koolmoecraig Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Really fun and challenging. I love the horizontal Lunar Lander-type thrust controls. Any other games out there like this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Lunar Lander didn't have horizontal thrust controls. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Really fun and challenging. I love the horizontal Lunar Lander-type thrust controls. Any other games out there like this? Not precisely, off the top of my head, but if you mean good games with gravity(ish) mechanics: Stellar Shuttle: good port of the arcade game, single screen though Thrust: Multi-screen game with gravity/acceleration. I think there is a hack out there that uses a joystick as well. Think Gravitar with a payload. Dropzone: Everyone knows this classic. Does have some mild gravity mechanics. More like Defender than Captain Beeble though. Fort Apocalypse: Very mild gravity mechanics and a huge, non-linear set of levels. That's all I can think of off the top of my head. There are a couple more with Lunar Lander type elements, but I can't think of the names ATM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 (edited) Lunar Lander didn't have horizontal thrust controls. Pretty sure it did, you had to control left and right as well as up and down.. EDIT: Just tried all the Lunar Landers I have from various authors and all need thrusters for up / down left / right.. Just wanted to make sure... Edited September 2, 2017 by Mclaneinc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Atari's arcade Lunar Lander (shared hardware with Asteroids) only allows roll control through 180 degrees with all thrust coming from the base of the lander. In general Lunar Lander type games using raster graphics tended to have an upward facing ship with variable speed dependant on thrust in the vertical direction and fixed speeds or stationary in the horizontal. I used to play Captain Beeble a fair amount. It has it's moments but gets a bit repetitive. From memory it actually has fixed vertical speeds with the horizontal being widely variable. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
koolmoecraig Posted September 2, 2017 Author Share Posted September 2, 2017 Lunar Lander didn't have horizontal thrust controls. Ha. Yes, I'm aware. What I meant was Lunar Lander-like, not type. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Checkout Rocket Rescue from ataraige's BioFreeze (the last/latest version), it plays really well. Link and Info here http://atariage.com/forums/topic/231125-hsc11-round-19-r-rocket-games/?hl=+rocket 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 Any other games out there like this? It's not a scroller, but same type of physics: Jetboy A little too fast on NTSC, so play on PAL for maximum enjoyment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted September 2, 2017 Share Posted September 2, 2017 There's also Lunar Jetman, which does scroll and Jetman, which is essentially the same as Jetboy but in hi-res color mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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