Rick Dangerous Posted January 7, 2021 Share Posted January 7, 2021 I have played it probably 20 times. Really fun but would like to try the other levels. I've read the manual in detail, i've read the mission briefing in game. I get it; don't shoot the civilians/POWs. I've had perfect runs where i only shoot guys that are shooting at me, tanks and helicopters. Not the prisoners that pop up at the bottom of the screen, or the shirtless prisoners that run along the top. What am i doing wrong? Every time, no matter what i do, i am being court-martialed for failing my mission at the end of the level...Arg. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 3 hours ago, Rick Dangerous said: What am i doing wrong? Every time, no matter what i do, i am being court-martialed for failing my mission at the end of the level...Arg. Are the prisoners that are locked up in the large hut successfully freed, ensuring they escape into the chopper, without killing any of them? A victorious playthrough of the first level (and the entire game) is available to watch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Of the handful of games that don't load or play correctly on my new Concerto Cart, Alien Brigade is the only real disappointment to me. I have Tower Toppler already; I have Water Ski on the 7800 Anniversary Multicart #2, and I have no real interest in Tank Command or Realsports Baseball except as curiosities. But I would actually like to try to this one someday on real hardware. Hopefully Fred will get whatever bugs might remain in the firmware ironed out soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick Dangerous Posted January 8, 2021 Author Share Posted January 8, 2021 I free the prisoners from the hut but then shoot that helicopter believing it's one that is trying to shoot me. I think that is my problem, thanks. This game rocks! I can say that after just one level, haha. I know this is a sort of rare pricey one, but I got it in a $15 complete copy of Winter Games I ordered off eBay a few years back. Winter games box, manual, but Alien Brigade cart. I didn't even say anything to the seller.. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 14 minutes ago, Rick Dangerous said: I free the prisoners from the hut but then shoot that helicopter believing it's one that is trying to shoot me. I think that is my problem, thanks. That's it! Prepare for some water ski loving aliens next round. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 11 hours ago, DrVenkman said: Of the handful of games that don't load or play correctly on my new Concerto Cart, Alien Brigade is the only real disappointment to me. Alien Brigade from Trebors PROPack works on my UAV'd BIOS upgraded A3 Atari 7800 with Concerto 0.95 firmware. A couple days ago was the first time I ever played on real hardware, loved it. Same for Ninja Golf. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 1 minute ago, MrZarniwoop said: Alien Brigade from Trebors PROPack works on my UAV'd BIOS upgraded A3 Atari 7800 with Concerto 0.95 firmware. A couple days ago was the first time I ever played on real hardware, loved it. Same for Ninja Golf. For me (A1 serial number with expansion interface, UAV I installed myself), using the same ROM set as you and same firmware on my Concerto, it gets through loading process but the animated title screen chokes and never completes. The hand appears and starts to move, then immediately jumps back and begins again. It’s all very irregular and erratic and about every 20 seconds or so, there will be a very quick flash of the full title screen. But the console is unresponsive and you can’t start a game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrZarniwoop Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 6 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: For me (A1 serial number with expansion interface, UAV I installed myself), using the same ROM set as you and same firmware on my Concerto, it gets through loading process but the animated title screen chokes and never completes. The hand appears and starts to move, then immediately jumps back and begins again. It’s all very irregular and erratic and about every 20 seconds or so, there will be a very quick flash of the full title screen. But the console is unresponsive and you can’t start a game. Yikes. I wonder what models of 7800 are best/worst with Concerto currently? I have to imagine with time, this will get ironed out. I have trouble with some home-brews as noted in the Concerto firmware thread, and a few retail 7800 games have the controller button issues already noted (e.g. One-on-One, where the hacked/fixed version works perfectly), but it largely works, including most 2600 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 Maybe I missed it but what controller do you have plugged in when Alien Brigade won't start correctly? Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 44 minutes ago, Mitch said: Maybe I missed it but what controller do you have plugged in when Alien Brigade won't start correctly? Mitch A 3-button Sega Genesis pad through an Edladdin Seagull 78. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Pac-Lander Posted January 8, 2021 Share Posted January 8, 2021 17 hours ago, Rick Dangerous said: I free the prisoners from the hut but then shoot that helicopter believing it's one that is trying to shoot me. I think that is my problem, thanks. This game rocks! I can say that after just one level, haha. I know this is a sort of rare pricey one, but I got it in a $15 complete copy of Winter Games I ordered off eBay a few years back. Winter games box, manual, but Alien Brigade cart. I didn't even say anything to the seller.. I did the exact. same. thing. Several times in fact haha. And they I realized that is supposed to be the getaway chopper, not an enemy one. Congrats! It's a great game and one of, if not the, greatest 8-bit light gun games ever produced! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 15, 2021 Share Posted January 15, 2021 It is a light gun game? Cool.. never played it.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 Don’t blow up the resque-chopper. The enemy choppers are green, the resque chopper grey. Wait til the POWs are into the chopper, the chopper to lift of, gun down a few more Aliens, and you’re onto level 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giles N Posted January 16, 2021 Share Posted January 16, 2021 1 hour ago, Giles N said: Don’t blow up the resque-chopper. The enemy choppers are green, the resque chopper grey. Wait til the POWs are into the chopper, the chopper to lift of, gun down a few more Aliens, and you’re onto level 2. No, it was vice versa; - enemy chopper grey - friendly chopper green - - - If you can get hold of a light-gun, it’ll increase the fun (but then you must use a CRT TV) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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