Futurama Blackjack

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I've finished my Futurama Blackjack game, you can download it at

 http://teral.netfirms.com/PEEL/fred/futurama_blackjack.zip

Cheers to Gul Teral for hosting it, and Doug, Melll, Mel and VF for listening to me go on about it. 

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Awesome stuff, Fred! 

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mhh i cant play it there is something wrong with it, i run it and all the screen goes black, i wait a long time but nothing happens

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Crude, but nice! I may host it on TFH if you want 

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Try it again, if it still goes blank then try the other version, which has a slightly different screen resolution.

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which one?
pontoon or pontoon9

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Try both.  On some computers only one version works.

BTW, has anyone spotted the Easter Egg yet?

@aslate - that'd be great! 

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nope doesnt work, i just see a white flash and then just black screen

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Hmmm... 

Do you have Windows XP?  Several XP users had problems with my last game.

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yeah i do that must be why

what program you used to make it?

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QBasic, the archaic software that only I use.

Is it possible to exit WinXP and start the game from MS-Dos?

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mhh i dont know maybe but ill try it later

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WinXP - the "X" makes it sound much cooler than it actually is...

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its not working for me... XP

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I use XP Pro, and it works ok. Have you tried "Compatability Mode" if you're getting problems?

Right-Click, Properties, Select a previous OS (Say 98).

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Tried it, no luck on XP Home.

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I remember somebody having a problem with my Formula 1 game, that it wouldn't work on XP either.  However I think they found a way to get it to work.

Hopefully that PEELer will post and tell us what they did.

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XP Professional, works fine here.

Great work, Fred. I like how you win more in a winning game than you lose to your opponent in a losing game. 

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mhhh its maybe the home edition (god i hate it) i have professional on the other comp ill tray it tomorrow

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Hmm, that rises an interesting point - I was planning on getting XP Home with my new computer, now perhaps I'll -sorry, get my dad to- shell out a bit more and get the Pro version.

Like I said before, great fun - but no I haven't found the easter egg yet! 

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thats so coooooool PCC 

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Anyone want to tell me what the difference is between XP Home and XP Pro?

Just a wild thought - what's the lowest screen resolution available to an XP Home computer?

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path not found in line 50000
wont run 

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XP home edition here, works like a champ

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It's not XP Home that's causing the problems? 

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Originally posted by FemJesse:
Tried it, no luck on XP Home.

i use XP and it works fine.

great game, btw 

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Greetings!
I would like to discuss the possibility of teaming up with you to create an animated Poker Game for the PC...please email me at karcreat@icehouse.net, and take a look at my artwork (www.karcreat.com) so you can get an idea of what I do...

Thanks!!

Kevin

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I use XP Pro, and it works fine. Great work by the way Fred.

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Sounds awesome Fred!

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Fun stuff, but aces only seem to count as 1 and never 11.

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They count as 11 if you have 21.

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It worked great for me, and I have XP home. I have great admiration for anyone with the patience to program an entire game in Qbasic. Especially for a game that's really good. There is one problem- maybe you did this on purpose- if you hit the D key, it gives you a new hand. So, if you keep on tapping D, yoiu eventually get a hand of 21.

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Hey...karcreat here again...had to change email addresses (new server...its now kkarstens@cableone.net) still interested in teaming up with you to create an animated poker game...please email me, hope to hear from you soon!
Thanks!
Kevin

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Exelent! How long did it take to create?

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Hi, everyone.  Thanks for all your comments.  It's nice to know people still like this game. 

@hitman - According to the Properties on the original .BAS file, it took just over a month. (July-August 2003)

@hobojobo - The "D" button was originally inserted as a programming aid, but I left it in as a sort of cheat mode.

BTW, has anyone spotted the Easter Egg yet?

@Kevin - Thanks for the offer of a collaberation, but I'm afraid I'll have to decline, for several reasons.  First of all, I'm currently in the middle of a huge Futurama-related project.  I've been working on it since April, and at the rate it's going, I'll probably still be working on it well into 2007.  In addition, I've already promised to collaberate with someone else on another Futurama project once we've completed the ones we're currently working on.  In short, I'm gonna be busy.

Also, I'm guessing that your idea involves incorporating your artwork into the game, in which case it's probably outside the scope of what's doable with QBasic.  QBasic only has a 640*350 resolution, not to mention a 16 colour palette.  My advice would be to (if possible) find someone who's fluent in more advanced programming language.

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I can't see it.

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On XP pro it works fine. Great stuff. I'm sure it will quench my boredom...for a time.

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Fred! I thought you were dead!  (the power of rhyme compels you)

This'll combine my two two interests - gambling and losing money to a computer!

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Yay, losing money to something so-called "less intelligent" than yourself is great!