftware.com/mernda/NextTrainToMernda.zip

About
Take a trip up the Flinders Street to Mernda line! A real life suburban rail line in Melbourne, Australia, use the ENTER key to drive your train, navigate the tunnels of the City Loop, sightsee along the 33km route, and try to stop at the end of each station.

Your train will speed up after a green signal and brake after a yellow signal. Holding down ENTER through a yellow signal will keep the train accelerating until you release the throttle, and if you stop far too soon your next throttle will accelerate until you stop again. You get points for a perfect stop at a red signal - try not to overshoot, as this loses you more points. See how high a score you can get (out of 1400)!

Note: some scenery is incomplete/missing

Operating System
Windows exe only; no dependencies

Screenshot


Media
All spatial data used from OpenStreetMap or self-compiled based on OSM data under the Creative Commons license
Titillium typeface under the Open Font License
Royalty-free sound effect
Programmed in BlitzMax NG

NOTE: Additional scenery around Flinders Street Station (the starting point) was added before the deadline.

Well done...

By the way, the incomplete summary of the programming languages used in the entries:

ONE slap
(GDevelop 4)

Darts Night
(AppGameKit)

Super Grouper
(Vanilla Blitz3d)

Dexter
(Game maker Studio 2/ Xcode)

CapeMan in Nightmare Realm
(Lua with the Love2d engine)

Next Train to Mernda
(BlitzMax NG)

Robotekus
(AppGameKit Classic)

One-Button TETRIS
(PureBasic)

RhythZard
(AppGameKit)

Neon Overdrive
(Wonkey)

Rokart
(RCBasic)

Extreme pro tray surfer
(Blitz3d[custom modded])

Cracking lot of games guys so far!

Here is my entry:

Game Title
CapeMan in Nightmare Realm

Download link and OS requirements
Windows (if I get time to work out of how to do a MacOS build I will)
https://therevillsgames.itch.io/capeman-in-nightmare-realm

Required dependencies
Included - SDL2/love

Brief info about your game
Dave was jogging thru the mountains and he found a magic cape, just in time as he was sucked into the Nightmare Realm!

Controls
Space (default) - Play Key to Jump. When you have the Cape, double Hit the Play Key to Fly.
Whilst flying, hold down the Play Key to start an Attack.
In Attack mode you will glow and enemies can be killed, if you land you will stop attacking.
Attack mode is time limited. Fly Energy is also limited.

Screenshots
See attachments.

Media information
Mostly acquired from opengameart.org or hand drawn using Pyxel Edit. Please refer to ingame credits.

Programming language:
Lua with the Love2d engine

Quote from: Rosy on October 23, 2021, 10:31:38
This is a game that was meant to be developed 30 years ago for Atari. Computer version of the popular game - electric car racing. The control is only adding and subtracting power with the right Ctrl key (or the left key for the other player).

Man, what a great idea. So many memories of Scaletrix as a kid. Well, actually I had the budget version which, from memory, was called Lane Changer. But it was still cool because you had a button on your controller to jump to the other lane on the track. Great for racing my sister and getting the timing right to slam her car off the track :-)

I played the video all the way through, not because I loved the annoying skidding sound, but because of the medley of music you've put in here. I recognised almost every track but I couldn't put a name to any of them from memory, which was a sad indicator that I'm getting old. Please put me out of my misery and give me a list of the game tunes you've remixed here for my sanity.

Game looks great but I won't give it a play until all submissions are in so I can try the lot in one session.

Also, I don't think you have a problem with more than one-button being used in the game. The rules say that only one key can affect gameplay in any way. From what I can see you're not breaking that with keys that adjust settings. Only potential issue is it being a two-player game so each player has their own one-button but I really don't think that should be a problem. It's just nobody probably thought of that when this started.

Quote from: Qube on October 23, 2021, 19:06:51

Quote from: Rosy on October 23, 2021, 10:31:38
Extra Keys (I hope not to get disqualified :p )

Welcome to SyntaxBomb

The game requires no more keys, these are just additional options. If so, I submit an additional game to the reserve list:

https://robosy.itch.io/tanker-pongy

Game Title:
Dexter

Download link and OS requirements:
Game for Windows and Mac, also available for IOS.
https://conceptalpha.itch.io/dexter

Required dependancies:
None.

