Fighter pilots needed in sector wars...

[+Trebor]

How do you control fuel usage?

AFAIK (And someone more knowledgeable, if wrong please correct me), you don't...

 

It 'ticks' down at the same rate regardless of what you do and the trick is to finish the boards as quick as possible; of course you have to watch not over-heating your laser, so you can't just keep rapidly firing (Button mashing).

 

Basically, you have to practice getting your shots as accurate as possible and as fast as possible without causing the laser to overheat.

 

And a little luck don't hurt either

[VectorGamer]

It 'ticks' down at the same rate regardless of what you do and the trick is to finish the boards as quick as possible; of course you have to watch not over-heating your laser, so you can't just keep rapidly firing (Button mashing).

 

Basically, you have to practice getting your shots as accurate as possible and as fast as possible without causing the laser to overheat.

 

 

 

Astro Fighter and Astro Blaster require the player shoot accurately which in that regard makes them unique to other space shooters of that era.

[iesposta]

When you shoot fireballs before the docking screen, the arcade game says, "Extra fuel."

[PacManPlus]

Cool video, Trebor.

 

When you shoot fireballs before the docking screen, the arcade game says, "Extra fuel."

Yep, that's by design that this port doesn't. It would become annoying for everything to stop every time you hit a fireball for it to say 'extra fuel' (plus there is no room for it), and it wasn't imperative to gameplay to display a message on the screen. Once someone knows they get extra fuel for hitting a fireball (and it's written in the manual), they know what to shoot for.

 

Thanks,

Bob

[Greg2600]

Awesome work Bob, easily your best shmup to date!

[+Trebor]

Cleaned up video (lost some 'Artifacting' though) with a little poorer gameplay performance:

 

http://youtu.be/AFH8vDrovWo

 

[PacManPlus]

Hey Trebor, nice video again.

 

I have not forgotten about this, guys - once I am finished getting settled in my new place, I will do my standard first run of this game.

Thanks!

 

Bob

[mmervine]

I have not forgotten about this, guys - once I am finished getting settled in my new place, I will do my standard first run of this game.

Thanks!

 

Count me in!!!

[gambler172]

Hi Bob

count me in too

greetings Walter

Edited February 18, 2014 by gambler172

[Stun Runner 87]

Game looks perfect to me.

Time to put it in the store.

[diggs130]

Please count me in on your run.

 

 

Hope your enjoying your new place!

[gorfcadet]

Do want! As usual, put me down.

[Jinks]

Please add me to the list! Thanks!

[zodiacprime]

I'd love a copy, thanks!

[Mayhem]

As usual please

[+SabertoothRetro]

If this is turning into a list thread, put me on it!

[ckirkman]

Ditto if this is a list, please put me on it. Thank you once again!

[+TrekMD]

Oh, the list has started? I want one.

[UberArcade]

Bob, it looks like the list has started whether you are ready or not.

 

Put me down for a cart please.

Edited February 20, 2014 by UberArcade

[+Ransom]

I'll be buying a CIB copy if it's released that way.

[Stun Runner 87]

Hey Trebor, nice video again.

 

I have not forgotten about this, guys - once I am finished getting settled in my new place, I will do my standard first run of this game.

Thanks!

 

Bob

Just call my name, and ill be there like Mike.

[+swlovinist]

Sign me up when this is ready to sell. I support 100% of what you make. You are an amazing programmer!

[edweird13]

I'm in for the first run

[atarian63]

yes, add me to the list please

[bikeguychicago]

Because of the fun I've had playing this game in the Prosystem emulator so far and because I've listened to the Astro Blaster edition of the No Quarters podcast, I went and sought out the original game to play on MAME this past weekend. After doing so, I found that I like Bob's version a lot better as I can actually get to and get past the docking stage on his version whereas I am constantly running out of fuel on the original.

 

Thanks for making it not completely accurate, Bob.