+SabertoothRetro Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Here's the Gravitar:Recharged announcement trailer and key art! 8 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Interesting timing; I just put the final touches on my next video, which by coincidence is Gravitar 2600. The game seems very different, much slower paced and forgiving in terms of instant death if you touch anything. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 It does appear to be much more forgiving. I think I'll purchase this one when it comes out. I haven't purchased anything since Breakout. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Here's an article from IGN with additional screenshots. https://www.ign.com/articles/gravitar-recharged-atari-retro-reimagining?utm_source=twitterticles/gravitar-recharged-atari-retro-reimagining 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 It kind of has a World of Goo look to it. I do like the little bit of the music that's in the trailer. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 The arcade game was hard has heck for me. I hope the Recharged version has slightly easier gameplay for us noobs. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 I wonder how controls will compare to Thrustlander? That game does the Classic Controller perfectly. This will be almost a direct comparison. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 7 minutes ago, digdugnate said: The arcade game was hard has heck for me. I hope the Recharged version has slightly easier gameplay for us noobs. ? That version was designed to steal your quarters. The user-friendly way to play Gravitar is the Atari 2600 version where you get 100 ships, because you will die A LOT. I'm kind of a fan of the genre, and that one in particular. This remade one looks a lot easier, and I like the graphical design. I also liked Thrust, OIDS and Continuum, which are the same kind of thing. Continuum (shareware for old Macintosh) allowed you to create your own levels, which was unique at the time. Everything you ever wanted to know about Continuum: https://www.ski-epic.com/continuum_downloads/ I'm gonna get the new Atari version, probably on the Switch because I like playing in handheld mode, and since Atari VCS seems to be all but finished. Here's a similar game for Steam, Switch, PS4, etc in the meantime: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238340/Terra_Lander_II__Rockslide_Rescue/ https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/terra-lander-ii-rockslide-rescue-switch/ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP3515-CUSA18899_00-ROCKSLIDERESCUUS https://www.gog.com/en/game/terra_lander_ii_rockslide_rescue 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 31 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: I wonder how controls will compare to Thrustlander? That game does the Classic Controller perfectly. This will be almost a direct comparison. Totally agree. I really like how well Thrustlander plays with the Classic Controller. This is one of my favorite purchases for the VSC 800. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 Really looking forward to this game I think it looks really good!. I’ll be picking it up on the Atari VCS first as that’s where I prefer to play these games, hopefully it has a few extras exclusive to the VCS like the other Recharged games. I’ll also grab it on all the other platforms. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted April 21, 2022 Author Share Posted April 21, 2022 Here's the full art: 5 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 I’m excited for this game! Bring it on! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted April 21, 2022 Share Posted April 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Atari_JaguarVCS said: Really looking forward to this game I think it looks really good!. I’ll be picking it up on the Atari VCS first as that’s where I prefer to play these games, hopefully it has a few extras exclusive to the VCS like the other Recharged games. I’ll also grab it on all the other platforms. I buy them on the VCS too. I’m a big fan of the Recharged series. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 This game is gonna be great with the Classic, pretty much guaranteed based on the general quality of the Recharged series so far. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarick Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 Looks like a cleaner version of Thrustlander, a game I like but found near impossible to play (and enjoy). If they can get the adaptation to the classic controller down, looks great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+swlovinist Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 What a great choice for a recharged game. I am so happy with this decision. I cant wait to play it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hwlngmad Posted April 22, 2022 Share Posted April 22, 2022 1 hour ago, swlovinist said: What a great choice for a recharged game. I am so happy with this decision. I cant wait to play it. Agreed. This appears to be a very good choice and looking forward to seeing further Recharged series games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/21/2022 at 9:12 AM, Flojomojo said: That version was designed to steal your quarters. The user-friendly way to play Gravitar is the Atari 2600 version where you get 100 ships, because you will die A LOT. I'm kind of a fan of the genre, and that one in particular. This remade one looks a lot easier, and I like the graphical design. I also liked Thrust, OIDS and Continuum, which are the same kind of thing. Continuum (shareware for old Macintosh) allowed you to create your own levels, which was unique at the time. Everything you ever wanted to know about Continuum: https://www.ski-epic.com/continuum_downloads/ I'm gonna get the new Atari version, probably on the Switch because I like playing in handheld mode, and since Atari VCS seems to be all but finished. Here's a similar game for Steam, Switch, PS4, etc in the meantime: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1238340/Terra_Lander_II__Rockslide_Rescue/ https://www.nintendo.com/store/products/terra-lander-ii-rockslide-rescue-switch/ https://store.playstation.com/en-us/product/UP3515-CUSA18899_00-ROCKSLIDERESCUUS https://www.gog.com/en/game/terra_lander_ii_rockslide_rescue I'm surprised no one has ported OIDs over to the Jag... ParanoidLittleMan already added jagpad controls to the ST version... Also, it should get a VCS port 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Djmicklovin Posted April 23, 2022 Share Posted April 23, 2022 On 4/22/2022 at 7:53 PM, Atarick said: Looks like a cleaner version of Thrustlander, a game I like but found near impossible to play (and enjoy). If they can get the adaptation to the classic controller down, looks great. I enjoyed Thrustlander quite a bit, it's addictive. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted April 27, 2022 Share Posted April 27, 2022 (edited) The Atari Podcast: Episode 8 Gravitar Recharged. Edited April 27, 2022 by joeatari1 Yesterday it was episode 7, today it's episode 8! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted May 7, 2022 Share Posted May 7, 2022 I really hope it has a control option to use the spinner controls to rotate the ship like in Asteroids & Thrustlander. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davpa Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 20 hours ago, E. King said: I really hope it has a control option to use the spinner controls to rotate the ship like in Asteroids & Thrustlander. It is. The spinner works great on this game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E. King Posted May 8, 2022 Share Posted May 8, 2022 1 hour ago, davpa said: It is. The spinner works great on this game. Very happy to hear that. Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 When's the release date? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted May 11, 2022 Share Posted May 11, 2022 7 hours ago, phuzaxeman said: When's the release date? June 2. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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