can this awesome River Raid hack work on the real game?

Tangentg · March 22, 2018

Wow, this hack is actually really awesome, never really seen any spreadshot game on the 2600 before.

I always preferred the Atari 800 version due to the balloons and tanks, wonder if it's possible to fit those in. My preferred version of River Raid had been River Raid Plus because of the addition of the balloons.

ComputerSpaceFan · June 28, 2018

all this talk about Retron 77 homebrew support inspired me to fire up this baby again this evening and it still floors me what an amazing job Nukey did here

+ZeroPage Homebrew · August 29, 2018

Amazing hack Nukey Shay! We're broadcasting an all hacks special LIVE on ZeroPage Homebrew tonight and we'll be featuring your hack, River Raid Fantasy Mode!!

ZeroPage Twitch LiveStream: http://twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/

We'll also be playing these games:

- Bouncer (hack of Boing!) by Scott Dayton "neotokeo2001"
- Gauntlet 2600 (hack of Dark Chambers) by Claudio Salvucci "CDS Games"
- Wolfenstein VCS: The Next Mission (hack of Venture) by Scott Dayton "neotokeo2001" & Robert Mundschau

The show will be livestreaming on Twitch at 7PM PT / 10PM ET, hope to see you all there!

Edited August 29, 2018 by cimmerian

Arenafoot · October 9, 2018

regimm - not sure if Nukey ever saw your request,,,, so here's a try:

Actually, the original game does this already because fuel consumption is a constant (whether you go fast or slow, it drains at the same rate). On that note, it would be easier to instruct the game to eat fuel faster if you accelerate than doing it the other way around.

"Dad, can you play two at the same time?"
It was this question of my daughter that made me ask here, is it difficult to program to make the River Raid be multiplayer, that is, both players at the same time? Imagine the battle to get fuel, to make more points, etc ...
The screen could advance at slow speed always, and players could move the plane back and forth as well ....
.

Is that possible, Mr. Shay?

Nukey Shay · October 9, 2018

Saw it...but the compromises (as a hack) would be a bit steep. Tracking and displaying a second plane and missile is out (as mentioned, the side missile thing only worked because the comparison for the center missile was already active). So to do both players, the plane and missile are flickered at 30hz. The downside there is that the missiles fired stand a good chance of missing their targets due to the flicker...the side missiles already demonstrate this problem. Being hit and dying is another issue...that whole routine would need to be rewitten.

It would make a novel game idea if anyone wants to create a new program from the ground up.

Arenafoot · October 9, 2018

Saw it...but the compromises (as a hack) would be a bit steep. Tracking and displaying a second plane and missile is out (as mentioned, the side missile thing only worked because the comparison for the center missile was already active). So to do both players, the plane and missile are flickered at 30hz. The downside there is that the missiles fired stand a good chance of missing their targets due to the flicker...the side missiles already demonstrate this problem. Being hit and dying is another issue...that whole routine would need to be rewitten.

It would make a novel game idea if anyone wants to create a new program from the ground up.

Ohhh gotcha - thanks for the response!!

+ZeroPage Homebrew · September 27, 2021

ZeroPage Homebrew is broadcasting a tribute stream to the legacy of Nukey Shay / Kurt Howe and playing River Raid 3 and more of his amazing hacks on tomorrow's (Tue Sep 28, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day. I hope you'll be able to join us in remembering Kurt and his incredible contributions to the homebrew community!

ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/

Games:

Missile Command Arcade (2006 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay
Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced (2011 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay
River Raid 3 (2017 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay
Another Adventure (2011 Hack) by Keith C Bradbury @keithbk and Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay
Galaxian Arcade Expanded (2010 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay and Kevin Mosley @KevinMos3

(WATCH AT 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY)

ComputerSpaceFan · September 28, 2021

On 9/27/2021 at 1:15 PM, ZeroPage Homebrew said:

ZeroPage Homebrew is broadcasting a tribute stream to the legacy of Nukey Shay / Kurt Howe and playing River Raid 3 and more of his amazing hacks on tomorrow's (Tue Sep 28, 2021) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT+1Day. I hope you'll be able to join us in remembering Kurt and his incredible contributions to the homebrew community!

ZPH Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/

Games:

Missile Command Arcade (2006 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay

Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced (2011 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay

River Raid 3 (2017 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay

Another Adventure (2011 Hack) by Keith C Bradbury @keithbk and Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay

Galaxian Arcade Expanded (2010 Hack) by Kurt Howe @Nukey Shay and Kevin Mosley @KevinMos3

If I may make a recommendation, include his Midnight Magic hack too

SoundGammon · September 30, 2021

Where can someone get all those cool labels?

I want to burn a chip with River Raid 3 and put it in a cart!

+ZeroPage Homebrew · September 30, 2021

15 minutes ago, SoundGammon said:

Where can someone get all those cool labels?

I want to burn a chip with River Raid 3 and put it in a cart!

I created three of them for the stream (Pac-Man Aracade Enhanced, River Raid 3, Galaxian Arcade Expanded) from existing elements. I wouldn't classify them as high enough quality for printing but I've attached them below. I've also included the graphics for the other two games of Kurt's we played.

- James