Tuesday, June 14, 2022

PrinceWatercress plays Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - Part 2 of 3


In this entry, I show off the first two rule variations: Moving Shields and Zigzagging Bombs. I end up making a third video because I do better here than I planned.


With Game Mode 2, Moving Shields are on. This causes the shields to move back and forth. While this can work to either your advantage or disadvantage and make it easier or harder to take out aliens at times, it eventually won't matter after the third wave, because at that point, the shields will be gone anyway.

With Game Mode 3, Zigzagging Bombs are on. This causes enemy shots to move to the side instead of just straight down. You'd better be ready to pay attention and watch the enemy's shots carefully, because the enemy's shots can travel pretty far to the side and yours can't.

Game Mode 4 combines Game Modes 2 and 3, giving you both Moving Shields and Zigzagging Bombs. Knowing what we know about Game Modes 2 and 3, it's easy to know what to expect in Game Mode 4 up to a certain point. Will the shields save you early on? Can you avoid enemy shots? Play this mode and find out.

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