HARD FOAM

HARD FOAM

A card game in 4KB as a Craptastic 2022 competition entry

https://ausretrogamer.com/2022-reset64-4kb-craptastic-game-competition

Welcome to HARD FOAM, a card game packed into only 4KB for the Commodore 64. Featuring 32 cards and just under 20 unique effects, soundfx and lovely PETSCII graphics.

Put your monsters on the table and defeat your opponent. Cast spells to enhance your own or attack those that oppose you.

USAGE

Control the game with either joystick or cursor keys and Enter.

You start off with the Deck Builder, already with 13 cards (5 spells).

Use UP/DOWN to select a card and FIRE to add/remove it from your deck.

When your deck has exactly 15 cards, and 5 to 7 spells (o), you can press RIGHT to start the game.

• Exactly 15 cards
• Only 1 yellow Legendary
• Put in 5 to 7 spells (o)

GAME PLAY

A complete deck of cards of 28 cards is formed by doubling all 15 cards except the legendary. The legendary then replaces a random card in the deck.

Both players draw 3 initial cards.

The player goes first and starts off with 1 energy to cast cards. The AI goes second and starts off with 2 energy as a bonus.

Each round your energy replenishes and it goes up by 1, maxing at 9.

So if you have enough energy, you can place cards on the table or cast spell (o) cards with LEFT/RIGHT and FIRE.

Use UP to select cards from the table and FIRE to make it attack. Select opponents card or cancel with DOWN.

If the opponent has no cards on the table you attack your opponent directly!

Cause 10 damage and you win!

When you have no more options, move the cursor to the "END" symbol and press FIRE to end your turn.

GAME MECHANICS

• Summoning sickness: a card played  on the table can only attack next  turn
• Shield: absorbs all damage on first  hit and then disappears
• Ready: Card can attack immediately
• Guard: Card must be attacked first
• Hit: Hits random opponent's card for some damage. This can be the  same card multiple times
• Give: Grants effect to card(s)
• Restore: Restore health of card(s) or player

CREDITS

All programming, graphics and sound by Alexander "paaco" Paalvast.

This game was submitted to the "2022 Reset64 4KB Craptastic Game Competition" and may be distributed freely.

And here's an Easter-egg since you read this far: Press POUND to cycle through, edit and use one of the AI decks.

SOURCE CODE

Find the ACME assembler source code at: https://github.com/paaco/c64-hardfoam