lucifershalo Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 as the new TRON movie will be released again... I am dreaming of a TRON arcade conversion for 7800 :lust: that would be so cool with driving and joystick to control it 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 i would buy one - even a misnamed ripoff like -'Ron's disc thowing' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PAC-MAN PRIME Posted November 30, 2010 Share Posted November 30, 2010 Yes! Why was it never done before? I would definitely be one of the first in line! ...and lol @ "Ron's disc throwing"! XD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted November 30, 2010 Author Share Posted November 30, 2010 Taiwan game association presents TUWON including disc thowing Aim See Pee Tenck Lite Scycle Es Pyders 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 This was started once for the 2600 http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/123234-my-game-in-3-pieces/page__p__1488618__hl__tron__fromsearch__1#entry1488618 but yes, the 7800 would be very nice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hmn... and the 25th system is starting to look like something out of Tron. Groovy? Please Sir, we want Tron. AX 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Hmn... and the 25th system is starting to look like something out of Tron. Groovy? Please Sir, we want Tron. I have a light cycle style game for the 7800. However, it needs a ton of work and its only 2 player at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Methinks the controller would be an issue. Gotta have a spinner. I suppose it could use a 2600 driving controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Indeed, the lack of the spinner is a major issue. The spider and MCP tower sequences wouldn't be too bad -- just fire in the direction you're moving, like Berzerk -- but the tank sequence, which relies on precise bank shots and firing in directions other than where you're going, would need to have its gameplay basically redesigned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 Maybe it could work like 5200 Countermeasure? One button Fires and the other aims the turret (just a suggestion) *runs and hides* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GroovyBee Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 One button Fires and the other aims the turret (just a suggestion) Nah! Just make it GB-XC1 compatible . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the.golden.ax Posted December 2, 2010 Share Posted December 2, 2010 One button Fires and the other aims the turret (just a suggestion) Nah! Just make it GB-XC1 compatible . That's what I was thinking but with more flair. (Heavily modified PSX controller just for the fun of it) AX Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 3, 2010 Share Posted December 3, 2010 I suppose you could also do it with dual joysticks ala Robotron. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madaracs Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 There was a third part controller the Prostick III for the ColecoVision that used a passthrough cable for the controller so you could still access the number buttons. Couldn't a passthrough setup work for a driving controller or set of paddles so that you could have both hooked up at the same time? I don't know how either the paddles or the driving controller work but I assume there would be an issue with them competing for movement... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Taiwan game association presents TUWON including disc thowing Aim See Pee Tenck Lite Scycle Es Pyders LOL Maybe it could work like 5200 Countermeasure? One button Fires and the other aims the turret (just a suggestion) *runs and hides* Perhaps a Bally arcade controller! I have a few of those. Writing it for the expansion module would really make it good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 Writing it for the expansion module would really make it good. Writing it for the expansion module would make it not a 7800 game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Joe Posted December 4, 2010 Share Posted December 4, 2010 I don't want to hate but I could never get into the tron games. The arcade one was cool and I guess the 7800 could pull off that level of gameplay but all the tron games on Atari and mattellivision and all of those things just never really felt right to me. It still had that feel of "hey buy this game cause it says disney tron on it" rather than being a really good game like Yar or Super Breakout. But I'm all for a trong game on 7800 if it would be fun to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted December 5, 2010 Share Posted December 5, 2010 Why not? Writing it for the expansion module would really make it good. Writing it for the expansion module would make it not a 7800 game. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 (edited) Why not? Writing it for the expansion module would really make it good. Writing it for the expansion module would make it not a 7800 game. Because it's no longer playable on a 7800... Edited December 7, 2010 by Lord Helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Since the XM unit cannot play games by itself, saying that a game made for use on the 7800 with an XM unit is not a 7800 game is not accurate. So, if anyone wants to write a Tron game for the 7800 and they wish to take advantage of the feature of the XM unit, more power to them. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 Since the XM unit cannot play games by itself, saying that a game made for use on the 7800 with an XM unit is not a 7800 game is not accurate. So, if anyone wants to write a Tron game for the 7800 and they wish to take advantage of the feature of the XM unit, more power to them. Well, Sega "32x" games can't be played on a Genesis without a 32x, and they're pretty much called "32x games." But yeah, I applaud those who are/will be making games for the 7800XM. Interesting, to say the least! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lapetino Posted December 7, 2010 Share Posted December 7, 2010 I would LOVE to see something like this. And the 2600 Tron games never seemed to capture what was awesome about the arcade game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zonie Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Exactly. Since the XM unit cannot play games by itself, saying that a game made for use on the 7800 with an XM unit is not a 7800 game is not accurate. So, if anyone wants to write a Tron game for the 7800 and they wish to take advantage of the feature of the XM unit, more power to them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 Since the XM unit cannot play games by itself, saying that a game made for use on the 7800 with an XM unit is not a 7800 game is not accurate. Since games made for the XM unit cannot play on a 7800 by itself, saying that a game made for use on the 7800 with an XM unit is not a 7800 game is completely accurate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tubular Gearhead Posted December 8, 2010 Share Posted December 8, 2010 (edited) I don't understand all the 7800XM killjoys. There is a long history of video game peripherals meant to expand a system that lead to games that are not playable (or playable with all features) w/o the expansion. I presume we all know this. Supercharger, Intellivoice, the Voice, Adam, 32X, Jag CD, and I am sure many, many others I am forgetting about. Not to mention, Curt and team decided to go very conservative and include only features that were possible back in the time after the 7800 was released. I don't know all the details, but from what I have read there was even debate as to whether or not to include the Yamaha sound chip- but since it was around in 80's arcade machines- it got the go ahead. The 7800XM even uses the casing as designed for expanding the 7800 (high scores or keyboard? whatever...) way back then. Seriously. I mean, how much more Atari and period specific can it be?? As said already, you don't have to buy it if you really don't want to support it- but let's not discourage game development for it... Edited December 8, 2010 by Tubular Gearhead 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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