+Nathan Strum Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Demon Attack would be my favorite from Imagic. I always come back to that game. Moonsweeper would probably be second. Then Cosmic Ark. All I can remember about Laser Gates was that it really frustrated me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Osmeroid Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 No probs MMF, I should be able to pick up a copy for you easily. Gratis is nice, but I am certainly willing to hand you $3 US on the spot at PC Just buy me a beer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Gratis is nice, but I am certainly willing to hand you $3 US on the spot at PC Just buy me a beer! Consider it done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Demon Attack and Laser Gates, at least judging by the amount of time I've played them. I like Dragonfire, too, but I've never been very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Demon Attack and Laser Gates, at least judging by the amount of time I've played them. I like Dragonfire, too, but I've never been very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bcostin Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Demon Attack and Laser Gates, at least judging by the amount of time I've played them. I like Dragonfire, too, but I've never been very good at it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I still don't get why EVERYONE jocks Demon Attack. I mean its ok, but I really don't see the big appeal. I'd place it toward the bottom of my Imagic favorites. With awesome games like No Escape!, Fathom, and Dragonfire, I just don't get why everyone digs this game so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SS Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I still don't get why EVERYONE jocks Demon Attack. I mean its ok, but I really don't see the big appeal. Well, bcostin certainly seems to like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I still don't get why EVERYONE jocks Demon Attack. I mean its ok, but I really don't see the big appeal. I guess you have to put it in it's proper perspective and realize how it was one of the FIRST (if not THE first.. along w/ Pitfall) that showed what the 2600 could REALLY do. If it didn't age well, at the very least it should be held up in that historical perspective i.m.o. Lets face it.. multiple enemies? Splitting into tiny birds that kamikaze you? That was FRESH my friend (for home gaming) Granted, Imagic and other companies came out with a lot of better games later w/ more eye candy.. but Demon Attack was in a time when the best looking games for the 2600 were Superman, Basketball, Indy 500, Activision Skiing, Fishing Derby, Freeway, etc.. you get my drift. So Demon Attack sort of blew right through that barrier and really brought home that fast "arcade" gameplay Yeah they had better games later.. but that was only natural and expected evolution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I was really into that article, right up until the point they named VCS Defender "Best Sci-Fi Game." *MMF wipes chunks of regurgitated beef pizza off his laptop screen* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Hey, Defender was good too! ...For it's time. And to be fair the article does go on to state that: "While the Atari design team had to make some alterations to make Defender fit within the VCS' limitations, they have performed their labors with such cunning that the player is treated to a true evocation of the kind of action that has made Defender such a favorite of arcade aces." ...which is RIGHT on the money as far as home game expectations were in 1982. They knew it wasn't perfect (what home game was?) but it sure made for some good console gaming Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 The problem is that Stargate so clearly outclasses Defender, it proves what a +good+ 2600 Defender should have been like. I can't look at or play VCS Defender and not see it as a failure of taking the time and effort to do it right, much as I look at the original 2600 Pac-Man the same way. That's not to say they aren't FUN games. That's a different issue. But if we're talking "best of" I can't see nominating Defender for that at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 The problem is that Stargate so clearly outclasses Defender, it proves what a +good+ 2600 Defender should have been like. I can't look at or play VCS Defender and not see it as a failure of taking the time and effort to do it right..... But if we're talking "best of" I can't see nominating Defender for that at all. uhh dude. Stargate came out what.. THREE years later in 1985? That's a LONG time in videogame history my friend Those awards are for, and were done in 1982 Sure in retrospect with history at our belt we know better now. But you gotta place yourself at that point in time and I'll 100% guarantee that at that particular date, Defender WAS probably one of the best ports available (and it also illustrates my point of how at the very least, Demon Attack should not be forgotten as the "groundbreaker" it was) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Sure in retrospect with history at our belt we know better now. But you gotta place yourself at that point in time and I'll 100% guarantee that at that particular date, Defender WAS probably one of the best ports available (and it also illustrates my point of how at the very least, Demon Attack should not be forgotten as the "groundbreaker" it was) I guess I can't argue with that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DamonicFury Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 I loved Atari Defender! It was my favorite cart for a long time when I got it waaaay back in '82! My only real complaint about it is it IS a bit too easy... it's one of the very, very few games I have rolled, and I did that when I was 11 years old. :-) I gotta admit, I never saw the appeal of Demon Attack, even back in the day. Cosmic Ark, on the other hands, rules! Then, now, and forever! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Quick Step is still one of my favorite head-to-head games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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