Flojomojo Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 http://www.minionsoft.com/starwars/starwars.htm Faithful to the original Atari arcade game in terms of pacing, rules, control, and scoring. Adds textured graphics (tastefully done, don't worry), lots of sampled speech, digital sound effects, and full music throughout. Plus it's LOUD, like games should be. Recommended. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted January 20, 2007 Share Posted January 20, 2007 I was waiting for some one to remake Star Wars Arcade into fully CG gaming^_^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 21, 2007 Author Share Posted January 21, 2007 Tip: per the README, hover the mouse over the words "PULL TRIGGER TO START." Then the whole game will auto-shoot for you, saving your index finger as well as your mouse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+remowilliams Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Damn, that is pretty cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Nifty. BUT... it needs a mouse sensitivity control. It just moves too slowly with my trackball for effective play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Very nice! The music is kinda tinny and the collision is very forgiving, but otherwise a huge thumbsup! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jubal Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 this is still my all time favorite arcade game. I don't seem to do as well at this game, diff controller, or im just getting old heh -Jubal- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 About time they re-made it that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Oooooooh, very nicely done. I had hoped to cobble together something like this over a summer when I was off from college classes (a bit of a project for learning a bit more OpenGL and stuff like that), but now that it's done I can just enjoy it and start another project for my learning experience. Very, very nice, though on this. I approve! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmOneGarand Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Wow.. just wow. This is a nicely done remake It'd be cool if he had used mp3 or wav for the music but it's still good Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted January 21, 2007 Share Posted January 21, 2007 Amazing. Well done, and free! Already have played several games. Excellent and a must have desktop icon. Bravo! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hmmm. Don't know. I'm not feeling it. This needs either the complete abstract of the Atari vectors, or the eye popping bump-mapped realism of Rogue Leader. Seems to sit uncomfortably in between. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lost child Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 The game played decent enough, but afterwards locked up my PC and I had to reboot. I haven't had to do that in a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Oooooooh, very nicely done. I had hoped to cobble together something like this over a summer when I was off from college classes (a bit of a project for learning a bit more OpenGL and stuff like that), but now that it's done I can just enjoy it and start another project for my learning experience. So you'll be porting Empire Strikes Back? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 I just realized the conter in the cockpit when you're flying down the trench actually works. And it changes when you get close to the exhaust port. Awesome... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted January 22, 2007 Author Share Posted January 22, 2007 I just realized the conter in the cockpit when you're flying down the trench actually works. And it changes when you get close to the exhaust port. Awesome... I think the graphic for the cockpit interior was stolen from X-Wing, but the displays are (thankfully) completely new. Wouldn't it be nice to have a pretty new updated version of this game on XBLA, alongside Ms. Pac-Man, Defender, and Scramble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 As a big fan of the original I must admit that looks pretty good. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Minion Posted March 7, 2007 Share Posted March 7, 2007 Hi, I`m the author of the above game (Star Wars) and Ive just seen this thread. Im glad you all liked it so much, and if I get chance in the future I hope to get round to altering the difficulty level and including a mouse sensitivity feature. I had planned on doing all 3 games (Jedi would have been a 3D remake in the style of the first 2, not the isometric one - more of a fan game / what if game) but I hit a stumbling block when it came to creating animated AT-ATs and AT-STs ;( While creating this I must have played it a trillion times and find I could go thru from level 1 to 7 with ease, so I thought the level of difficulty was about right (I could only manage level 5 in the aracde game) But anyway, I am so glad you liked it. Thankyou all for playing it. Minion P.S. Re : The nixi-trench counter. I thought this was a neat addition until I realised after I had submited it for the competion that Luke actually switches his off, so there is no need for it ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariJr Posted March 11, 2007 Share Posted March 11, 2007 aww man, i thought for a second that the sega arcade game was made available on the net/console or something.. i was always upset that never was released for the dreamcast... sigh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woobman Posted May 18, 2020 Share Posted May 18, 2020 Just re-found this game and tried to play it. My Windows 10 i7 with Nvidia card doesn't seem to like it. It is VERY choppy. I know it's a long shot as this is semi obscure. It's been years since I've tried to play it. I remember it being a little slow. But not like this. Any hints? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Mushroom Posted May 19, 2020 Share Posted May 19, 2020 I get a virus-warning when I click on that link. I use Avast Free Antivirus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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