Joe C. Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 Just played Outlaw a few days ago with my cousin for the 1st. time in about 8 years and it wasn' quite as fun as when we were younger but, it still was enjoyable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 While Skeet Shoot is really terrible, programmer Ed Salvo improved his skills heavily after that. He is the one who programmed Mountain King! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bergbros Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I actually have a personal hatred for the Swordquest series because I was sucked in a wasted so much time writing a log on all the combinations. When I saw the solution and found out how impossible it was and how useless a making a log was, I took the cart and hummed it into the Schuykill River just to get my ya yas out for all the time I wasted. What is even worse, was that if you somehow completed the game, the ending was so lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I think up until 8-bit NES, most game endings were lame. Actually most game endings on NES are lame too, but at least a few are exceptions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spongebue Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I don't care for hangman myself. The words they use are way too general, such as "walk" and "tell" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Z Posted August 9, 2003 Share Posted August 9, 2003 I have to agree that the endings of many Atari era games were less than exciting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 I think Golf was a piece of garbage. Such an ugly game. I can forgive it though cuz it was a first generation title for the VCS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 easy, raft rider. what a pile of shit on a stick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 I would think CLEARLY the worst is any of the Swordquest games. Pac-Man and ET don't even rank that low, because there IS a level of enjoyment that can be had from those two titles. The Swordquest game itself has no redeeming qualities -- and without the comics it makes even LESS sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 yea but at least sword quest had something going for it, a gimmick, a very impressive (at the time,) title screen, simple arcade bits that played well, raft rider on the other hand is just a pile of shit floating on a broken sinking raft in the river of those who have dysenntary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanriostar Posted August 11, 2003 Share Posted August 11, 2003 Mythicon, Mythicon, Mythicon. I have a deep sense of pride in that I don't have any of the game(s) that were done from them. I also have been able to avoid owning E.T., and I've been able to dump off ^H^H^H^H^H *ahem* trade off a whole shipping box of Ssssssnake (spelling inaccurate) and not get a pipe bomb in return! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Actually it's kind of cool to complete a Mythicon set, because it's only three shitty games you have to own versus 8 or more in some companies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Actually it's kind of cool to complete a Mythicon set, because it's only three shitty games you have to own versus 8 or more in some companies. Whoa...I just realized I have a complete Mythicon set! For some reason, I thought there were more than three games in their catalog. Cool!...kind of. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 Trust me, I was much more shocked when I completed CBS. I'm like huh, seven, that's ALL? I should hopefully have Sega complete in a day or two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted August 12, 2003 Share Posted August 12, 2003 i dont hate mythicon the way others do. but i dont love em, thats for sure. i still enjoy the music. firefly is my fave myth... the best of the mediocore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hepcat Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Donkey Kong Jr. My extensive comments about this catastrophe can be found here. http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...ght=donkey+kong --Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckandCover Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Personally I've always thought that Karate was pretty horrendous. I've got something of a grudge against Mythicon as well, since I can remember as a kid being very excited when I got a copy of Sorcerer...until I played it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcurrie Posted August 13, 2003 Author Share Posted August 13, 2003 Good lord, based on the comments here, I am going to be forced to spend some time playing and re-evaluating Outlaw. I'll just use the time that I had alloted for playing Swordquest........... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 I just have to chime in also in defense of Outlaw. Sure, graphically it's... well, the definition of "crude." But it is a great brainless 2-player game in the spirit of the best of the early years of the 2600. There are lots of games that are WAY worse than Outlaw, even those with much better graphics. Get a good 2-player game of Outlaw going and you'll see proof that gameplay is more important than good graphics any day. (Besides, how dare you spit on the work of The Master Himself? Even Slot Machine, truly a wretched piece of crap, gets points simply for being the work of Mr. Crane. ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Surprised no one has mentioned Snnnnake yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted August 13, 2003 Share Posted August 13, 2003 Oh my god the Froggo games HAVE to be the worst! I just bought Task Force, Sea Hunt and Spider Droid via Ebay. Task Force is just a rip off of Gangster Alley, which stinks....Spider Droid is Amadar which also sucks....and Sea Hunt just sucks ass!!!! The Mythicon games are AWESOME compared to Froggo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DuckandCover Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 Yeesh. I'd forgotten about Sea Hunt. Truly one of the most miserable gaming experiences I've had on any system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcurrie Posted August 14, 2003 Author Share Posted August 14, 2003 I just have to chime in also in defense of Outlaw. Sure, graphically it's... well, the definition of "crude." But it is a great brainless 2-player game in the spirit of the best of the early years of the 2600. There are lots of games that are WAY worse than Outlaw, even those with much better graphics. Get a good 2-player game of Outlaw going and you'll see proof that gameplay is more important than good graphics any day. (Besides, how dare you spit on the work of The Master Himself? Even Slot Machine, truly a wretched piece of crap, gets points simply for being the work of Mr. Crane. ) Okay, I've figured out the problem. I play most of my games alone (a little sympathy here....just kidding) and Outlaw is obviously a good 2-PERSON game. I'll try to get out and make some friends...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 14, 2003 Share Posted August 14, 2003 I'll try to get out and make some friends...... That's always a good idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted August 15, 2003 Share Posted August 15, 2003 I just have to chime in also in defense of Outlaw. Sure, graphically it's... well, the definition of "crude." But it is a great brainless 2-player game in the spirit of the best of the early years of the 2600. There are lots of games that are WAY worse than Outlaw, even those with much better graphics. Get a good 2-player game of Outlaw going and you'll see proof that gameplay is more important than good graphics any day. (Besides, how dare you spit on the work of The Master Himself? Even Slot Machine, truly a wretched piece of crap, gets points simply for being the work of Mr. Crane. ) Okay, I've figured out the problem. I play most of my games alone (a little sympathy here....just kidding) and Outlaw is obviously a good 2-PERSON game. I'll try to get out and make some friends...... Don't feel bad... I always hated Combat as a kid, because I usually played Atari alone too. I guess the reason I've always liked Outlaw is that I never owned it as a kid, so I'd only get to play it when I was visiting a friend who had it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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