scrummy Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Sorry I can't program a gerbil much less a 2600 game, but check out this great helicopter / lander like game. Its amazing what you can do with up/down and one button, The only thing I think they should add is a damage indicator, so that you can hit the wall at least a few times before you die. My high score is a 748, by the way. http://www.seethru.co.uk/zine/south_coast/...copter_game.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BeerGnome Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 fun game! 648 was my high after five minutes of playing.. naw.. no damage indicator.. if youve ever flown a real RC helecopter before ( like the game implies) trust me.. you hit something.. yer going home for the day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 I like it. Just scored 1876 on it. I think it would be very doable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 874 damn you! Those spaces start to get small on the bottom...try not to get stuck down there Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Hahaha... Her: Hey, you! Stop doing that!Me: Uh? Her: Why are you putting that towel over your head like that? Me: You what??? Her: The towel. It's upsetting my children. They keep asking what you're doing. Benjamin, come back here. Me: I'm re-lighting my cigarette. It's windy. Her: I know what you're doing, and it's disgusting. I don't want my children seeing that kind of thing. Me: Do you want your children to hear loads of swearing? Her: No! Me: Well go away then. Stupid bitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 21, 2003 Share Posted May 21, 2003 Ant Arena from the same site: http://www.seethru.co.uk/zine/south_coast/...t/week02/01.htm Odd place...it's all about how he's trying to learn how to fly an RC plane well enough to kill his rival with it during a public competition, so that he can win the hand of a girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted May 24, 2003 Share Posted May 24, 2003 Instead of a damage indicator, I'd see it as more likely to let your helicpter get destroyed and use a new one. Use a life method instead in other wordsl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Sorry I can't program a gerbil much less a 2600 game, butcheck out this great helicopter / lander like game. Its amazing what you can do with up/down and one button Actually there has been some brainstorming about such a game in [stella] more than years ago (search for SFCaves 2600). Yes, it looks possible. BTW: 1220 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Hi there! Actually there has been some brainstorming about such a game in [stella] maybe one year ago. Only Mark De Smet then changed the platform and created VeCaves for the Vectrex instead. Greetings, Manuel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Only Mark De Smet then changed the platform and created VeCaves for the Vectrex instead. Yup, so this IMO perfect beginner project is still available. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IceCold Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 That is just like the game urthworm for PC, I can upload it if you guys want me to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 We were obsessed by this game at work for a while. In fact I posted a link to it a few months ago. I was picturing the VCS version to use the driving controllers to control the airspeed and the button would just start/restart the game. Btw the way, here 's the high score I hold at my job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 Kind of an old game now.. but I enjoyed playing it again. 1330 on first try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doron Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Yeah, Lovely games, both of them. If you take that chopper game to the Vcs, what would you do with the stick then?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted June 4, 2003 Share Posted June 4, 2003 Rotor speed? (so you can choose how fast it rises when you press the button) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted June 5, 2003 Share Posted June 5, 2003 How about using the stick as the throttle and just using the button for starting the level... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.FoodMonster Posted July 8, 2003 Share Posted July 8, 2003 iv seen and played this game at so many sites its not even funny. id like to see a 2600 version of this, it would be cool. there is also a variation on this game http://www.etgames.com/ the game is called mini chopper, and they have a few other fun ones as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 I first saw this game as "SFCave" for the PalmPilot, but that version was slow on the color models. "Cave Run" for Palm is a bit slicker. Since then I've seen it many places, a version on a UK Xbox promo site, even an add for Orbitz. It's a cool little game, and one that got me thinking about "one button" control...actually, I'm not sure which came first, JoustPong or my exposure to this game. Probably JoustPong. Still, fun game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamemaster_ca_2003 Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 this is very good game oh yea 1102 is my best score Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thelen Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 there is an atari 8 bit version in the mini game compo 2003 called 'superfly 1K'! really nice : http://starbase.globalpc.net/minigame/ Thelen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 27, 2003 Share Posted September 27, 2003 Sorry I can't program a gerbil much less a 2600 game, butcheck out this great helicopter / lander like game. Its amazing what you can do with up/down and one button, The only thing I think they should add is a damage indicator, so that you can hit the wall at least a few times before you die. My high score is a 748, by the way. http://www.seethru.co.uk/zine/south_coast/helicopter_game.htm 494 so far. This WOULD make a great 2600 game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schmutzpuppe Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 there is an atari 8 bit version in the mini game compo 2003 called 'superfly 1K'! really nice : http://starbase.globalpc.net/minigame/ Thelen Glad that you like it. The NTSC fixed version (removed flicker on NTSC A8's) still isn't available on this side You can get the latest version here: http://www.atari8bit.de/superfly.zip Matthias Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 28, 2003 Share Posted September 28, 2003 This WOULD make a great 2600 game. Yup, either it is a good concept for a beginners game and/or I might use for a 1K entry in next year Minigames Competition. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted September 29, 2003 Share Posted September 29, 2003 BTW if you play the version hyperlinked using a numeric keypad for your mouse, it's actually a two button game, not one: zero to "hold down" and fly up, and the . next to it to release (in effect go down). I've found this is a very effective way to play, because you can rapidly alternate between the two to fly level, or just remember "up" and "down" instead of "hold down" or "don't hold down." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted October 4, 2003 Share Posted October 4, 2003 Please check this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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