Mr Robot Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 What you consider the absolutely essential homebrew titles for the Atari 8-Bit computers? The titles that are so good they make the commercial titles of the 80's and 90's look primative by comparison? Prince of Persia, Yoomp!, The Last Squadron, Flob. etc. etc. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 Here's a similar thread I started a few years ago: My motivation, besides learning about some really cool Atari 8-bit homebrew games I may not have heard of previously, was to look for new Atari 8-bit games to publish in the AtariAge Store. Which is something I will pursue once I get the store moved to new software, something I am now working on with the advent of the new year. ..Al 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Robot Posted January 15 Author Share Posted January 15 Thanks! I must have missed that when it was posted, it hasn't been updated in a while, I hope this will give it some more visibility! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted January 15 Share Posted January 15 My list, which would include wip games and ports, and in no particular order: Flob Prince of persia The last squadron Dude story Yoomp Final assault Space harrier Atariblast! Albert Scorch Doom L'abbaye des morts Wip Dye heritage Binary parasite Trax Wip Tony Wip Onescape Dimo's series games Laura Bunny hop Arcadia Bubble shooter Ridiculous reality Tensor Trzaskowskiego Skyscraper Time pilot Bosconian Space taxi Giana sisters Wip 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Your list plus Dungeon Hunt 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fierodoug5 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Time Wizard 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MARIO130XE Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Popeye VBXE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Here's a small list of some olders ones that I just passed on in the Zeropage Homebrew thread. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 6 hours ago, Fierodoug5 said: Time Wizard Damn, knew I missed something!!! Fantastic game. And Popeye VBXE too. ... not to forget international karate RC and RCX. 😁 Edited January 16 by Beeblebrox Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke210 Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 His Dark Majesty, Adam is Me, Laura 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Plenty to mention but recent (last 15 years) standouts also include Ridiculous Reality, Bosconian, Time Pilot, Scramble, Bomb Jack/Jake, Marbled. The 4 arcade conversions I mentioned exceeded what I'd have expected our machine to be capable of by a good margin. Hopefully soon we can add Galaga to the list. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rdefabri Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 There are so many it’s hard to say…@Beeblebrox list covers many. All are great, just the fact that we get new titles for a 40-something year old computer is fantastic. The one game that still blows my mind, however, is Space Harrier. It’s better than any of the official 8-bit versions and really captures the vibe of the arcade game. Hard to believe that’s running on an Atari 8-bit platform. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Albert Prince of Persia the Asteroids Emulator Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 hours ago, Rybags said: Hopefully soon we can add Galaga to the list. Is this being worked on? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Not that I know of - but it's another one that's exceeding what I'd have estimated. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Forgot Gacek (Shanti's update of Bombjack). Both stock and VBXE versions are great. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Irgendwer Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 No love for Stunt Car Racer? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
manterola Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) Stunt car racer, Bosconian and Animal party. I also really enjoyed disc 'o pop.. was that the name? Edited January 16 by manterola 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 9 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: Forgot Gacek (Shanti's update of Bombjack). Both stock and VBXE versions are great. tbh preferred Bomb Jake... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, Irgendwer said: No love for Stunt Car Racer? I'll add that too my list too! Just can't remember all my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 4 minutes ago, manterola said: Stunt car racer, Bosconian and Animal party. I also really enjoyed disc 'o pop.. was that the name? Bosconian is my favourite (most played) new release of recent years, soooooo addictive (closely followed by Last Squadron and POP).... sTeVE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beeblebrox Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 6 minutes ago, Jetboot Jack said: tbh preferred Bomb Jake... I must admit I've only played Gacek, (stock and VBXE versions). So what is the reason for your preference just out of interest? (Where I am assuming you are comparing Bombjack with the stock version of Gacek, rather than the VBXE version?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari8guy Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 (edited) 6 hours ago, Rybags said: Hopefully soon we can add Galaga to the list. Is anyone actively working on this? I thought work had stopped.... Nevermind I see it was asked and answered later in the thread. Edited January 16 by Atari8guy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 Yes the stock version. 58 minutes ago, Beeblebrox said: I must admit I've only played Gacek, (stock and VBXE versions). So what is the reason for your preference just out of interest? (Where I am assuming you are comparing Bombjack with the stock version of Gacek, rather than the VBXE version?) I prefer the UI/FE of Bomb Jake and the masking around the bombs is more elegant in there than the stock hardware version of Gacek. Overall I think Bomb Jake is also a little prettier graphically - or perhaps closer to the arcade on stock... sTeVE 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzip Posted January 16 Share Posted January 16 There's a bunch of game hacks that would be on my list too: Donkey Kong - improved graphics and sound Popeye - Improved graphics Moon Patrol Redux Pac-man Arcade (not sure if this is a hack or coded from the ground up) Miner 2049er with improved Bounty Bob sprite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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