Cybergoth Posted March 1, 2007 Share Posted March 1, 2007 Hi there! Heya, yet another Taito poll! Of course, after the "Pre Qix" poll, now follows a selection of "Post Qix" titles to choose from. (Ususal Disclaimer: If you think Elk Attack is good enough already, simply don't vote for Electric Yo-Yo! ) Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 2, 2007 Author Share Posted March 2, 2007 Hm... maybe it's time to try something new, as only few people seem to know these rather obscure games. Instead of just posting KLOV links, I'll try to post a screenshot a day for each of these games, starting today with Marine Date: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 There are also reviews of some of these (with QuickTime movies) at Cinemarcade: The Electric Yo-Yo Kram Space Dungeon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 2, 2007 Share Posted March 2, 2007 The Electric Yo-Yo has been done already as Elk Attack (sorta): http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/e...k/elkattack.htm Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 3, 2007 Author Share Posted March 3, 2007 So and here's the screenshot for Space Cruiser: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 4, 2007 Author Share Posted March 4, 2007 Space Seeker: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted March 5, 2007 Share Posted March 5, 2007 Definately Dock Man, with Kram a close second. Why not pick Birdie King like everyone else? I am not a fan of golf (other than mini golf) and we already have Golf game/s for the 2600. I think I asked this before, but Taito must be your favorite game company? I wonder if Mr. TNT could be done from Sanchez/Telco. That game rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 5, 2007 Author Share Posted March 5, 2007 I think I asked this before, but Taito must be your favorite game company? In the early arcade years they are indeed my favourites, with Namco coming close. In later years Konami and Capcom surpassed them both though And here's an Alpine Ski screenshot: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 6, 2007 Author Share Posted March 6, 2007 And here comes Birdie King: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 7, 2007 Author Share Posted March 7, 2007 Dock Man: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 So many exciting things happening lately, I totally forgot about posting those screenies. Electric Yoyo: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 I played all of them in MAME (except Jolly Jogger, couldn't find a ROM nor is it at KLOV...) Marine Date - certainly doable, though it doesn't really excite me unless it supported a trackball. Space Cruiser - meh. Doable, but the 2600 has plenty of shooters. It has some neat twists, but nothing too exciting. Space Seeker - interesting. Fairly difficult to do this, I think - a lot of challenges, from the giant map to the side-scrolling shooting. I don't think the game is compelling enough to be worth that work. Alpine Ski - this doesn't seem different enough from Skiing to be worth doing. Birdie King - kinda cool, and the 2600 could use an additional/better golf game. But full-screen bitmaps just aren't the 2600s strength, plus you need to support a trackball... Dock Man - this game is really cool, and is probably doable. Lots of vertical separation, which is good. Electric Yo-Yo - just don't like this game that much. Jolly Jogger - ? Kram - this is pretty cool, but I think almost undoable. Need a Pengo-style playfield plus a billion sprites. Seems unlikely. Space Dungeon - I like this game and it would be completely possible on the 2600: simple backgrounds plus a not-unreasonable number of sprites. My vote is for Dock Man, a unique, fun game that would be possible. 2nd place is Space Dungeon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 14, 2007 Author Share Posted March 14, 2007 Alpine Ski - this doesn't seem different enough from Skiing to be worth doing. If you're doing good enough, you can ski jump in the third round Dock Man - this game is really cool, and is probably doable. Lots of vertical separation, which is good. I agree. Jolly Jogger - ? It plays very much like Amidar, though it has much more and smaller boxes per screen. My vote is for Dock Man, a unique, fun game that would be possible.2nd place is Space Dungeon. I pretty much agree with your analysis, only I'd probably place Alpine Ski between the two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Birdie King - kinda cool, and the 2600 could use an additional/better golf game. But full-screen bitmaps just aren't the 2600s strength Had a thought about that... I wonder if your RPG engine could be adapted to make a golf game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted March 14, 2007 Share Posted March 14, 2007 Birdie King - kinda cool, and the 2600 could use an additional/better golf game. But full-screen bitmaps just aren't the 2600s strength Had a thought about that... I wonder if your RPG engine could be adapted to make a golf game? Possibly...actually, that might be kinda cool. Could load holes off of tape. Hmmmm. Anyway, it supports two sprites plus the scrolling, tiled background, so sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 15, 2007 Author Share Posted March 15, 2007 Jolly Jogger: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 16, 2007 Author Share Posted March 16, 2007 Kram: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted March 17, 2007 Author Share Posted March 17, 2007 Last but not least, Space Dungeon: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoFan1981 Posted March 19, 2015 Share Posted March 19, 2015 Sorry about reviving an eight-year-old thread, but IMHO Jolly Jogger and Electric Yo-Yo both seem to be similar in a way to Qix. ~Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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