+Intellivision Master Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 I finished the Arcade Origins timeline but it shows 99%. Not sure what I missed as I completed everything. I went back through trying to see if there was something I passed over. Did anyone else have this happen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyindrew Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 (edited) While Im very appreciative of the Atari 50 compilation, I agree that some of the choices were a bit odd. As I mentioned previously Blue Max and Star Raiders 2 were omitted from the 8 bit era, yet they included 2 versions of Miner 2049er (from 5200 and 8 bit). Also as far as 2600, I think it would have been better served to omit the 2 Swordquest games and include more pick up and play "fun" games like Bowling, Indy 500, Night Driver or Circus Atari. Edited November 21, 2022 by Flyindrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 30 minutes ago, Flyindrew said: While Im very appreciative of the Atari 50 compilation, I agree that some of the choices were a bit odd. As I mentioned previously Blue Max and Star Raiders 2 were omitted from the 8 bit era, yet they included 2 versions of Miner 2049er (from 5200 and 8 bit). Also as far as 2600, I think it would have been better served to omit the 2 Swordquest games and include more pick up and play "fun" games like Bowling, Indy 500, Night Driver or Circus Atari. It just comes down to rights. Somehow they got the rights to the Big Five games, so that's why we got both Miner games. Blue Max was Synapse? I think, not sure who owns the rights now. I would think Atari has the rights to Star Raiders II, but since that game started out as "Last Starfighter", a movie tie-in game there may be some remnants of the movie IP left in the game making the rights not free and clear? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 Maybe they didn't realize Bowling was a big game, it looks so bad, but I played that game sort of like how I played Wii Sports back in the day, meaning a lot because it is zen-like casual fun. Night Driver and Circus are the two strangest omissions since they are both big games for Atari and can be included, although it sounds like the VCS version will be getting Circus Atari as a bonus (based on a post in the Atari Discord). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Nut Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 3 hours ago, Mockduck said: although it sounds like the VCS version will be getting Circus Atari as a bonus (based on a post in the Atari Discord). Do they mention when that will be? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 22 minutes ago, Atari Nut said: Do they mention when that will be? I don't think they really know at this point, but no, just that they'll let people know when it is ready. There was a delay in the VCS (Linux) build process, someone had something like a real life emergency and the final work couldn't get done in time. My - guess - is not this week because of Thanksgiving, but maybe end of next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Nut Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 It's on sale now for $29.99 on the PS4. I hope they put the VCS version on sale when it's finally released. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 24 minutes ago, Atari Nut said: It's on sale now for $29.99 on the PS4. I hope they put the VCS version on sale when it's finally released. Didn't they say the VCS version would be $10 off for the first 24 hours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted November 21, 2022 Share Posted November 21, 2022 7 hours ago, Intellivision Master said: I finished the Arcade Origins timeline but it shows 99%. Not sure what I missed as I completed everything. I went back through trying to see if there was something I passed over. Did anyone else have this happen? Don't forget to "zoom" on each game; playing them doesn't count for some reason. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrodack Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 On 11/20/2022 at 4:57 AM, Lostdragon said: Why do I need so many variations of the same games on here? I'm going to play the best versions. Yes, i had 2600 Crystal Castles as a kid at the time got a lot from it, but at that point, it was the only version I had ever played, knew no different, not going to play it now, it just holds nostalgia value. For some games I wonder why certain versions are included like 800 food fight. But overall I like seeing different versions like multiple versions of missle command and asteroids. Basketbrawl versions are very different so I like seeing both. Same with scrapyard dog. I wish the jaguar version of breakout was on here though I guess it's not owned my Atari. At least they didn't bother to include that horrible tempest 2600 prototype. