GaryH917 Posted December 28, 2020 Share Posted December 28, 2020 Good to hear all is well Bob! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 EXCLUSIVE WORLD PREMIERE OF UNIWARS! Happy New Year! ZeroPage Homebrew has the Exclusive WORLD Premiere of UniWarS on tonight's (Thu Dec 31) stream LIVE on Twitch at 6PM PT | 9PM ET | 2AM GMT! Hope everyone can watch! Twitch Stream: https://www.twitch.tv/zeropagehomebrew/ Games: Concerto Cart (2020 | 7800) by Fred Quimby @batari Chase (2020 Exclusive WIP Premiere | 7800) by Jonas Carlsson @Lillapojkenpåön UniWarS (2020 Exclusive WIP Premiere | 7800) by Bob DeCrescenzo @PacManPlus 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 This is must see T.V.? 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Thanks James, Tanya, and everyone - that was fun! Here is the WIP, and I've written down the 4 (small) bugs found while playing... I'm just glad there were no *major* bugs found after the hurried work I did to get it ready UniWarS.A78 UniWarS.BIN 6 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 53 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Thanks James, Tanya, and everyone - that was fun! You're so welcome, it was super fun debuting UniWarS and testing my 7800 in the process! ? Thanks so much for making it! - James 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gambler172 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Hi Bob great work...i like the old shooters 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Boy this game is hard, but I like it! Thanks for the ROM Bob.? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Update with link to video archive of stream: (SET VIDEO TO 1080P60 FOR FULL QUALITY) 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted January 2, 2021 Share Posted January 2, 2021 Aside from a supposed pause bug that causes the pattern to reset, and a reset bug that still has the ship and enemy bullet; everything plays great. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 3, 2021 Author Share Posted January 3, 2021 Update: Bugs Fixed: - (Local) High Score showing garbage - 'Auto Fire' for player two when playing two player simultaneous - Ghost player's ship (and ghost shot) when going back to 'select' or 'attract' mode Things Added: - Continuous dive-bomb (mosquito wave) when there are only a few enemies left on screen - More frequent dive-bombing (mosquito wave) - Added 'Bonus' enemy that wipes out aliens under player Things left: - Sound - Aliens 'spearing' the player's ship from below - Level Indicator - Refine 'bugs' level movement Updated BIN as soon as I add the aliens poking the ship. 14 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+darryl1970 Posted January 4, 2021 Share Posted January 4, 2021 Just saw this. Nice work as always Bob! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) Updates: - Aliens are now 'spearing' the player's ship from below - Refined the 'bugs' level (level 3) movement; they now flow down and up like the arcade - Refined the first mosquito level (level 1) movement; they now move more from side to side when divebombing the player - Refined the difficulty levels - Added player shot and player explosion sound Things left: - The rest of the sounds. Binaries below - enjoy! UniWarS.A78 UniWarS.BIN Edited January 8, 2021 by PacManPlus 10 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I am hoping to try this game out this weekend and give it a go and check for bugs while enjoying this game. Thanks for making this, another good arcade game I have never heard of. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 When I get my Concerto this weekend (hopefully it'll be in), I'll make a note to try UniWarS out as my first ever game I play on my 7800 since acquiring one back this past October. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+llabnip Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 I'm a huge fan of these simple top-down shooters - Astro Blaster is one of my favs and I'm very excited to play this! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 (edited) I gave the latest build a couple of spins last night. I’m totally unfamiliar with this title but it reminds me a lot of Moon Cresta. I’m glad you like these top-down shooters because I do enjoy playing them. If you ever want to tackle another arcade shooter, how ‘bout Satan’s Hollow, Phoenix or Pleiades? Edited January 8, 2021 by DrVenkman typo 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, DrVenkman said: If you ever want to tackle another arcade shooter, how ‘bout Satan’s Hollow, Phoenix or Pleiades? A few of my favs! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Usotsuki Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Definitely reminds me of Moon Cresta too. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 This is turning out well. I got speared a couple of times. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 Gotta say, this is pretty much arcade-perfect. Compared it to MAME's emulation, and it's spot-on. Made it a couple of levels past where the aliens drop the little guys at the bottom of the screen who try to poke you in the bum with red-hot spears. Lost all of my ships about as quickly as I would at that point on the arcade version @PacManPlus: I'd like to toss a feature request your way: in games that only require one button, what are your thoughts on using both buttons on the Proline controllers to perform the same action? This is something that could be menu-configurable (space permitting) or just a default action. Speaking of painline Proline controllers, I really should go trawl eBay for something less terrible. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 9, 2021 Share Posted January 9, 2021 On 1/3/2021 at 5:44 PM, PacManPlus said: Bugs Fixed: - (Local) High Score showing garbage So, I think I may have caught something regarding this one. The high score is showing crud in the leading digits. However, I'm running off of a Concerto (firmware version 0.95), not in emulation, so am not sure if this might be a factor. Photo (apologies for the flash washout, but it's still legible): This happened with the version attached to Thursday's post. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 4 minutes ago, x=usr(1536) said: So, I think I may have caught something regarding this one. The high score is showing crud in the leading digits. However, I'm running off of a Concerto (firmware version 0.95), not in emulation, so am not sure if this might be a factor. Photo (apologies for the flash washout, but it's still legible): This happened with the version attached to Thursday's post. I see it too and I’m playing on actual hardware via DragonFly multicart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 10, 2021 Author Share Posted January 10, 2021 Hi Guys 2 hours ago, x=usr(1536) said: Gotta say, this is pretty much arcade-perfect. Compared it to MAME's emulation, and it's spot-on. Made it a couple of levels past where the aliens drop the little guys at the bottom of the screen who try to poke you in the bum with red-hot spears. Lost all of my ships about as quickly as I would at that point on the arcade version @PacManPlus: I'd like to toss a feature request your way: in games that only require one button, what are your thoughts on using both buttons on the Proline controllers to perform the same action? This is something that could be menu-configurable (space permitting) or just a default action. Thank you! Regarding the two button feature... that's actually what is supposed to happen now; you should be able to use either button to shoot (I do in the emulator)... are you saying that doesn't happen? 2 hours ago, x=usr(1536) said: So, I think I may have caught something regarding this one. The high score is showing crud in the leading digits. However, I'm running off of a Concerto (firmware version 0.95), not in emulation, so am not sure if this might be a factor. Photo (apologies for the flash washout, but it's still legible): This happened with the version attached to Thursday's post. Verified - can't believe I missed the first character. Already fixed. I also added the sound of the alien spearing the player. More to come... 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+x=usr(1536) Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 2 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Regarding the two button feature... that's actually what is supposed to happen now; you should be able to use either button to shoot (I do in the emulator)... are you saying that doesn't happen? It doesn't - with that specific controller Tested with the other one and everything's fine. Looks like I've got a touchy Proline; it'll get dealt with tomorrow. Sorry for the red herring! 2 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: Verified - can't believe I missed the first character. Already fixed. I also added the sound of the alien spearing the player. More to come... Sweet! Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted January 10, 2021 Share Posted January 10, 2021 13 minutes ago, PacManPlus said: I also added the sound of the alien spearing the player. More to come.. These aliens remind me of the aliens from “The Invaders” Twilight Zone episode. They kept poking the woman with their ray guns. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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