Gaplus, can 7800 do it?

[VicViper]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHV_c2ZcY5U

 

Such a great game with so few ports. Considering the 7800 has the ability to process a reletively high number of sprites on a static screen, this seems like a perfect fit. Or is it too much for the 7800? Obviously sound is a problem without a pokey...

Edited February 12, 2017 by VicViper

[8th lutz]

The video is a not a great example of the game for giving people an idea from a gameplay standpoint about the game since the person playing in the video was cheating.

 

I played Gaplus multiple times in the past and is a good game. I own it for Sony Playstation one. It is on Namco Museum volume 2.

 

I never discovered that "Cheat Code" that the youtube player was using. The 7800 is capable of doing the game from a graphics standpoint and from a gameplay standpoint outside of sound. The 7800 can do very good ports of mid 1980's arcade games.

 

Yes, the sound chip is an issue. The sound issue is something that can't be fixed right away though. Pokey Sound chips aren't exactly easy to get access even with taking them out of 7800 ballblazer carts, Atari 8 bit computers and the Atari 5200. I know back in 2014, there was work on a sound chip called Hokey. The problem is that chip isn't done either and it supposed to have the same sound as the Pokey Sound chip.

Edited February 12, 2017 by 8th lutz

[VicViper]

Didn't realize the guy was cheating, didn't watch it. I had a chance to play a "Galaga 3" machine at a campsite years ago, as well as owning namco museum vol 2.

Edited February 12, 2017 by VicViper

[BydoEmpire]

Of course. The 7800 - or pretty much any system - can do pretty much any game, especially if you are looking at 8- and 16-bit games and systems. It's a question of how much to you have to scale it back or how much you can pretty it up. Look at all the great 2600 arcade ports. They're not arcade perfect, but they're fun games that capture the spirit and gameplay of the originals. In some cases, they play better.