Dantaipan Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 As the sun sets on this Summer Solstice in the northern hemisphere, I am reminded of how many Atari games made use of sunsets. Here are Pitfall 2 and Chopper Command for your viewing pleasure. What other games have a sunset effect? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 That was sort of an Activision trademark - lots of their games use the same or similar sky effects. Barnstorming, Crackpots, Dolphin, Frostbite, Keystone Kapers, Oink!, and Seaquest for example. There may be others, and there may be other publishers that copied the effect, but it was definitely an Activision thing first and primarily. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeafAtariFromKansas Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 That sunsets came from Venetian Blinds Demo by Activision.. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstick Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 11 hours ago, DrVenkman said: That was sort of an Activision trademark - lots of their games use the same or similar sky effects. Barnstorming, Crackpots, Dolphin, Frostbite, Keystone Kapers, Oink!, and Seaquest for example. There may be others, and there may be other publishers that copied the effect, but it was definitely an Activision thing first and primarily. You left out the most prominent sunset game of all: Enduro! The whole game is one long continuous sunset/sunrise cycle with weather changes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 12 minutes ago, Jstick said: You left out the most prominent sunset game of all: Enduro! I said, “There may be others.” Enduro is not one of my faves and I don’t know that I’ve ever played it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstick Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 5 minutes ago, DrVenkman said: I said, “There may be others.” Enduro is not one of my faves and I don’t know that I’ve ever played it. Wow, you should give it a try! Once you get “in the zone” it’s an almost hypnotic experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adam Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 2 minutes ago, Jstick said: Wow, you should give it a try! Once you get “in the zone” it’s an almost hypnotic experience. New Year Day, 2000. After sitting up with my computers to make sure the end of the world wasn't here, I got a good nights rest. The next morning, since I had the day off and I was recently moved into my first apartment, I decided I would play some of the "new" games I had recently picked up on resale. I popped in Enduro and gave it a go. I don't know if I played any other games that day, but wow did I have a good time. Blown away! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 4 hours ago, DeafAtariFromKansas said: That sunsets came from Venetian Blinds Demo by Activision.. Great game. Could play this one all day. I achieved the patch too. 😉 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeddyBear89 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Planet Patrol, Stay Frosty 2, Raiders of the Lost Ark and Realsports Volleyball all utilize some form of a sunset. I hate summer. Give me a midwest 60 degree day in October any day over a humid summer day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Keystone Koppers (7800 homebrew). 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davyK Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Which was the first officially released "sunset" game then? Barnstorming? Edited June 22, 2023 by davyK Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 (edited) Every 2600 game would be better with a sunset! Dragonfire Atlantis *Ahem* Edited June 22, 2023 by zzip 2 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grizzly Adam Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 Atlantis would indeed look great with a sunset. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Linndrum Posted June 22, 2023 Share Posted June 22, 2023 8 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Keystone Koppers (7800 homebrew). Every time I see that game I wonder if the name was inspired from my remake from the early 2000's https://mfraley6.itch.io/kops-keystone-kapers-remix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 1 hour ago, Linndrum said: I wonder if the name was inspired from my remake from the early 2000's Why would it not have been inspired by the Activision original? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jeremiahjt Posted June 23, 2023 Share Posted June 23, 2023 Ikari Warriors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormyWeathers Posted June 25, 2023 Share Posted June 25, 2023 On 6/22/2023 at 3:21 PM, sramirez2008 said: Great game. Could play this one all day. I achieved the patch too. 😉 Still waiting for the sequel 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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