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, roots.genoa said: Don't forget to "zoom" on each game; playing them doesn't count for some reason. I zoomed in on all the pictures. That's weird that playing a game doesn't count. Do you have to zoom in on the game you're playing? I'll have to go back and zoom in on the games again. Hopefully then I get 100%. Edited November 22, 2022 by Intellivision Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrodack Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, Intellivision Master said: I zoomed in on all the pictures. That's weird that playing a game doesn't count. Do you have to zoom in on the game you're playing? I'll have to go back and zoom in on the games again. Hopefully then I get 100%. After every new picture or video you look at you will hear a sound and see a little animation. Also until you view something you'll see a black icon that will turn white after viewing. It'd pretty subtle. I had to go over a few sections to get 100 but it's easier when you know the icon to look for. Also, as an aside I find that zooming doesn't always go far enough like for Lynx manuals. Edited November 22, 2022 by jbrodack 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 (edited) 43 minutes ago, jbrodack said: After every new picture or video you look at you will hear a sound and see a little animation. Also until you view something you'll see a black icon that will turn white after viewing. It'd pretty subtle. I had to go over a few sections to get 100 but it's easier when you know the icon to look for. Right. I hear the sound play and the little animation appears. Also, I've noticed the black icon turns white after viewing. I'll have to go through to see what I missed because I thought I did everything but apparently not. I went over it once already and it looks like I did it all. But again, a second time is needed just to be sure. Edited November 22, 2022 by Intellivision Master Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 Every one of the timelines ended for me thinking I'd seen everything but being at 98-99%. I had to go through it all again systematically to catch whatever didn't register the first time around. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roots.genoa Posted November 22, 2022 Share Posted November 22, 2022 I only missed one game in part 3, but I noticed very soon that playing a game doesn't 'count'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WAVE 1 GAMES Posted November 23, 2022 Share Posted November 23, 2022 19 hours ago, jbrodack said: I wish the jaguar version of breakout was on here though I guess it's not owned my Atari. It is in fact owned by Atari, it was only published by Telegames. (Maybe Telegames would have needed to get royalties?) I'm surprised Space War 2000 didn't show up as it is listed in Atari's IP catalogue. overall it seems like a well rounded package and an excellent chunk of Atari history. I'm ready for the VCS release already! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted November 24, 2022 Share Posted November 24, 2022 On 11/21/2022 at 8:47 AM, Flyindrew said: Also as far as 2600, I think it would have been better served to omit the 2 Swordquest games and include more pick up and play "fun" games like Bowling, Indy 500, Night Driver or Circus Atari. One of the big things for this collection is the brand new game Swordquest: Airworld, and you do not think they should have included all of the Swordquest games? That would make no sense. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrodack Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 On 11/23/2022 at 10:17 PM, jeremiahjt said: One of the big things for this collection is the brand new game Swordquest: Airworld, and you do not think they should have included all of the Swordquest games? That would make no sense. One thing I did notice with the collection is that they tried to keep entire series intact if possible. Hence the entire Realsports lineup is here even the prototype despite my overall lack of interest in the series. Swordquest makes sense to include the whole series even if not your thing for the historical significance and cause of the new version. There's tempest and 2000, asteroids and deluxe and space duel. Combat 1 and 2 to go with the new version despite not having the original tank. It's not like they could only fit so many games so generally games weren't omitted due to the inclusion of others. However, I feel like they did try to tone down the number of 2600 games included probably due to the both the timeline format and the fact that 2600 games have been released so many times already. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidD Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 The Swordquest games... I've tried playing them a few times, and the impression I still have is "this is really only worth playing if you're trying to win $$$$." I mean, I could be wrong, but it seems like they amount to "endlessly cycle item drops between rooms to get codes, use the codes to find words in a comic" -- there isn't much GAME to them, really. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 I found what I missed in the Arcade Origin timeline. Now I have 100%. Also, in the PC timeline, you can't play the PC version of Star Raiders. That's a shame. When you click on the game in that timeline, it's just the 5200 version. It's weird because they show the box art of the PC version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 Any updates to when the Atari 50 comes out on the VCS? