Hawk Wars on Memotech MTX512

[AtsumaKarin]

Ya know, Steve, even now, 1:10 - 1:34 is still probably my favourite moment of your time on YouTube! :D

Honestly: no matter how many times I watch it, it makes me laugh! XD

[johannbock]

I set up MEMU and gave this a try.

Ho-lee shit.

Too bad about the "if straight-moving bad guys touch the bottom of the screen you lose a life instantly" thing. It's too common for three or four of these guys to appear where you have next to no chance of taking them out.

MEMOTECH MTX512: THE MANLIEST MICROCOMPUTER

[SteveBenway]

@johannbock It's great that with memu, more people can experience the insanely fast slaughter of games like this :D

[andyzkey]

I think it was by Chris Bayne, not Bryne.

And no, despite the comment in the video, I didn't write this.

{{{ Andy (author of Mission Alphatron)

[SteveBenway]

@andyzkey You're right, it was indeed Chris Bayne. With that funny font and the very brief moment that I glanced at the writing, it was an easy mistake to make.

The fast Scramble type game I was referring to was Mission Omega.

Mission Alphatron is an excellent game, if also incredibly fast :D

[marquis0r]

the sprite movements look really smooth/fast

[nightbirdds]

Well, if you can't play the game, at least you can use it to induce seizures. :)

[VideeyaGames]

galaga on crack

[JASONMOORE87]

Its kinda a crazy out there type of game!

I can see it getting addictive, just to do that little bit better though

[markvergeer]

Wow - amazing that you got the score you got actually as this game is just virtually impossible.... virtually...? it IS impossible!

[DdlyHeadshot]

Seems quite fun if you were on speed at the time ;)

[SteveBenway]

@DdlyHeadshot I think you'd have to be :)

[JASONMOORE87]

@DdlyHeadshot LMAO

[AfroedNinja]

INSANE!!!!!!

[SteveBenway]

@AfroedNinja Absolutely :D

[28steryan]

I had an eppy, that was a serious head fuck.

[SteveBenway]

@28steryan Haha... yeah, it makes you either laugh, or throw the TV out the window :D

[phreakindee]

Hahahaha, wow. This is awesome, just simply awesome.

[SteveBenway]

@phreakindee You're crazy :D

[luckas30]

It is funny that you make a video of Memotech MTX512 the same day as i watch the movie Strange Science :)

[SteveBenway]

@luckas30 I've been putting them up all week, so not such a coincidence :)

[MarkTheMorose]

Have you done a system review of the Memotech, Steve?

[SteveBenway]

@MarkTheMorose Not yet. I start work on one today. Might be up by the end of the day. If not, then tomorrow.

[ewandougie]

Its like a ROM hack by an insane person

[SteveBenway]

@ewandougie Haha... yeah, it is kinda :)

[Zito773]

the programmers of this game were extreme trolls.

[SteveBenway]

@Zito773 Or maybe had extreme reflexes and didn't realise everyone else wasn't the same :)

[THOMASSU63]

I'm not a violent person, but when I see this I just wanna slap the designer senseless.

[SteveBenway]

@THOMASSU63 LOL. Go for it :D

[atombat]

I just saw a Memotech 500 (not 512) sell for £156, is it worth it for game like this..? I think you just saved me £156 :)

[SteveBenway]

@atombat There are one or two good(ish) games for it, but yeah, they aren't cheap.

[pocketmego]

Why in the yellow fuck would you make a game's first levels this fast and this hard? Its not like your computer is trying to win your quarters.

[SteveBenway]

@pocketmego It doesn't make much sense, but back then, I think bedroom coders just tried to copy the arcades with no thought for why the games were so hard.

[pocketmego]

@SteveBenway

Hadn't thought of it that way. But, you are probably right on the money. I know for a fact that Matt Smith (not the Doctor) deliberately made Manic Miner as hard as he possibly could. But, judging by interviews, I think he might actually be functionally insane.

[Aeduo]

Looks like it would've been a fun game to play back in the day. I could see myself getting in to it if I didn't have many games and it was the 80s.

[SteveBenway]

@Aeduo Yeah, it's that kinda game. Without much else to play (and if all you had was an MTX, you wouldn't have much else), I could see people rising to the challenge to try and beat it. Or at least, to try and last more than 10 seconds :)

[zombieAndy1979]

I think even commander data from star trek would have struggled to keep up with that !! bloody hell, its fast :D

[SteveBenway]

@zombieAndy1979 It's pretty mental :)

[RetroGamerVX]

My god that's one viscious game!! Surprised it ain't axe murdered you in the night it's so sarcastic!!! lol

[SteveBenway]

@RetroGamerVX I lock the door at night ;)

[RetroGamerVX]

@SteveBenway What, you lock it in????lol

[AtsumaKarin]

Wow! Get your stopwatch out, I think you set some kind of record there!!! ;)

I haven't got one but I estimate - 1st death = 0.5 seconds, game over = 8 seconds! :D

That's quite insane, I must admit. It whets my appetite no end, let me tell ya!

If I ever get chance to play it, I'll put a video up of it (although admittedly, that's doubtful). :(

Good SWILL! :D

[AtsumaKarin]

@AtsumaKarin I meant the game was insane(ly fast), just to clarify.

[SteveBenway]

@AtsumaKarin Having seen your gaming prowess, I'd very much like to see you playing this :D

[GoblinXXX]

I *hope* that it's going that fast because you're playing it on a faster computer, and it wasn't that way, originally. If not, I can't imagine what the higher levels must be like!

[SteveBenway]

@GoblinXXX I do wonder if the earlier MTX500 had a slower CPU. If not, then this is the standard running speed.

[mp4podcastDOTcom]

Can the Memotech MTX512 be hooked up to a TV or do you need a computer monitor.

[SteveBenway]

@mp4podcastDOTcom It can hook up to a tv or monitor.

[BigDaddyDarth]

I swear there is a subliminal message hidden in the flashing....lol

[SteveBenway]

@BigDaddyDarth Yeah, it says "you're so screwed" :D

[TheGamesCascade]

game starts 3...2...1 game over lol

Are you sure you didnt render it at 1 GAZILLION fps by mistake ha ha

[SteveBenway]

@TheGamesCascade It looks that way, but nope. This is the speed it runs at :)

[atarileaf]

Excuse me while I have an epileptic seizure. :)

[SteveBenway]

@atarileaf It does look like the kind of game that needs a health warning :D

[ontheairfan]

ROFL HA HA HA HA wow talk about flash city..hey steve its vipor just so you know

[SteveBenway]

@ontheairfan Yup... it's pretty crazy :D