Hammer Boy - Arcade

DamienD · 09 February 2018, 11:45

From MAMEWorld:

Quote:

DU: Hammerboy

http://smitdogg.mameworld.info/du/dunews.png

Thanks to alt/deepfb, Dan Dare, mad3001, Habi, Adonías, cpcmaniaco, Robcfg, Pablo Ruiz and Recreativas.org we got Hammerboy by Dinamic / Inder

http://www.recreativas.org/hammer-boy-183-inder
http://unmamed.mameworld.info/non_ot...html#HammerBoy
http://web.archive.org/web/200404082...nemusparc.html

I didn't realise that this was released in the arcades

vulture · 09 February 2018, 14:27

It was? Me neither, that's surprising! Nice find D! Do you know if the board A500 based?

edit:

Oh! Just read a bit and it's not A500 based, seems custom. Megaphoenix and After the War were also released on the arcades and based on the same hardware. Mediocre games all three, I wonder if anybody spent his/her coin on them!

Amiga1992 · 09 February 2018, 16:07

Interesting, I had no idea those 3 had arcade versions.

The first link says all three were finished but NOT put out on the market, they are prototypes tested only in some amusement parks in Madrid. So I guess not many people put coins in them because that was one of the reasons this didn't get past test phase.
Also says they had planned to do Narco Police too if this ran well.

The article for Megaphoenix explains a bit more of the hardware: it says it was based on the Atari ST and that all dev versions of the games ran on Atari ST hardware. 1000 boards were made among the three games.

Not surprised this didn't work, since by 91 the arcades were already sadly dying by hand of the consoles.

TurboCrash · 09 February 2018, 19:42

I remember playing an arcade game of a dude with a hammer:
https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_d...p?game_id=8065

Hammerboy looks like a cheap ripoff.

demoniac · 09 February 2018, 23:13

This kind of makes sense as all the Dinamic games I played asks the user to start in either Part 1 or 2, making it easy for the player to continue without starting over from scratch.

Gzegzolka · 10 February 2018, 00:25

I would love to see After the War on arcade cabinet if there were any difference from computer versions. Sadly some people hear about it but nobody have seen it or have some proof of its existence.

dlfrsilver · 10 February 2018, 00:34

A bit of source code for After the War Arcade exist. Each board is based on the MC68000, with the TMS34010 as graphics processor, plus a z80 to drive the sound part.

Retro1234 · 10 February 2018, 00:45

Does exist a dump that runs on normal Atari ST

dlfrsilver · 10 February 2018, 00:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro1234

Does exist a dump that runs on normal Atari ST

The ST was used as dev machine. The problem is that technically speaking, AFTW, HMB and MPHX are weak games.

It was pure madness to put them in Arcade. They should have picked Risky Woods or either Navy Moves, way more entertaining than the 3 above.

DamienD · 10 February 2018, 01:01

Quote:

Originally Posted by Retro1234

The problem is that technically speaking, AFTW, HMB and MPHX are weak games.

It was pure madness to put them in Arcade.

Totally agree; I wouldn't had even popped a quarter once just to try these, if they were in the arcade I visited back then.

Way too much quality stuff around x100 in comparison.

dlfrsilver · 10 February 2018, 01:09

Yes, arcade quality is not Atari ST quality.....

Gzegzolka · 10 February 2018, 11:27

I wonder how Zool looks on arcades, was it based on amiga version? Or was it improved? As for HMB it looks weak, but AFTW could be good game if it was improved.

DamienD · 11 February 2018, 10:38

...and here's more information from MameDEV Haze: Hammering in My Head

WayneK · 11 February 2018, 16:44

Not really surprising this was never generally released as an arcade game - it would have been financial suicide to release this garbage and expect people to put coins into it :P

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09 February 2018, 14:27	#2
vulture Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Athens , Greece Posts: 1,840	It was? Me neither, that's surprising! Nice find D! Do you know if the board A500 based? edit: Oh! Just read a bit and it's not A500 based, seems custom. Megaphoenix and After the War were also released on the arcades and based on the same hardware. Mediocre games all three, I wonder if anybody spent his/her coin on them!

09 February 2018, 16:07	#3
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,644	Interesting, I had no idea those 3 had arcade versions. The first link says all three were finished but NOT put out on the market, they are prototypes tested only in some amusement parks in Madrid. So I guess not many people put coins in them because that was one of the reasons this didn't get past test phase. Also says they had planned to do Narco Police too if this ran well. The article for Megaphoenix explains a bit more of the hardware: it says it was based on the Atari ST and that all dev versions of the games ran on Atari ST hardware. 1000 boards were made among the three games. Not surprised this didn't work, since by 91 the arcades were already sadly dying by hand of the consoles.

09 February 2018, 19:42	#4
TurboCrash Registered User Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Lisbon/Portugal Posts: 51	I remember playing an arcade game of a dude with a hammer: https://www.arcade-museum.com/game_d...p?game_id=8065 Hammerboy looks like a cheap ripoff.

09 February 2018, 23:13	#5
demoniac Registered User Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: - Posts: 1,686	This kind of makes sense as all the Dinamic games I played asks the user to start in either Part 1 or 2, making it easy for the player to continue without starting over from scratch.

10 February 2018, 00:25	#6
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	I would love to see After the War on arcade cabinet if there were any difference from computer versions. Sadly some people hear about it but nobody have seen it or have some proof of its existence.

10 February 2018, 00:34	#7
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	A bit of source code for After the War Arcade exist. Each board is based on the MC68000, with the TMS34010 as graphics processor, plus a z80 to drive the sound part.

10 February 2018, 00:45	#8
Retro1234 Phone Homer Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: 5150 Posts: 5,773	Does exist a dump that runs on normal Atari ST

10 February 2018, 01:09	#11
dlfrsilver CaptainM68K-SPS France Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Melun nearby Paris/France Age: 46 Posts: 10,412	Yes, arcade quality is not Atari ST quality.....

10 February 2018, 11:27	#12
Gzegzolka Registered User Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: Warszawa / Polska Posts: 1,858	I wonder how Zool looks on arcades, was it based on amiga version? Or was it improved? As for HMB it looks weak, but AFTW could be good game if it was improved.

11 February 2018, 10:38	#13
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	...and here's more information from MameDEV Haze: Hammering in My Head

11 February 2018, 16:44	#14
WayneK Registered User Join Date: May 2004 Location: Somewhere secret Age: 50 Posts: 364	Not really surprising this was never generally released as an arcade game - it would have been financial suicide to release this garbage and expect people to put coins into it :P

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