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Hmm, I'll have to try that. I did attempt to orbit it but I just ended up getting killed by a UFO shot before I could get much speed going. I have played Spac
by pimlottc 6y ago
Hmm, I'll have to try that. I did attempt to orbit it but I just ended up getting killed by a UFO shot before I could get much speed going.
I have played Spacewar - or, at least, the old IBM PC port [0]. That one gives you enough thrust to overcome gravity, no problem, though it still effects your trajectory (and missiles) enough to make it interesting.
0: https://archive.org/details/msdos_Spacewar_1985 https://archive.org/details/msdos_Spacewar_1985
- masswerk 6y agoA fast escape route is heading somewhat parallel, but with a bit of offset to the direct line towards the central star. This way, you combine the power of the rocket thruster and the gravitational pull. However, the bit of multitasking (maneuvering into orbit and taking care of saucers) at the beginning is definitely the tricky part, esp. in higher levels. (But it's still better as in Computer Space, where the saucers may pound you mercilessly while you're still a sitting duck.) Mind that you'll have to do just a bit better than the saucers over the course of an entire level, so the loss of a single ship shouldn't be that bad.