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrodack Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 (edited) On 11/13/2022 at 5:46 PM, Mockduck said: Titles that are on the Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration that are NOT on the previous collections Vault/Classics: Arcade: Akka Arrh Breakout Cloak & Dagger Food Fight I, Robot Quantum Sprint 8 Atari 2600: Dark Chambers Miner 2049er Solaris Swordquest Fireworld+ On 11/13/2022 at 5:46 PM, Mockduck said: Atari 5200: Bounty Bob Strikes Back Atari 7800 Asteroids Basketbrawl Centipede Dark Chambers Fatal Run Ninja Golf Scrapyard Dog Atari Lynx: Basketbrawl Malibu Bikini Volleyball Scrapyard Dog Super Asteroids and Missile Command Turbo Sub Atari 800: Bounty Bob Strikes Back Caverns of Mars Food Fight Miner 2049er Yoomp! Atari Jaguar: Atari Karts Club Drive Cybermorph Evolution Dino Dudes Fight For Life Missile Command 3D Ruiner Pinball Tempest 2000 Trevor McFur In The Crescent Galaxy Reimagined: Haunted Houses Neo Breakout Quadratank Swordquest: Airworld Touch Me VCTR-SCTR Yar's Revenge ReimaginedTitles that are on the Flashback Classics/Vault that are NOT on the Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration: Arcade: Avalanche Baseball Basketball Canyon Bomber Destroyer Dominos Football Monte Carlo Sprint Super Bug Sky Diver+ Red Baron+ Atari 2600: Adventure II Air Raiders Aquaventure Armor Ambush Astroblast Atari Video Cube Backgammon Basketball Black Jack Bowling Brain Games Casino Championship Soccer Circus Atari Codebreaker Concentration Dark Cavern Double Dunk Frog Pond Frogs and Flies Golf Hangman Holey Moley Home Run Human Cannonball International Soccer Maze Craze Motorodeo Night Driver Off the Wall Pong Sports Radar Lock Return to Haunted House Save Mary Sea Batle Sentinel Sky Diver Slot Machine Slot Racers Space Attack Space War Sprintmaster Star Raiders Starship Star Strike Steeplechase Stellar Track Street Racer Stunt Cycle Submarine Commander Super Baseball Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Super Football Swordfight Swordquest: Waterworld* Video Checkers Video Chess Video Pinball Wizard Yar's Return Atari 5200: Asteroids Centipede Countermeasure Final Legacy Micro-Gammon Miniature Golf+ Realsports Baseball+ Realsports Basketball+ Realsports Football+ Realsports Soccer+ Realsports Tennis+ Xari Arena+ Thanks for the list. It's a nice reference for the differences in content between the collection. I made some adjustments where I saw inaccuracies. + addition * should be taken off list Edited November 28, 2022 by jbrodack Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeatari1 Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 34 minutes ago, phuzaxeman said: Any updates to when the Atari 50 comes out on the VCS? No updates yet. The guy responsible for Linux coding had a personal emergency and was not available for about a month. He is back now and the game is in testing. Shouldn't be that much longer. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted November 28, 2022 Share Posted November 28, 2022 1 hour ago, jbrodack said: Thanks for the list. It's a nice reference for the differences in content between the collection. I made some adjustments where I saw inaccuracies. + addition * should be taken off list Thanks! Due to an inability to Edit the post, I'll post up an updated list. Swordquest: Fireworld, though, is on both the 50th and Classics. Thanks everyone for helping to get this list more accurate: Titles that are on the Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration that are NOT on the previous collections Vault/Classics: Arcade: Akka Arrh Breakout Cloak & Dagger Food Fight I, Robot Quantum Sprint 8 Atari 2600: Dark Chambers Miner 2049er Solaris Atari 5200: Bounty Bob Strikes Back Atari 7800 Asteroids Basketbrawl Centipede Dark Chambers Fatal Run Ninja Golf Scrapyard Dog Atari Lynx: Basketbrawl Malibu Bikini Volleyball Scrapyard Dog Super Asteroids and Missile Command Turbo Sub Atari 800: Bounty Bob Strikes Back Caverns of Mars Food Fight Miner 2049er Yoomp! Atari Jaguar: Atari Karts Club Drive Cybermorph Evolution Dino Dudes Fight For Life Missile Command 3D Ruiner Pinball Tempest 2000 Trevor McFur In The Crescent Galaxy Reimagined: Haunted Houses Neo Breakout Quadratank Swordquest: Airworld Touch Me VCTR-SCTR Yar's Revenge ReimaginedTitles that are on the Flashback Classics/Vault that are NOT on the Atari 50th: The Anniversary Celebration: Arcade: Avalanche Baseball Basketball Canyon Bomber Destroyer Dominos Football Monte Carlo Sprint Super Bug Sky Diver Red Baron Atari 2600: Adventure II Air Raiders Aquaventure Armor Ambush Astroblast Atari Video Cube Backgammon Basketball Black Jack Bowling Brain Games Casino Championship Soccer Circus Atari Codebreaker Concentration Dark Cavern Double Dunk Frog Pond Frogs and Flies Golf Hangman Holey Moley Home Run Human Cannonball International Soccer Maze Craze Motorodeo Night Driver Off the Wall Pong Sports Radar Lock Return to Haunted House Save Mary Sea Batle Sentinel Sky Diver Slot Machine Slot Racers Space Attack Space War Sprintmaster Star Raiders Starship Star Strike Steeplechase Stellar Track Street Racer Stunt Cycle Submarine Commander Super Baseball Super Challenge Baseball Super Challenge Football Super Football Swordfight Video Checkers Video Chess Video Pinball Wizard Yar's Return Atari 5200: Asteroids Centipede Countermeasure Final Legacy Micro-Gammon Miniature Golf Realsports Baseball Realsports Basketball Realsports Football Realsports Soccer Realsports Tennis Xari Arena 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phuzaxeman Posted December 2, 2022 Share Posted December 2, 2022 On 11/28/2022 at 11:51 AM, joeatari1 said: No updates yet. The guy responsible for Linux coding had a personal emergency and was not available for about a month. He is back now and the game is in testing. Shouldn't be that much longer. Wow what a disappointment to still not have Atari 50 released on the VCS. I understand there are emergencies but the other consoles have the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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