MrChickenz Posted May 26 Share Posted May 26 1 hour ago, GoldLeader said: Love it! This is my favorite post of the day! Could also go here... So what kind of beer are you drinking? (Just curious) My friend is coming up today from Denver, a couple of hours away..After a few things we'll be hitting the microbreweries this afternoon... Nothing fancy, Michelob Ultra. 😁 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 On 5/25/2024 at 5:42 PM, DEANJIMMY said: Quite a few games on an event hosted by the Homecomputer Museum Frankfurt🤙 Very nice @DEANJIMMY! Looks like you had a great time! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 13 hours ago, MrChickenz said: That didn’t take you very long! I'm surprised how short the game actually is. You can complete it in 10 minutes or so. It is an Atari 2600 game thou... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 2 hours ago, shane857 said: I'm surprised how short the game actually is. You can complete it in 10 minutes or so. It is an Atari 2600 game thou... Then why the hell is it taking me 30 years? 😂🤣😁 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 27 Author Share Posted May 27 9 hours ago, MrChickenz said: Then why the hell is it taking me 30 years? 😂🤣😁 Try completing the original Pitfall, It's even tougher! I prefer to go right(The toughest way) you can get more valuable treasures this way and increase your score quicker. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 27 Share Posted May 27 1 hour ago, shane857 said: Try completing the original Pitfall, It's even tougher! I prefer to go right(The toughest way) you can get more valuable treasures this way and increase your score quicker. I play that one often but haven’t completed it yet. I like Pitfall! You have to try Pitfall!x256 a hack by Thomas Jentzsch. Really fun! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 (edited) HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY! I be playing some GALAXIAN today! I love this game! Sometimes I leave the game in the console all day and keep coming back trying to beat my highest score of the day. You can select 9 different skill levels and Left difficulty A single shot. Left difficulty B continues fire. Edited May 28 by MrChickenz 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 22 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY! I be playing some GALAXIAN today! I love this game! Sometimes I leave the game in the console all day and keep coming back trying to beat my highest score of the day. You can select 9 different skill levels and Left difficulty A single shot. Left difficulty B continues fire. Nice! About 15 years I was able to buy a NIB copy for around $15 bucks. Same with defender. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 2 hours ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY! I be playing some GALAXIAN today! I love this game! Sometimes I leave the game in the console all day and keep coming back trying to beat my highest score of the day. You can select 9 different skill levels and Left difficulty A single shot. Left difficulty B continues fire. Great 2600 arcade port. 🥇 I prefer this to Galaga on the 7800 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 3 hours ago, MrChickenz said: HAVE YOU PLAYED ATARI 2600+ TODAY! I be playing some GALAXIAN today! I love this game! Sometimes I leave the game in the console all day and keep coming back trying to beat my highest score of the day. You can select 9 different skill levels and Left difficulty A single shot. Left difficulty B continues fire. I had a copy of this game but with modifications people made on here to remove the yellow border and give the sprites a more arcade accurate feel. But I lost it. I don't know how to get it all recreated now, it was in age old threads. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 27 minutes ago, tradyblix said: I had a copy of this game but with modifications people made on here to remove the yellow border and give the sprites a more arcade accurate feel. But I lost it. I don't know how to get it all recreated now, it was in age old threads. https://forums.atariage.com/topic/154984-hack-project-thread-galaxian-arcade-double-dragon-xenophobe-etc/ Not sure if this is what you’re talking about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 28 Author Share Posted May 28 Been playing Midnight Mutants today. This one is gonna take some beating! My only criticism is the diagonal movement control takes some getting used to, and no password save. The 7800 needed/needs more games like this... 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atariman72 Posted May 28 Share Posted May 28 6 hours ago, shane857 said: Great 2600 arcade port. 🥇 I prefer this to Galaga on the 7800 That single line has convinced me to find a copy and give it a try as I really enjoy Galaga on the 7800 already. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcinJ Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 I have played Xevious and made quite decent score (at least for me 😊) This is very good port of the arcade and even when difficulty level is set to Novice it is still damn difficult. As I was sitting close to tv I wished we could have a switch to make the screen smaller, those pixels are huge. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 15 hours ago, shane857 said: Been playing Midnight Mutants today. This one is gonna take some beating! My only criticism is the diagonal movement control takes some getting used to, and no password save. The 7800 needed/needs more games like this... You may be interested in this thread: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 hours ago, MarcinJ said: I have played Xevious and made quite decent score (at least for me 😊) This is very good port of the arcade and even when difficulty level is set to Novice it is still damn difficult. As I was sitting close to tv I wished we could have a switch to make the screen smaller, those pixels are huge. It appears the game is set to have independent firing of the two weapons, but a one button (ambidextrous) controller is being utilized. The respective Difficulty Switch needs to be set (to Position "A") ensuring one button fires both weapons: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcinJ Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 35 minutes ago, Trebor said: It appears the game is set to have independent firing of the two weapons, but a one button (ambidextrous) controller is being utilized. The respective Difficulty Switch needs to be set (to Position "A") ensuring one button fires both weapons: Thanks for info. With the difficulty set to Novice you automatically get both weapons. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 1 hour ago, Trebor said: It appears the game is set to have independent firing of the two weapons, but a one button (ambidextrous) controller is being utilized. The respective Difficulty Switch needs to be set (to Position "A") ensuring one button fires both weapons: Yup, he's using a 2600 controller with a 7800 game. (at least from the photo) And getting away with it, because you can with some 7800 games. You can't play Dark Chambers like that lol Edited May 29 by tradyblix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 On 5/26/2024 at 4:37 PM, MrChickenz said: Nothing fancy, Michelob Ultra. 😁 That's not even beer 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 2 hours ago, tradyblix said: That's not even beer I WAS DRIVING!!!! 🕹 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcinJ Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 5 hours ago, tradyblix said: Yup, he's using a 2600 controller with a 7800 game. (at least from the photo) And getting away with it, because you can with some 7800 games. You can't play Dark Chambers like that lol Actually I have also CX78 controller, but it is old so I use it only if absolutely necessary. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 (edited) 3 hours ago, MrChickenz said: I WAS DRIVING!!!! 🕹 Oh well in that case it's okay. "But officer - it was just michelob ultra". I'll remember that one. Edited May 29 by tradyblix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tradyblix Posted May 29 Share Posted May 29 24 minutes ago, MarcinJ said: Actually I have also CX78 controller, but it is old so I use it only if absolutely necessary. Gotcha. Well I guess you'll be in the market for a new one soon then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 29 Author Share Posted May 29 40 minutes ago, MarcinJ said: Actually I have also CX78 controller, but it is old so I use it only if absolutely necessary. I have an original CX78 controller and use it with 2600 and 7800 games instead of the CX40 mostly...apart from maze type games where you need more forceful direction like Pac-Man etc. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted May 30 Author Share Posted May 30 This evening I've been playing Frankenstein's Monster. Probably THE best game Data Age released, in my opinion... Controls take a while to get used to thou are responsive. The game SERIOUSLY ramps up the difficulty thou. 2nd stage bats start to fly diagonally as the levels progress. I love it, great game! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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