dr. kwack Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 I took a break from my Dick Tracy hack and started fooling around with this one. It's a sad attempt to make Atari's vector game Red Baron for the VCS. The source is Spitfire Ace. I'm only a graphic hacker so colors are out of my league. I have replaced the houses and guns with pillboxes and tanks. Also vectorized the score digits, and tinkered a bit with enemy plane props (for some reason I don't see the wings in the code anywhere). Also discovered where the road was and attempted to "vectorize" it as well. I based this off of screen shots from klov and after playing the original on MAME for a few minutes. Feel free to alter further. I'd love to go with an all black background and white sprites. It would also be cool to get the blimp in there, but as stated that's way beyond what I can do... Maybe one could consider this the flight equivalent of what Atari did to Battlezone on the 2600. rb3.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Very cool hack Doc. It's going to be my escape for the next 15 or so ^_^ GideonsDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 (edited) I changed all the colors to B&W for you. redBaron(updated).zip Edit: attached the proper file now. Edited November 22, 2009 by Omegamatrix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted November 22, 2009 Author Share Posted November 22, 2009 Gideons- thanks for the kind words! Omega- Thanks for the help. But... I downloaded the file but the game is still in color. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted November 22, 2009 Share Posted November 22, 2009 You're right. I put your old file in there by mistake. I edited my post above and attached the proper file. There is also an assembly file inside. I don't have time to try and write a blimp in though. Maybe someone else could. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted November 23, 2009 Author Share Posted November 23, 2009 Thanks a bunch Omega! Very cool. Feel free to dig in anyone. A blimp would be cool as would proper bi-planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted November 23, 2009 Share Posted November 23, 2009 Doc and Omega - Excellent job! I posting a screen cap so others can check out your work (I hope you don't mind). GideonsDad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 Thanks a bunch Omega! Very cool. Feel free to dig in anyone. A blimp would be cool as would proper bi-planes. Looks great! I agree that if someone could hack the planes into the biplanes it would be great. Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 That´s a cool hack! Now we need just biplanes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I had to make a new account. My old email address is bugged, and blah blah. Anyway, here is my attempt to add bi-planes. redBaron4.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted November 26, 2009 Share Posted November 26, 2009 I had to make a new account. My old email address is bugged, and blah blah. Anyway, here is my attempt to add bi-planes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 I had to make a new account. My old email address is bugged, and blah blah. Anyway, here is my attempt to add bi-planes. Great work!! This hack is truly a community effort so hats off to all of you fellers Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 27, 2009 Share Posted November 27, 2009 Took me forever to find the planes. Hope it is sufficient. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nerf Herder73 Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I only discovered Red Baron for myself a couple of months ago. This is coming along nicely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Eureka! Out_of_Gas where did you find them? I searched up and down (must have been in too much of a rush). Also- anyone have the manual for this one? I would like to know the mechanics/actual ideas of the game. This is truly cool. Thanks to all who have chipped in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 (edited) Eureka! Out_of_Gas where did you find them? I searched up and down (must have been in too much of a rush). Also- anyone have the manual for this one? I would like to know the mechanics/actual ideas of the game. This is truly cool. Thanks to all who have chipped in. On line "0A44" I used Bit-Hacker, and used the "Descend" Feature. Edited November 28, 2009 by Out_of_Gas 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 I don't know the technical terms, but perhaps if some more memory can be added to this, perhaps blimps can be added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 New Bin. Tinkered with the biplanes. redBaron7.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted November 28, 2009 Author Share Posted November 28, 2009 Excellent. That newest bin makes the biplanes look great. Thanks also for the manual! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Excellent. That newest bin makes the biplanes look great. Thanks also for the manual! Agreed! This is a WWI game now! Great work. Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandmountainslim Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Just played another round of this hack Those biplanes are REALLY good! You can see the props and wings clearly as they zoom in to open fire. Good job! Wp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted November 29, 2009 Share Posted November 29, 2009 Yep, it´s a pretty nice hack now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted November 30, 2009 Share Posted November 30, 2009 Just glad I did something good, instead of the usual crud I put out here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Out_of_Gas Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Came up wit 'dese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted December 13, 2009 Share Posted December 13, 2009 Came up wit 'dese! These are pretty cool labels! The black one is very nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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