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Have you thought about trying Driving Controllers for this (or Star Fortress BTW)? I did a DC hack of the Combat plane scenes called "Ace" a few years ago that was good fun for two players.

 

The bomb could be activated with foot pedals in the second port. Or is this going to be a 2 player game? Actually, is this going to be a Wings of Fury type of game or will it be no-scroll single screen?

Will there be a two-player option?

This looks really good so far.

Cybergoth: I admit that I do like weird controls. It makes the game more interesting than the standard joystick. But for this game, I'll be sticking with the standard joystick for 2 reasons. First is, I don't own an Atari driving controler. The second is, I doubt many other people own an Atari driving controller. If this game were to expand into an 8K cart, it would be a possible optional switch, but I know it won't happen in a 4K cart, as I will assure you I will eat all the ROM by the time I'm done. My favorite target for design is the standard 2600 with a 4K cart.

 

Regarding weird controls, I own 2 USB driving wheels, 2 virtual fighting pads, one of which has infrared motion sensors, a vibrating mouse that vibrates based on sound from the soundcard, and one of those wacky P5 virtual gloves.

 

I hear Wings of Fury mentioned a lot with this game, but I've only played that game once, and it was because it was mentioned so much. While Wings of Fury looks great, it's not the basis for this game. The conceptual basis comes from a game called Two Tigers. This was one of my favorite games in the 80s. The other basis for this game is Intellivision Triple Action Bi-Planes. I loved the stalling-out feature in that game.

 

Thomas: This will only be a one player game. I use GRP0 for the player, and GRP1 for the enemy plane. I'd have to frame switch to add a second player, and it would also eat a lot of scarce RAM (player positions, mutliplexed sound, 2 BCD score displays, etc.) Two simultaneous players would be great, but it's not practical with the physical limitations of the 2600. That would be more appropriate for a Supercharger game, or a C64 game.

 

vdub_bobby: Thanks. This game will definitely be completed before the end of this year, and will likely end up in a physical cartridge. It's my favorite project. If I can get it done soon enough, it will also be submitted to the 2006 mini comp.

This will only be a one player game.  I use GRP0 for the player, and GRP1 for the enemy plane.  I'd have to frame switch to add a second player, and it would also eat a lot of scarce RAM (player positions, mutliplexed sound, 2 BCD score displays, etc.)  Two simultaneous players would be great, but it's not practical with the physical limitations of the 2600.  That would be more appropriate for a Supercharger game, or a C64 game.

How about just having player 2 control the enemy plane?

How about just having player 2 control the enemy plane?

Yes, or the ship's defense?

How about just having player 2 control the enemy plane?

Yes, or the ship's defense?

Or both?