mimo Posted October 18, 2012 Share Posted October 18, 2012 Best played with 2 joysticks ,one for direction one for shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted October 21, 2012 Share Posted October 21, 2012 I always use 2 Sega pads for Robotron. Yesterday I hit wave 55 and scored 1,500,000+. Super Circus Atari and Scramble are great also... You can play Super Circus Atari with paddles or sticks. It isn't in the store, but you could ask PMP if he still has any sitting around. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted October 22, 2012 Author Share Posted October 22, 2012 Mario Brothers No "Super", No "Mushrooms", dammit. This is the old-school Mario Brothers! I played the hell out of this when there was a machine at the local 'convenience store' (forget the name of it, it wasn't a chain like Village Pantry, etc.) . The gameplay of the Atari 7800 port is all right, though a little sluggish. Music isn't as awful as I would expect, but games like this really make you wonder why they didn't just put the damn Pokey chip on the MB... Anyway, a good port that seems fairly complete. Not perfect, and not as good as the NES version, but that's probably to be expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 You probably have your trakball set in joystick emulation mode. Not quite the same think as true trakball mode. That's how I always used my 2600 Trackball, in joystick mode. I always had better results with it on Missile Command, Centipede, and Millipede. And that's exactly how I used to play the 7800 Centipede with great results. Xevious The other half of my previous order (I'm running out of the 'cheap' games now).. Xevious has a rattle in the cart, but it works and I'm loathe to open the cart, ruin the sticker, and see what's shakin' inside. The game is surprisingly true to the arcade, albeit not as pretty and certainly not as good-sounding. I'm amazed at the graphics shown, though, and the smooth vertical scrolling is pretty nice. Easily shows that games like 1941, Dragon Spirit, etc., could have found a home on this console if it had been better supported. Xevious is a definite must-have on the 7800. And like with Galaga, Dig Dug, Joust, and other "7800 titles" that made it to the NES, I'd have to say the 7800 version is better. Mario Brothers No "Super", No "Mushrooms", dammit. This is the old-school Mario Brothers! I played the hell out of this when there was a machine at the local 'convenience store' (forget the name of it, it wasn't a chain like Village Pantry, etc.) . The gameplay of the Atari 7800 port is all right, though a little sluggish. Music isn't as awful as I would expect, but games like this really make you wonder why they didn't just put the damn Pokey chip on the MB... Anyway, a good port that seems fairly complete. Not perfect, and not as good as the NES version, but that's probably to be expected. If you really like the Pokey audio chip, definitely buy Ballblazer [and Commando]. Commando actually uses the Pokey and the 2600 audio chip so it has 6-channel sound. Ballblazer's audio I'd rate higher on the 7800 than on the C64. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted October 23, 2012 Share Posted October 23, 2012 I thought 7800 MB > NES MB?? Am I right or wrong?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted October 23, 2012 Author Share Posted October 23, 2012 Going straight from the arcade version, the NES is a bit better - even ignoring the sound issue. Of course, it was one of Nintendo's own titles and they did a pretty damn good job on their 'inside' library, which is why I wasn't surprised that it's so strong on the NES. This is not, in the least, to say the 7800 version is bad, it's actually very good. But it is a little sluggish and the sound has the usual 7800 issues. (And, I don't know if you get the icicles going from level 20 on just yet in the 7800 version. It's in the NES version, but not in a lot of other versions.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 B*nq Okay, let's just get this out of the way and declare "this is Q*Bert" and have done with it. As such it's a very nice port of the arcade version onto the 7800, and includes all the characters. Everything is excellent except for the sound (and bless 'im, the game tries). Definately a must-have in anyone's 7800 collection, and more the pity that Atari didn't do work like this more in the first place... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 5, 2012 Author Share Posted November 5, 2012 Beef Drop "Burgertime, only not". Another very nice port of an arcade game to the 7800, with only the niggling and ever-present issue of sound hitting the game's overall quality. (Though in fairness, Beef Drop keeps the music simple so it keeps it from sounding too bad.) Burgertime is a bit more of a 'niche' arcade title from 'back in my day', but it would have been a nice addition to the 7800's anemic lineup. I can't say that it's as much of as 'must get' like B*nq or the amazing Pac Man Collection, but it's a good game to kick back with at the top of the second tier. Excellent work for a homebrew, and definately professional-level quality! