+Philsan Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 W.A.R., another cool new game from @Fandal and @Poison, faithful port or 1986 BBC Micro shoot'em up + beautiful tune. https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8052 Original 14 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Really liked the C64 version, but music from Hubbard always pleased.. Liking the XL version a lot, never can say no to a shooter, well done people.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 it's a really nice port! Is the source code available? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 Looks great!! Where can I get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darwinmac Posted July 31, 2021 Share Posted July 31, 2021 33 minutes ago, Sugarland said: Looks great!! Where can I get it? https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8052 News section on Fandal’s site. Bob C 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 2 hours ago, darwinmac said: https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8052 News section on Fandal’s site. Bob C Thank you. The site was in my mind but had lost the url. The new picture Lost in Kyoto is fantastic, too. W.A.R. is great fun! Every new or ported A8 title makes A8 look that much more attractive to the retro community, imo. Thank you very much @Fandal and @Poison! Great music and gameplay. How much work was it to port? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 (edited) On 7/31/2021 at 8:50 PM, Mclaneinc said: Really liked the C64 version, but music from Hubbard always pleased.. Liking the XL version a lot, never can say no to a shooter, well done people.. Music aside (and some border sprites) the C64 version was awful as I remember, totally different game…. This version looks rather spiffing… Edited August 1, 2021 by Jetboot Jack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted August 1, 2021 Share Posted August 1, 2021 It does look cool, I will have to give it a try. But regarding the small game play window, (which I know is like that on the A8 because it's a port of the BBC that has a small window) did the BBC lack sprites so it needed a small window so it would be an acceptable frame-rate with soft-sprites? But also, doesn't the BBC Micro 6502 run at 2Mhz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 5 hours ago, Gunstar said: But regarding the small game play window, (which I know is like that on the A8 because it's a port of the BBC that has a small window) did the BBC lack sprites so it needed a small window so it would be an acceptable frame-rate with soft-sprites? But also, doesn't the BBC Micro 6502 run at 2Mhz? Yes limited play area presumably due to the BBC micro's limited draw rate. Looks like it is CPU driven? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 Nice game, framerate too slow (my opinion), but i think, that it is same on BBS. I think it will be good game to my nearly 6,5 years old son - he like play on real Atari 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 15 hours ago, Jetboot Jack said: Music aside (and some border sprites) the C64 version was awful as I remember, totally different game…. This version looks rather spiffing… Yes, very much a different game, but I'm a sucker for a shooter, even 1.99 looks like it was made with SEUCK ones 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faicuai Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 10 hours ago, Sugarland said: Looks like it is CPU driven? Yes, seems designed to better run on a CPU-dominant profile. Actual visible area may have been kept limited probably for such reason. I am not sure, however, if the original version is an example of how far could you really go on the BBC.... but if we want to see how superior the A8 can render such scroller-shooters, look no further: The Last Squadron, which makes this (good) conversion looks like a lab. prototype. But I do enjoy looking that these "Gr.8"-mode conversions, in general... they are not the typical stuff we see implemented on A8. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 This is what currently fascinates me the most in Atari game devs. Gr. 8 mode used in conversions (including Monty On The Run) which I find very pleasing to see, even if the look remains monochrome most of the time. The idea of using P/M as smart underlays is great and with good programming the playability stays intact like in these examples. Great game, I like it! ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snicklin Posted August 2, 2021 Share Posted August 2, 2021 4 hours ago, Gury said: This is what currently fascinates me the most in Atari game devs. Gr. 8 mode used in conversions (including Monty On The Run) which I find very pleasing to see, even if the look remains monochrome most of the time. The idea of using P/M as smart underlays is great and with good programming the playability stays intact like in these examples. Great game, I like it! ? Might it actually be graphics 0? ... with redefined chars? I have not analysed it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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