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Submitted on: 3/13/2010 8:57:51 AM
By: T.Jackson
Level: Intermediate
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Compatibility:VB.NET
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Blaster Master (World Edition) by Trent Jackson. Written in Visual Basic 2008; this 2D shooter is arguably a hybrid of Galaga and Space Invaders. Key abstract elements from both games can be clearly seen, and a touch of originality attempts to give it some better flavor. Vector scrolling, pickups, modern upbeat music and heaps of other special effects. The all very powerful FMOD sound engine is implemented for MP3 music and wav sound effects. GDI+ is used entirely throughout for rendering. Blaster Master runs at a considerably good clip. The game engine is governed at 50fps (which is typical for a game) -- and on a Pentium 4 3.0GHz machine (5-year-old computer now) -- it takes around 10mS on average to render a frame. Consequently this means that there is still plenty of time to spare. A game running at 50fps equates to 20mS p/frame. Presumably most people running VB2008 will have considerably modern machines at their disposal. The FMOD.dll should be placed in the debug directory. If you have problems obtaining the FMOD dll then e-mail me and I will forward you a copy of it. ~2.59MB download.
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 3/14/2010 4:32:07 AM: Herbert N Swearengen III
I had to change the load/save location for "high scores.txt" to the user's application folder so that this would run on Windows Vista. Otherwise excellent code and lots of fun to play :)
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3/15/2010 3:03:51 AM: Dummy1912
Nice Games :)
Thanks
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3/15/2010 9:47:27 AM: T.Jackson
Glad you like it. This is my last VB game. I am currently developing a remake of Rolling Thunder by Namco 1986 in C# Stay tuned -- you should see it in about June. It takes a few month to make a decent game. Flat out I could probably do 5 a year.
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3/15/2010 8:50:54 PM: Eugenio Escanaverino
AWESOME GAME
What version of fmod.dll should i use?
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3/16/2010 3:11:06 AM: Xso
please sent to me file FMOD dll
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3/16/2010 5:38:36 AM: T.Jackson
Easy greasy.
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3/16/2010 11:12:18 AM: T.Jackson
I will host this FMOD engine: http://www.trentjackson.bigpondhosting.com/fmod.dll
~162KB Download and just drop it into the debug / release folders.
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3/18/2010 4:30:08 AM: Timo Boehme
This code really rocks!
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3/18/2010 3:56:28 PM: T.Jackson
Looks even better in C#. These conversion tools are incredible. Any performance gains in C# ? I'll soon see. Maybe I'll just stick with VB and release two versions. One in VB and one in C#
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3/18/2010 6:29:09 PM: T.Jackson
I would not suspect anyone who submits code / posts comments from hereon-in.
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3/19/2010 12:54:17 AM: T.Jackson
C# version almost ready. *Drum roll* Is C# all round better and more efficient than VB or does the syntax just look better?
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3/19/2010 3:19:47 AM: T.Jackson
Buy this site Telstra.
I want it.
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3/19/2010 3:20:29 AM: T.Jackson
Buy this site Telstra.
I want it ...
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3/19/2010 3:47:38 AM: T.Jackson
I think this site is worth 6 million ish. I am going to make you a millionaire Ian. You started this site with good honest intentions. You deserve the money.
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3/19/2010 11:52:52 PM: T.Jackson
Whoa C# is 50% faster!!!
(based on time taken to render frames in Blaster Master)
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3/19/2010 11:53:34 PM: T.Jackson
Whoa C# is 50% faster!!!!!!!!!!
(based on time taken to render frames in Blaster Master)
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3/20/2010 7:52:47 AM: T.Jackson
Opps, I've made a mega error: the frame rates are pretty much on par :(
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3/20/2010 8:06:34 AM: T.Jackson
The time difference is unmeasurable in mS. I forgot to subtract the time taken from the base (20mS) I see absolutely no performance gains in C# with this project. Will post the C# version in a few days. These free conversion tools only do half of the job. What a ^&^* to convert.
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3/20/2010 8:26:40 AM: T.Jackson
I will always expose the truth. Sorry Microsoft. This is quite a large project, and I'm getting the same frame rate with C# & VB. ??????????????
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3/20/2010 8:27:46 AM: T.Jackson
I will always expose the truth. Sorry Microsoft. This is quite a large project, and I'm getting the same frame rate with C# & VB. ????????????????????
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3/21/2010 12:03:06 AM: T.Jackson
We got them buddy.
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3/23/2010 1:29:28 AM: T.Jackson
Overall C# is the winner. The syntax is just so much better. Bye VB been nice knowing you.
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3/23/2010 1:38:17 AM: Ronald Hare
Nice game, good code levels, however, for the neatness I would say I give it a 4 out of 5, organized code is easier to follow and learn from, but I love the skills you have.
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3/23/2010 9:14:41 AM: T.Jackson
Nothing wrong with 4/5 that's 80%. VB code is difficult to make elegant looking! I'm done with VB. Hello C#
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