77a Special Edition

77a is a n64 homebrew game made by Count0. The original version was released on 28 Feb 1998, but the improved special edition was released several months later on 10 Oct 1998. It’s a 2-player artillery game where the objective is to aim and shoot the other player before they shoot you. It was made to compete in the Presence of Mind ’98 competition.

The special edition is a lot more detailed. The HUD now has a metallic texture to it, and the field appears to expand until the horizon. It definitely does feel a lot more complete visually speaking.

One thing that I don’t like is that they switched the visual angle indicators for text-based ones. It’s much more difficult to gauge where your shot is going to land if you have to be interpreting those cryptic numbers in the heat of battle.