Project-x ending

[lilalurl]

Recently, by cheating and using state-saving I could finish Project-X without losing a life

But what did I get as a ending ?

Now try without losing a life.

...

Were Team 17 so sure nobody would finish the game without losing a life or what ?

Maybe I've done some wrong with the save states.

Can anyone confirm or deny ?

[lilalurl]

What do you mean ?

What I want to know is if someone has finished Project-X (btw I forgot to mention it's the normal version, not the SE) without seeing : "now try to finish without losing a life".

Oh and if you want to know wich way I cheated :

I used gamehack. Located the memory zone with the counter of power-ups. Freezed it to 9 (for stealth). Reactivated stealth each time it faded off.

I haven't done anything on lives (excepted gaining bonus lives in bonus stages).

[RetroMan]

This is interesting :) There are two possibilities .... the first one is, the game checks it´s memory for "alien" contents (if any adress being changed) but that would be kinda hard to be coded I guess ..... the other one is, that it is a bug in WinUAE, but I doubt that .... oh wait a minute, your solution is the third one .... would you mind posting your Version of Projekt-X in The Zone ?? I would like to test a bit around with it .....

[Shatterhand]

My bet is that Team 17 was sure no one would finish without losing a life.. I mean, most people can't finish it losing all the lives that can be lost :)

[lilalurl]

Originally posted by RetroMan
would you mind posting your Version of Projekt-X in The Zone ?? I would like to test a bit around with it .....

It's in the Zone.

It's the Skid Row cracked version. But I don't think being a crack would be the reason of the "cheap" ending.

[RetroMan]

Thanx :)

[Greg]

Hi im Greg, I am kind of new to this thing this is my first post. my m8 used to have an Amiga and i used to love project x I was crazy about it however then he sold it and got a pc ever since then i have wanted to play it but i dont have an Amiga. Then i saw this in EF files. I dont really know how to set anything up so would one of you be able to help me thanks :)

[Akira]

I got that ending as well, and I think that using the game's cheat (I orgot how it went right now, but you could skip all levels) you got the same shite again.

My take is: they made no ending. And they like you getting angry when you read that shit :) That's SO shootemuppy!

Who's in for asking them about this?

[lilalurl]

For future reference: according to this longplay it indeed seems that was the only ending available:
http://eab.abime.net/showthread.php?t=28362

[mr_0rga5m]

Bloody ell lilalurl .. You've got some stamina, still trying to get the end after 5 years. :)

[mrbob2]

Il completed it a few weekds ago using the only trainer i think (skid row) with immunity. Total crappy ending. In those days the programmers never really bothered with endings, compared to the cinematic ones we see today.

[Graham Humphrey]

I remember completing the Special Edition and getting a text-only ending... that was some anti-climax ;)

[lilalurl]

Bloody ell lilalurl .. You've got some stamina, still trying to get the end after 5 years. :)

I guess on a board for people emulating (or using a real one) a more than 20-year-old computer if you consider the A500, that's the kind of attitude you can expect ;)


I don't mind a text-only ending when it is nicely done, ie when it fits nicely in a story/makes the mind think of possible sequels etc... in other words not something like: Ryu hits the road again... already looking for the next challenge. The fight is all ... thx Capcom:rolleyes


What really bothers me with Project-X is that 'now try it without losing a life' part.
That's bloody frustrating. And it also seems to mean Team17 had in mind a game that could not possibly be beaten without losing a life.

I know shmups usually want to give an acarde feeling and that arcade games usually were hard in order to make you spend some money.
However, for a home computer game I think this kind of approach is a bit disappointing.


The game is still quite entertaining though.


Crux II hit the space again. Already looking for other challenges. The spacefight is all....


Now, I wonder if there is a different ending with the Hunter MK7 ship (the one that really sucks in the weapon department):evilgrin Looks like a challenge for CodyJarrett