Scramble patch for bomb with joystick

[tjlazer]

Can someone do a patch for Scramble to allow the bomb to drop with the joystick instead of the space bar? Like in Super Cobra, press button and move the joystick down.

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-scramble_36326.html

Edited July 21, 2021 by tjlazer

[Wrathchild]

Alerting @playsoft

[erichenneke]

You can just set that in the options in Scramble already. Right?

 

I just set it to where the fire button shoots and drops bombs at same time. 

[tjlazer]

1 hour ago, erichenneke said:

You can just set that in the options in Scramble already. Right?

 

I just set it to where the fire button shoots and drops bombs at same time.

Oh ok I didn't know you can do that, but it's for both bombs and missiles.  Which is an improvement.  I like to play from the couch and am far away from the keyboard.  Would be nice to have it with fire and down joy though.  What do you guys think?

[ascrnet]

4 hours ago, tjlazer said:

Can someone do a patch for Scramble to allow the bomb to drop with the joystick instead of the space bar? Like in Super Cobra, press button and move the joystick down.

http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-scramble_36326.html

In the Joy2B+ project we have the super cobra with 2 buttons. ? 

[+playsoft]

Scramble supports a Sega Genesis or Joy2B+ controller - the second button will bomb.

 

It's too late to make any changes to the control mechanism now.

[Bobo Cujo]

I've personally played A8 Scramble with both a Sega Genesis controller and a Joy2B stick - both work great for shoot+bomb.

 

You actually wouldn't want down+fire to bomb in this game - a key strategy in this game is to stay low to the ground so that you can bomb at a fast rate, and you wouldn't want to risk crashing into the ground...

(Especially in areas 3 and 4)

[ascrnet]

On 7/24/2021 at 8:33 AM, playsoft said:

Scramble supports a Sega Genesis or Joy2B+ controller - the second button will bomb.

thanks for the support and information, new set for the Joy 2B+ collection. ?

 

[erichenneke]

On 7/26/2021 at 6:47 PM, ascrnet said:

thanks for the support and information, new set for the Joy 2B+ collection. ?

 

the sega genesis controller option works great too.  Like Bobo said.   

[Level42]

On 7/27/2021 at 12:23 AM, Bobo Cujo said:

You actually wouldn't want down+fire to bomb in this game - a key strategy in this game is to stay low to the ground so that you can bomb at a fast rate, and you wouldn't want to risk crashing into the ground...

(Especially in areas 3 and 4)

Exactly. I play with the setting fire and bombs with one button and it plays fine that way.

[+playsoft]

I never liked using down + fire to bomb in games myself, so went for both fire and bombs with the trigger instead and supported the Genesis/Joy2B+ which is probably the best way to play.