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Dan78
12-15-2007, 03:29 PM
Long, LONG time ago, in age of Galaga-type games, there was a game on my decent 4- or even 2-bit console that owned my mind and ruled totally and I liked it very-very much. I don’t remember its name, even not sure if it has name, as many games of that era didn’t have names at all, but the concept was like this…

You have a space ship that flies through a space tunnel. And there were obstacles on ship’s way, like moving walls, laser turrets, space ship encounters, etc. The order of these obstacles was absolutely random, except that further they became harder to beat: the ship increased its acceleration, the moving obstacles became faster, too, and the enemy ships became tougher. The key features were:

- Just straight route: no curves, no crossroads (tunnel walls may narrow at times, but no REAL turning, just strafing).
- Random obstacles: you never know what appears next.
- Only one obstacle at a time: you must beat your current obstacle (by passing it alive or killing it) to encounter next one.
- No levels, no objectives, just survival: play to beat high score.

There were no weapon upgrades, since many obstacles were environmental: you just maneuvered between moving hazards. But if Blitwise will reincarnate this type of game, weapons and ‘active’ enemies could be a plus. Generally, the better the variation of game elements, the more fun the game will be.

And of course for these who need to be motivated, there could be some sort of missions, while I personally prefer more open-ended games. =)

And yes, it is ‘retro’ game, while colorful graphics will be a plus. =)

wildgoosespeeder
12-15-2007, 04:33 PM
Sounds like a pretty good idea Dan78!

prateek.singla
12-20-2007, 12:45 PM
I remember the game but i forgot the name. It was THE BEST!!!

Dan78
12-26-2007, 07:15 PM
Yea I could play it until obstacles got so fast that my ship was physically unable to handle them! (it's why there could be some upgrades in remake...)

prateek.singla
12-27-2007, 04:50 AM
I really need the name. Can you dig it out?

Dan78
12-27-2007, 07:47 AM
Once I'll figure out where to start digging, I'll try, but I doubt there was one, these times many games had no names at all (Galaga is rare exception) =)

Dan78
12-27-2007, 08:01 AM
Ahaha, tried to google for this game, submitted '2-bit console games'. This post is on first page of results! Methinks we're cool! =)

Dan78
12-27-2007, 10:30 PM
Sorry for multiposting, but this thread must be populated, anyway... Just got an ATARI emulator and found that game. It is called something like Lazer Valley or Laser Gate. Also there was some parameters: Energy (drains slowly until you get a bonus), Shields (decreases when you crash an obstacle) and V-Time - I don't remember what it was for, maybe it shows how fast obstacles move... Now I REALLY want to recreate this game on a modern tech base! With some new ideas, though. =))

John Brooks
01-01-2008, 02:59 PM
Sorry for multiposting, but this thread must be populated, anyway... Just got an ATARI emulator and found that game. It is called something like Lazer Valley or Laser Gate. Also there was some parameters: Energy (drains slowly until you get a bonus), Shields (decreases when you crash an obstacle) and V-Time - I don't remember what it was for, maybe it shows how fast obstacles move... Now I REALLY want to recreate this game on a modern tech base! With some new ideas, though. =))

Umm... You don't multipost to populate a thread. It's called the EDIT button.

prateek.singla
01-17-2008, 04:23 PM
Sorry for multiposting, but this thread must be populated, anyway... Just got an ATARI emulator and found that game. It is called something like Lazer Valley or Laser Gate. Also there was some parameters: Energy (drains slowly until you get a bonus), Shields (decreases when you crash an obstacle) and V-Time - I don't remember what it was for, maybe it shows how fast obstacles move... Now I REALLY want to recreate this game on a modern tech base! With some new ideas, though. =))

Couldn't find it. Can you gimme the link?

Red_Cracker
01-17-2008, 10:10 PM
I think i played that at a friends house once.

Dan78
01-23-2008, 02:18 PM
Prateek, start up here:

http://www.atariage.com/2600/emulation/index.php?SystemID=2600

First download an emulator (or all 3 listed) and some ROMs. There are multiple names for game I'm talking about, but they all begin with 'laser'. Like 'Laser Valley' or 'Laser Gate' or something...