Dodge These Balls - Amiga

We have just released our first game for classic Amiga computers: Dodge These Balls!

The game is a mini-game in which you have to dodge the gray balls with a red ball for as long as you can. These increase in number over time, making the game more difficult and inevitably leading to a collision. The longer you last, the more points you get.

The mini-game is intended as a fun way to play and compare high scores between games. A local high score list helps you compare scores.

Why this game?

Dodge These Balls is a small mini-game for you Amiga users that we hope will be a bit of fun. For us, it paves the way for development on classic Amigas.

On the technical side, an initial version of the game engine was used, which implements functions such as blitter objects, collisions, sound, loading and saving local high scores, and displaying and moving graphic objects.

On the graphics side, we first had to learn how to create pixel graphics and save them with the necessary palette for use in the game. The goal was the Amiga OCS chipset, with its limited palette compared to AGA. All graphics were created in Deluxe Paint 4, which was an additional challenge, but simply more fun.

Since we had to start from scratch on classic Amigas from a technical and graphical perspective, the game "Dodge These Balls" may be a small mini-game for Amiga users, but a big step for EntwicklerX, paving the way for us to further develop the Amiga.

Patreon:

https://www.patreon.com/c/entwicklerx/posts

Thomas and Frank from EntwicklerX have started a Patreon page to share early information about game development, with a focus on games for AmigaOS4 and classic Amigas. Development for the original Amiga computers will proceed gradually, from free mini-games to larger commercial products. These small games serve as the basis for larger projects and integrate new features that will be incorporated into the more comprehensive games. Every donation allows us to invest more time in the projects and advance them.

You can also support the developers by purchasing the games here on Itch, Steam, the Google Play Store, or various game consoles. 

Playable on Amiga 500 + Kickstart 1.3 and above.

1.1 When adding to the high score list, it is now possible to delete a letter.

1.2 Fixed crash that occurred on 68060 processors

1.3 Keyboard support added, now you can also control the game with the arrow keys/return and enter your name in the highscore list using the keyboard.