manterola Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 I was thinking that a game like that is missing for the Atari 8-bit platform. Just yesterday I turned on my "old" iPhone 4 and played a Scorched Earth clone, it is so addictive and thrilling specially when you restrict the time to shoot to few seconds. This style of games is also cool, in the sense of the physics of the game (flat Earth vs spheric, wind, gravity, etc), and it is incredible how a few more options like time to shoot or different ammunition change the dynamic of the game. Just food for thought... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ivop Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Angry Bird would be quite a challenge, considering all the rigid bodies physics in play there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 T-34 The Battle .. was a nice surprise. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Loguidice Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 Angry Bird would be quite a challenge, considering all the rigid bodies physics in play there. I agree. There was a homebrew port for the Sega Genesis that was OK, but it was clear that the physics were just not there. The game is deceptively processor-intensive. There was also a Famicom port of some type that did its best, but it's just not something for an 8-bit (or even 16-bit) system to tussle with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pseudografx Posted May 1, 2018 Share Posted May 1, 2018 There was another attempt at Scorch, unfortunately also never finished. http://pecus.pigwa.net/pliki/Atari/scorch/scorch_src_2009-08-26.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vyper68 Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 (edited) T-34 The Battle .. was a nice surprise. Just tried T-34 to see what it's like and as emkay says it is really quite good and it's worth checking out. Changing the settings ( Gravity etc ) add a twist. I don't think an 8-Bit CPU could handle all the physics calculations for a full-on Angry Birds game Edited May 2, 2018 by Vyper68 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 Scorch is classed as not released in the video but the demo is out there.. Hopefully no one minds it being posted... Scorch (demo) (1994)(Miko)(PL).atr 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 I agree. There was a homebrew port for the Sega Genesis that was OK, but it was clear that the physics were just not there. The game is deceptively processor-intensive. There was also a Famicom port of some type that did its best, but it's just not something for an 8-bit (or even 16-bit) system to tussle with. It's probably the biggest ballsache of a job to do even for modern machines. The amount of fun I've had in games where the physics has just exploded randomly due to inaccuracy... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirx Posted May 2, 2018 Share Posted May 2, 2018 just coincidentally have uploaded the latest scorch version to github: https://github.com/pkali/scorch_src, it is a bit better than the 2009 version mentioned above basically the stumbling block i (we) have now is the "AI" of the opponents. brain does not work. so much typing so little grit. 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 Scorched Earth for my old 64kb 600XL, sweet! As I understand, the version is under development - or abandoned? In the current version, is there a way to put on the shields? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted December 18, 2020 Author Share Posted December 18, 2020 Since this topic is up again, I want to thanks the developer of Disc o Pop which could be included as the kind of game I was talking about. It is a great game!... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinjinhawke Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 I just tried the version of Scorch on Homesoft disk 268. Didn't know it exists. Quite fun. Even has the humour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted December 18, 2020 Share Posted December 18, 2020 yeah, looks like a perfect port, but still under development - the shields don't seem to be working Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 On 5/2/2018 at 1:17 AM, Vyper68 said: Just tried T-34 to see what it's like and as emkay says it is really quite good and it's worth checking out. Changing the settings ( Gravity etc ) add a twist. I don't think an 8-Bit CPU could handle all the physics calculations for a full-on Angry Birds game I found the game years ago and it's been a favorite of mine, even playing both sides myself. Another game, also by the same developer/publisher (A.K. Avalon?) is tank vs. tank, very similar, but doesn't require 2 players or more than 64K. But they added a lot more to T-34. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirx Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 (edited) Hello, in the "current" version of our scorch the only defensive weapon are parachutes. They were difficult to implement so we thought the rest would be easier : ] The version on the github is not really abandoned, I just do not have energy required to get it going again... I would be lying about not having time, because I could now be coding and I am typing here :)))))) Edited December 19, 2020 by pirx 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted December 19, 2020 Share Posted December 19, 2020 My attachment to Scorched Earth goes back to high school days where the boys would gather in the school library and shoot each other with tanks during breaks... I’ve been refreshing school memories with an old friend of mine with java emulators... but to get Scorch fully working on my recently rediscovered XL machine would be a dream come true, man! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 nitpickin' & playtestin' scorch - when you buy a pair of funky bombs, you only get one. (seriously, it's cool to be able to play this on my 8 bit - and I hope you appreciate the playtesting feedback ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 (edited) @pirx, maybe you'll write for relax nice little game to my compo? (game for real 16KB Atari computers)? If yes - please let me know, in Polish of course (and Yes, game may be in english - it will be better, but my english is strange) Edited December 29, 2020 by Sikor more text 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
emkay Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 The "perfect" type of this game on the Atari is showing a simple screen that allows a quick rendering of the physics, while the Player is adjusting the "Attack". Then it switches to an animation that is showing "things that were going on". The screen that is showing the field and the Player's interactivity , should be in "hires", for a high precision handling of the game. While the "big boom" could be built using any software based 256 color screen, in a complex and fluent animation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted December 29, 2020 Share Posted December 29, 2020 Naah - Scorch IS already the perfect game. me and my buddy played it on my XL - and, hell, it was even MORE fun without the shields, kinda quicker gameplay! But as it is the perfect game, it justifies some nitpickin on the details big thanks to @pirx for porting and giving me an enjoyable games evening tonigh (it was scorch and galaxian this time ??) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirx Posted February 15, 2021 Share Posted February 15, 2021 Oh thank you @Probabilitydragon, I have a very well formed support group that is encouraging me to return to the trade. Right now struggling with real life, but I promised myself to return to 8-bit world this year. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Probabilitydragon Posted February 16, 2021 Share Posted February 16, 2021 that's great news! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pirx Posted January 30, 2022 Share Posted January 30, 2022 mere a year and a new version of scorch is up. bugfixes only, but everything counts https://github.com/pkali/scorch_src 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archon800 Posted February 7, 2022 Share Posted February 7, 2022 On 1/30/2022 at 1:19 PM, pirx said: mere a year and a new version of scorch is up. bugfixes only, but everything counts https://github.com/pkali/scorch_src How much is supposed to be working? It loads the title screen, I press the trigger, it loads the option screen and freezes up there, no keys or joystick response. I'm running on Altirra set to 800XL 64K PAL, Atari XL OS 3, BAISC turned off, all acceleration turned off. I've tried all different OS's, ram configurations, putting it on ATRs with different DOS's, NTSC/PAL, BASIC on/off, always the same result. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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