Asteroids Clone for DOS - PLEASE

[Raven]

:confused:

I've been searching for a good week for a simple asteroids clone for DOS (that'll run on any hardware, ala Sr. Partner). I can't find one for the life of me! All I can find are overly-complex new-fangled copies with VGA graphics and garbage that doesn't belong in asteroids... Where can I find a simple asteroids clone that looks like this:

http://homepage.mac.com/lyford/4umsf/asteroids.jpg

If you find this, you're my hero.

P.S. - It'd be preferable if it has arcade-like sound effects via PC Speaker..

[Fallo]

I've been searching for a good week for a simple asteroids clone for DOS (that'll run on any hardware, ala Sr. Partner). I can't find one for the life of me! All I can find are overly-complex new-fangled copies with VGA graphics and garbage that doesn't belong in asteroids... Where can I find a simple asteroids clone that looks like this:

EGARoids should fit the bill. It's a very basic Asteroids clone that runs in 640x350 mode. Doesn't have any SFX, though. If you do a Google search, you should be able to find it easily.

[Raven]

While this is significantly better than what I was finding, the graphics are too advanced for my tastes, and the lack of sound is disheartening.

My search continues, though EGARoids will end up in my archive of stuff..

[tikbalang]

asteroids emulator by chris pile.

info:
http://caesar.logiqx.com/php/emulator.php?id=asteroids

patches:
http://members.shaw.ca/kevinu/arcade/downloads.htm

bootdisk (amoad viii):
http://amoad.classicgaming.gamespy.com/

sound is available only thru SB and clones.

[tikbalang]

asterocks by champ-em games:

http://www.champ-em.com/

has classic and champ (vga) modes. SB sound, dos3.1, i386. while you're there, check out the clones for space invaders, galaga, donkey kong, ms. pacman, galaxian, pacman, and centipede!!!

[Trixter]

I've been searching for a good week for a simple asteroids clone for DOS

http://www.mobygames.com/game/astro-dodge

You're welcome. Requires true CGA though, as IIRC it reprograms MC6845 registers.

[Raven]

This works on the Sr. Partner, and works well, and it indeed doesn't work on VGA adapters. Even in CGA mode (bios setting), might I add, it actually needs the proper physical adapter, or else it makes a scrambled duplicated display.

This is the best one of all those aforementioned, but not 100% perfect, so I'm still keeping my eyes out for one that has sounds (this one's biggest pitfall is no PC Speaker sound), and one that is closer to the arcade sprites (the ship warps a bit as you turn it, and the other objects look different in this version, no fire when you thrust).

Thank you, though, this will tide me over and work in lieu of a flawless clone. :)

[linuxlove]

the one I always played was EGAroids. from what it sounds like, it would run on EGA hardware though I always played it on VGA hardware.

[Trixter]

Thank you, though, this will tide me over and work in lieu of a flawless clone. :)

There were no such clones for CGA, sorry. That's about as good as it gets :)