ACML Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The list has dwindled to a few, but there is one game I can't believe never got fixed for the XL OS. That title is Ghost Hunter which was an early, but decent Pacman knock-off. I believe it is the only simultaneous two player capable Pacman type game. It was one of the first games I bought on cassette for my 16K 400 in early 1982. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vandal968 Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 I thought that M.U.L.E. only runs on the 400/800 also. Am I wrong? Never tried it. cheers, c Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The Mule I have on floppy and others I've used work fine but they're all cracked. The issue with XL/XE is that only 2 players can play with joysticks, 3 if paddles are used. No idea if there was any issues with the original on XL/XE, IIRC EA games were generally OK in that regard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotech Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 The list has dwindled to a few, but there is one game I can't believe never got fixed for the XL OS. That title is Ghost Hunter which was an early, but decent Pacman knock-off. I believe it is the only simultaneous two player capable Pacman type game. It was one of the first games I bought on cassette for my 16K 400 in early 1982. I have a special spot for Ghost Hunter in my heart as well for the same exact reason. I bought Ghost Hunter on tape when it first came out for my 400 and LOVED it to death. Came in a plastic baggie. I don't think that PacMan by Atari had been released yet. Just awesome to see another who bought it new back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) This Ghost Hunter you speak of probably got overlooked because there is a platform game with the same name, and it's a classic. Edit: Actually, I just went to the FANDAL site and did a search for "ghost hunter" and your pac-man clone came up instead of th platformer I'm remembering...Ghost Chaser was what I was thinking of...still, great game, and that Ghost Hunter looks to be a good clone of Pac-Mand too! Sorry nothing to do with OS-B... http://atari.fandal....&butt_details_x= http://atari.fandal....&butt_details_x= Edited October 27, 2011 by Gunstar Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted October 27, 2011 Share Posted October 27, 2011 (edited) Well, here are some Atari 800 only games I have found with a fast search (less than 10 seconds) in my collection. Please note, that the Qbert game is not the original Q-Bert, just a clone. Maybe someone can patch them for the XL/XE machines... I know for sure I have more A800-only games inmy collection, but I have to dig deeper and/or search a little longer for them. Alternatively, one may try searching the Homesoft and Fandal library of games, e.g. here (OS-B): http://atari.fandal....utt_details_x=x and here (OS-A): http://atari.fandal....utt_details_x=x -Andreas Koch. Dark Star.zip GREENER.zip Qbert.zip Satarn Saturn.zip Edited October 27, 2011 by CharlieChaplin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The tail of beta lyre , but that does not even play nice on an 800 unless it is an original disc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Depends... The European tape version by Databyte plays fine on all machines for instance. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ilmenit Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 Btw, some time ago I've fixed the Shadow Worlds: http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=katalog&sub=S&tg=Shadow+World#Shadow_World Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frogstar_robot Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 The tail of beta lyre , but that does not even play nice on an 800 unless it is an original disc I had a store bought copy of that back in the day. It played fine on the 800XL I had then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I think the main reason 800 software that has problems running on XL/XE machines is becuase it's just simpler to load up an OS tranlator like FIX XL then just load up the game from there. I've never craved for any 800 only game to be fixed (and there are a few I like but no longer have an 800), I just boot the good-old translator disk first! Is this so difficult for everyone? Besides the very few cartridge 800 games (most of which have file versions now, so a translator works fine). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotech Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 My Demon Attack cart annoys me. It won't play on my 800xl or my 130xe but that was one of my favorites back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted October 28, 2011 Share Posted October 28, 2011 I listed a few here Marius recently patched Juggler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 The list has dwindled to a few, but there is one game I can't believe never got fixed for the XL OS. That title is Ghost Hunter which was an early, but decent Pacman knock-off. I believe it is the only simultaneous two player capable Pacman type game. It was one of the first games I bought on cassette for my 16K 400 in early 1982. I have a special spot for Ghost Hunter in my heart as well for the same exact reason. I bought Ghost Hunter on tape when it first came out for my 400 and LOVED it to death. Came in a plastic baggie. I don't think that PacMan by Atari had been released yet. Just awesome to see another who bought it new back in the day. Wow, Ghost Hunter! One of my favourite games, was also one of my first back in Summer '83 when I got my 16k 400. And guess what I found in a job lot of disks recently, still in it's original baggie! (and it works, woo hoo!) