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killersquirel

I am surprised that I didn't see a topic about this amazing game. Andrew, you never cease to amaze with what you can do on the Atari 2600. The graphics, sound and animation are all top notch. This game's difficulty totally crushes me though. I think I managed to pass one level once, but that hasn't happened since. Is there something that I am missing, or is this game just brutal?

Bomberman94

Agree - this one deserves more attention as it looks and plays fine. Game is very difficult and (as far as I know) only runs with my PlusCart.

JetSetIlly

Quote from: Bomberman94 on 31 Aug 2024, 06:09 PMAgree - this one deserves more attention as it looks and plays fine. Game is very difficult and (as far as I know) only runs with my PlusCart.
Gopher2600 runs it fine
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Andrew Davie

Quote from: killersquirel on 31 Aug 2024, 03:50 PMIThis game's difficulty totally crushes me though. I think I managed to pass one level once, but that hasn't happened since. Is there something that I am missing, or is this game just brutal?

Um... you must have... accidentally got a.... corrupted version. Only explanation I can think of. Ahem! ;)

Al_Nafuur

Quote from: Andrew Davie on 01 Sep 2024, 01:19 AM
Quote from: killersquirel on 31 Aug 2024, 03:50 PMIThis game's difficulty totally crushes me though. I think I managed to pass one level once, but that hasn't happened since. Is there something that I am missing, or is this game just brutal?

Um... you must have... accidentally got a.... corrupted version. Only explanation I can think of. Ahem! ;)


Sokoboo Plus is the version which loads the levels from a PlusROM internet backend in a random order. I am not sure if all levels in the database are solvable

Andrew Davie

Quote from: Al_Nafuur on 01 Sep 2024, 05:55 AMSokoboo Plus is the version which loads the levels from a PlusROM internet backend in a random order. I am not sure if all levels in the database are solvable

I don't remember this at all.

Bomberman94

What is the most recent version - I found a working one in the PlusCart directory?

Al_Nafuur

Quote from: Andrew Davie on 01 Sep 2024, 09:25 AM
Quote from: Al_Nafuur on 01 Sep 2024, 05:55 AMSokoboo Plus is the version which loads the levels from a PlusROM internet backend in a random order. I am not sure if all levels in the database are solvable

I don't remember this at all.

A certain "Andrew Davie" announced this about 5 years ago here:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/293315-sokoban/?do=findComment&comment=4391823

Andrew Davie

Quote from: Al_Nafuur on 02 Sep 2024, 12:25 AMA certain "Andrew Davie" announced this about 5 years ago here:
https://forums.atariage.com/topic/293315-sokoban/?do=findComment&comment=4391823

I am not sure, but I don't recall ever using the name "Sokoboo Plus", and this is what threw me initially. I only have a very very very vague recollection - perhaps a manufactured memory, even - of doing anything related to loading levels from a "PlusStore backend".  I do worry, actually, that I'm starting to forget things as I am getting older. Seriously.

Al_Nafuur

Quote from: Andrew Davie on 03 Sep 2024, 01:52 AMI am not sure, but I don't recall ever using the name "Sokoboo Plus", and this is what threw me initially. I only have a very very very vague recollection - perhaps a manufactured memory, even - of doing anything related to loading levels from a "PlusStore PlusROM backend".
I also remember very vaguely that I had setup the PlusROM backend and the database for you, and a communication we had about the code on AA.

Quote from: Andrew Davie on 03 Sep 2024, 01:52 AMI do worry, actually, that I'm starting to forget things as I am getting older. Seriously.
Me too

killersquirel

I think I solved one level once. Some appear to not be solvable. Is there another version that isn't the plus version?

Al_Nafuur

Quote from: killersquirel on 05 Sep 2024, 04:08 AMI think I solved one level once. Some appear to not be solvable. Is there another version that isn't the plus version?
You can use the "Search" function in main menu.

There is one in "Public ROMs/Homebrew/NTSC/Q-S/sokoboo_20200211.bin" and a newer version in "Public ROMs/WIP/-Inactive-/R-Z/Sokoboo WIP/sokoboo20200510.bin"