{"id":139,"date":"2025-02-19T09:19:55","date_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/empretro.kanhave.xyz\/?page_id=139"},"modified":"2025-02-19T09:21:40","modified_gmt":"2025-02-19T09:21:40","slug":"mini-motors","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/empretro.kanhave.xyz\/?page_id=139","title":{"rendered":"Mini Motors"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

“Mini Motors” is the game I was working on that caused me to start writing TilemapEd because I couldn’t find a way to create tilemaps that I liked.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The original idea was to make a sort of clone of “Micro Machines”, but the only real connection is in name and in spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The state of the game is “alpha test release”, with 2 test tracks and incomplete game play\/game logic and game SFX.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The game is basically stable, but I still encounter bugs now and then.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The code is written mostly in C with an asm file for interrupt handling, using cc65.
At some places in the code there may still be remnants of other peoples code that I found in different places on the net.
Originally I used Kevin Murphys custom keyboard handling routine, which has now been replaced with a version that works with r43.
I also originally started with some C code for rendering sprites on the X16, which I can’t remember where I found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There is also a “tools” folder which contains various small C++ programs that I use to write different tables for include files, etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The code is set up so that tracks can be modified or new tracks can be added (up to a total of 9) without having to recompile the code. In the “DAT” folder there’s a file, “GAME” which contains the number of tracks and the various VRAM addresses for the different tracks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are both Win64\/PowerShell and Linux\/bash versions of the necessary tools and scripts.
For more information check out the script “makegame” or “makegame.ps1”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Source code and asset files can be found in the “Mini Motors” GitHub repo:
https:\/\/github.com\/dacobi\/minim<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

If anyone wants to try and run the game in the emulator you can download the latest SD image\/Game folder here:
https:\/\/github.com\/dacobi\/minim\/blob\/main\/minim.zip<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just extract the zip file and run:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

x16emu.exe [ -joy1 -joy2 -joy3 -joy4 ] -sdcard minim.img<\/code><\/pre>\n\n\n\n
Or copy the “MINIM” folder to your x16emu folder or SD card.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then in BASIC:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
DOS “CD:MINIM”
LOAD “MINIM.PRG”
…
RUN
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The menu is controlled using Arrow keys and ENTER. Players can either use joysticks 1-4 or Arrow keys and WASD (K1 and K2) or they can be set to AI.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The game is made using Gimp and TilemapEd, with some of the graphical assets starting out as modified versions of Midjourney images.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For a short video tutorial on how to create TileSets and Palettes using TilemapEd and Gimp and use them in tracks for “Mini Motors” goto my YouTube channel here:
Creating Tiles in TilemapEd from a Gimp Image<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The soundtracks was something I made many years ago using various HW synths + Ableton Live. They may not be the best fit for the game, but they were the most appropriate of my own tracks, which is all I have the rights to use.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here’s a few screenshots of the game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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