almightytodd Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 This was probably already mentioned on a previous page but I downloaded the most recent .bin (I think) and all I see when attempting to play this in Stella is the title screen, then the radar and one "citizen" at the bottom otherwise the screen is blank GideonsDad You need to hit the "tab" button to open the menu. Select "Game Properties" and change the "Type" to "F6SC (16K Atari + ram)". Hit "Okay" then "Exit Menu". You'll have to exit the game back to the main Stella menu, but then when you select the game and start it, it will work right. This game uses the second controller to deploy the smart bombs - the "F" key. This is one of my favorite hacks - very well done. It has all of the elements of the coin-op version, without the level of "impossibility" where it gets to be mostly frustration. The controls are actually easier in the hack version, because in the arcade, a separate button-press was necessary for thrust; the joystick just changed the direction you pointed. I hope this gets you up and playing... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-1965059 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GideonsDad Posted March 16, 2010 Share Posted March 16, 2010 This was probably already mentioned on a previous page but I downloaded the most recent .bin (I think) and all I see when attempting to play this in Stella is the title screen, then the radar and one "citizen" at the bottom otherwise the screen is blank GideonsDad You need to hit the "tab" button to open the menu. Select "Game Properties" and change the "Type" to "F6SC (16K Atari + ram)". Hit "Okay" then "Exit Menu". You'll have to exit the game back to the main Stella menu, but then when you select the game and start it, it will work right. This game uses the second controller to deploy the smart bombs - the "F" key. This is one of my favorite hacks - very well done. It has all of the elements of the coin-op version, without the level of "impossibility" where it gets to be mostly frustration. The controls are actually easier in the hack version, because in the arcade, a separate button-press was necessary for thrust; the joystick just changed the direction you pointed. I hope this gets you up and playing... Thanks Todd! GideonsDad Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-1965107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
macdlsa Posted June 4, 2011 Share Posted June 4, 2011 (edited) Old thread... WELL, meanwhile I'm saving some "extra" €uros to buy some other carts, I produced an example of Defender Arcade box sheet ! "Light Silver" label for it, as i did before for Pac-Man Arcade and it'll be how I'll draw the other "ARCADE" series game boxes ! These are the sheets: (upload quality) Hope you'd like it ! Edited June 4, 2011 by macdlsa 2 Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-2294620 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lady Eklipse Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 Very good hack, I enjoy it more than original Defender II. And thank you very much for the PAL version! The question is, how do I use bombs? They are mapped to the fire button of the Controller 2, but I'm not a Goro! I can't hold two controllers at a time and no way to use Colecovision controller, which has two fire buttons. Is there any workaround for this, or I should rather forget about bombs? Best regards, Helga. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-2606331 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It would be good if Megadrive controller support could be added. That would really bring the game bang up to date... Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-2606378 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 It seems like you missed this thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/158430-rom-hacks-to-support-2-buttons-with-genesis-controllers/ Although, I think mapping the other weapons to the keyboard controller for the player 2 side might have been a better option. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-2606438 Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted September 25, 2012 Share Posted September 25, 2012 ^ I certainly did! I think that thread has pushed me over the edge. I think I'll go a dig out a Megadrive controller right now! PS: Thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-2606692 Share on other sites More sharing options...
LidLikesIntellivision Posted April 5, 2016 Share Posted April 5, 2016 It would be good if Megadrive controller support could be added. That would really bring the game bang up to date... It seems like you missed this thread: http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/158430-rom-hacks-to-support-2-buttons-with-genesis-controllers/ Although, I think mapping the other weapons to the keyboard controller for the player 2 side might have been a better option. Is the "2-buttons-with-genesis-controller" feature present in the game available in the AtariAge Store? Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-3484702 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted July 4, 2016 Share Posted July 4, 2016 (edited) Really nice hack! It's definitely a lot more enjoyable than the original Atari 2600 port of Defender. I never really liked that version but this one makes me want to play itself! Though on Stage 1 there's seemingly an invisible enemy of sorts that show up in the scanner but not in the actual playing field... I could go on top of the spot and such... I wonder what that was about... Edited July 4, 2016 by Tangentg Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-3545007 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted July 8, 2016 Share Posted July 8, 2016 Really nice hack! It's definitely a lot more enjoyable than the original Atari 2600 port of Defender. I never really liked that version but this one makes me want to play itself! Though on Stage 1 there's seemingly an invisible enemy of sorts that show up in the scanner but not in the actual playing field... I could go on top of the spot and such... I wonder what that was about... That may be the "stargate" that was hacked out of Defender II Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-3547816 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted July 9, 2016 Share Posted July 9, 2016 That may be the "stargate" that was hacked out of Defender II Ah, that'd make sense. Hopefully in the final version, it'd be removed from the scanner as well. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-3548140 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 Wow still on this? I still have the early rom cart of the game with the first label I did. And still works^_^ Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-3549106 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarthDuke Posted May 29, 2021 Share Posted May 29, 2021 On 6/3/2011 at 11:59 PM, macdlsa said: Old thread... WELL, meanwhile I'm saving some "extra" €uros to buy some other carts, I produced an example of Defender Arcade box sheet ! "Light Silver" label for it, as i did before for Pac-Man Arcade and it'll be how I'll draw the other "ARCADE" series game boxes ! These are the sheets: (upload quality) Hope you'd like it ! Wow! That's amazing! I love the original box art for the Defender Atari game, but this is so good that it's worth hanging on the wall. I love that it shows a lander picking up a humanoid. Quote Link to comment https://forums.atariage.com/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page/10/#findComment-4833220 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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