Brief info about your game:
Your objective is to take control of Dexter the owl through 20 fun-filled levels where, once he starts moving, you can only control his jump by pressing one button. However, you're not totally restricted to just jump timing, as holding down the button will allow you to vary the heights Dexter can reach and, while you do initially only move in one direction, you will turn 180' if you encounter a solid, non-dangerous object, such as a tree trunk.
Dexter works on a 3 stars completion for each level, so you will find some levels may need to be completed more than once to unlock all of them, so the game isn't just "over" once you have done them all, and you can play any level you like at any time, once you have finished it at least once. Your criteria for a full level completion, however, requires you to beat the default best time, find all the secrets, and pick up all the collectibles in any playthrough.

Any screen shots or video's:
Attached.

Media information:
Music: https://www.christoph-rauch.de (Purchased vie Groupees Royalty Free Bundle).
SFX: Made by me, yes it is my voice.
Graphics: By Me and royalty Free, with parts from bundles that I have purchased over many years.
Written in: Game maker Studio 2 / Xcode.
Software used: BFXR, Affinity Designer, Aseprite.

Quote from: MrmediamanX on October 24, 2021, 02:05:58
@metamorpho
Ah dude, your game uses more than a one button control?, having the directional keys available is 4 buttons to many.
especially if they do the same thing.
You don't actually need them,just use a keyconfig. 

MrmediamanX, thanks for the advice.

Great looking entries so far. Good to see a decent amount too

Hopefully I'll just have enough time to finish off my game. If not it'll be a day late and thus not part of the competition. Back to coding, wish me luck

Still waiting on STEVIE G and his fish game, if he's still in.

Hmmm, once Stevie posts his that will make 10 games for this competition. 11 if Qube doesn't slack off today

That a record?

I'm in 

Super Grouper

https://stevieg.itch.io/super-grouper?secret=u9rwjrjhbhi2xHbVzSHN5GBlv2w

OS
Windows Only I'm afraid

Brief info about your game
'Bullet' the Blue Gilled Grouper and his roe have been flushed down a drain during a fierce Tropical Storm.  With a single button help him on his perilous journey home, find his roe and most importantly keep him alive!

Controls
Configurable in game - plays best with keyboard (space was my preference) but supports any joypad or mouse button too.

Screenshots
https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI0ODMyNy83Mjc1MzY4LnBuZw==/original/f8wKle.png
https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI0ODMyNy83Mjc1MzcwLnBuZw==/original/1g7wV9.png
https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI0ODMyNy83Mjc1MzcyLnBuZw==/original/gNvdwQ.png

Programming language
Vanilla Blitz3d

A challenge to all pretenders ..
https://img.itch.zone/aW1hZ2UvMTI0ODMyNy83Mjc1MzcxLnBuZw==/original/jb6Xqe.png

I am trying to figure out how to "submit to this thread". I have links to post but I cannot see links to other submissions. Either I am in the wrong place or everyone is waiting until the last minute...

My mistake.... looking in the wrong spot. Pretend I did not post... *sigh*

Uploading NOW ( 23:59:43 )

Better Post HERE

Mac Download - https://www.syntaxbomb.com/games/DartsNight/DartsNight-Mac.zip

Windows Download - https://www.syntaxbomb.com/games/DartsNight/DartsNight-Win-v1.01.zip
Mac Download - https://www.syntaxbomb.com/games/DartsNight/DartsNight-Mac-v1.01.zip

EDIT : Fixing a bug which got introduced somewhere after a set / leg has been won. New upload coming ASAP ( bugged version can still be downloaded but pointless ).

Will get the Windows version done, uploaded and then fix this post. The game is missing any in-game sounds as I just ran out of time but of course will add them in and upload after the voting has finished. Unless I can get away with calling it a bug?

ONE slap
OS: Window
Link: https://dottygame.itch.io/one-slap
Control: Use [SPACE] key to control
I made the mistake of choosing the wrong game programming language, leading to an impasse, so I had to make a new one in a short amount of time.

Quote from: Qube on October 24, 2021, 23:59:41
Uploading NOW ( 23:59:43 )

Mac Download - https://www.syntaxbomb.com/games/DartsNight/DartsNight-Mac.zip

Will get the Windows version done, uploaded and then fix this post. The game is missing any in-game sounds as I just ran out of time but of course will add them in and upload after the voting has finished. Unless I can get away with calling it a bug?

Is it an AppGameKit game?