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Title: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: Ropi Jo on June 13, 2023, 09:10:03 am

I played this game in the 70s, or maybe the early 80s.

This is what I think I can remember.

It was a plane, I think a bomber, and I think WW2. You looked overhead of the plane at the terrain approching from the distance. You shot the oncoming targets which may have been bridges or buildings, can't remember.

The terrain was small in the distance and got larger as it approached.

Game was a set amount of time, and you just hit as many targets as poss.

Think it was b/w, and maybe even electro / mechanical, but there is definately a Mame rom for this game.

I thought it was called Night Bomber, but it's not that one, although it is fairly similar.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pA2qIGGKrWY

I found it a few yrs ago and grabbed the rom so I know it's real and a rom exists, but that old PC died a fair while back.

Hoping.
Cheers.

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: RandyT on June 13, 2023, 02:27:45 pm

Here's a couple.  Definitely remember playing the first one at one of those, old-timey amusement park arcades.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W4UmATAtHRg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oGL9G9y_yiI

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: Ropi Jo on June 13, 2023, 03:26:19 pm

Thanks for the suggestions. Flotilla is awesome, and is close. And makes be think the targets were various warship, not buildings, and all side-on to veiw. Also the game as quite dark. Although I think it may have been elec mech there is a mame version, so does this mean it was definatelty not mechanical?

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: Ropi Jo on June 13, 2023, 03:42:02 pm

Found it... again. I remembered when I found it a few yrs ago it was mentioned on another forum I've not been on in ages. Had a search there and found it. And it was not ships.

Sky Raider.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcrDZZ1cFO8

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: RandyT on June 14, 2023, 01:05:36 pm

That scrolling effect hurts my brain :)   I never saw one of these in the wild, but it looks like they tried their best to duplicate the experience of the similar EM machines with digital displays.  Definitely needs an overlay like the original machine had in order to cut down on the "swimming" effect.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GkCox6kMLJI

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: spisi on June 14, 2023, 05:58:09 pm

Reminds me of Zaxxon...

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: PL1 on June 15, 2023, 12:21:19 am

Quote from: RandyT on June 14, 2023, 01:05:36 pm

Definitely needs an overlay like the original machine had in order to cut down on the "swimming" effect.

For anyone wanting to add the in-game artwork/overlays shown in the video, you can download it from Mr. Do's site.
https://mrdo.mameworld.info/mame_artwork_ingame.php (https://mrdo.mameworld.info/mame_artwork_ingame.php)

I like using these settings in the MAME "Video Options" menu:
- Select either "Upright Atrwork" or "Upright Artwork (cropped)"
-- Both look like the screencap with these settings
- Everything "Enabled" except CPanels "Disabled"
- View "Cropped"


Scott

Title: Re: Help ID an old game please.
Post by: Ropi Jo on June 15, 2023, 05:15:00 pm

Thank you. I will grab that artwork. Definately looks much better.

And I'll look up Zaxxon.