vhzc Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 (edited) ######## UPDATE Beta 0.4 - More waves. - New boss - Cosmetic changes. aroachinspace-20201119.a78 ######## UPDATE Beta 0.3 - More waves. - New boss - Cosmetic changes. aroachinspace-20201106.a78 ####### UPDATE Beta 0.2 - More waves. - Faster bullet. - Shakescreen and sound when hit. - Cosmetic changes aroachinspace-20201019.a78 Hi guys. I want to share the first beta wip of a vertical shooter I am programming. A ROACH IN SPACE part II: Cosmic Bugaloo. Is a sequel/port of a previous game for atari 2600 (that is available in AA store) and in it you play as a roach trying to stop an invasion of weird stuff from outer space. This first beta contains 10 enemy waves (including a boss) and it has some typical functions available of shmups (continue, power up, bomb) aroachinspace-20201015.a78 If somebody could test it it would be great. Edited November 19, 2020 by vhzc 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Tried it on MESS. Seems fine, I like the control. I would suggest a more rapid firing capacity, and more of an alert when you get hit. I think you flash the color of your bug, but in the chaos you don't realize you took damage. Enemies moving way too fast for the speed of your guy, and the killer tomatoes went so quick my eyes couldn't focus on them. Keep up the good work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Oh wow!!! Another game dude?? The 7800 scene is on ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Muddyfunster Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Looks great so far @vhzc ?️ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 7 hours ago, vhzc said: ... A ROACH IN SPACE part II: Cosmic Bugaloo. ... If somebody could test it it would be great. Excellent! Looking forward to testing it out during the weekend. Off the bat though, expectation is there will be a Breakdancing cockroach at some point... ? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 It's a great start, and the visuals are great (as expected). I agree with @Greg2600 about having more rapid shots - I'd either allow multiple shots to be in the air at once (because - why not?), or have the single shot go fast enough that shooting doesn't feel stalled. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted October 16, 2020 Author Share Posted October 16, 2020 6 hours ago, Trebor said: Off the bat though, expectation is there will be a Breakdancing cockroach at some point... Stop the invasion and save the community center with the power of urban dance. 4 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 Hi Vladi checked on real hardware....plays very well.I made it til tol the boss,then he got me.to Some extra weapons,like mentioned before,would be good.How many stages do you plan? Great work 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted October 17, 2020 Share Posted October 17, 2020 That hot headed boss is a hoot. So far, I agree with the faster firing/quicker shots needed. The other (if) possible change item for me is the player/roach size. It's a bit too wide of a target. Perhaps a ~30% width reduction (?) The various enemies and details on the graphics are just spot on. Love the different attack patterns and styles demonstrated by the enemies. Love the persona assigned to the roach. Having his face right on the screen really gives the feeling it is indeed a creature and not a ship 'posing' as such; its got personality. Love the idea (and shoutout to Knight Guy) concerning the 'wall' borders. The faint graph as opposed to just a black background is brilliant. It gives the game visuals more depth. Looking forward to the continued development of this game. It is off to a great start! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted October 19, 2020 Author Share Posted October 19, 2020 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 I love the cover! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 On 10/16/2020 at 5:31 AM, Trebor said: Excellent! Looking forward to testing it out during the weekend. Off the bat though, expectation is there will be a Breakdancing cockroach at some point... ? Everybody's hair looks like Olivia Newton John and Pat Benetar. Even the Men's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swami Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Looks good. Big graphics upgrade from 2600 looks nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) ZeroPage Homebrew will be playing A Roach in Space II: Cosmic Bugaloo on tomorrow's (Tue Oct 20) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 1AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Unholy (2020 Exclusive Final Release) by Leonardo Santiago (@Leonardo Santiago) A Roach in Space II: Cosmic Bugaloo (2020 WIP | 7800) by Vladimir Zuñiga (@vhzc) Don't Go (2020 Exclusive WIP) by Víctor Parada (@vitoco) Shattered Earth (2020 WIP Update) by Ric Pryor (@KaeruYojimbo) (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) Edited October 22, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted October 20, 2020 Author Share Posted October 20, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 11:39 PM, vhzc said: ####### UPDATE Beta 0.2 - More waves. - Faster bullet. - Shakescreen and sound when hit. - Cosmetic changes aroachinspace-20201019.a78Unavailable 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted October 20, 2020 Share Posted October 20, 2020 (edited) 3 hours ago, vhzc said: ####### UPDATE Beta 0.2 New build is amazing, just love the enemy graphics! Looking forward to showing it off tomorrow on the stream! Also finally figured out why the JS7800 browser emulator was being so terrible last time with Knight Guy (7800). I had acceleration turned off in the browser for something else I was doing. I turned it back on and it's now behaving and should be all go for tomorrow with A Roach in Space Part II! Phew. - James Edited October 20, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted November 6, 2020 Author Share Posted November 6, 2020 On 10/15/2020 at 11:39 PM, vhzc said: ######## UPDATE Beta 0.3 - More waves. - New boss - Cosmetic changes. aroachinspace-20201106.a78 48.13 kB · 0 downloads 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 7, 2020 Share Posted November 7, 2020 Plays very well....but seems to be heavier than the other version.....i cannot beat the 2nd level anymore ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted November 8, 2020 Share Posted November 8, 2020 Wow....made the 2nd boss but failed to complete the new version.Really great work. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miker Posted November 16, 2020 Share Posted November 16, 2020 Nice one! But is the low speed of player set intentionally? I keep "collecting" enemies instead of eliminating them (whish end up... well...). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted November 19, 2020 Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) ZeroPage Homebrew will be playing the updated version of A Roach in Space II: Cosmic Bugaloo on tomorrow's (Fri Nov 20) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 2AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Surprise Atari 2600 Homebrew (2020 Exclusive Premiere) by Leandro Camara @HSW3ET Braqing Badd Balloon (2020 WIP) by @StupidBunny Berzerk Soccer (2020 Exclusive WIP Premiere) by Tom from Germany A Roach in Space II: Cosmic Bugaloo (2020 WIP Update | 7800) by Vladimir Zuñiga @vhzc Edited November 20, 2020 by ZeroPage Homebrew 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vhzc Posted November 19, 2020 Author Share Posted November 19, 2020 (edited) On 10/15/2020 at 11:39 PM, vhzc said: ######## UPDATE Beta 0.4 - More waves. - New boss - Cosmetic changes. aroachinspace-20201119.a78 48.13 kB · 0 downloads Edited November 19, 2020 by vhzc 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 I spent some time playing this, and I enjoyed it greatly. The visuals were great as always, and the controls are good. It took me a bit to realize that I could go up and down as well. ? My only complaint is that I'm not personally a fan of the screen shaking when I get hit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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SlidellMan Posted March 27, 2021 Share Posted March 27, 2021 After playing the most recent beta, I have to say that you did a great job and how did you get the firing and power-up routines to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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