Vectrex HSC - Sep 2024 Space Frenzy

[TheCurlyBard]

 

Round 6 - September 2024 - Space Frenzy

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This is the current round being played in the Vectrex High Score Club. Join in and submit your scores!

 

Closing date is 30 Sep 23:59 PST

 

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Space Frenzy

 

 

 

 

 

 

An awesome clone of Space Fury, itself clearly inspired by Asteroids, this cool port by John Dondzila includes speech if you have a VecVox attached

 

Availability

Packrat Video Games is the best choice, but there are waiting times

https://www.packratvg.com/vsfrenzy.html

 

There is a beta version available here: http://vide.malban.de/vectrex-programs/john-donzila which I'll be playing personally while I wait for my cart. I'm not sure if there are any gameplay differences, but this version is missing the talking alien altogether

 

 

 

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[TheCurlyBard]

Well that gets fast quick!

 

 7210 ROM version 

 

I've only played the retail Coleco Version before, I'm sure you were stuck with the third weapon for the rest of the game. This is much better in every way

 

[playvectrex]

I only have the Public Beta Version 1.0, and yes... I remember this game now.  It ramps up very fast in a true frenzy!  It seems to pay to dock as fast as possible, and keep flying afterwards for bonus points.  Also some strategy on which one you dock in for the next level, so there's a good gun for the harder levels.  I can see where getting stuck with a weapon for the rest of the game might feel better.  I think you can also kind of learn which order to pick them in and keep practicing that way and get better.  But picking randomly will surely lead to more chaos  

11,170 Public Beta Version v1.0

[VF2048]

13110

 

Public Beta Version 1.0,

played on Vectrex with RZ Neo-Vec-Controller.

 

It became really fast really tough... 😅

 

 

[TheCurlyBard]

10540

 

doesn't seem to be a way to predict where things will spawn?

 

[playvectrex]

17 hours ago, TheCurlyBard said:

doesn't seem to be a way to predict where things will spawn?

Yeah, they seem random, but twice now I had one spawn directly under me.  I think the algorithm must decide not to spawn under you, but in some rare cases it still does.  If I wanted it to be really hard though, I would make it spawn them such that they keep closing in on you so you have to keep moving out of the death trap.  I haven't noticed it doing that though, even at the harder levels... so I think it's just random.

I really want to know what the full game looks like though  Found a nice video of it... looks like maybe the game play is the same, but some cut scenes and voice support.