PacManPlus Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Hey Guys: Here's Astro Fighter for your enjoyment. Pictures courtesy of Trebor. (Thanks, man!) http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437682.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437685.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437687.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437690.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437692.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437695.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437697.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-29384800-1437437700.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437705.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437707.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437708.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437710.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437712.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437714.png http://atariage.com/forums/uploads/monthly_07_2015/msg-18-0-00789100-1437437716.png ...a bit of a warning: 'Hard' mode is downright evil. Enjoy guys! EDIT - hmmm... why didn't the pictures show up? AstroFighter.A78 AstroFighter.BIN Edited July 26, 2015 by PacManPlus 19 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 WOW! Awesome, thank you Bob! The .A78 file plays great even in good old ProSystem on my Mac. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Another "awesome game" "cart please" from myself. Thanks again Mr. 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raygunn Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 (edited) Astro Fighter was always one of those visceral favorites of mine- meaning when you even look at the game, those familiar smells, and yes, tastes of that bygone era come flooding into my head again.It was 1980. We had a little Mom and Pop Deli up the road from our house. I rode my bike there every chance I got. If my Mom needed ANYTHING from the store, I was on it! The reason- they had a 5 piece arcade in the back! They had this game- I could play for hours! We always needed bread at home- Mom would give me $2.00 for a loaf of bread that cost .60! So, I could get a Twix bar, (or a Whatchamacallit, before they put caramel in them, by the way!) a Nehi Grape, and enough for a game or two! So, every time I play this game, it just takes me back.This game is STUNNING on the 7800! I looks and plays like the arcade version! And I should know-Not only would I highly recommend this game, but I'd like to post a review over on my site, if it's ok.Thank you for the great memories this morning!!!!! Edited July 26, 2015 by Raygunn 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Awesome! Assuming it's finished, will this be available in the AA store soon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Bob this looks awesome and another outstanding job! Looks like I may be getting the checkbook out AGAIN! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 EDIT - hmmm... why didn't the pictures show up? I had a talk with the pictures...They've agreed to cooperate now: 9 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 Need cart now!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted July 26, 2015 Share Posted July 26, 2015 I always feel bad for games like this. If I did play it back in the day it wasn't often because it was difficult, and got outshined by Galaxian and Pac-Man. It would have been perfect for home consoles back in the day, as it perfect for buying today for your classic 7800 system! If we found a great home console game with great game play in the early 80's it was luck, because companies wanted to sell us their licenced big name acquisitions without much regard to the game's look or how it played.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixMoonPatrol Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 (edited) Love to see home brew like this. I'm gonna go try the rom now and I'd be interested in buying this abit later. I have an Atari 7800 AV moded system on the way, so money is abit tight right now but I will buy this game if it does make it to cart. Thanks for making the 7800 shine PacmanPlus Edited July 27, 2015 by PhoenixMoonPatrol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariKid81 Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Welcome back Pac-ManPlus!! I am so glad, you pay attention to "B" list titles, such as "Astro Fighter", "Astro Blaster" and "Rip Off"(to name a few). Almost forgotten, arcade games, such as these, seem a natural fit for the 7800. If this comes out in cart form - I'm on it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Wow this looks fantastic. Bob are you aware that there is a way to get a ton of points when shooting the boss? I did it once - I think I got 10,000 points. But I can't say for sure how I did it. I think it had something to do with shooting a precise number of bullets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hmmm.. tried the rom, it resets every couple of seconds. Is it supposed to be doing that in this version? (MESS64, 1.61) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Wow this looks fantastic. Bob are you aware that there is a way to get a ton of points when shooting the boss? I did it once - I think I got 10,000 points. But I can't say for sure how I did it. I think it had something to do with shooting a precise number of bullets. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Fighter "A very large bonus of 10,000 is given for getting through 4 waves and refueling by using exactly 2 shots more than the minimum needed. " Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Trebor Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 Hmmm.. tried the rom, it resets every couple of seconds. Is it supposed to be doing that in this version? (MESS64, 1.61) Starting with version 0.160 there is a timing issue that impacts the 7800 driver negatively. Stick with the 'gold standard' in 7800 emulation, version 0.159 for the time being. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 27, 2015 Share Posted July 27, 2015 I think the reset is a controller config issue. I noticed the same thing playing the rom in the ProSystem emulator on my RPi2. Turns out for some reason that the button I normally use as button two in all my 7800 games was resetting this one, until I investigated and found my controller configuration had gotten overwritten in an update to my RetroPi installation. After I recreated my config the problem went away. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astro_Fighter "A very large bonus of 10,000 is given for getting through 4 waves and refueling by using exactly 2 shots more than the minimum needed. " Yep, but the one I read goes on to say that the 55th shot is the one that is worth 10,000 points. But there are 50 enemies. 50 + 2 != 55 I tested it on the arcade, and it actually is 55. So that's what I did. Thank you all Interesting about the timing bug. That explains why it doesn't do it on the real thing or on the version of MESS I'm using. Thanks, Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 27, 2015 Author Share Posted July 27, 2015 Thank you so much for all of the compliments, guys. They are very appreciated. BTW, anyone paying attention to the 'High Score Cart Values' thread in the Programming Sub-Form would have known about this since 7/4 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Thank you so much for all of the compliments, guys. They are very appreciated. BTW, anyone paying attention to the 'High Score Cart Values' thread in the Programming Sub-Form would have known about this since 7/4 I don't watch any of the programming forums so starting this thread was a good thing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Looks very interesting! I am not familiar with this game. The 3D corridor sequence looks very cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Would be a great fit for the 8bit series also Cafeman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thursday83 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Played this game at the Classic Game Fest. Another incredible port from Bob! Simply outstanding. And addicting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Played this game at the Classic Game Fest. Another incredible port from Bob! Simply outstanding. And addicting. 100% agree with you. I too played this at the Game Fest and could not get over the look and feel of this game. Really...really just like playing the arcade cabinet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wongojack Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Wait wait, you guys are missing the big reveal in this thread by @Raygunn (or a Whatchamacallit, before they put caramel in them, by the way!) Whatchamacallits now have caramel!!!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 28, 2015 Share Posted July 28, 2015 Need cart now!!! Here's a pic I took of the cart at the Game Fest. Love the artwork! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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