Request: Improved Zaxxon

[Prizrak]

Zaxxon is pretty simplistic compared to release on other consoles at the time. I know the 2600 is limited and that is why it looks like it does. I would love to see someone like Champ Games use CDFJ to give the console a Zaxxon it deserves.

 

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[TrekMD]

You may want to check this thread:  Space Raid 2600.  It's not called Zaxxon but it sure was inspired by it and it is much better than what Coleco made for the console. 

[+SpiceWare]

Check out Desert Falcon for an Egyptian themed take on Zaxxon.

 

There's also this impressive demo by @Joe Musashi

 

 

 

[Prizrak]

Space Raid is cool, think I've played it before and need to give it more attention. Desert Falcon is definitely interesting, a neutered 7800 version that is still playable.

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[+Andrew Davie]

I thought I'd have a look and see how @rbairos's MovieCart might handle a Zaxxon display.

This is just a video playback of screen recording of Stella playing a screen recording converted to MovieCart

But the idea is that with some nous, it might be possible to use the MovieCart 10-sprite + colour + BG display technology to do a number of vertical-format arcade games. Maybe, maybe not. The encoding might be an issue. But in any case, here's a look-see (of course, unoptimised) at what Zaxxon might be like.  I still think Joe's demo is amazing, though.

 

 

 

[+MarcoJ]

10 hours ago, Andrew Davie said:

But in any case, here's a look-see (of course, unoptimised) at what Zaxxon might be like

Wow, incredible. It looks good even though the 45 degree angles go against the 2600's orthogonally coloured sprite nature. This is a proof of concept that just about any game could be adapted, given the appropriate amount of on-cart graphics acceleration.