Blueprint ?-??-83

This is a mid level WIP version of Blueprint which was found on a former programmers disk.  While all the gameplay appears to be mostly finished, there are many graphical and sound differences and the game is much more difficult.  Other interesting differences include a completely different maze and the fact that the player can collect the pieces to the machine in any order (maybe to make up for the increased difficulty?).  Interestingly this prototype is only 4K whereas the released version is 8K.  It appears that the programmer needed more space to add all the extra features and graphics.

Differences

The game demo starts up with Ollie about to catch Daisy and will actually kill the player if the player doesn't start the game quick enough.  The released version never has Ollie catching Daisy and will alternate between showing the demo and the title screen.

There is music and sound on the starting demo

There is no title screen

The music is different and plays faster

Ollie is a black instead of brown/orange

The player graphic is different and one color instead of three

There is a small graphical glitch in the score when pressing reset

The game starts immediately after pressing reset and doesn't show Ollie stealing the machine pieces or which houses they're hidden in.

The maze is different and more complex

The maze screen extends lower so the machine is placed lower

The bomb pit is a large square and is missing the bomb symbol and 'PIT' text

There is no 'START' text below the start button

The Start Button is positioned higher

Some of the house graphics are different and face sideways instead of forward

Fuzzy Wuzzy is brown instead of orange

Fuzzy Wuzzy flickers more and is harder to see

Fuzzy Wuzzy moves much faster

Fuzzy Wuzzy is not visible unless the player is inside the maze

The death animation has the player laying on his back instead of standing

The death music plays faster

There are no reserve life markers shown on the main game screen.   They only show on the death screen.

The reserve life markers are shaped like the player instead of squares

The game starts out at max difficulty with all eight pieces being hidden

You can collect and place the pieces in any order

The player is not animated

There is no 'Gun Power' meter on the shooting screen

The machine shoots by itself and there is no way to adjust the power

The machine shooting is glitchy and the shot will sometimes disappear and start over again

There is no password on the shooting screen and no letters are earned

The music/sound for hitting Ollie and finishing the round is different

There is no Game Over message

Looking a little different	You can collect the parts in any order
No power meter!	You die on your back in this version
Fuzzy Wuzzy looks like a brown teddy bear	Notice the different houses?

 

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