Trade-N-Games Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Just some fun I had at my store yesterday. I have 4 big tv's hooked up at the store in the game center and 6 customers were playing against each other on 3 of the sets in a match of HALO on Xbox Wednesday. So on the other station I started a game of Kaboom for fun. After about 2 min they all stopped playing and were amazed at how fast it was and fun it looked. I had my score every time around 5000-8000. Well for the next hour they all tried to get above 1000 and only one "kid" could. I say kid cause I told them it came out in 1981 and it was older than all of them. So now a few of them said the next time they save up some money they are going to buy an Atari. All of them kick my butt at HALO but now I did my own butt kicking with kaboom. I will practice up a little so I can get over 10,000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pitfall Harry Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 That is just too cool for words. Excellent!!! Party on, Wayne. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Great story. I think that it's often the case with many classics that initially put off current gamers with their simplistic graphics, it really helps to see gameplay at it's peak to really 'get it'. For example, seeing a good Robotron or Defender player on the higher stages is a thing of beauty... the frenetic action that happens would amaze anyone. But initially, it's easy to not be impressed with an older game to put in the time to see what it's all about. And it's not necessarily 'fast action'. It could be with arcade Space Invaders where someone playing with a little strategy could open the eyes of someone else who thought it was a simplistic shootemup (which it sort of it, but of course there's a lot more to it) Thanks for the story Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dougy76 Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Just some fun I had at my store yesterday. I have 4 big tv's hooked up at the store in the game center and 6 customers were playing against each other on 3 of the sets in a match of HALO on Xbox Wednesday. So on the other station I started a game of Kaboom for fun. After about 2 min they all stopped playing and were amazed at how fast it was and fun it looked. I had my score every time around 5000-8000. Well for the next hour they all tried to get above 1000 and only one "kid" could. I say kid cause I told them it came out in 1981 and it was older than all of them. So now a few of them said the next time they save up some money they are going to buy an Atari. All of them kick my butt at HALO but now I did my own butt kicking with kaboom. I will practice up a little so I can get over 10,000. That's a cool story! That's funny that they went from some sophisticated XBox game to a old game like Kaboom which they had never seen before and were amazed by it. Kinda demonstrates how awesome the classics are in playability despite the graphics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zeus Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Man, I can't even get much higher than 500 on that game. Could be the jitters in the paddles, could be the jitters in my hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
black dog Posted July 10, 2003 Share Posted July 10, 2003 Great way to stir up interest in Atari with the younger generation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted July 11, 2003 Share Posted July 11, 2003 I think that it's often the case with many classics that initially put off current gamers with their simplistic graphics, it really helps to see gameplay at it's peak to really 'get it'. For example, seeing a good Robotron or Defender player on the higher stages is a thing of beauty... the frenetic action that happens would amaze anyone. But initially, it's easy to not be impressed with an older game to put in the time to see what it's all about. This makes a lot of sense. High level play on some of the classic shooters were outrageously fast and insane, the kind of stuff that never loses its appeal. Kids today want to see that stuff on Lever One, not Twenty. There might be a market for ramped-up difficulty classics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted July 12, 2003 Share Posted July 12, 2003 Kaboom! is a great game to introduce the kids to Atari. It is so simple yet so insanely addicting and frustratingly difficult! I've had youngsters show great interest in H.E.R.O. and Keystone Kapers also. They want to try to get the setup to play the 2600 on the X-Box. It will be fun, but just not the same as with the original Atari joystick/paddles. That's one reason the PS2 Anthology is not so good for Kaboom! I love to hear about these comparisons of the newer systems with the older! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paralistalon Posted July 13, 2003 Share Posted July 13, 2003 Great story! Whenever I introduce my friends to Atari, the first game I put in is always Kaboom. I didn't have the game when I was younger. When I got my Atari off ebay and played Kaboom for the first time, I remember how intensely fun the experience was. Needless to say, all my friends were instantly hooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 most games these days don't require quick reflexes or precision, or the simplicity to be able to pick up and go like the old atari games. That's probably why no-one could beat your score. My son (5) although pretty good with current games has difficulty with the older ones (like mario brothers, donkey kong) because they require more precision and study of the character "patterns", etc. I'm sure as he gets older those skillz will improve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I'd rather play Kaboom than Halo anyday! The more the kids realize that pure gaming can be more fun even without "awesome" graphics, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgler Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 I'd rather play Kaboom than Halo anyday! The more the kids realize that pure gaming can be more fun even without "awesome" graphics, the better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buyatari Posted July 14, 2003 Share Posted July 14, 2003 Worse than the MAD BOMBER! Its the double post ghost !!! Adam Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted July 15, 2003 Share Posted July 15, 2003 NOTHING compares to kaboom, all the mighty fall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raindog Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Speaking of Mad Bomber, I've addicted a surprising number of people to Bill Kendrick's free Kaboom clone by that name (available for Linux, Windows and I think a number of PDA's as well.) Also, and this might belong in more of a "classic vs. modern console" philosophy thread, I think that a surprising amount of people are still exposed on a regular basis to games with (relatively) simple graphics and play mechanics that are still hard enough to present a challenge and draw them back to play again. Namely, flash games on the web. (Increasingly, cell phone and PDA games are getting played as well.) How many hours do you suppose the typical office worker with net access has blown on bust-a-move clones, that one-button "helicopter flying through a cave" thingy, or even Trogdor? Something like Mad Bomber (which, while it plays just like Kaboom, looks like one of those Flash games unless you play it in "zen mode" which looks like the 2600) is not out of line to those people, just to the people who went out and paid full retail to buy their Xbox the week it came out. Of course, most Atari and other classic games play a lot more smoothly than their Flash counterparts, even if they may not look as immediately pretty or have sampled sound. But then, it's a lot easier to get access to a web browser than it is to an actual 2600 and Kaboom cart (hell, I STILL don't have a good set of paddles....) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Awsom feat getting kids interested in Atari Kaboom! has to be one of the best 2600 games. I can play it for hours and still not break 3k (but when I get in the zone ... :D ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Great story. Kaboom can certainly get very frantic as opposed to the sometimes slower pace of Halo. Looks like you might need to start a Kaboom contest soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted August 10, 2003 Share Posted August 10, 2003 Jason, you are the Kaboom! King! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 You just CANNOT beat the classics. Thank you for going above and beyond the call of duty to promote the goodness that is Atari (I smell an award nomination...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 what a great story, after the Kaboom session, you should have the VCS hooked to all four TVs, and start a hard core session of four player warlords, thatll finish the job Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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