Master Phruby Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Was the 8bit version of Space Invaders ever ported to the 5200? That is the one with the space ship on the side of the screen the invaders come out of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 No. I suppose because there are too many other games that would be nice to have on the 5200 and 5200 Space Invaders is a great version even though it is different than the arcade version. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoundGammon Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Seems to me they used the 8-bit version, removed the tall green ship on the left and redesigned the invaders! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Seems to me they used the 8-bit version, removed the tall green ship on the left and redesigned the invaders! It was reprogrammed from scratch. I believe the programmer said so. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Was the 8bit version of Space Invaders ever ported to the 5200? That is the one with the space ship on the side of the screen the invaders come out of. No, but Deluxe Invaders was: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/223938-deluxe-invaders-thorn-emi-pool/?do=findComment&comment=2962551 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted July 17, 2014 Author Share Posted July 17, 2014 It was reprogrammed from scratch. I believe the programmer said so. Allan If the 5200 version was programmed from scratch, why is there the sound of the rocket moving down the screen between waves? I think it was part of the code and removed to put in the shields. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slampam Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Here's a no shield hack with the 1980 invader gfx. no shield SI_80_hack.bin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timdu Posted July 20, 2014 Share Posted July 20, 2014 (edited) I believe that Allan is incorrect. In the 5200 version, when the invaders are moving to the left side of the screen, they never reach the edge. This is because the spaceship that is normally there in the 400/800 version was taken out, but their movement is still coded as if it’s still there. The 5200 version (by Eric Manghise) is a modified (hacked) version of the 400/800 version (by Rob Fulop). Besides removing the spaceship, Eric "tweaked" the graphics of the invaders. See screen shot. I highly doubt Space Invaders for the Atari 5200 was "programmed from scratch". From a business point of view, it makes no sense for Manghise to create the game from scratch. My theory is that management knew Fulop's 400/800 version would run on the 5200 platform and they assigned Manghise to simply modify the code. This allowed Atari to get the game available for sale and add it to the 5200 library of games as quickly as possible so people could buy it. If he actually did, please post your reference. It was reprogrammed from scratch. I believe the programmer said so. Allan Edited July 20, 2014 by timdu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_Mo Posted July 21, 2014 Share Posted July 21, 2014 I never likes this version much. Having the invaders enter from one side makes it too easy, and the low point values for the saucers makes them not worth going after. The animations of the invaders on the 5200 is great, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marialuiza Posted July 24, 2014 Share Posted July 24, 2014 i think that the older versions were always well and good and they were simpler to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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