rra Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 8 minutes ago, Mathy said: Hello guys https://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=multijoy&butt_details_x=x Sincerely Mathy Our AWA recent homebrew game, Ramses' Revenge 2021 BC, is also a 2 player simultaneous game where you race to the top of a pyramid. https://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=8112 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted June 15, 2023 Share Posted June 15, 2023 Ghost Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adam242 Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Two magazine/ public domain gems: Maze War Snowball Fight (no dump on atarimania yet) snowball.xex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zolaerla Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) 21 minutes ago, adam242 said: Two magazine/ public domain gems: Maze War Snowball Fight (no dump on atarimania yet) I mentioned Maze War too. I liked it so much, it was one of the first things I made a clone of BITD when I was learning how to code in C. It's a very simple but fun Deathmatch game. Also, I had completely forgotten about Snowball Fight until you brought it up and shared the xex. Nice. It's so silly. Thanks! Edited June 16, 2023 by Zolaerla Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted June 16, 2023 Author Share Posted June 16, 2023 Thanks guys. Tried Cuttlemania(didn't like it) I didn't realize they made outlaw for the computer. Crane do it? Two maze kinda fun. Quickatep, quick play left us intrigued. We'll have to return to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 9 hours ago, MrFish said: BITD, I had a copy of the game. It looked cool/interesting, but I had no instructions for it. Never figured out what to do. Loved the intro, etc. Booted it up every once in a while to get a laugh and check it out. If we'd had instructions for it, I'm sure I would have enjoyed it. Forward to recent years, finally took the time at some point to see what it's all about. Not a difficult game to get into at all. Played a couple games against the computer. Found it to be quite good. As has been noted constantly, the larger appeal is playing it with other humans. I'm not really around anyone these days who would be interested in playing it. So, I've never experienced that part. Single player versus computer opponents is good, but not really compelling enough for me to continue playing -- especially given that it's the type of game that takes some time. Glad I got a chance to finally play it; and I am a fan of the game, for what it is; love the attention to details, humor, and the fact that it's a real standout/pioneer piece of gaming software, and that it was developed for the Atari 8-bit computers first. All due respect. I'll add here that, I like resource-management games; they're a lot of fun, and perfect when you want to get away from all the typical action games. I used to play Galactic Battlegrounds & GB: Clone Campaigns quite a bit, for a while. The only problem is, they're big time-stealers. It's the kind of thing you have to limit yourself with (unless you have the time and want to spend it like that). Not that you can't waste time on any game(s); but they're not something you can just sit and play for 10 to 20 minutes and move on with life. Maybe I'll give it another chance once I'm retired. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 56 minutes ago, JagChris said: Crane do it? Yes, it's one of the first games for the system. Sabotaging the other player in "Quick Step" while removing one of the "bridge items" in single columns is fun... 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 8 hours ago, JagChris said: I didn't realize they made outlaw for the computer. There's also Gunfight by Epyx. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 (edited) Didn't see Pitstop II mentioned: Or World Karate Championship: EDIT: Capture The Flag: One on One (should be a boatload of sports games with simultaneous multiplayer) Edited June 16, 2023 by zzip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 2 hours ago, zzip said: Didn't see Pitstop II mentioned: Probably because it's a piece of crap. 2 hours ago, zzip said: Or World Karate Championship: Somebody said "IK" already. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, MrFish said: Probably because it's a piece of crap. That wasn't a qualification 6 minutes ago, MrFish said: Somebody said "IK" already. Yeah I noticed that after I posted Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 5 minutes ago, zzip said: That wasn't a qualification Haha... We can relegate it to the "wishful thinking" software category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Dandy (4 players) Aliens (4 players) Dark Chambers (2 players) Asteroids (4 players) (Atari) Basketball (2 or 4 players) several Pong clones (2 players) Robotron 2084: one player moves (Joy1), one player shoots (Joy2), moving and shooting can be in different directions afaik (or 1 player uses two joysticks) Spy Hunter: one player uses half of the special weapons, other player uses other half of the special weapons (or 1 player uses two joysticks) Megablast XE by T.Karwoth (similarities to Laser Duell are fully intentional! ) Tank vs. Tank T-34 the Battle! (Thorn EMI) Soccer (Thorn EMI) Hockey (Gamma) Soccer European Super Soccer Fantastic Soccer Atari Soccer (prototype) Speed Ace Gauntlet Druid 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Storm: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Can't forget Quarxon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted June 16, 2023 Share Posted June 16, 2023 Does Gauntlet and Dark Chambers allow simultaneous play? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 I remember of having battles with my friends playing Tigris bitd: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-tigris_5376.html You are allowed to battle in AnotherPong*, too 🙃: http://www.ppsberlin.de/ppsberlin/spiele/55-another-pong 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+kheller2 Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 On 6/15/2023 at 6:56 PM, rdefabri said: Ballblazer wasn’t mentioned - 2 can play head to head. My brothers and I have destroyed many joysticks and suffered sore wrists from that game. It is ranked as our number one h2h game. With regards to Joust, we’ve gotten to having so many objects on the screen it slows down, flickers, you can pass through things. That game gets really trippy at super high levels. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted June 17, 2023 Share Posted June 17, 2023 24 minutes ago, kheller2 said: ...you can pass through things. That game gets really trippy at super high levels. Bonus feature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Road Block (a type-in from Compute!), up to 4 players (fill the screen without crashing into your previously drawn track), quite a blast at higher speeds. Nautilus (Synapse) has an asymmetric 2-player split-Screen mode where the second player plays the minelayer boat. Are‘nt Floyd of the Jungle as well as some early MicroProse games (MiG Alley Ace) simultaneous multiplayer? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pps Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 2 hours ago, slx said: ... Are‘nt Floyd of the Jungle as well as some early MicroProse games (MiG Alley Ace) simultaneous multiplayer? Oh, yes Mig Alley Ace for sure. Battled a lot bitd. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Had a look at the Sid Meier games listed on Atarimania. Chopper Rescue (and probably Air Rescue) has a cooperative multiplayer modes as well. Hellcat Ace, Spitfire Ace and Wingman are shown as "split screen" in MicroProse advertising. Survivor by Synapse allows for up to 4 cooperative players as well. #1 controls the direction of the ship (and thrust if there's no #4), while #2 (or #2 and #3) get to aim and fire the guns. Need to try that, while a split between thrust and direction promises to induce a lot of shouting, independent aiming of the guns should obviate the need for a lot of the fiddly manoeuvring required to take out the guns in single-player mode. (I recall being veeery disappointed after finishing Survivor as the game just ends after you have taken out the last fortress, rather than switching to a new level. Games ending too soon is one of the few faults some of the earlier Synapse games have. Nautilus ends after a fixed amount of time, IIRC. Would be interesting to add levels now that storage isn't that much of an issue any more.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 On 6/16/2023 at 1:11 AM, Mathy said: Hello guys https://a8.fandal.cz/search.php?search=multijoy&butt_details_x=x Sails of Doom is a marvellous part of the MultiJoy lineup. I was blown away when I saw 8-player action on an old Atari. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mathy Posted June 18, 2023 Share Posted June 18, 2023 Hello slx 4 hours ago, slx said: I was blown away when I saw 8-player action on an old Atari. That's because you don't visit the Fujiama often enough.... ;-)) Sincerely Mathy 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JagChris Posted June 18, 2023 Author Share Posted June 18, 2023 6 hours ago, slx said: Sails of Doom is a marvellous part of the MultiJoy lineup. I was blown away when I saw 8-player action on an old Atari. I'm assuming with steering controllers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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