leech Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 1 hour ago, sixersfan105 said: Yeah I did think of the easier one-tap access for the standalone titles; good call. Definitely didn't think of the crappy Internet thing. Does everyone not have gigabit internet these days?! Ha! I literally live in an area where it's available to the north and south of me, but not where I live. But really there are definitely more people in the world without access to gigabit Internet than there are that do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 On 12/10/2021 at 2:40 PM, justclaws said: Alien Brigade was one of my favourite games on the 7800, with or without a light gun. I thoroughly recommend it. ? Here's a nice video from another (random) YouTuber! They should work with the Sinden guys and get light gun support!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 13 hours ago, sixersfan105 said: So it would appear as though all of the Atari 7800 games for sale through the Store are also playable in Antstream Arcade, which every VCS owner gets for free (ad-supported version), right? So I'm a little curious as to why people are dropping money on these titles when they're already accessible for free. If I'm missing something, please let me know. I'm a brand-new VCS owner, so I very well may be out of the loop on something. it really comes down to personal choice. I'd rather not use an ad-supported streaming service but others might. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 11 hours ago, leech said: Ha! I literally live in an area where it's available to the north and south of me, but not where I live. But really there are definitely more people in the world without access to gigabit Internet than there are that do. I know, I kid. The vast majority of people in the world also do not have access to or the funds for a VCS, too. 43 minutes ago, zzip said: it really comes down to personal choice. I'd rather not use an ad-supported streaming service but others might. Yeah, to each their own. Thus far, the ads seem to be pretty minimal. I've played a few games and no ads have popped up yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 4 minutes ago, sixersfan105 said: Yeah, to each their own. Thus far, the ads seem to be pretty minimal. I've played a few games and no ads have popped up yet. It's less about the ads. The AWS outage a couple weeks ago took down a whole bunch of services and people were unable to do basic tasks like make coffee, use their doorbell or use their baby monitors according to press reports because these services were all tied into and dependent on the cloud. I simply do not want to become dependent on online services like that and want to keep my stuff locally. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 35 minutes ago, zzip said: It's less about the ads. The AWS outage a couple weeks ago took down a whole bunch of services and people were unable to do basic tasks like make coffee, use their doorbell or use their baby monitors according to press reports because these services were all tied into and dependent on the cloud. I simply do not want to become dependent on online services like that and want to keep my stuff locally. Yes. This is why 'cloud' still means someone else's computer, and every cloud service has had some downtime of some sort. AWS is the cloud that other clouds depend upon, so that double screws everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 All fair points! Though if there is an Antstream service disruption that happens to coincide with a moment I get a craving for some 7800 goodness, I'll simply play on my real 7800 ? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 2 minutes ago, sixersfan105 said: All fair points! Though if there is an Antstream service disruption that happens to coincide with a moment I get a craving for some 7800 goodness, I'll simply play on my real 7800 ? There is that! I finally got a modded one, had to fix the composite output, as the original modder didn't use the correctly segmented 3.5mm connector. And then I found that I had ordered an RF to VGA box that works surprisingly well... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted December 22, 2021 Share Posted December 22, 2021 8 minutes ago, leech said: Yes. This is why 'cloud' still means someone else's computer, and every cloud service has had some downtime of some sort. AWS is the cloud that other clouds depend upon, so that double screws everyone. Yes it's become way too centralized to the point that a foreign power could launch a cyberattack against AWS and it would cripple a lot of our infrastructure. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 Today, Atari 7800 Fatal Run 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 If I wasn't buying every game in the VCS Store to make videos on my YouTube channel I don't think I'd be buying the 7800 games personally otherwise due to them being available on Antstream, which is one of the cooler things on the VCS. The big difference is whether you are using bandwidth and need an Internet connection to play it. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 Alien Brigade is the only one that they've released so far that I don't already have on physical cart. But I like the convenience of launching them from the VCS. Plus, they're so inexpensive! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 20 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: Alien Brigade is the only one that they've released so far that I don't already have on physical cart. But I like the convenience of launching them from the VCS. Plus, they're so inexpensive! Alien Brigade needs to support the Sinden Light Gun! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 1 hour ago, Mockduck said: If I wasn't buying every game in the VCS Store to make videos on my YouTube channel I don't think I'd be buying the 7800 games personally otherwise due to them being available on Antstream, which is one of the cooler things on the VCS. The big difference is whether you are using bandwidth and need an Internet connection to play it. I mean... you need one to buy it and download it... but then if you qre going old school qnd taking it to a buddy's house to play games, you won't need to hook up the internet to play, or grab the carts of all the games you want either. (Not that we socialize with friends anymore... haha!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted January 8, 2022 Share Posted January 8, 2022 46 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: Alien Brigade is the only one that they've released so far that I don't already have on physical cart. But I like the convenience of launching them from the VCS. Plus, they're so inexpensive! Yeah, that's true too, this lets you just launch the game directly from the Home screen, which I mean we are only talking $3 here. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted January 14, 2022 Author Share Posted January 14, 2022 7800 Centipede today! A great review of this GREAT 7800 version, by No Swear Gamer! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Like Asteroids, this is the best 8-bit ATARI version. I'm happy they went with the 7800 and hoping that ATARI XP will feature rare/updated/new 7800 games, and of course a VCS digital-copy/download. The Atari Age games would also be great on the VCS too. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Merritt Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Are there any 7800 games best to avoid? I don't mean the quality of the games. I owned must of them original for the 7800. I don't expect them to be any better than what was on the 7800 originally. Are there any that are bad emulation or other problems not related to the original game? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 3 minutes ago, Rob Merritt said: Are there any 7800 games best to avoid? I don't mean the quality of the games. I owned must of them original for the 7800. I don't expect them to be any better than what was on the 7800 originally. Are there any that are bad emulation or other problems not related to the original game? So far no, they are all well emulated. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Merritt Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 12 minutes ago, Mockduck said: So far no, they are all well emulated. Cool, good to hear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Smith Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 Has anyone tested this version of Centipede with the new Joystick controller? Pretty good control or does it take some time to adjust? I see on videos that the joystick has a long throw, so just curious how it translates to the actual gameplay of these emulated titles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 (edited) I think the next 7800 game is going to be Super Skateboarding, judging by ATARI's Facebook post for Centipede. The question to win next weeks Flashback Friday game asks to guess next weeks RAD game. Super Skateboarding's box art has RAD on it, so that's my guess. If it is then more of the Imagineering games will be coming, coupled with the fact that a quality David Crane game will be playable on the VCS. Edited January 14, 2022 by Gunther 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunther Posted January 14, 2022 Share Posted January 14, 2022 *Absolute Games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 2 hours ago, Gunther said: I think the next 7800 game is going to be Super Skateboarding, judging by ATARI's Facebook post for Centipede. Wow, surprised that they'll be dipping into Absolute's titles. That bodes well for our chances of, say, Midnight Mutants, which was a licensed title (but published by Atari). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted January 15, 2022 Share Posted January 15, 2022 I still stand by my guess of Meltdown with the hint being the unit of measurement of radiation. But we will see ?. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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