strangedogs Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'm stuck 5 mins into pitfall 2 - After swimming - when going down the multiple holes (falling) I keep hitting that damn bat! What's the secret to that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ninermaniac Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'm stuck 5 mins into pitfall 2 - After swimming - when going down the multiple holes (falling) I keep hitting that damn bat! What's the secret to that? Gotta kinda wait for it to pass or time it right to go underneath them. Really though DON"T FALL! You'll always hit the bat or a frog on your way down if you fall. This game takes alot of patience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phonedork Posted October 18, 2008 Share Posted October 18, 2008 my favorite was Defender, those controllers made this version much more playable than the arcade with all those buttons. I more than tripled my scores. All the explosive graphics are there too, a nice feature for the 5200, the 2600 version of Defender sucks I also vote Joust which looks exactly like the arcade version and buried the dismal 2600 version, and again the controllers made playing this far easier! The atari 5200 version of joust does not look exactly like the arcade unless you have trouble seeing. The 7800 version looks closer to the arcade then the 5200, yet it is not exactly like the arcade. The birds in the 5200 version are pretty much one single color. As far as my favorite 5200 games.... 1. Adventure II 2. Space Dungeon 3. MULE 4. Popeye " Not quite as good as the NES, but a very good port" 5. Defender Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strangedogs Posted October 18, 2008 Author Share Posted October 18, 2008 I'm stuck 5 mins into pitfall 2 - After swimming - when going down the multiple holes (falling) I keep hitting that damn bat! What's the secret to that? Gotta kinda wait for it to pass or time it right to go underneath them. Really though DON"T FALL! You'll always hit the bat or a frog on your way down if you fall. This game takes alot of patience. Don't fall? so I gotta climb down the ladders? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 I'm stuck 5 mins into pitfall 2 - After swimming - when going down the multiple holes (falling) I keep hitting that damn bat! What's the secret to that? Gotta kinda wait for it to pass or time it right to go underneath them. Really though DON"T FALL! You'll always hit the bat or a frog on your way down if you fall. This game takes alot of patience. Don't fall? so I gotta climb down the ladders? there is a place you will find where you can jump a little higher than usual hang out there and a balloon will appear realize this is a frustrating game especialy at the end when you have to climb the gauntlet of 20 condors and 20 bats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the 5th ghost Posted October 19, 2008 Share Posted October 19, 2008 Pitfall II is one of the best. A perfect score is 504,000... Yes, it takes a lot of practice and determination Miner 2049er, Frogger II, Zenji are also great games! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinball22 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Zenji is a really great game... I used to play the C64 version for hours, and was just playing it on the 5200 a couple of days ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
midnight magicman Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 (edited) I only have a couple dozen 5200 games, but my favs are Berzerk (with Wico) Robotron 2084 (with coupler) Adventure II Qbert If you can get your hands on some conversions Donkey Kong (with Wico) & Satan's Hollow are excellent. Peace Edited October 21, 2008 by midnight magicman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 I really love the 5200 for its old games, of them all I think Pacman and Berzerk are my favorites. Here is the funny thing though, IMO, its two best games are homebrew. Adventure II is just flat out an excellent game. Wonderful work was done to make this one. My personal favorite, and in my mind I don't see why others don't make as big a deal as I do: Castle Crisis. This port of the Warlords arcade game is awesome! If you have a custom paddle controller it's even better. They are easy to make, or I'm sure someone here is willing to convert the pieces for people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) Realsports Tennis Popeye Montezuma's Revenge Mr. Do's Castle HERO They are the ones I play the most lately but I like so many of the 5200 games. I left out Hacks and Homebrews from the list but there are many goodies in that group as well! have fun! Edited November 2, 2008 by Phantom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted November 2, 2008 Share Posted November 2, 2008 (edited) I really love the 5200 for its old games, of them all I think Pacman and Berzerk are my favorites. Here is the funny thing though, IMO, its two best games are homebrew. Adventure II is just flat out an excellent game. Wonderful work was done to make this one. My personal favorite, and in my mind I don't see why others don't make as big a deal as I do: Castle Crisis. This port of the Warlords arcade game is awesome! If you have a custom paddle controller it's even better. They