Can anyone identify this game?

[crash]

Greetings,

 

For years I've been trying to find a game that was lost when a diskette failed, and wonder if anyone may know the name. What I can remember is that it was a Space invaders/Galaxian type of game where each wave of enemies would appear at the top of the screen, and the player would control a ship on the bottom shooting up at them.

 

What was distinctive, was that a few waves into the game, the enemies would drop bombs or something that would bounce around at the bottom of the screen rather than disappearing.

 

Any ideas?

[Nukey Shay]

Wavy Navy?

[classics]

Greetings,

 

For years I've been trying to find a game that was lost when a diskette failed, and wonder if anyone may know the name. What I can remember is that it was a Space invaders/Galaxian type of game where each wave of enemies would appear at the top of the screen, and the player would control a ship on the bottom shooting up at them.

 

What was distinctive, was that a few waves into the game, the enemies would drop bombs or something that would bounce around at the bottom of the screen rather than disappearing.

 

Any ideas?

 

Bandits?

 

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-bandits_492.html

[crash]

Greetings,

 

The game I am thinking of is neither Wavy Navy or Bandits, both excellent games though!

[mariusz]

Hyperblast? http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-hyperblast_2540.html

Edited June 21, 2010 by mariusz

[Havok69]

Not a specific answer, but perhaps if you look through the screen shots, you'll find what you're looking for?

 

http://www.atarimania.com/list_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-shoot-em-up-space-invaders_genre_116_8_G.html

[Mclaneinc]

Deffo Bandits, the lovely bouncy balls shootem up meets Pang

[www.atarimania.com]

Alien Ambush.

 

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Atari Frog

http://www.atarimania.com

[crash]

Greetings,

 

I checked through all of the screenshots and did not see anything familiar, although it has been many years since I played that game so I don't remember much. I recall that the bombs that were dropped appeared to spin on a vertical axis, and that after a few waves, the bombs would bounce from the bottom of the screen. I think that it also had very simple graphics. Alien Ambush is similar, but not the one I was thinking of.

 

It must have been a pretty obscure game!

 

Thanks

[jacobus]

Greetings,

 

I checked through all of the screenshots and did not see anything familiar, although it has been many years since I played that game so I don't remember much. I recall that the bombs that were dropped appeared to spin on a vertical axis, and that after a few waves, the bombs would bounce from the bottom of the screen. I think that it also had very simple graphics. Alien Ambush is similar, but not the one I was thinking of.

 

It must have been a pretty obscure game!

 

Thanks

 

 

Sounds like Alien Swarm

[Wrathchild]

Could be A.E.?

[crash]

I don't think so - the game I am thinking of did not have a background graphic. It may have even been a magazine game or one that required basic rather than something from a major publisher.

 

Thanks!

[www.atarimania.com]

I don't think so - the game I am thinking of did not have a background graphic. It may have even been a magazine game or one that required basic rather than something from a major publisher.

How about Blast! by ANALOG?

 

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Atari Frog

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[crash]

Hmm... I guess there were a lot of games like this. I don't think it was Blast... thanks to everyone for all of the good suggestions.

Edited June 26, 2010 by crash

[lbaeza]

Hi

 

Take a look at these screenshots:

 

http://www.atarimania.com/screenshots_games_atari-400-800-xl-xe-p_total-page-step-genre_54-1-50-116_8_G.html

 

Regards

[crash]

Greetings,

 

I went through all of the screenshots, and did not see it. The game may be one of those without a screenshot, or is perhaps not on the list.

 

Thanks

[+therealbountybob]

If you've still got the disk maybe you could scan it with a sector editor and see if there's any legible text... what do you mean it was 25 years ago

[crash]

Greetings,

 

After some more searching and testing from Atarimania, I found the game that I was thinking of:

 

Alien Swarm

 

Thanks to everyone for the help!

[+Philsan]

After some more searching and testing from Atarimania, I found the game that I was thinking of:

Alien Swarm

So the winner is...

Sounds like Alien Swarm

[jacobus]

After some more searching and testing from Atarimania, I found the game that I was thinking of:

Alien Swarm

So the winner is...

Sounds like Alien Swarm

 

 

WhooHoo!

 

And my prize is???

[+therealbountybob]

After some more searching and testing from Atarimania, I found the game that I was thinking of:

Alien Swarm

So the winner is...

Sounds like Alien Swarm

 

 

WhooHoo!

 

And my prize is???

Free entry to the High Score Club Seriously we need some more players... anyone :!:

 

I seem to remember Alien Swarm had a way of playing that you could take advantage of to make it too easy, otherwise it was a nice game

[crash]

WhooHoo!

 

And my prize is???

A free copy of Alien Swarm from Atarimania!

 

Thanks for suggesting that. I'm not sure why it didn't register even after you suggested the correct title.

 

My brain is like a 25 year old Atari 810.

 

Cheers!