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 Space Invaders Really hard to say enough good things about this 7800 homebrew. It's an amazing port of Space Invaders, looking and sounding like the arcade game while adding in all those features from the 2600 version of the game. If you're an arcade completist, this is simply a 'must get'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Space Invaders Really hard to say enough good things about this 7800 homebrew. It's an amazing port of Space Invaders, looking and sounding like the arcade game while adding in all those features from the 2600 version of the game. If you're an arcade completist, this is simply a 'must get'. I agree...see my blog on Space Invaders here: http://retrogameguy.com/2012/10/20/space-invaders-2/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Beef Drop "Burgertime, only not". Another very nice port of an arcade game to the 7800, with only the niggling and ever-present issue of sound hitting the game's overall quality. (Though in fairness, Beef Drop keeps the music simple so it keeps it from sounding too bad.) Burgertime is a bit more of a 'niche' arcade title from 'back in my day', but it would have been a nice addition to the 7800's anemic lineup. I can't say that it's as much of as 'must get' like B*nq or the amazing Pac Man Collection, but it's a good game to kick back with at the top of the second tier. Excellent work for a homebrew, and definately professional-level quality! I guess you are playing the non pokey version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
san-d-2000 Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Also get a hold of some of the veteran members here and have someone make you a cart of "Plutos" and "Sirius"..... Contact ShawnSr.......I recently got a cart of Sirius and Plutos from him....Those are awsome games... Besides Shawn is there someone else making these, as i cant find ShawnSr in de memberlist anymore??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimo Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 Cpuwizz, Shawn has been hit with the ban hammer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 19, 2012 Share Posted November 19, 2012 so banned 4 life? or suspended for a couple months? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 19, 2012 Author Share Posted November 19, 2012 I guess you are playing the non pokey version? Yep, I was too late to the part for the XE version. Honestly, unlikely Donkey Kong and DK Jr, the sound isn't so bad that my ears bleed, so I'm okay with the 'regular' version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 If you add xm to that you have pokey cause the code is there if you didnt already know.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Cpuwizz, Shawn has been hit with the ban hammer Does Cpuwizz make carts to?.............I may need him to make me a cart of Missing in Action.....the one I got from the Shawn still doesn't work right and its my second cart..........Someone out there in atariland please help me....thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Albert does cart 2 I think shows on the store.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted November 20, 2012 Share Posted November 20, 2012 Albert does cart 2 I think shows on the store.. Not Missing in Action....................................... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc78_2005 Posted November 28, 2012 Share Posted November 28, 2012 Id really like to score a copy of missing in action as well. why wont the atariage store make this one? cart size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 (forget the name of it, it wasn't a chain like Village Pantry, etc.) . Oddly, I remembered what this store was today. It was the "Pop-In", one of a few such stores around Indianapolis, IN, in the 1980s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 Id really like to score a copy of missing in action as well. why wont the atariage store make this one? cart size? I think it had rather unique cart requirements. So until Atari Age starts doing a new 'melody' system for 7800 carts, I'm afraid this one's temporarily out of bounds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 29, 2012 Share Posted November 29, 2012 I think it had rather unique cart requirements. So until Atari Age starts doing a new 'melody' system for 7800 carts, I'm afraid this one's temporarily out of bounds. Not really, it's a fairly standard bankswitched cart but I don't think Al is making any 7800 carts that use bankswitching. So basically only 48K carts and smaller. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted November 29, 2012 Author Share Posted November 29, 2012 I thought it was a weird one as far as the bank-switching goes... ah well, either way, just not currently in the cards - unless you want to donate an appropriate cart for the modification, I suppose. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jc78_2005 Posted November 30, 2012 Share Posted November 30, 2012 if someone is willing to make one i am more than happy to donate the appropriate cart! id be happy even with just an eprom of the game, i wouldnt mind attempting to put one of these together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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