IntellivisionDude Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Mission X is the game that had so much potential to be one of the best games on the system but in the end just ended up being mediocre. All you did was bomb stuff on the ground for points while avoiding missiles being shot at you and shoot down a few planes. The main problem is bombing stuff on the ground is fun for a while but that ends up being 90% of the game. There are very few planes to shoot down. As a kid i loved bombing things on the ground, but it eventually got repetitive. There is still a lot of satisfaction to blowing stuff up. lol This game needs more planes to shoot at and a lot more variety of things to bomb just for fun. Buildings, People, etc. Maybe more features could be added but if more plane fighting action was added you probably wouldn't need too many more features. Here is some gameplay for it. You have to admit when the game turns to night time at about the 4:30 mark, the graphics are frickin sweet. But unfortunately you also have to wait 4 mins 30 sec into the game before you even fight any planes. That is a huge flaw as far as i'm concerned. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 Mission XI 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vprette Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 (edited) mediocre is a compliment! I did buy the game: as little kid, I got right for a new intv game only once every 4-5 months... and that was sooooo disappointing as a choice..... Edited October 7, 2014 by vprette Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted October 7, 2014 Share Posted October 7, 2014 I agree completely. Even if you could just shoot at the various bullets and missiles that come at you it would be a huge improvement. Needs a super-pro update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 Super Pro Update would be cool. I heard David was working on Mrs.sion X 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted October 8, 2014 Share Posted October 8, 2014 We all know the Intv hardware limitations and Mission X definitely shows them. I played it a lot in the 80's, got a lot of mileage out of blowing stuff up, but it did turn into kind of a "level grind" after a while and lost some fun factor as we played it. I think the fun factor could get turned-up if it offered simultaneous 2-player, missiles that could be shot out to defend the plane, different kinds of ground-to-air weapons, more variation in the enemy planes. Hmm, maybe the choice to have different types of planes or outfit it differently like something more agile for fighter-fighter combat vs a big bomb config so if it flies high it is really slow but the bombs damage a larger area. This game did have such a strong resemblance to River Raid, also... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
First Spear Posted October 22, 2014 Share Posted October 22, 2014 The moving object limitations on the Intellivision could be dealt with in a Mission X update by not making the enemy shots MOBs - check out Phantoms 5 on the Apple II: The enemy flak appears from the ground gun batteries as flashes, and then in a random time (.5-1.5 seconds), an explosion appears where they were shooting. So to dodge the flak, the plane has to move out of where the game calculates the explosion will be. Kind of hard to explain in text. But on the Intv, the shots could maybe be background, or if they have to be MOBs they only exist for a moment when their shot is fired. That leaves a lot of room for other animated things on the screen, or using more than 1 MOB for the plane so it can have additional color or detail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NumbThumb Posted January 4, 2015 Share Posted January 4, 2015 Mission X was the first game I ever played on my Intellivision. It was included when you bought the console. So even if it gets old pretty fast I have a soft spot for it... A super-pro version would be cool! Just realized today (which is why I brought up this thread) that Mission X is an arcade port from Data East/DECO Cassette System. Apparently the arcade version was not too good either. Watch this game review, lot of 1982 nostalgia, not just Mission X. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zs9xuwL8wn0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bikeguychicago Posted January 5, 2015 Share Posted January 5, 2015 (edited) From the looks of it, the Intellivision port is a pretty good compared to the arcade version. Though the arcade version is certainly no 1942/1943. Edited January 5, 2015 by bikeguychicago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+JasonlikesINTV Posted January 6, 2015 Share Posted January 6, 2015 The arcade version has a much faster pace. Would live to see this option on a Mission X sequel. Maybe a boss level too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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