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@Camel I'm down to 8.72, no idea where to shave a quarter second off.

I’ve not heard of anybody beating your time @Camel, it’ll be hard to better.

I have a TheC64 (maxi) and it's mostly excellent. The joystick button started of a touch "sticky" but it's sorted itself out now. I keep meaning to put the games I coded on there but I haven't got round to it.

Thanks. There's a quite similar game called Dots which looks more basic but has used the memory save there to include a few more gameplay features. Most of which I wanted to add to a more full featured (i.e. not in 4k) version of Blockheads.

The 4K competition has closed for entries so this as available on my itch.io page for free. https://carletonhandley.itch.io/

Yeah, I've always thought jumping from the right wall would be quicker. That's how I got my quickest time. He only briefly slides on the wall so would only lose the same speed you do on the right.

Quite interested to see where you're making up that extra time. You must have a little trick others aren't doing.

7 seconds was a typo. 8.50 is really quick, definitely the best I've heard of! Do you have a video? Thanks for the kind words, I think it's a fun game too.

Yeah it's that small. It's pared back to fit in there though. 5 single player levels and 5 two player levels only. Basic sound as well. Most of the memory is in the player control code and the levels themselves even though they're simple. I can send you a build if you want to try it out. I would appreciate a little feedback and for it to not go any further though. Crazy Caverns looks fun. Blockheads is an ideal candidate for a Spectrum game actually, quite tempted to code it.

Thanks, I've PMed you the link.

Do you want to test this version for me @Camel?

Rise from the grave! I eventually went back to this as it felt too nice to waste. It's ended up as an entrant in the 4k Craptastic Competition (2 bytes under the limit at 4094 bytes). There's already been a bit of beef between the people who've played it over getting a good time on level 2. The current record for normal mode on this level is 8.72 by a guy testing it for me in the US I always miss getting underneath the ridge on the second set of trampolines. My video also shows a bit of the casual mode (no spikes) and the two player split screen mode.

I turn off those blue number things, feels like cheating.

I put over 60 hours in to Baba Is You. 90% of that was probably scratching my head. It was my game of 2019.

I'm really looking forward to 51 WorldWide Games but I hope online supports multiple players on each console (for appropriate games). WiiU bowling was ruined by the lack of that option. My wife and I are in one house and my daughter and her boyfriend live in Newcastle. We couldn't get a 4 player game going. Same with Everybody's Golf I think.