random video analysis

[ChrisOKay]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4DjEHt6rbQ (C64 version)

• game starts at bridge 1, three planes, full tank
• bridge counter increments upon bridge destruction, river flashes red (checkpoint)
• no points due if enemy destroys stuff
• extra life every 10.000 points + fancy tune (e.g. at 2:00)
• blast radius of tank pretty large (3:55)
• no point loss upon death
• fuel consumption independent of speed
• surviving tanks shoot at destroyed bridge
• red helicopers shoot again when projectile hits wall, i.e. shoot rapidly upon approaching walls
• fuel sounds differ (filling up versus full)
• points: black helicopter: 60 ship: 30 fuel depot: 80 bridge with tank: 750 ballon: 60 bridge without tank: 500 white plane: 100 red helicopter: 150

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZOAHyS70WMw (atari 5200 version)

• warning sound at 1/4 fuel (19:40)
• roughtly 27 seconds til warning sound (19:03 - 19:30), i.e. 36s until full depletion in 30 increments

https://gaming.youtube.com/watch?v=RlOEj4gqzIU (atari 800)

• dropping sound upon empty fuel (11:10)
• tank does not shoot at bridge 4, but at bridge 7? maybe only from level 5-7 onwards?

version comparison: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZO5QnkJ6WI (wir hatten den Atari 800, korrekt?)

[t-karcher]

Wir hatten den Atari 800, korrekt?

:thumbsup: (130XE eigentlich, der aber kompatibel zum 800er war)

More observations:

• river is generally wider in the first levels (with less islands), and narrower in later levels
• fuel is sparser in later levels, while shooting helicopters and tanks appear more frequently
• engine sound (white noise) changes pitch depending on speed