PacManPlus Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Just a fairly quick hack - changed the space invaders sprites to look like the arcade. also, did you know that the first half of the bin is not used? This is really an 8k game doubled to fit in a 16k binary. I've proved it by wiping out the first 8k, and it still works! ARCADESI.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted December 23, 2005 Share Posted December 23, 2005 Hehe, I did the same thing a little while ago, I also changed all the colors to the appropriate ones and stopped shy of adding the title screen I made. I may finish it soon and release it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Feralstorm Posted December 24, 2005 Share Posted December 24, 2005 Seems only fair the 5200 gets a Space invadres Arcade hack or two. - the 2600 has about ten or twenty now counting hacks, homebrews, and tech demonstrators. Seems to me that extra 8K could be put to use somewhere, like making the "Play Space Invaders" screen with the invaders screwing around with the letters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 Update: Changed Colors to white, changed points to be closer to the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jwierer Posted January 9, 2006 Share Posted January 9, 2006 Update: Changed Colors to white, changed points to be closer to the arcade. 996622[/snapback] Is there an updated binary? Thanks, Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted January 9, 2006 Author Share Posted January 9, 2006 oops... ARCADESI.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted September 11, 2006 Share Posted September 11, 2006 (edited) In this hack, do the invaders still come out from the left side as in the original game, or are they just there like in the original? (Not home so can't try it on an emulator.) OK, got a look at it. So they still "slide out." That's OK with me. But what happened to the UFO at the top? And the explosion when you get hit doesn't look quite right. Edited September 11, 2006 by Brian R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted September 16, 2006 Share Posted September 16, 2006 Does this hack add the wall of death? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted September 24, 2006 Share Posted September 24, 2006 Maybe changing the bottom to green instead of brown/orange would really put the finishing touches on it. You know the Space Invaders in the 5200 version are actually sideways letters that the coder put into the game as an easter egg. Curt Update: Changed Colors to white, changed points to be closer to the arcade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted September 25, 2006 Share Posted September 25, 2006 Did anyone ever notice that when you shoot the mother-ship and it displays "60", you don't get 60 points added to your score? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted September 26, 2006 Author Share Posted September 26, 2006 (edited) Hi: Ok - when I get some time I will look at: 1) Changing the ground to be green (can't believe I didn't notice that before) :-/ 2) Points scored for the mothership. 3) UFO & explosion graphics. I don't think this adds the 'Wall Of Death', if it wasn't present in the original 5200 game. I didn't really change any play mechanics. Bob Edited September 26, 2006 by PacManPlus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted September 26, 2006 Share Posted September 26, 2006 This might be beyond the possible, but it'd be cool if there was a moon background for the game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted January 21, 2009 Share Posted January 21, 2009 Lazy Atari recycled the A8 1980 SI for the 5200. Wonder why that vertical row of invaders is stuck on the right-hand side of the intro-screen? The 1982 version strips out the 1980's silly launch ship that lowers those "invaders", yet you can still hear the ship descending at the start of each wave. And Atari couldn't even bother to add the sound of the missile firing - half the atmosphere in my opinion. Looks like Laser Strike (stedek software) hacked the 1980 SI back to the Arcade graphics long ago. Deluxe Invaders (roklan corp) even added better game play in 1981. If memory allowed I'd like to see a Hi-Res B&W version of SI like in Threshold or a polished up Invaders '91 (A. Edwards). A.B.S.I.G. x 3 Hacked in the 1980 SI graphics. Same with Laser Strike & Space Blaster. Space_Invaders__1980_.zip Space_Invaders__LS_.zip Space_Invaders__SB_.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted January 29, 2009 Share Posted January 29, 2009 Changed the ugly brown bottom. My Win800plus & Kat4.1 color palettes are wildly different so I don't know if the bottom is green or baby blue? Added some original blue back to SI(SB) & added the Deluxe Invaders graphics (sadly not the game play). (I wonder if CPUWIZ's version fixed the 60 point bug? Glenn "the 5200 man"'s conversion still has the bug.) Space_Invaders__SB__b.zip Space_Invaders__DX_.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacfan97 Posted January 6, 2010 Share Posted January 6, 2010 BUMP DE BUMP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted February 22, 2010 Share Posted February 22, 2010 BUMP DE BUMP and... Bump :!: Are there any xex versions of any of these hacks for the A8 (got the 5200 one) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 5200/A8 xex x 4 = SI_52_A8.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Alexander Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Thanks guys, Highly Appreciated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doug0909 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Do any of the 5200 to A8 conversions allow analog (paddle) control? That's one of the things I like about the 5200 version... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 Is there a conversion of Roklans version of Deluxe Invaders for the 5200? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted February 7, 2020 Share Posted February 7, 2020 How about a hack where every other row marches to the right and the other rows march to the left? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aking Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 (edited) DLX Invaders 5200 Deluxe Invaders Final.bin Edited February 14, 2020 by Aking 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted February 14, 2020 Share Posted February 14, 2020 Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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