justclaws Posted February 11, 2021 Share Posted February 11, 2021 A surprise new release today - TailGunner game. - $4.99, 108 MB, and I already bought this one! I love the art-style on this... great. It's not anime, as such, but it's very cool. Lots of speech. There is a nice tutorial on using the classic joystick! Thankfully one can also inverse the Y-axis. ? It is also, so far, quite difficult to get used to, but it also supports a mouse/trackball, and more. The classic joystick twist is used to change the direction, to steer the plan - that's super cool! Atari announcement on Facebook says... "Embrace your fight AND flight in #Tailergunner, now available on the #AtariVCS Store! Inspired by the iconic arcade classic of the same name, Tailgunner tests your aerial combat skills, featuring 10 modes! Do you have what it takes to avoid the watery grave?! Rack up high scores to become the most notorious gunner of all-time! Fully optimized for use with the Atari VCS Wireless Classic Joystick." The official developer web-site is here. https://www.grizzly-machine.com/tailgunner I think some historical reading-up makes this game even more interesting. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2013/may/rear-seat-gunners-midway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted February 12, 2021 Share Posted February 12, 2021 This one is particularly interesting in that it looks to have been built for the Oculus Go, which might make it the first title made for VR on the VCS, not that the VCS supports VR. It launched January 30th on Oculus Go and ich.io for PC, and today for the VCS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 For retro-fans who don't know the original game, here is a link to a video with an owner. Maybe some of you know it, but for me, it was completely new; few arcades in the UK. Did you ever play this, or for that matter, does anybody know a retired tail-gunner? https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/10237/the-u-s-air-forces-last-tail-gunner-has-retired This is the sort of retro-reimagining which I hope to see for many titles in the future. ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted February 12, 2021 Author Share Posted February 12, 2021 Games Just Wanna Be Fun has a video of Tail-Gunner gameplay. I played it with classic joystick, but he plays it with the modern controller. The game has on-screen tutorials, and controller graphics. That's very nice! I think some historical reading-up makes this game even more interesting. https://www.usni.org/magazines/naval-history-magazine/2013/may/rear-seat-gunners-midway 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 This just makes me think there needs to be a Star Wars mod for it. Like the scene where they are flying the speeders in Empire and Luke's poor tail gunner gets whacked? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 22 hours ago, justclaws said: For retro-fans who don't know the original game, here is a link to a video with an owner. Maybe some of you know it, but for me, it was completely new; few arcades in the UK. Did you ever play this, or for that matter, does anybody know a retired tail-gunner? https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/10237/the-u-s-air-forces-last-tail-gunner-has-retired This is the sort of retro-reimagining which I hope to see for many titles in the future. ? I would like to see things like this. I'd like to see Atari becoming a developer / publisher again as well. Even if (or especially if) it is the single or dual person devs that have been creeping out of their basements to release some weird beta game in VR or some Early Access thing, where they need some funds to get them pushing the development a little bit. This is the area where I think the VCS could excel. Even if it was kind of one of those things where they started nabbing these incomplete games and making them more exclusive to the VCS. Give more people an actual reason to own the thing, instead of arguing that 'well I can just build a better PC even though it'll cost me more' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted February 13, 2021 Share Posted February 13, 2021 Nice!!! This is in the VCS store now? I'm totally buying this today! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted February 17, 2021 Share Posted February 17, 2021 Tailgunner review by me: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted June 17, 2021 Author Share Posted June 17, 2021 Another interesting review and game-play demo of Tail-Gunner on the VCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted April 4, 2022 Share Posted April 4, 2022 When I play this game using the modern controller, it does not fire. I have no problems firing on the classic controller. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted April 29, 2022 Share Posted April 29, 2022 (edited) I bought and downloaded this game because I liked the art style. The art style is top notch. Reminds me of Zelda Windwaker cel shaded graphics. BUT I can not get into this game. It doesn't seem to offer much in the gameplay department...... Or perhaps I just suck at it? Edited April 29, 2022 by WAVE 1 GAMES Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcelM Posted April 30, 2022 Share Posted April 30, 2022 It is a difficult game. Have you seen that you can 'zoom' your gun to make the shooting more precise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted May 1, 2022 Share Posted May 1, 2022 Tailgunner is a pretty simple game, really, it is pretty good for what it is but it is mostly just a casual shooting gallery style game. There's a bit of gameplay with the choices you can make as you move on but I mostly found it fairly short and simple. That's fine, though, for what it is. Also yeah - tough! I feel like this game would be easy in VR, but maybe not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 Tailgunner is one of very few games that support trackball on the VCS and it plays great with trackball. We really need more trackball support on the VCS. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 9:26 AM, E. King said: Tailgunner is one of very few games that support trackball on the VCS and it plays great with trackball. We really need more trackball support on the VCS. Which trackball do you have? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted May 9, 2022 Share Posted May 9, 2022 7 hours ago, killersquirel said: Which trackball do you have? it is a Bigtrack. Works awesome on Centipede Recharged also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy2D Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 This game popped into my head today and I found that its itch.io page is gone. I had been planning to pick up a copy, on PC, but it appears that I'm too late. It's a little odd, considering that the game isn't that old. Does anyone know if something happened? I came across this game, initially, because it was an early title for the VCS. I never picked up a VCS but I followed its development/launch. I'll find a way to carry on, without a copy, but it's a minor bummer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LevelUp Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Tailgunner $4.99 in VCS store can use mouse, modern, or classic controller 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy2D Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 Weird...I wonder why they took down the PC version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Neon Wraith Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 The studio was a partnership that is now dissolved. Atari still has the game on their store and still has rights to distribute it. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tommy2D Posted April 8, 2023 Share Posted April 8, 2023 1 hour ago, joeatari1 said: The studio was a partnership that is now dissolved. Atari still has the game on their store and still has rights to distribute it. That makes sense. Oh well; I guess that I missed out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
killersquirel Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 It's no longer on the VCS store. I should have picked it up when I had the chance, but that happens sometimes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 I have it in my account and have it downloaded and installed on two of my Atari VCS's but it seems to have disappeared when i try to install it on my other VCS's consoles for some reason, i thought since i purchased it it would still show up to be downloaded over and over again if need be. Looks like ill need to contact support eventually and see if they can push it to my account again for my other systems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Interesting. Might be the first case of a game actually being removed from sale after being in the Store. Missile Command 2020 is still available last I'd checked... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted May 12, 2023 Share Posted May 12, 2023 Weird, why would they remove it? I know on Steam there have been many games removed from sale, but they never remove it from your downloads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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