PacManPlus Posted September 2, 2015 Author Share Posted September 2, 2015 From what I've read, Astro Fighter came out first, but they wanted to improve on it (it didn't do that well) so Astro Blaster was born. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted September 2, 2015 Share Posted September 2, 2015 Astro Fighter is a great game. Looking forward to playing this on the 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted September 7, 2015 Share Posted September 7, 2015 Please release this in the store soon.....I'll go to the bank right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keitaro Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Classic vertical shmups are my favorite. Looks awesome!! I hope It can be completed and released on cart. Greetings! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scotty Posted October 6, 2015 Share Posted October 6, 2015 One of my all time favorite arcade games. I love this as well as other less known games from the era like Astro Invader. Thank you for releasing this! Can not wait to try it!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted October 8, 2015 Share Posted October 8, 2015 One of my all time favorite arcade games. I love this as well as other less known games from the era like Astro Invader. Thank you for releasing this! Can not wait to try it!! I remember this https://youtu.be/3UcmU0qV5U8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 22, 2015 Author Share Posted November 22, 2015 Hi guys! Question for anyone who uses PAL: does the game look/play ok? I just want to make sure as I've been asked by Al, but I don't have a PAL machine. Thank you! Bob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 23, 2015 Share Posted November 23, 2015 Should be arriving here any day. Will keep you posted when testing it on two 7800 PAL (PAL and PERITEL SECAM). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Arrived, testing on PAL tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just tried Astro Blaster on a PAL 7800 - looks and plays fine 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 25, 2015 Author Share Posted November 25, 2015 Awesome - thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted November 25, 2015 Share Posted November 25, 2015 Just tried Astro Blaster on a PAL 7800 - looks and plays fine Awesome, thanks for confirming! ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 26, 2015 Share Posted November 26, 2015 Was a pleasure . I also wanted to try it on my french Peritel but I got no signal on two TVs (an old Grundig and an LG Flat). Have to try it on my Sony Bravias today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 "Was a pleasure . I also wanted to try it on my french Peritel but I got no signal on two TVs (an old Grundig and an LG Flat). Have to try it on my Sony Bravias today." Hi, I have an 7800 french PAL with SCART... is that a Peritel? If Astro Fighter works on PAL, it should work on this too. Did only Astro Fighter fail, or do you have Problems to get a signal at all? On an old LCD with two SCART connectors I did only get a signal on the first SCART connecter, on the second I got white screen. I am asking these questions, as I would like to order Astro Fighter and want to run it on a french PAL machine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted November 30, 2015 Share Posted November 30, 2015 Yes, Astro Fighter should also work on the french variant. I have problems with all games getting a signal on it. So far, I tried it on two older TVs but I suspected to at least get a picture on the LG Flat. Will test it on two Sony Bravias when I have time to. I bought the 7800 SECAM here on AtariAge on the marketplace and don't believe it was sold dead to me, so I'm eager to get it running correctly. So you should get Astro Fighter running on your TV without problems - BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 So you should get Astro Fighter running on your TV without problems - BUY IT BUY IT BUY IT Ordered it already, just wanted to confirm it will run fine on my machine before AL gonna ship it Connecting the 7800 via SCART seems to be a little bit tricky. On my 3to1 SCART switch in front of my Philips LED I have to press RGB button to get a signal from 7800 (like from Amiga). On my old LCD TV, one SCART port did work and the other not, when connecting the 7800. Good luck for your testing and thanks for confirming Astro Fighter will work on PAL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBuff Posted December 1, 2015 Share Posted December 1, 2015 Thanks for your tipps and enjoy playing Astro Fighter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 2, 2015 Author Share Posted December 2, 2015 Thanks, Guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 I had ordered this game soon after Al made it available in the AtariAge store, but saved it for today. What an awesome game...just enjoyed playing it for about an hour or so! Thanks so much for developing this game Bob!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Can not wait to get home to play mine! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 25, 2015 Share Posted December 25, 2015 Fun & games & Atari & Christmas. .. Doctor Who, Firefly shirt 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted December 26, 2015 Share Posted December 26, 2015 I had ordered this game soon after Al made it available in the AtariAge store, but saved it for today. What an awesome game...just enjoyed playing it for about an hour or so! Thanks so much for developing this game Bob!!!Me too! Mine is pictured above. Played first time today. Games like this may have put the console back on my radar when it was for sale. Back when accurate shots counted. I got to thinking. From pong consoles to Atari 2600 the year Space Invaders was first available, to ColecoVision with Atari Expansion Module and Supercharger. Tried an Adam Computer, but returned it quite quickly - I don't recall why. Atari 800XL was the best gift from my parents. Taught myself to type properly. Then it was Game Over for consoles for me. The 5200? I had the same games on the 800XL. By the time the 7800 was for sale I was out of High School and since I had many games already like Ms. Pac Man on the 2600 and the 800XL, it seemed wasteful to buy them again on a third system, plus going to an arcade in a mall or a dedicated space was easy enough before and after being able to drive. Even exclusives like Food Fight were better at the arcade than the fantastic home 7800 version. Now if they had done the lesser known games like Bob has done and the well known games with attention to all the subtle details I might have been convinced to buy a 7800. The NES was for people my age that had children. I didn't seem to care much for 8-bit platformers, but Dr. Mario was 2 Player fun, until Sonic, Sonic 2, Hockey 94 was fun with friends and their kids. The Atari 800XL just covered a lot of computing and entertainment up until I could almost afford the next generation, and held off just long enough to see the advantages of spending more for an Apple Computer that just works -- without worry of viruses, failing hardware bits, in your face messages and seeming to fight through tasks and endless reboots that Windows users just accept as normal operation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 26, 2015 Author Share Posted December 26, 2015 Thanks, Guys ...and I hope you all had a very Merry Christmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 27, 2015 Share Posted December 27, 2015 I received AstroFighter for Christmas and I love it! I used to play this game at a small ice cream shop/arcade that was around for a short period of time when I was growing up. I've never seen it anywhere else and couldn't even remember the name of the game until I saw footage of this port. I really enjoy the game and it brought back a flood of great memories. Thanks Bob! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted December 29, 2015 Share Posted December 29, 2015 Ok got home and tried this out. I got past the boss once on easiest setting. Fun game but hard. I definitely need more practise. Wondering why the box says supports atarivox speech synthesizer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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