Bartsfam Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I've been playing this one a lot lately, and I am hooked because I love space shooters like this. However, what is up with the crappy graphics? Is there a technical reason for this? IMO, Megamania and Demon Attack have much better graphics, and more vibrant colors, on the lesser performing 2600. The animations are very herky jerky also. I wonder if this is a memory thing or lack of space? . If so, they could have done without the stupid cut scene at the end of every few waves of the mother ship refueling. That all being said....I can't stop playing to see what happens next. I want to see what the next wave looks like. Anyone ever make it to the end? Is there an end? Do you ever get an extra life ever? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I think the game plays well personally. The groups of aliens move around the screen in different patterns to make it difficult to shoot them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I have made it to the end. This is the home port of the arcade game "Astro Blaster" by Sega/Gremlin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 (edited) I love that game! First played on Atari 400/800 (in the heyday) and was pleased to see it on Colecovision, much later. (I saw it much later, that is) Edited September 18, 2012 by wood_jl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I too love this game. First played it on an Apple II with a green monochrome monitor. The CV version is definitely a little different in how it feels to play. I do think it seems a little more jerky than when I played it on the Apple II, but then again that was a long long time ago and I may be completely off base. Great game and I may just throw it up on the CV HSC this season just for a excuse to give it a good play again. Congrats to rmaerz on getting to the end. What happens when you get there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckH Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'm not too sure there is an end but I did get it to repeat. I'm not sure how many mother ships that I got to but after the enclosed screen shot it starts to repeat at a faster level. I started on level one. All it says is Congratulations and then Thanks Ma. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ikrananka Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I'm not too sure there is an end but I did get it to repeat. I'm not sure how many mother ships that I got to but after the enclosed screen shot it starts to repeat at a faster level. I started on level one. All it says is Congratulations and then Thanks Ma. Cool - thanks for the info. Although I love the game I'm not very good at it and am unlikely to ever see the end myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Cool - thanks for the info. Although I love the game I'm not very good at it and am unlikely to ever see the end myself. We've all seen the end to this game... it's when we lose all our ships and the game is over! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 Congrats to rmaerz on getting to the end. What happens when you get there? The last board has letters to shoot at...I forget if they spell "END" or "THRESHOLD" - I'm thinking the former. After that board it cycles back to the first but I don't think it increases difficulty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 The last board has letters to shoot at...I forget if they spell "END" or "THRESHOLD" - I'm thinking the former. After that board it cycles back to the first but I don't think it increases difficulty. Oh it definately gets harder. I have made it past that and everything gets faster which makes it a lot harder to not get hit. I think it is the repeat of the 2nd or 3rd screen that is just ridiculous and usually is the reason I don't get much further than that screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Oh it definately gets harder. I have made it past that and everything gets faster which makes it a lot harder to not get hit. I think it is the repeat of the 2nd or 3rd screen that is just ridiculous and usually is the reason I don't get much further than that screen. OK my high is roughly 270K which only puts me a few screens in on the second go around. I guess you use up energy faster the farther you go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Yurkie Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I was playing this a little tonight and remembered that I beat the World Record on this back in season 4 of the HSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoDan Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I was playing this a little tonight and remembered that I beat the World Record on this back in season 4 of the HSC. Ah big deal everyone beat that score. You just happened to put your score after mine and I didn't have time to top it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed1475 Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 It's a lot harder the 2nd time thru. The ships start moving down the screen at you right away. So if you miss they crash into you. The last screen of ships spells out the word "LAST". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XavierGames Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 That is nice ! Thanks for the information on this game ! I have it Brand New Sealed along with Sammy Lightfoot and several other brand new sealed ColecoVision games. Not sure if I will sell them or trade them for opened ones plus something else ? I do want to get all CV games boxed !!! . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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