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"Fighter Pilots Needed In Sector Wars... Play Astro Blaster Restoration"
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Vigo on November 23, 2016, 12:27:08 pm ---Thanks for the tip. I was trying to figure out the whole bonus thing.
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There are two other really easy bonuses to get. The first one occurs in the asteroid field. Go through it without shooting once, and you'll get a bonus.
The other one is a little harder to do, but it's called the paint scraper bonus. When you go in to refuel, move your ship over so that you barely touch one of the docking arms as you go in. If you do it right, you get a bonus. But be careful, it's really easy to wreck into the arms.
Ian:
Check out the link I provided... they give a lot of tips on those secret bonuses.
Mike A:
Do you know which version your cab is?
From KLOV:
There are a couple of versions of this game in existence. The original ROM version had a different attract screen that did not contain any instructions. The waves were longer and the player was given the option of "buying-in" an extra number of ships, although the player was not allowed to buy extra fuel -- the main difficulty of the game.
This early release of Astro Blaster was practically impossible to play because it was so difficult. The game was later modified to include instructions in the attract mode and the waves were shortened to reduce the overall difficulty. Even this later version is very challenging to the casual player and many seasoned players cannot even clear four out of the eight levels. To help players progress further, there exists a ROM hack that slows down fuel consumption and laser overheating.
I guess I will have to try all of them. :applaud:
yotsuya:
Mine is the third version of the game. I've toyed with buying a spare EPROM board and burning the first version set just to have it on hand. :cheers:
It's a tough game. My goal is to get through all the waves, but I can only get halfway though level two.
EDIT: just checked. Mine has the second version of the EPROMS, not the third.
yotsuya:
--- Quote from: Mike A on November 25, 2016, 05:09:32 pm ---Do you know which version your cab is?
From KLOV:
There are a couple of versions of this game in existence. The original ROM version had a different attract screen that did not contain any instructions. The waves were longer and the player was given the option of "buying-in" an extra number of ships, although the player was not allowed to buy extra fuel -- the main difficulty of the game.
This early release of Astro Blaster was practically impossible to play because it was so difficult. The game was later modified to include instructions in the attract mode and the waves were shortened to reduce the overall difficulty. Even this later version is very challenging to the casual player and many seasoned players cannot even clear four out of the eight levels. To help players progress further, there exists a ROM hack that slows down fuel consumption and laser overheating.
I guess I will have to try all of them. :applaud:
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How close do you live to Phoenix, AZ, bro? You should come hang out with us at ZapCon in April.
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