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freker
09-07-2006, 03:03 PM
Hi there people, especially those of Blitwise especially Mike.
I'd just like to congratulate you on the success of the games, especially on the indie circut.

I'd also like to say that I was delighted to find out that basically someone made a version of Scorched Tanks for the PC and Direct X, I was even more delighted to find out that it was made by the same guy that made Dx-Ball, (Breakout are one of my favorite type of games, brought up with them on Amiga) then I was EVEN more delighted once again that it was made by the maker of the original Scorched Tanks for Amiga, which was a large part of my childhood, sad, maybe, but after school me and my mates would go on the Amiga (still had one on in 2000!) and blow each other to smithereens, with those cool little animations that the tank would shake and rattle thump, explode or sometimes be assumingly kidnapped by aliens from outer space with a tractor beam.

The above animations I do kinda miss.
But I also miss my favourite (NASTY!) strategy in Scorched Tanks, I would fire the Pile Driver and Crimson Flood and trap my foes until the pressure of the solid flood would crush them (sometimes I was so merciless I would also fire a Sound Blaster down there).

So, could someone help me out? Are these weapons in Pocket Tanks or are there weapons with a similar function. Because these made the game awesome.

I kinda miss buying weapons from the shop with the money I earnt, and buying cool deflecting shields, I still use WinUAE to play Scorched Tanks often.

I know that Blitwise is making a new Artillery game as of now, but just incase this is Pocket Tanks 2, please implement these amazing features again.
But make the shop optional, like a easy mode with the old Pocket Tanks choosing method and a experienced mode more like the shop in Scorched Tanks.
That would make all the Pocket Tanks players who haven't played Scorched Tanks have a whole new experience and revamped nostalgia for us that have.:D

I'm new here, so If I've posted this in the wrong section of the forum, feel free to move it to the right section.
:p

Brian
09-07-2006, 03:19 PM
Welcome to the fourms, Freker! This is a fine place to introduce yourself, though if you have any suggestions you'ld like to make separately, there is a forum just for that, as well. It's good to have another long time fan here.

biggman15
09-07-2006, 07:48 PM
I've been trying to get WinUAE working for that exact purpose... But I can't find the proper files... Not too big a deal... There's a site that Sells everything I need... Can't afford it at the moment though...

I've wanted to try Scorched tanks ever since I found out that Mike made it... I grew up with Scorched earth... Great game... Really Poor Graphics...:)

zetablack
09-07-2006, 08:09 PM
Hey dude i think we have another novle poster :p j/k dude welcome1

Neko244
09-07-2006, 08:28 PM
This brings up an interesting point. I'd love to try out Scorched Tanks, it would be quite cool to compare the two games... Anywhere I can download it? Or do you have to pay for it? :D

zetablack
09-07-2006, 08:32 PM
Yea weres brian, brian do you know were we could find scorched tanks?

biggman15
09-07-2006, 08:52 PM
There's a bit of an issue... You have to find the game... Next you have to have an amiga Emulator... WinUAE is one example... Then you need a couple of roms... The amiga Kickstart roms and the other I think is the Workbench roms... Both roms are illegal... So you can't download them... but you can buy them...

I have the old Scorched tanks files... but I can't play them... and I don't know whether The files I have are just a Demo... or are a Full version...

zetablack
09-07-2006, 08:56 PM
Yea to bad so what we gana do?

Neko244
09-07-2006, 09:00 PM
Yea to bad so what we gana do?

Nothing by the looks of it. :p

zetablack
09-07-2006, 09:02 PM
and your happy about that!!

Neko244
09-07-2006, 09:03 PM
and your happy about that!!

I am indeed. :)

zetablack
09-07-2006, 09:03 PM
Ok...... but why don't want scorched tanks back

biggman15
09-10-2006, 05:50 AM
Ok... remember me mentioning that you could buy the roms to make amiga emulation possible? Well I talked myself into it... Amiga Forever!

Here's some Screenshots...
http://img135.imageshack.us/img135/4686/unicornoy8.th.png (http://img135.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unicornoy8.png)
Dark Unicorn? So when did Blitwise become Blitwise?

http://img148.imageshack.us/img148/6960/unicorn2ag5.th.png (http://img148.imageshack.us/my.php?image=unicorn2ag5.png)
Look! OldSchool Pineapple! actually several of the current weapons seem to be inspired by Scorched Tanks...

Edit:
Had to do some diggin on this Dark Unicorn....

They still exist...
http://www.darkuni.com/
http://www.darkuni.com/amiga.php

And it seems I use some of their software.... OperaAdFilter...

Zwaken
09-10-2006, 04:27 PM
Neko...you changed your avatar! I will never think the same again...

Neko244
09-10-2006, 04:30 PM
Neko...you changed your avatar! I will never think the same again...

I know I did. I did it to hypnotise people. And I think it's working! :D

John Brooks
09-10-2006, 04:46 PM
It's not hypnotizing me.

Zwaken
09-10-2006, 04:49 PM
I know I did. I did it to hypnotise people. And I think it's working! :D

Your powers won't work against me!...*chink* uhhhhhhhhhhhh...

Neko244
09-10-2006, 05:50 PM
It's not hypnotizing me.

I was joking, lol... why would I want to hypnotise people? :D

pete
09-10-2006, 09:22 PM
Lol never played this scorched game any good?

freker
09-10-2006, 10:52 PM
Told you it was cool guys... :)
Glad to start a old school based thread up!

Just for something megaweird, try Megaball on UAE too, quite an odd experience I must say...

John Brooks
09-11-2006, 02:46 AM
Why isn't Scorched Tanks on the Blitwise websire?:confused:

biggman15
09-11-2006, 04:07 AM
Why isn't Scorched Tanks on the Blitwise websire?:confused:
It kinda is... An Old alpha from when Mike was working on Scorched Tanks PC... but there isn't a Download... I'd like to find a copy of it... even in it's current form...
http://www.blitwise.com/Scorched_Reality/index.html
There are even early screenshots...

freker
09-11-2006, 05:41 PM
Yeah, so would I...interesting, maybe because Mike is saving it for later and PTanks is just getting us started...:D

zetablack
09-11-2006, 08:45 PM
to old of a program so it won't work.

biggman15
09-12-2006, 05:06 AM
What's too old? I really want to know? Scorched tanks for Amiga is old... And yet I can play it right now...