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobotech Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Oh wow, sweet! Seeing that baggie brings back memories for me. I remember flying to DC to be with my dad for a couple of weeks. I went to the computer store near him that had all sorts of cool things. I played Protector there and bought Ghost Hunter. I haven't seen the instructions since I was a kid, so seeing them is sort of surreal. I bought it on tape though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beamer320i Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 Oh wow, sweet! Seeing that baggie brings back memories for me. I remember flying to DC to be with my dad for a couple of weeks. I went to the computer store near him that had all sorts of cool things. I played Protector there and bought Ghost Hunter. I haven't seen the instructions since I was a kid, so seeing them is sort of surreal. I bought it on tape though. I've been collecting for a few years now, trying to buy the games I couldn't afford back in '83! The 'baggie' games seem to be the rarest due to their packaging, I also have Crypts of Terror by Inhome Software in disk and tape 'baggie' format, another favourite of mine! Other baggies I have are Bug Attack by Cavalier and Ghostly Manor by subLOGIC. Have been searching high and low for other 'baggies', such as Protector, early Shamus release, cassette version of Night Mission Pinball,etc. If anybody has them for sale, PM me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorsten Günther Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 I was unable to locate a correctly playing version of Seafox (i.e. involving the capability of your submarine to release horizontal torpedoes instead of three vertical ones when the fire button is pressed for a longer period) for XL/XE. The version on Atarimania plays correctly, but is OS-B only. Any XL/XE version I could find has the torpedo bug. Thorsten Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted November 4, 2011 Share Posted November 4, 2011 Another one needing patching is Crossfire - it works on the XL/XE but the keyboard controls need the translator - these let you move and fire in separate directions 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Does anyone know of a fixed copy of Slime? http://atarionline.pl/v01/index.php?ct=katalog&sub=S&tg=Slime#Slime Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 (edited) Does anyone know of a fixed copy of Slime? http://atarionline.p...&tg=Slime#Slime here: http://www.atariage....post__p__380411 Post #16 Edited January 17, 2012 by rdea6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'd imagine probably every game has been fixed but not all exist in public archives. It's probably something that should be attended to - it's kinda ridiculous still having those few non-cart games that won't work on a standard XL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bryan Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Does anyone know of a fixed copy of Slime? http://atarionline.p...&tg=Slime#Slime here: http://www.atariage....post__p__380411 Post #16 Oh yeah... thanks. What I really need is a file version (for my Synapse multi-disks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roydea6 Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 Does anyone know of a fixed copy of Slime? http://atarionline.p...&tg=Slime#Slime here: http://www.atariage....post__p__380411 Post #16 Oh yeah... thanks. What I really need is a file version (for my Synapse multi-disks) It is a K-file ATR. So you can extract it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I was unable to locate a correctly playing version of Seafox (i.e. involving the capability of your submarine to release horizontal torpedoes instead of three vertical ones when the fire button is pressed for a longer period) for XL/XE. The version on Atarimania plays correctly, but is OS-B only. Any XL/XE version I could find has the torpedo bug. Thorsten Will have to try Sea Fox with the translator (or dig out the 800!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 17, 2012 Share Posted January 17, 2012 I'd imagine probably every game has been fixed but not all exist in public archives. It's probably something that should be attended to - it's kinda ridiculous still having those few non-cart games that won't work on a standard XL. Here's the games that I think still haven't been patched: Atarian Attack Black Hawk - can someone confirm patched ver plays ok on XL/XE? It loads but I'm not sure it's right but I never played it before!] Crossfire - so the keyboard controls work on XL/XE allowing fire & move in different directions simultaneously Galactic Explorer Ghost Hunter I/II Hunchback Kamikaze Lunar Leeper - existing fixed file versions don't play past level 1 K-Razy Kritters MASH Match UP Jumping Jack's Big Adventure QBert (ver with the menu) Space Combat Space Zap Crush Crumble and Chomp and plenty of BASIC programs too (e.g. Black Jack). 2nd thoughts I searched Fandal [this is a bit out of date - I've marked those I know] OS/B Acrobat (Muenzenloher) Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves Asteroids II Atarian Attack Attack at EP-CYG-4 Blackhawk [fixed] Blackjack Blockbuster Boulders and Bombs Caves of Rigel Chaos Checker King Chopperoid Cleaver Commbat Computer Acquire Crush Crumble and Chomp Dancing Feats (demo) Eggnapper Everything Goes Fastgammon Final Flight! G.F.S. Sorceress Galactic Explorer Galaxy Defender Ghost Hunter Greener Than You Think! Gunfight (H. C. Wagner) Hunch Back Jaw Breaker II Jeepers Creepers Juggler [patched] K-Razy Kritters Kamikaze Lifespan Lucifer's Realm Lunar Leeper M*A*S*H M-ss-ng L-nks MasterType Match Up! Meltdown Micro Sailing Microchess Microworld Mission: Asteroid Monster Maze Nautilus [fixed] Pool 1.5 Pool 400 Poussinet Probe One Q'Bert Renaissance Reversal Rome and the Barbarians Satarn Saturn Sentinel Seven Card Stud [runs on XE] Shadow World [fixed] Shoot Shooting Gallery Simulated Computer II Skiing Slime [fixed] Sound in Stereo (demo) Space Combat Space Zap Star Sentry Star Warrior Tank Battle Telespiel The Great Maine to California Race The Sands of Egypt The Stone of Sisyphus Timebound Ultima I Ulysses and the Golden Fleece World History OS/A Dark Star Ice Cap Jumping Jacks Big Adventure Magic Micro Mission Squash Get cracking coders and someone please make a file version of Hunchback while they're at it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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