MAME ROW #173 - Asteroids
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"Gradius II[a] (also known as Vulcan Venture in arcades outside Japan) is a horizontally-scrolling shooter. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius_II
Yes it is not only Gradius rather than R-Type, but it is also a sequel and not a clone.
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@YFZdude said in MAME ROW #173:
"Gradius II[a] (also known as Vulcan Venture in arcades outside Japan) is a horizontally-scrolling shooter. "
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gradius_II
Yes it is not only Gradius rather than R-Type, but it is also a sequel and not a clone.
Ah yes apologies on that one, got so many I mix them up. But I stand by my original post of Asteroids being the original.
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Asteroids keeps pausing and then I have to restart. I can only play for about 5 seconds or so, I can't work out why....
Edit: So currently, I'll vote for Gradius II.
Further Edit: If I use lr-fbneo then this is fine, I was using lr-mame2016 and that is where I saw the problem. I'll stick with Gradius II for the moment, but I'll give Asteroids some decent play time.
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This week's winner is Asteroids
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Dang it; I forgot to vote this week. In related news, the only R-Type game I ever beat was R-Type Leo. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R-Type_Leo
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I don't have "Asteroids" (1979), but I have "Asteroids Deluxe" (1980). I played that. (1) I know it doesn't/shouldn't count and (2) the main difference is the shield in "Deluxe". I think the original had a "warp" instead of the shield, but I don't have the original.
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I was obviously distracted when I was playing, but here are my scores:
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MAME ROW #174 is now live!
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I found some quick info online about Asteroids versus Asteroids Deluxe:
"...The biggest gameplay difference is the fact that you can hold down the fire button for "auto-fire" (albeit semi-slowly) for *Asteroids Deluxe*. That ability changes my tactics quite a bit from *Asteroids*.
The killer satellite
[enemy](of course) is the other big difference. Aside from those two, the game is similar. The asteroids in AD "tumble" through space rather than just gliding... giving a bit of an appearance upgrade. I much prefer the "shield" as my "oh crap" button rather than hyperspace/warp as well...."
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The version of Asteroids that's included in the 3-in-1 GameboyAdvance cartridge is nice. You seem to have unlimited warps although I can't figure out if you can control them or not. (Was the original like this? I know in "Deluxe" you had three shields.) You can select between two or three backgrounds during the game which is nice.
The game seems MUCH easier on the GBA , but considering this was a "kid's console" I guess it shouldn't be surprising. I quite like this version. Initially all I played on this cart was Yar's Revenge (not Pong or Asteroids), but now this is another classic arcade game to add to my list.
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