Planet Bob

Get a "Cannot read snapshot image" error with VICE 1.19...

 

Will try to dig up 1.20

 

EDIT: Got 1.21 and it worked, though I had to rename fort_end.vsf to end.vsf

 

Fun to watch.

 

Suggestion for improvement:

-is there a more interesting way to dodge missiles than running away until they run out of gas?

Get a "Cannot read snapshot image" error with VICE 1.19...

 

Will try to dig up 1.20

 

EDIT: Got 1.21 and it worked, though I had to rename fort_end.vsf to end.vsf

 

Uihjah... I really thought it should work straight away. But I'm new to this as well...

 

Fun to watch.

 

Thanks!

 

Suggestion for improvement:

-is there a more interesting way to dodge missiles than running away until they run out of gas?

 

Problem is that they're kinda guided, so if you don't head away from them full tilt you're history - they'll adjust their height and hit you. In theory you should be able to shoot them, but the collision detection is a nightmare in this game. Best thing to avoid them seems to be shooting the tanks first

 

Did you notice the one missile on the way back that just went in a full arc around the 'copter? Hit me by surprise, I've never seen that before

 

Maybe I should use more savestates. But I wanted to keep a "natural" feel on it, so that my reactions look rather realistic and not supernatural because I know in advance what will happen

 

What I don't like is the pauses on the way down. The first wasn't all my fault, since the tunnel didn't open sooner, but on the second I missed the key for saving the state

Suggestion for improvement:

-is there a more interesting way to dodge missiles than running away until they run out of gas?

 

Problem is that they're kinda guided, so if you don't head away from them full tilt you're history - they'll adjust their height and hit you. In theory you should be able to shoot them, but the collision detection is a nightmare in this game. Best thing to avoid them seems to be shooting the tanks first

Yeah...I played it a little in Atari800Win after you mentioned it a couple days ago and the collision detection is equally bad on that platform. Seems odd...doesn't the C64 have hardware collision detection? I know the A8 does...