lisalover1 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 The 5200 is often mocked for its controller, but what about the games that actually made good use of its analog capabilities? I always considered the 5200 version of Pole Position to be my favorite because of the excellent controls. Were there many other games that used the control method effectively? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Missile Command of course! Great port and plays wonderfully w/ the analog stick. I also enjoy how the main forum page abbreviates this thread title to "Game that made use of the anal..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keilbaca Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 The 5200 is often mocked for its controller, but what about the games that actually made good use of its analog capabilities? I always considered the 5200 version of Pole Position to be my favorite because of the excellent controls. Were there many other games that used the control method effectively? Castle Crisis uses the analog to move the shields like a paddle controller. Does Pole Position use the up and down at all? If not, then I think we found the perfect port of Pole Position... that and a modded controller to turn into a paddle controller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Sinistar and Centipede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Galaxian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Super Breakout, Gyruss, and Popeye Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Am I the only person who saw this? :rolling: :rolling: 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 (edited) Sinistar and Centipede Really, Sinistar? It feels to me that it's a direct port of the A8 game, with very 'digital'-feeling controls. It's difficult to do any fine movements at all. That was my understanding from the Sinistar thread as well. Don't get me wrong, it's a great game, but I think it could be a lot better with finer controls. I'm not asking to be a jerk, it just really seemed to me that Sinistar does NOT use the analog controls at all. Edited July 21, 2011 by BydoEmpire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I thought that Realsports Soccer let you run slower/faster via the analog stick but its been years since I played it. It was a neat 'extra' back in the day. The only one that ever mattered to me was Missile Command - what GREAT pinpoint control. It makes the game so much more fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 I can confirm Sinistar treats the controls as digital Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Am I the only person who saw this? :rolling: :rolling: No, it brought me lots of giggles! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bohoki Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 the big 5 are superbreakout, missile command,gorf, kaboom, starwars arcade choplifter,poleposition galaxian use the analogness but are playable without it pole position uses up and down as the high low shifter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Doesn't Centipede use analog control as well? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 yeah Centipede uses the analog well, and so does Pole Position - I forgot about that one. It takes a bit to get used to but its pretty great once you acclimate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisalover1 Posted July 21, 2011 Author Share Posted July 21, 2011 Super Breakout, Gyruss, and Popeye Popeye? I was certain that Popeye was a digital-control conversion; are you sure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zwackery Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Am I the only person who saw this? :rolling: :rolling: No, it brought me lots of giggles! Yes, I noticed it, and with lisalover1 as the most recent poster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zylon Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 the big 5 are superbreakout, missile command,gorf, kaboom, starwars arcade choplifter,poleposition galaxian use the analogness but are playable without it pole position uses up and down as the high low shifter In addition to those, I'd add River Raid as it makes great use of the non-centering for speed control. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tz101 Posted July 21, 2011 Share Posted July 21, 2011 Super Breakout, Gyruss, and Popeye Popeye? I was certain that Popeye was a digital-control conversion; are you sure? Only thing I base that on is that Popeye is one of the trickier games to get to work properly when refurbing/calibrating stock 5200 controllers. For instance, even though the refurbed controllers may seem to work fine on many games, I have found them not to be capable of moving Popeye up and down stairs properly. Many times, controllers that otherwise seem fine need the potentiometers replaced solely because of Popeye. There are some weird analog things going on inside that game for sure! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Nobody has yet mentioned Star Raiders. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted July 23, 2011 Share Posted July 23, 2011 Nobody has yet mentioned Star Raiders. Exactly! Turn around and face the enemy when warping into a sector! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted July 24, 2011 Share Posted July 24, 2011 Nobody has yet mentioned Star Raiders. And Rescue on Fractalus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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