New ZX81 Game Combining Elements of Pac-Man and Frogger

A new and original game under development for the ZX81, Swurlpool casts the player as a frog leaping around logs and consuming beetles. Frog-eating birds occasionally put in an appearance but the player can capture dragonflies and then release them to distract the birds. Here we see the game in action, along with a brief look at the code that sets up the logs, beetles and dragonflies.

[@FrozenWell]

cool game idea.

[@Villordsutch]

Going from your opening introduction, has there ever been a decent Missile Command in the ZX81? Either hi-res or basic graphic set.
I would love to play this when it's ready Jonathan. It looks like it will become intense as it goes on, especially with the inclusion of the bird.
I don't pick it up on the narration, but will this have chroma support or a hi-res version?

[@jonathancauldwell9822]

I don't know if there's a Missile Command, I might have to write one if there isn't. Yes, Swurlpool does have support for Chroma and the Quicksilva character board

[@Villordsutch]

@@jonathancauldwell9822 I'll keep my eyes peeled for a possible future release of Missile Command. Great to read that you're bringing in the bells & whistles for your latest release too.

[@KingPepper41]

Could you consider a ZX-Spectrum version, as the graphics would be a lot better, especially the logs and the beetles and dragon flies, also consider the turtles instead of logs and them diving.

[@smeggmann99]

Its cool af, sadly it makes me kinda dizzy, i think that tweening the movement of the logs would be a good idea imo