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"Computer Space" Sim / Clone Not available On This Site Anymore
Howard_Casto:
Looks great man. Great job.
RPO R6V:
Before I even make time to try it out, may I say THANK YOU for your hard work. I'm a huge fan of old black and white games and have often wondered if anyone would ever do this kind of thing for any of them since I assume there's a real possibility most of them won't be emulated in MAME (or DICE or any other way) in my lifetime.
DaredevilDave:
--- Quote from: Howard_Casto on September 10, 2017, 01:24:49 am ---Looks great man. Great job.
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Thank you! Have you given the linux version a try by chance?
I'm not sure this will run on a Pi. I did a little research - apparently Unity compiles linux files that are not compatible with Pi (this may have changed), BUT they are compatible with an Android emulator that runs on the Pi.
Just what I've read.
--- Quote from: RPO R6V on September 12, 2017, 12:26:04 pm --- Before I even make time to try it out, may I say THANK YOU for your hard work. I'm a huge fan of old black and white games and have often wondered if anyone would ever do this kind of thing for any of them since I assume there's a real possibility most of them won't be emulated in MAME (or DICE or any other way) in my lifetime.
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You are very welcome, and thank you for the kind words!
I found DICE about 9 months ago. I wanted to run the motorcycle game (Stunt Cycle?) but I don't know if it will work well in MAME front ends because, if I remember correctly, there are menus you are forced to go through when you run DICE, like setting controls. I tried to contact the creator of DICE, but no dice! :(
Just to be clear, Computer Space will not run in MAME but it is compatible with front ends that can run EXEs, like MaLa. In my own front end the game blends seamlessly into the menu/launch system.
I wonder if anyone would be interested in a mobile version? It would take me less than one day to make it compatible with a touch screen. Would people want the "First Arcade Game Ever" on their phones?
ETA:
To Do:
- finish the damn explosion flash!!! I can make it look perfect!
- Need to resolve ship collisions - sometimes the ship stays on top of the saucers after a crash and they just keep crashing repeatedly.
- Bug where ship won't reappear after it explodes multiple times in quick succession.
- Tweaks to ship speed, turning, etc.
I can fix all of these, no problem. That's about all that remains!
PL1:
--- Quote from: DaredevilDave on September 13, 2017, 12:46:54 am ---I found DICE about 9 months ago. I wanted to run the motorcycle game (Stunt Cycle?) but I don't know if it will work well in MAME front ends because, if I remember correctly, there are menus you are forced to go through when you run DICE, like setting controls. I tried to contact the creator of DICE, but no dice! :(
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You are running the latest version (0.9) available here, right?
You only have to configure the controls once.
You can run individual DICE games without going through the menu system, just add the game name after the executable.
If you:
1. Unzip the emulator files into C:\DICE\
2. Put the ROMs in C:\DICE\roms\
. . . then "C:\DICE\dice.exe stuntcycle" works as a shortcut or from command prompt -- exactly as described in the README.txt file. ::)
Scott
DaredevilDave:
New download soon!
I have my web server up and will upload the newest Linux and Windows builds.
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