Robotron Style Games For Gp32?

[Prophet]

Are there any good homebrew remakes of Robotron for the GP32? I looked around but didn't find one. I faintly recall there being a compo maybe a year ago for Robotron remakes, and I know there was at least one for the GBA. But was there any for the GP32?

Thanks.

 

[Huxley]

None spring to mind, but I do remember that game being insanely difficult to the point of not being enjoyable. I guess it's perfectly suited to a handheld system, though.

I'd also love to see a Defender clone. Another Midway game that was too hard for its own good

 

[GPJosh]

The GP32 GBA emulator plays alot of demo games. I suggest you at least trying that route and seeing if those compo entries work.

 

[don]

The Robotron-Style compo was held by http://www.pdroms.de early this year. You can find the results and the downloads there. At least one of them was pretty good IMO.

 

[geo12]

The GP32 GBA emulator plays alot of demo games

Does it really play them at full speed?

 

[yaustar]

I'd also love to see a Defender clone. Another Midway game that was too hard for its own good

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Try this http://www.pdroms.de/file_details.php?fn=1947

 

[GPJosh]

The GP32 GBA emulator plays alot of demo games

Does it really play them at full speed?

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From all reports it can play most demos at full speed, it just has problems when you get to commercial roms.

 

[Prophet]

Thanks don,

Here's the results of that pdroms compo:

#1 ( 4,61 points) LLamabooost by LordGraga & DayDream _GBA
#2 ( 3,83 points) GodTron by Wub _GP32
#3 ( 3,50 points) Pocketron by Torlus _NGPC
#4 ( 3,06 points) Escape from LLama by Jum _GP32
#5 ( 2,33 points) WWartron by Gytis _GBA
#6 ( 2,11 points) Grecotron by Dave VanEe _GBC
#7 ( 1,61 points) GBamatron by Dr. Hirudo _GB
#8 ( 1,50 points) GP moron by Snesy & Illuminatus _GP32

Links to the GP32 entries:

Godtron: http://www.pdroms.de/file_details.php?fn=2115
Escape from Llama: http://www.pdroms.de/file_details.php?fn=1955
GP moron: http://www.pdroms.de/file_details.php?fn=1971

Haven't tried these just yet but will soon. Godtron sounds good and it's #2 so must be pretty decent.

***NOTE*** The word "C a m e l" keeps getting auto-replaced with "moron." WTF?!

 

[toxibunny]

Or you could try running Llamatron through castaway... @156mhz it's a dream... just try and get the castaway version that plays PCM samples better...

then beat my score of 660,000 level 38... (pretty crappy maybe...)

 

[Prophet]

Yeah, I keep forgetting to try Castaway again. It's probably amazing now, since I haven't owned a GP32 since over a year ago, and it was already superb back then.

 

[pAiN]

The GP32 GBA emulator plays alot of demo games

Does it really play them at full speed?

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From all reports it can play most demos at full speed, it just has problems when you get to commercial roms.

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Well report this, i downloaded the zip that someone made with all the GBA homebrewn games and none of them run at any kind of playable speed.

 

[hando]

***NOTE*** The word "C a m e l" keeps getting auto-replaced with "moron." WTF?!

Yep, that's true. This word is on ban list due some stupid guy who register at least one a week and try to advertise online c.i.ga.r.e.ttes shop, so I banned all known brands like M.a.l.b.o.r.o. or for example C.a.m.e.l.

I hope this moron will give up after a few weeks and then I will remove those worlds (at least "C.a.m.e.l." from banned dictionary.

Sorry for inconvience.

 

[Gruntfuggly]

None spring to mind, but I do remember that game being insanely difficult to the point of not being enjoyable. I guess it's perfectly suited to a handheld system, though.

I'd also love to see a Defender clone. Another Midway game that was too hard for its own good

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C'mon, I think you mean Williams... and I'm not so sure about being suited to a handheld - the original game relied on having two joysticks - a fundamental part of the gameplay being that you could fire in a different direction than you were moving...

 

[Huxley]

Williams are Midway...they bought out their game division many moons ago, although Midway is the only surviving brand. And it would be suited to a handheld system because of the pick up and play gameplay, the control scheme could worked around much like Smash TV.

 

[PiNa1971]

C'mon, I think you mean Williams... and I'm not so sure about being suited to a handheld - the original game relied on having two joysticks - a fundamental part of the gameplay being that you could fire in a different direction than you were moving...

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Original Defender by Midway/Williams had just one joystick but 4 buttons. 1-fire, 2-laser, 3-change dirrection for 180degrees, 4-hyperspace jump.
I'd remember that as I spent lotsa time at it in late 80's. It costed me fortune... but worth every cent

 

[KidQuaalude]

jeff minter's (creator of llamatron) games were very much influenced by the old williams (and atari) games, you can get most of his old games here http://www.medwaypvb.com/llamadloads.htm including the ST versions.

alothough its not emulated on the gp32, do yourself a favour and download tempest 2000 and a jaguar emulator (project tempest) to play it on. best game remake ever

 

[GPJosh]

The GP32 GBA emulator plays alot of demo games

Does it really play them at full speed?

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From all reports it can play most demos at full speed, it just has problems when you get to commercial roms.

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Well report this, i downloaded the zip that someone made with all the GBA homebrewn games and none of them run at any kind of playable speed.

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Ok, relax, I was just going off of what I heard in previous threads. That's why I didn't state it as fact the second time by saying "From all reports". Just trying to offer a helpful alternitive in case there were no GP32 options. That's all.

 

[Gruntfuggly]

Original Defender by Midway/Williams had just one joystick but 4 buttons. 1-fire, 2-laser, 3-change dirrection for 180degrees, 4-hyperspace jump.
I'd remember that as I spent lotsa time at it in late 80's. It costed me fortune... but worth every cent

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I actually meant Robotron having two joysticks.

The original Defender joystick only did up and down - you had a button for thrust... it would probably play OK with a four way joystick, but personally I prefer the old thrust/reverse buttons. That's why I am so desparate for a BBC emulator so we can play Planetoid, which was virtually arcade perfect...

 

[KidQuaalude]

get llamatron for caSTaway here ftp://atari:st@208.42.19.22/ST/Games%20an...es/Yak/yak2.zip