Primordial Ooze Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Would a simple shoot-em-up be possible to do on the Atari 2600? I am interested in trying to do one to see if a simple r-type game is possible. I play on releasing updated builds as i go, and may even turn it into a community project. Any assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Sincerely, Primordial Ooze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Impaler_26 Posted July 27, 2011 Share Posted July 27, 2011 Yep, a simplified R-Type style game seems to be possible on the 2600. Have a look here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/blog/115/entry-3095-so-many-ideas/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yllawwally Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You should try out vanguard. It was one of my favorite games as a kid. The 2600 is well known for shmups. Chopper command, is another good one. Defender, Super Cobra, laser gates, snoopy, are a bunch of side scrollers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted July 28, 2011 Share Posted July 28, 2011 You should try out vanguard. It was one of my favorite games as a kid. The 2600 is well known for shmups. Chopper command, is another good one. Defender, Super Cobra, laser gates, snoopy, are a bunch of side scrollers. Vanguard should give you a good example of what was possible then, with powerups (invincibility) and IIRC different firing schemes. Bobby's randomly generated R-Type linked above sounds promising. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted July 29, 2011 Share Posted July 29, 2011 yes, too bad it hasnt been finished Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Glenn Jupp Posted July 30, 2011 Share Posted July 30, 2011 If you've not seen it, then you might want to have a look at Erik Mooney's River Rampage on [stella]. Looks like the beginning of not just a shoot-em-up, but a full-on-bullet-hell-shmup. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 There aren't a lot of side-scrolling shooters on the 2600, for obvious technical reasons - though definitely check out Stargate/Defender II - but there are of course plenty of vertical shmups; including lots of great homebrews. Best original shoot em ups: Space Invaders River Raid River Raid II Phoenix Demon Attack Stargate/Defender II Galaxian Defender Spider Fighter Vanguard Chopper Command My favorite simple homebrew shoot em ups: Conquest of Mars Space Instigators Oystron Seawolf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 Juno First Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 . . . but there are of course plenty of vertical shmups; including lots of great homebrews. You forgot this one: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/186139-rapid-fire-test/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+grafixbmp Posted August 27, 2011 Share Posted August 27, 2011 I found the images I did for R-type on an old harddrive and thought I would share these few images. Also, as you can see, here is also a fun mock of super mario bros. This was the first bit of images that I ever drew as mocks for 2600. I think it would be doable with a harmony and DPC+ possibly even with bB. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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