Cannon Fighter (msx retro remake released)

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By robotz

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06-06-2008, 02:08

Hi all,

Just wanted to say that I have released my retro remake of Cannon Fighter today. The game was originally released in 1989 by Morwood Software for the MSX-1, and as a kid I used to love it!

www.photonstorm.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/320w_screenshot.gif

I do wonder if ANYONE else ever played it? I guess the chances of finding someone on this forum who has are higher than anywhere else :)

You take on the role of a lone cannon defending a supply dump in the desert, as the relentless tanks begin their onslaught against you. You get 3 lives and can also retreat 3 times, but once you hit the final base it's all or nothing!

You can play the game online (it's written in ActionScript3/Flash), and read more about the history of it on my web site:

www.photonstorm.com/games/cannon-fighter

Cheers,

Rich

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By robotz

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06-06-2008, 02:10

Oh and I just wanted to add that if it would be useful to anyone here I have high quality box scans, screen shots and sprite sheets I'm happy to send to whoever wants them!

By JohnHassink

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06-06-2008, 02:30

It looks like the first computer game I ever saw in my life, downstairs in the basement, from tape on the MSX. Smile

In this game the enemy would raise a flag with a dead head on your base when you lost.
The player was on the right of the screen if I remember correctly.

The background didn't look as good as this, though. Wink
I enjoyed playing this game on your site now, but strangely I didn't know this game before.

Quite lenghty Generation-MSX link

By dhau

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06-06-2008, 07:52

Looks more like ZX Spectrum game then MSX. Is it possible the original was just a quick port from ZX Spectrum, like 99% of british MSX games?

By pitpan

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06-06-2008, 11:31

At least it does not appear on worldofspectrum.org, therefore I assume that it is a native MSX game. As it can be seen in the screenshots, all sprites are pure hardware sprites, so I guess it is a true MSX game, although graphically a bit poor. I'll test the original game, 'cause maybe I'm developing a similar concept ATM. Wink

By robotz

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06-06-2008, 12:31

I'm pretty sure this game was MSX only - and yes I am well aware the graphics are quite poor, even for 1989 Smile I don't know of any other games made by the same team (Policy), but Morwood Software did publish several other MSX titles that I know of. Not surprisingly they are long gone, with virtually no reference to them anywhere on the web (that I could find), so I doubt we'll ever truly know Smile

By Huey

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06-06-2008, 12:48

Whats wrong with the gfx? They look like a 1984's MSX game.

By jltursan

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06-06-2008, 12:48

I was hooked with this game long time ago, yep, it's pretty simplistic; but it's a fast paced action game. It could be very addictive at advanced levels. I'm not sure about the full details; but IIRC every level the barrier was moved a bit to the right.

Umm, my boss is not over here, I think I'm going to try your remake for a while...Running Naked in a Field of Flowers

By FiXato

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06-06-2008, 13:16

Looks more like a port than a remake ;p

When I saw the title, I was secretly hoping you meant 'Cannon Fodder' instead of fighter Murdoch

By robotz

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06-06-2008, 20:29

I was hooked with this game long time ago, yep, it's pretty simplistic; but it's a fast paced action game. It could be very addictive at advanced levels. I'm not sure about the full details; but IIRC every level the barrier was moved a bit to the right.

Really? I have played it for hours and never noticed that - you can definitely retreat back through the levels (to the left) until you hit the base, but I didn't see the barrier move. Perhaps I just wasn't ever good enough at it Smile

Looks more like a port than a remake ;p

It's not a "port" because I never had the original source code to port across Wink and even if I had, there are still some elements of the original I just wouldn't have kept!!!

Probably my favourite MSX game ever was Eric and the Floaters... absolute genius! But I loved Sky Jaguar as well.. maybe I'll dust that one off for a future remake.

By jltursan

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06-06-2008, 23:30

Really? I have played it for hours and never noticed that - you can definitely retreat back through the levels (to the left) until you hit the base, but I didn't see the barrier move. Perhaps I just wasn't ever good enough at it

Yep, that's it!, your little man retreats pulling the cannon every time a tank reaches the barrier!....ah, memories Smile

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