Austin Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Scrapyard Dog is about as close to a popular NES-like platformer as you will get. I recommend it. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Taking a slightly different approach and different strokes for different folks. I'm one of the people in the minority that like Karateka (when you exclude bias/nostalgia/gameplay from other ports). Some games, most will agree are great; some games, some will only believe is great, others will think it stinks - and there's a lot of variance in between it all. Safe to say, it's believed these are pretty much panned across the board as being ones to avoid (Although will await for someone(s) to feel differently ): Ace of Aces F-18 Hornet Super Huey UH-IX Tomcat - The F-14 Personally, I would (sadly) have to add many of the sports title. Sports titles in general can have a tough time not feeling dated; however, the 7800 has some that fell flat even in its prime, IMHO: Touchdown Football Pete Rose Baseball RealSports Baseball Mat Mania Challenge Title Match Pro Wrestling Anything else, I wouldn't completely rule out. Personally, I own the entire retail library and any homebrews mass released (And some not so massed released). However, cost being a consideration, any of the above seek last for obtaining, and try other titles first. Then again, Emulation is really great for a "try before you buy" scenario to make up your own mind. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shinju Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I personally liked Crossbow and Alien Brigade. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 I thought they did: Impossible Mission (New Player Sprites & Colors) Semi-Related Threads: Impossible Mission - guess who? Impossible Mission: Successful recompile of source code Impossible Mission update and pictures and other ramblings Still could use POKEY audio support and maybe using a 2600 keypad controller in the 2nd joystick port for code input... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarjr Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Thing is unless AA someday actually comes out with their 7800 flash cart those fixed versions don't really matter,at least not to me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Thing is unless AA someday actually comes out with their 7800 flash cart those fixed versions don't really matter, at least not to me. I hope we'll be able to buy something by the end of the year or some time in 2015: atariage.com/forums/topic/158374-harmony-cart-7800/?p=2995100 In case it was missed here... ...The relevant part: "What about Harmony 2? The Harmony 2 cartridge, for the Atari 7800, is now known as "the Concerto cartridge." I know many are anxious for the release of this cartridge, but it is still in development. It's gone through more than a dozen hardware revisions including two ground-up redesigns and currently it's better than I ever imagined. The latest redesign was conceived to be 100% reverse-compatible with Harmony AND Hamony Encore at the hardware and firmware level, so all of the games that work on Harmony and Harmony Encore will work on Concerto. We hope Concerto will be done in time for CGE 2014 (if there is one) or PRGE 2014." Fingers crossed for the Harmony Concerto cartridge around this Autumn, if not sooner. Note: CGE 2014 is September 12-14th. PRGE 2014 is October 18-19th. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 Scrapyard Dog is about as close to a popular NES-like platformer as you will get. I recommend it. I always found it to be like a poor mans JJ & Jeff from the TG-16. Didn't care for it. I have a CiB copy of scrapyard dog if anyone's after a copy btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarjr Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I am Atarileaf but it would have to be a trade. Little low on the cash right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Austin Posted July 1, 2014 Share Posted July 1, 2014 I always found it to be like a poor mans JJ & Jeff from the TG-16. Didn't care for it. I have a CiB copy of scrapyard dog if anyone's after a copy btw It's a poor-man's everything. It's not going to go toe-to-toe with AAA platformers of the time, but it's still a solid enough game with enough variety for what it is (bonus rooms, unique gameplay style, etc). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhomaios Posted July 1, 2014 Author Share Posted July 1, 2014 If it were on the NES and not the 7800, would it even be worth checking out? I always got the feeling that it wouldn't be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmervine Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 My thoughts...http://retrogameguy.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted July 3, 2014 Share Posted July 3, 2014 I always found it to be like a poor mans JJ & Jeff from the TG-16. Didn't care for it. I have a CiB copy of scrapyard dog if anyone's after a copy btw It's certainly nothing like the version for the Lynx, which is excellent. I've just never been able to get into SD for the 7800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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