3D Vector Space Cab

Digital Sounds System presents

3D VECTOR SPACE CAB

A 16Kb game for your __Vectrex__ (...or Windows / Mac / Linux machine!)

Design & code by Fell^DSS for Ludum Dare #38

Get it

Download it here! (7.8Mb zip containing full emulator package for Windows, binary ROM for Vectrex, and all source code)

Run it

On __Windows__, just run RUN_ME.bat to launch the emulator. NOTE: You may need to enable sound in ParaJVE; sometimes it seems to not be enabled by default.

For __Mac__ & __Linux__, get ParaJVE and then load ludumdare.bin from the zip.

All the above require a Java runtime. You may need to enable sound in ParaJVE if not enabled by default.

For a __REAL Vectrex__, just burn ludumdare.bin to an EPROM (or stick it on a dev cart of your choice).

Play it

__THRUST:__ R (any button on hardware)

__LEFT/RIGHT:__ Cursors (joystick on hardware)

Pick up passengers and drop them at their destinations. Refuel at fuel depots! Score MAD COMBO POINTS for doing multiple passenger trips without refuelling.

More info in READ_ME.txt in the zip :)

Watch it

Watch a vid on YouTube

Share it

Source code and binary hereby placed under do-wtf-you-want license. Dear emulator writers etc, please feel free to include this ROM with your distribution. Dear students of the Vectrex, please do set your tab width to 8 and glean anything you can from this. It's a mostly-decent example of how to put together a full game including managing game states and such. The code is pretty clean, comments are bountiful, and hacks are clearly marked.

Come visit the demoscene

If you like beautiful code-art and you're in the UK, get thee to Nova demoparty in Devon, 23-25 June. Where various and sundry Vectrex world records will be broken (of the rendering kind, not the game score kind), and nightbacon will be enjoyed.