Kr0tki Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi! I'm working on file version of 64kB XEGS cart "Desert Falcon" and I was really surprised how bad this game is. I've neved played Desert Falcon on A8 before so it really was a shock. It looks more like unfinished proto. In another thread someone said that it really is a proto, which somehow got to selling instead of a finished version. I hope it still exists somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi! I'm working on file version of 64kB XEGS cart "Desert Falcon" and I was really surprised how bad this game is. I've neved played Desert Falcon on A8 before so it really was a shock. It looks more like unfinished proto. In another thread someone said that it really is a proto, which somehow got to selling instead of a finished version. I hope it still exists somewhere. Actually, if someone was able to just fix the scrolling problem it would make a huge difference in the playability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 (in my eyes Thunderfox is also quite bad) It's not bad, it's just FREAKIN' HARD! I can't last more than a few minutes in that game. Tempest Geez - same here. I want so badly to like Thunderfox but it's so F*&^ing difficult that I usually turn it off and chuck it back in the closet. Once a year or so, I seem to forget the difficulty and decide to try again without results that differ. I wish it had a secret invincibility mode so I could at least see what all the levels look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 WDWII blows compared to the real A8 Commado - NO contest!!! Pardon my ignorance, but what does "WDWII" stand for? I liked the Atari 8-bit Commando too. Nice effort. Scupltured Software did a really good conversion both the XE and 7800 versions and I wished Atari used them for more games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted August 19, 2007 Share Posted August 19, 2007 what does "WDWII" stand for? Who Dares Wins II http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...VERSION_ID=5764 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted August 19, 2007 Author Share Posted August 19, 2007 Hi! I'm working on file version of 64kB XEGS cart "Desert Falcon" and I was really surprised how bad this game is. I've neved played Desert Falcon on A8 before so it really was a shock. It looks more like unfinished proto. In another thread someone said that it really is a proto, which somehow got to selling instead of a finished version. I hope it still exists somewhere. Actually, if someone was able to just fix the scrolling problem it would make a huge difference in the playability. Well, I have source of Desert Falcon but I'm not sure what exactly do you call "scrolling problem". Do you mean problem with displaying falcon or what? F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Hi! I'm working on file version of 64kB XEGS cart "Desert Falcon" and I was really surprised how bad this game is. I've neved played Desert Falcon on A8 before so it really was a shock. It looks more like unfinished proto. In another thread someone said that it really is a proto, which somehow got to selling instead of a finished version. I hope it still exists somewhere. Actually, if someone was able to just fix the scrolling problem it would make a huge difference in the playability. Well, I have source of Desert Falcon but I'm not sure what exactly do you call "scrolling problem". Do you mean problem with displaying falcon or what? F. Well, I have only played it in emulation, but the scrolling seems to be quite a bit jerky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted August 20, 2007 Share Posted August 20, 2007 Well, I have only played it in emulation, but the scrolling seems to be quite a bit jerky. This is caused only by some unachieved programming skills. When the falcon is walking, the scrolling always "jumps" with it. With a litle more achievement, the falcon could walk in a range of the screen and the scrolling does some 1/3 screen movement, the jerkyness really was gone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Fandal_ Posted August 20, 2007 Author Share Posted August 20, 2007 Well, I have only played it in emulation, but the scrolling seems to be quite a bit jerky. Yes, it's jerky. And I don't think it can be fixed as the game engine simply doesn't use any synchro. VBI is disabled and sometimes a lot of data is being moved and it can't be done in one frame. F. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted August 21, 2007 Share Posted August 21, 2007 (edited) Well, I have only played it in emulation, but the scrolling seems to be quite a bit jerky. Yes, it's jerky. And I don't think it can be fixed as the game engine simply doesn't use any synchro. VBI is disabled and sometimes a lot of data is being moved and it can't be done in one frame. Too bad. It's just too hard on my eyes with all that jiggling around. I can only play it for a few minutes at a time. Edited August 21, 2007 by MrFish Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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