Binary should be less on the Palm than it is on the PC, since even the Binary version has to do all its floating point in software on the Palm (using MathLib). Theoretically, the impact of using Decimal vs. There is still some performance optimization left to do - replacing 32-bit operations by their 16-bit equivalents wherever possible - and that should help speed things up. I haven't done any benchmarks yet, so I'm afraid I can't give you any numbers yet.įree42 Decimal for PalmOS does not use the 68k's BCD instructions it uses a set of C++ classes that implement base-10000 floating point using binary integer math. Re: Free42 Decimal released - Thomas Okken - 02-27-2006 How does the speed of the decimal version compare to the binary version on PalmOS, considering that it doesn't have an FPU? Are you using the 68k's BCD instructions? Re: Free42 Decimal released - Jonathan Purvis (New Zealand) - 02-27-2006 In view of the recent discussion about guard digits, perhaps I should mention that Free42 Decimal has 13 of them.
Many thanks to Hugh Steers for providing the BCD code! +- Thread: Free42 Decimal released ( /thread-88312.html)įree42 Decimal released - Thomas Okken - 02-27-2006įor all of you who think it matters that 1 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 - 0.2 equals 0, Free42 now comes in a Decimal version.įor those who care more about speed, the Binary version is also still available. We hope that every human, creature, and ghost has a purrfectly magical day.Free42 Decimal released - Printable Version Regardless, we loved the process of dreaming up the possibilities. Plans like the “Eiffel Tower spell” were abandoned, and similarly, gag spells didn’t make the cut. We had so many ideas for elaborate symbols to draw, like a witch’s hat that would appear on the character’s head after it was drawn! In the end we decided that for a short game against the clock, simple was better. We had lots of fun ideas for the resident foe of each level, including a chef ghost, a venn diagram ghost, and a big whistle ghost that summons other spirits.ĭoodling for a whole Doodle game was very exciting for us. The game includes five levels set in a school environment: the library, cafeteria, classroom, gym, and the building’s rooftop. “Graveyard” concepts included vacuums, candy-eating ghosts, and hiss-worthy exams. This opened the door to a more robust world filled with interesting characters and paw-some themes. Connecting soup to Halloween proved too abstract, so the team shifted to the idea of a wizard school. The original concept for the game involved a magic cat making a soup that was so good, it raised the dead. It seemed like a good opportunity for a cat hero, since the winner of last year’s Candy Cup Doodle was Yellow Witch and her black cat. The inspiration for this year’s cat spell-casting game came from a real-life black cat named Momo that belongs to Doodler Juliana Chen. And you’d better pounce fast-the ghost that stole the master spellbook is getting away!įrom the team that created the Magic Cat Academy:
Help her cast out mischievous spirits by swiping in the shape of the symbols above the ghosts’ heads.
This year’s Halloween Doodle follows freshman feline Momo on her mission to rescue her school of magic. Press play to swipe spells, save your friends, and help restore the peace at the Magic Cat Academy. Grab your wand and help fend off a ghostly catastrophe.
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