Moon Patrol [game]

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axelb
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Moon Patrol [game]

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This is a remake of the classic Irem game Moon Patrol for the Gigatron !

It renders the Beginner Course marked by twenty-six checkpoints (A to Z) of which five are major, essentially dividing the courses into five "stages". When one of these major checkpoints is reached, your time is compared to the par and bonus points may be given; completing the course gives you additional points.

Scoring list:
  • 10 Points : Pit
  • 15 Points : Rock
  • 20 Points : Alien Ship
  • 25 Points : Boulder
  • 50 Points : Tank
  • Time Bonus : 100 points + 20 points for each second below 120 s per stage
  • Final Bonus : 1000 points per remaining buggy
The game starts in mode 2 by default. You can switch to mode 3 to get a faster gameplay ( gaining more time points ).
A running game will pause if you cycle the mode further.

Up to now there is no automatic restart after the game has ended - so it must be reloaded from SD card or serial port.

There is a rudimentary storing of the highscore, however. The game remembers your last highscore even after reloading as long as the Gigatron isn´t switched off.

I like to thank at67 for his ingenious gtBasic compiler and the great ROMvX0 https://forum.gigatron.io/viewtopic.php?t=409. Without them this adventure wouldn´t have been possible !

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bmwtcu
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Re: Moon Patrol [game]

Post by bmwtcu »

Outstanding!
at67
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Re: Moon Patrol [game]

Post by at67 »

Fantastic arcade conversion, well done!
axelb
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Re: Moon Patrol [game]

Post by axelb »

Thanks! I will put the sources to GitHub after some cleanup ;) .
delpozzo
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Re: Moon Patrol [game]

Post by delpozzo »

Looks and runs great on my Gigatron (ROMvX0, 64K). Love the parallax scrolling!
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