are easy to make, or I'm sure someone here is willing to convert the pieces for people. berzerk is good but when you realize there is no end no escape and who knows how high the score can go also there is some funny wall patterns sometimes and what gives with that 10 wall how can i get that guy so i end up hearing chicken fight my comp-low-maat pitfall2 on the 5200 with its additional level goes beyond any other sytem its single handed the reason to own the 5200 Edited November 2, 2008 by bohoki Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIKE5200 Posted November 3, 2008 Share Posted November 3, 2008 I guess i'm the only one that likes River Raid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_envy Posted November 5, 2008 Share Posted November 5, 2008 River Raid is a great game, but I think the trouble is that it is so similar to the 2600 version. Activision put very little effort into improving their games for porting from the 2600 to the 5200, which I find dissapointing. The only exception I have seen is Pitfall II, with the large expansion of the map. My vote for best game for the 5200 is QIX. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zap! Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I like Berzerk and Adventure II. I think Popeye is fun as well. Once you get your USB cart I'd recommend the 8 bit Donkey Kong conversion How come the one offered on Atari Age doesn't mention if it includes the box, while the eBay ones do? I was about to order it here but I need a box. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I would have to say: Star Raiders Countermeasure Miner 2049er Kangaroo Real Sports Baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 I would have to say: Star Raiders Countermeasure Berzerk Real Sports Baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted November 9, 2008 Share Posted November 9, 2008 River Raid is a great game, but I think the trouble is that it is so similar to the 2600 version. Activision put very little effort into improving their games for porting from the 2600 to the 5200, which I find dissapointing. The only exception I have seen is Pitfall II, with the large expansion of the map. My vote for best game for the 5200 is QIX. yes qix is awesome because it requires 2 buttons for slow and fast i think the best game would be one that uses the analog controlls to its fullest pitfall 2 is teh best game but it is kind of a pain with a non centering analog its great with my altoids controller or controllers with up down left and right a game that uses the controller like it was meant to be "missile command" i love how the cursor is absolutly posistioned its also a great game to center a home made controller(its game play is just like a joystick calibration program) sure there are other games that use the analogness but only in the left right i guess gorf is good too you know what i mean by absolute positioning if the joystick is hard left the thing on the screen is all the way left a little left and you are just a little off center i wish centipede was like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texasmame Posted November 13, 2008 Share Posted November 13, 2008 (edited) Top 5: Defender - greatest port ever of that game. Space Dungeon - ditto (not saying much since it's the only port) Star Raiders - greatness as well Countermeasure Qix Honorable mention: Decathalon Edited November 13, 2008 by Texasmame Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
segasaturn Posted December 31, 2008 Share Posted December 31, 2008 (edited) 2 words.... Mario Bros. Edited December 31, 2008 by segasaturn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted January 1, 2009 Share Posted January 1, 2009 (edited) Qix. I love Qix, and I love the 5200 version extra much. Ditto. Montezuma's Revenge and Galaxian are also among my favorites. Edited January 1, 2009 by Christophero Sly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roadrunner Posted February 22, 2009 Share Posted February 22, 2009 I really like Keystone Capers. Can't wait to play it in the 5200 HSC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted February 25, 2009 Share Posted February 25, 2009 (edited) my top 5 1) Mr. Do's Castle(this game is Class, only if the standard controllers were'nt so crappy this game would be better than alot of Nintendo games ) 2) Dig Dug(the crappy controllers actually work well in this game lol) 3) Star Raiders ( I Loove this game! Took me awhile to figure it out but it's really addictive) 4) Gremlins (wish they took more time to put more levels,characters(where's Phoebe Cates??)and colors in it but overall the gameplay is good,despite the crappy standard controllers making it hard to play sometimes,as with most games) 5) Pitfall 2 ( have'nt played this game since the 80's,still need to buy it again,but from what I remember it was ahead of it's time. I could beat Super Mario Bros 1 in 20 minutes but this game??? I remember it was really really hard.Never beat it but anyone who has I must say has real skills lol) Honorable Mention: CENTIPEDE........especially with the trak-ball....gawd that game was ahead of it's time! Edited February 25, 2009 by lushgirl_80 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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