[Coco] Is anyone using Roger's 'Jeweled' game on real CoCo hardware?

[Brian Blake]

Hi Bob,

Thanks for the reply. I've got a note into Roger about this; I suspect I may
have gotten an older version by accident, or maybe a corrupt file, as I had
someone else test it on their system and they had the same problem, yet
their version works correctly on their hardware.


Brian



On Wed, Apr 7, 2010 at 3:24 AM, Bob Devries <devries.bob at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi Brian,
>
> I know that Roger and I spent considerable time on this glitch. This type
> of problem occurred on my home coco3 system also, along with jittering of
> the mouse pointer. I thought we'd fixed it, but it may be hardware
> dependant.
>
> Regards, Bob Devries
>
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> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brian Blake" <random.rodder at gmail.com>
> To: "CoCoList for Color Computer Enthusiasts" <coco at maltedmedia.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, April 07, 2010 11:43 AM
> Subject: [Coco] Is anyone using Roger's 'Jeweled' game on real CoCo
> hardware?
>
>
>  Hi everyone,
>>
>> I think the subject line speaks for itself. The reason I ask is I am using
>> it on real hardware and have run into an issue. First, here's the hardware
>> configurations I've tried:
>>
>> CoCo3 w/6809
>> CoCO3 w/6309 (2 different units)
>> MPI
>> Color Mouse
>> Deluxe Joystick
>> Standard Joystick
>> FD-501 w/3.5" floppy
>>
>> The problem I am experiencing is that on any configuration of the listed
>> hardware, there is an area of the screen where the joystick or mouse will
>> not move the 'hand' icon. the area is highlighted in white in this
>> picture<http://coco.randomrodder.com/images/jeweled.png>.
>>
>> When running the game in VCC (where the screenshot was taken)
>> the game is flawless.
>>
>> Has anyone seen a similar problem on real hardware? Even with the glitch I
>> am seeing, it's still a fun and entertaining game.
>>
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brian
>>
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