+davidcalgary29 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Okay, I got to play Xenowings here at PRGE, and it's awesome. Does anyone know if it will support use of rotary controllers? The Jag directional pad just wasn't responsive enough for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sargon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 This is the first I've heard of Xenowings. What is it? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neo_rg Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 I'll take proper photos tomorrow. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 15, 2023 Author Share Posted October 15, 2023 An awesome Galaga-ish? Galaga-esque? game. It starts to veer away from standard gameplay on the second level. Galaga 2000, perhaps? Graphics and colour saturation are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericde45 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 hi there Xenowings is Jalaga renamed. its roots are coming from Galaga '88 regarding rotary controller, as i can not find any to sell on ebay in Europe, it will be difficult to support it without any test. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericde45 Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 and the game trailer made by Mic : 16 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CyranoJ Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 1 hour ago, Ericde45 said: Xenowings is Jalaga renamed. And it is mighty fine! Nice work guys! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 The parallax scrolling add a lot to the game. Now I almost feel like I'd like to have more frenetic weapon 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Out of the list I think I'm looking forward to Xenowings and Classic Kong. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sargon Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Looks outstanding! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted October 15, 2023 Share Posted October 15, 2023 Looks phenomenal, it’ll be fun to check this out! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 On 10/15/2023 at 5:43 AM, davidcalgary29 said: Okay, I got to play Xenowings here at PRGE, and it's awesome. Does anyone know if it will support use of rotary controllers? The Jag directional pad just wasn't responsive enough for me. Watching the trailer this game looks great What do you mean with the responsiveness of the directional pad, is it the movement-speed of the ship? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirlynxalot Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Game looks great! Love the scrolling back grounds. Those do add a nice look to the game! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) 9 hours ago, Isgoed said: Watching the trailer this game looks great What do you mean with the responsiveness of the directional pad, is it the movement-speed of the ship? Response time felt a bit sluggish with the pad. This may be less of a hardware issue than an anatomical issue of having to waggle the directional pad with one hand while saving the other fire firing (and, presumably, powerups). I had just been playing Tempest in the PRGE Arcade (a lot), and thought how nice it would be to have the minute directional changes that are possible on a dial with a fast-moving game like this. Edited October 16, 2023 by davidcalgary29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LordKraken Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 (edited) I think what he means is that the ship is a bit slow, but I'm pretty sure it's because the original game is like that, and for our modern shoot'em up standards it can feel a bit weird. I played the original space invaders arcade at my office the other day and while still fun, that's exactly the feeling I got, why my ship is moving so damn slow! Edited October 16, 2023 by LordKraken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted October 16, 2023 Author Share Posted October 16, 2023 22 minutes ago, LordKraken said: I think what he means is that the ship is a bit slow, but I'm pretty sure it's because the original game is like that, and for our modern shoot'em up standards it can feel a bit weird. I played the original space invaders arcade at my office the other day and while still fun, that's exactly the feeling I got, why my ship is moving so damn slow! Okay, this too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted October 16, 2023 Share Posted October 16, 2023 Looks great! Gotta get it when available! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 The screenshot says "Arcade" vs. "Caravan". What would be the difference..? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fadest Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 (edited) I guess Caravan is a timed mode (usually 1 or 2 minutes) to make the best score, like some game modes on the PC Engine. If so, this is a great idea, I regret for month not to have included a Caravan mode in Raid on TriCity Edited October 17, 2023 by Fadest 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ericde45 Posted October 17, 2023 Share Posted October 17, 2023 yes, Caravan is 3 minutes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Smallywood Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 Looks fantastic! As a big fan of its roots I can’t wait to see this one in the AA store. 😊 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlidellMan Posted October 21, 2023 Share Posted October 21, 2023 @Ericde45 Just how did you get that two-color font to work? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
42bs Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 13 hours ago, SlidellMan said: @Ericde45 Just how did you get that two-color font to work? I wonder, why you wonder about it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted October 22, 2023 Share Posted October 22, 2023 I’m in for a copy! Looks fantastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isgoed Posted October 23, 2023 Share Posted October 23, 2023 As I downloaded and played the demo just recently, I have to say that I like this game very much. The graphic style is great and the little details too, as the color of your bullets change according to the underlying background and the little dots that remain when you shoot an enemy. Ship movement is slow indeed, but it matches the pace of the game/movement so as a whole it plays very well imo, this is in 60Hz. mode In 50Hz. it's a different experience, the gamespeed is a lot slower, and so much that the action takes a big hit and is not much fun to play, IMO. Also as the screen shrinks in size, there is a huge black bar below the display, and not above as if it is not vertically centered. This demo is almost 6 months(?) old, so I can imagine that changes for the final release have been made. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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