Shots Going Through in Galaga

ThatGuy

Member
Joined
May 10, 2008
Messages
840
Reaction score
18
Location
Fresno, California
My Galaga game is acting up and I'm not quite sure what the problem is. When my ship gets captured and the alien ship descends sometimes my shot goes right through it (in the middle) and destroys my captured ship. Can I assume this is not normal? Is this a board issue?

-Paul
 
Yep, that can happen with the rapid fire chip, on a real game or in MAME. The shot is moving so fast it can apparently clear the enemy before the collision detection notices it. It seems like I can minimize the chance of it happening by timing the shots so that the enemy is not coming toward me when the shot hits it, but that might be my imagination.
 
no shit? I've never noticed this (I play turbo fire in MAME). was it fixed in the 20th reunion one?
 
Thanks guys, I thought it might be a board issues. And yes, I have the rapid fire installed. Any other suggestions on how I might avoid shooting my own ship? It's pretty darn frustrating. I suppose I could try and shoot it higher up on the screen.
 
In the early stages I find it works better to let the guy come all the way down the screen and almost hit you, and shoot him point blank. But once things get busier, that gets hard.
 
In the early stages I find it works better to let the guy come all the way down the screen and almost hit you, and shoot him point blank. But once things get busier, that gets hard.

Ok, I'll try that. It seems to happen most often when it's around 3-4 inches away from my ship. Thanks.
 
Back
Top Bottom