tradyblix Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Much appreciated, fred, that is extremely cool of you. Well this should be a fun project. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 2 minutes ago, Dr Karnov said: How's about these beauties? Very nice collection mate! 🤟🏻 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 10 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: Defender II uses two joysticks? Yup. But you don't have to play the game like that. Just using a gamepad works too. However, you won't be able to use the inviso, smart bombs & hyperspace. I have a custom twin stick that I'll try out with the game. I'm going to test how well that works & give an update on it. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Sometimes, 2 sticks are better than one 7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) 48 minutes ago, Intellivision Master said: Yup. But you don't have to play the game like that. Just using a gamepad works too. However, you won't be able to use the inviso, smart bombs & hyperspace. I have a custom twin stick that I'll try out with the game. I'm going to test how well that works & give an update on it. I always just played it with one controller. I do have that custom dual Robotron controller, so I'll try that later. I keep forgetting this. 🤣 Edited August 28 by JetmanUK 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 (edited) Twin stick (capable) games. that I know of: Stargate/Defender II Defender Arcade Spy Hunter Robotron 2084 T:ME Salvo Commando Basketbrawl Sirius Raiders of the Lost Ark Attack of the Petscii Robots Edited August 28 by tradyblix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 3 hours ago, Dr Karnov said: Sometimes, 2 sticks are better than one Atari published Robotron for the Atari 8-bit computers in a similar way. The joysticks can be placed in the box 😀 Can someone spot the CX40+ in this picture? 😁 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 13 minutes ago, Fred_M said: Atari published Robotron for the Atari 8-bit computers in a similar way. The joysticks can be placed in the box 😀 Can someone spot the CX40+ in this picture? 😁 the one on the left. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 25 minutes ago, Fred_M said: Atari published Robotron for the Atari 8-bit computers in a similar way. The joysticks can be placed in the box 😀 Can someone spot the CX40+ in this picture? 😁 Is it the one with the red button? 😉 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Fred_M Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 39 minutes ago, tradyblix said: the one on the left. Correct! 👍👍👍👍 27 minutes ago, Dr Karnov said: Is it the one with the red button? 😉 Also correct 😂😂😂😂 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 5 hours ago, Dr Karnov said: Sometimes, 2 sticks are better than one Is that the joystick holder available from Etsy? How do you find it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr Karnov Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 24 minutes ago, shane857 said: Is that the joystick holder available from Etsy? How do you find it? I got my coupler from: https://www.8bitwidgets.com/ It's pretty good! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 Me too. Posted about this earlier within this thread. He sells on Etsy and eBay. Btw, 8Bitwidgets.com is also a member here on AA. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 4 hours ago, tradyblix said: Twin stick (capable) games. that I know of: Stargate/Defender II Defender Arcade Spy Hunter Robotron 2084 T:ME Salvo Commando Basketbrawl Sirius Raiders of the Lost Ark Attack of the Petscii Robots One more: Riddle of the Sphinx 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 14 minutes ago, Ripweade said: One more: Riddle of the Sphinx I never knew that was a 2 joystick game. I will have to give that game another go.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 46 minutes ago, Ripweade said: One more: Riddle of the Sphinx I did not know that Riddle of the Sphincter (as I call it) was a two stick game. Oo-er. Tbh, I have no idea wtf this game is about whenever I've tried it. 🤷🏻🤣 A true RTFM game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 28 Share Posted August 28 58 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: I did not know that Riddle of the Sphincter (as I call it) was a two stick game. Oo-er. Tbh, I have no idea wtf this game is about whenever I've tried it. 🤷🏻🤣 A true RTFM game. It kinda reminds me of a more forgiving desert falcon honestly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 4 hours ago, JetmanUK said: I did not know that Riddle of the Sphincter (as I call it) was a two stick game. Oo-er. Tbh, I have no idea wtf this game is about whenever I've tried it. 🤷🏻🤣 A true RTFM game. Heh heh heh... You said Sphincter... I played it a LOT baaaack in the early 80s, and when I played it recently, something seemed off to me. I looked at the manual and... Oh! Second joystick is used for selecting the offerings to the gods, and to select other items. I forgot about that! I'd definitely say to read the manual, and would highly recommend this game. It is a good puzzle game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ripweade Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 3 hours ago, tradyblix said: It kinda reminds me of a more forgiving desert falcon honestly. I don't own Desert Falcon and never played it, but the videos I saw of it on YouTube remind me more of a Zaxxon-style game. Again, my opinion is just based upon what I saw on YouTube, so I may very well be mistaken. Riddle of the Sphinx is more of a puzzle where you collect items and have to present the correct treasure to the Gods to win the game. It's not really a scroller-shooter game inasmuch as its a puzzle game. Desert Fqlcon does look pretty darn interesting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted August 29 Share Posted August 29 (edited) 52 minutes ago, Ripweade said: I don't own Desert Falcon and never played it, but the videos I saw of it on YouTube remind me more of a Zaxxon-style game. Again, my opinion is just based upon what I saw on YouTube, so I may very well be mistaken. Riddle of the Sphinx is more of a puzzle where you collect items and have to present the correct treasure to the Gods to win the game. It's not really a scroller-shooter game inasmuch as its a puzzle game. Desert Fqlcon does look pretty darn interesting! They're different, but they're both games where you have to move through the desert, run into temples, collect egyptian items and, they both essentially don't end until you screw up enough. That's how they're similar. I'm not really much of a fan of either of these games to be honest, but RoftheS has some nostalgia for me as I used to annoyedly play it as a kid. It was kinda bad, and if I did "beat" it, I never noticed, lol. I also never RTFM which is probably part of the problem. But after playing DF, I would say it's better than it YMMV Edited August 29 by tradyblix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcinJ Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 We will probably need another thread on collecting for 7800+ 🙂. It seems to me that prices are getting crazier and crazier. 200$+ for Ikari Warriors, 100$ for CIB Donkey Kong and Mario Bros. I am glad I have started collecting for 7800 before 2600+ was released. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DEANJIMMY Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 On 8/23/2024 at 3:06 PM, JetmanUK said: Yep, and as the game has juddery scrolling it feels less juddery at the 60hz and a higher game speed. Still not exactly butter, but yeah, like many NTSC games it feels a lot more playable than it's PAL counterpart. Agreed🤙 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) On 8/28/2024 at 10:54 AM, tradyblix said: Twin stick (capable) games. that I know of: Stargate/Defender II Defender Arcade Spy Hunter Robotron 2084 T:ME Salvo Commando Basketbrawl Sirius Raiders of the Lost Ark Attack of the Petscii Robots Twin stick (capable) games, that I did not know.😁 Spy Hunter T:ME Salvo Commando Basketbrawl Sirius Raiders of the Lost Ark Attack of the Petscii Robots Edited August 30 by MrChickenz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted August 30 Share Posted August 30 (edited) On 8/20/2024 at 1:37 AM, MrChickenz said: I saw this online! What the?????? Why didn’t they make this a two player? How come I never saw this before? Who even thought of this? Why????? Anyone have one of these in there collection? If so. Why????? Did I mention this one before! Look at the size of this and it’s not a Twin Stick!😄 Edited August 30 by MrChickenz 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted August 31 Share Posted August 31 7 hours ago, DEANJIMMY said: Agreed🤙 Yay! I'm glad you are enjoying the improvement! That NTSC magic. 🤟🏻🤣 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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