Kevin Bunch (ubersaurus) @atariarchive.org · Jul 5 The orbital version is extremely fascinating to see as well, as it follows the actual physics of trying to hit another object in orbit; effectively you need to fire the opposite direction! To my knowledge no artillery game has ever tried to recreate this one as no one knew about it for decades.
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Have you ever played Gravity Wars on Amiga by Ed Bartz? I interviewed him some years ago. Great guy. Sort of basic gravity physics but not orbital. youtu.be/Vc_ILtL260s?...
I remember playing an artillery game in the 90s that used multiple gravity sources but I was a kid and don't know anything beyond that.
Potshot itself may be gone, but between its description and this film, we know a lot about how it played, and its legacy. The film reel is under copyright so I haven’t figured out what to do with this snippet, but I may make a short video about Potshot and its legacy using it. Stay tuned!