Maztr_0n Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 23 hours ago, Ben from Plaion said: 2 x factory test cartridges 4 x 2600 multi game compilations 2 x 2600 unreleased games 8 x 7800 homebrews (PAL and NTSC versions) Multicarts!!!!! also i wonder if one of the games is Street Fight... probably not but if it is, please confirm if it has anything to do with Fighting Street/SF1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 12 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: River Raid is an excellent shooter. Keep at it. It won't take long for you to reach the 15k necessary for the patch. I also have River Raid II and a custom made patch. Activision never made a patch for RRII. I think its a pretty good game, but you'll need to RTFM inorder to land your aircraft on the carrier. Having said that, its quite the departure from River Raid, so I understand how it may not appeal to some. Btw, I prefer River Raid with difficulty swithes to set to "A" as well. I've been paying the sequel a lot recently, trying to get into it more. Although t's just not a patch (no pun intended) on the frist game, it's still pretty fun. I don't envy the task that the dev had with RR II, how could it ever live up to the first game? But still, it's worth playing and I recently bought the cart too. Other thoughts... I think the landing is super easy when you actually know how to do it, and it doesn't add any fun, so it's kinda meh. It's a shame that the play area is so small. Oh and I hate the guided shots mode in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 River raid II sounds interesting, but i think it'd be cooler if there was a River Raid 0 where it starts in a huge stage full of fun shooting surprises, but then once you reach the end at world 9 level 9, you find out... you've made it to river raid 1! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) 22 minutes ago, Maztr_0n said: River raid II sounds interesting, but i think it'd be cooler if there was a River Raid 0 where it starts in a huge stage full of fun shooting surprises, but then once you reach the end at world 9 level 9, you find out... you've made it to river raid 1! River Raid Zero: Get to the Jet! Blast the enemy soldiers on foot in an Ikari Warriors style game through riverside levels until you reach your jet fighter. Then blow up a bridge where the enemy super tank is parked. Be warned he will blow you out of the sky! Edited July 31 by JetmanUK 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 minute ago, JetmanUK said: River Raid Zero: Get to the Jet! Blast the enemy soldiers on foot in an Ikari Warriors style game through riverside levels until you reach your jet fighter. Then blow up a bridge where the eneny super tank is parked. Be warned he will blow you out of the sky! I'm sold! Or its Freeway where you're trying to get to the air base on foot because the jeep broke down, but you still gotta raid the rivers... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben from Plaion Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 25 minutes ago, Maztr_0n said: Multicarts!!!!! also i wonder if one of the games is Street Fight... probably not but if it is, please confirm if it has anything to do with Fighting Street/SF1 These carts are games I've been testing this week, some will make it into the next batch of releases, some wont. Street Fight as in a clone of the legendary Capcom fighting game series? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maztr_0n Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Just now, Ben from Plaion said: These carts are games I've been testing this week, some will make it into the next batch of releases, some wont. Street Fight as in a clone of the legendary Capcom fighting game series? Street Fight is a game advertised by Atari between 1989-1991, its assumed to just be double dragon but it could be something else like that? There was another game, white water madness, those two games are vaporware and they sound oddly interesting enough to wonder what they were But lets say maybe... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 12 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: Sweet! Happy Birthday Howard! I have all of his 2600 games. I've had the opportunity to meet him several times over the years and he's always been a true gentleman. I still need him to sign my ET CIB, otherwise, he has signed all of my other stuff. That’s awesome! I would liked to have been there when they pulled those Atari games from the landfill. I Would have liked to get a copy of ET and have Howard sign it then. It’s nice you were able to meet some of these game developers and get their autographs. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 6 hours ago, Maztr_0n said: River raid II sounds interesting, but i think it'd be cooler if there was a River Raid 0 where it starts in a huge stage full of fun shooting surprises, but then once you reach the end at world 9 level 9, you find out... you've made it to river raid 1! I like that. Cool idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sramirez2008 Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 (edited) 2 hours ago, MrChickenz said: That’s awesome! I would liked to have been there when they pulled those Atari games from the landfill. I Would have liked to get a copy of ET and have Howard sign it then. It’s nice you were able to meet some of these game developers and get their autographs. At last years PRGE I met Tod Frye. He signed my Atari and Sears copies of Pac-Man and then we just talked games for a while. Edited July 31 by sramirez2008 Spelling 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/30/2024 at 4:48 AM, Ben from Plaion said: 2 x factory test cartridges 4 x 2600 multi game compilations 2 x 2600 unreleased games 8 x 7800 homebrews (PAL and NTSC versions) This is interesting. I'm curious about the 2 unreleased games and homebrews. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 On 7/30/2024 at 11:12 AM, Alex_813 said: I played Solar Fox for a couple of hours yesterday. Really fun game. Only got to Level 9 or maybe 10. Will have to try and get better. It's a good game. There is an easy mode where the enemies don't attack as much. It's game mode 3 and 4. https://atariage.com/manual_html_page.php?SoftwareLabelID=448 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 19 hours ago, bigfriendly said: Oh come on guys! On 2600 shooters you have to go with the guided missiles. I love the guided cannon fire on both River Raid and Demon Attack. Whenever I see a late release like River Raid II which came out in 1988 I'm always puzzled by that. In 1988 the NES was in command of the home console market and the 2600 was such an afterthought at that point. There are other 2600 games that came out that late and I always wonder did they actually sell that many of them? In 1988 Atari stuff was being peddled at yard sales for next to nothing. Another late release on the 2600 was Radar Lock from 1989. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 4 hours ago, sramirez2008 said: At last years PRGE I met Tod Frye. He signed my Atari and Sears copies of Pac-Man and then we just talked games for a while. Thanks for sharing! Really nice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 Played Tower Toppler 7800 for the first time earlier... One game where you definitely need to read the manual. You have to set both difficulty switches to A position Otherwise when you start a game it just goes through showing you all levels. At first I thought the game was broken on the 2600+ An underrated platformer for the 7800, in my opinion. Initially the controls and instant death put you off I played for an hour and got used to the controls. You 'have' to be pixel perfect and try to memorise each tower Some enemies can be destroyed by shooting and others you have to avoid. A good 7800 game and one I'm gonna play again, just to try and get further. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrChickenz Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 1 minute ago, shane857 said: Played Tower Toppler 7800 for the first time earlier... One game where you definitely need to read the manual. You have to set both difficulty switches to A position Otherwise when you start a game it just goes through showing you all levels. At first I thought the game was broken on the 2600+ An underrated platformer for the 7800, in my opinion. Initially the controls and instant death put you off I played for an hour and got used to the controls. You 'have' to be pixel perfect and try to memorise each tower Some enemies can be destroyed by shooting and others you have to avoid. A good 7800 game and one I'm gonna play again, just to try and get further. Wow! This game looks impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 5 minutes ago, shane857 said: Played Tower Toppler 7800 for the first time earlier... One game where you definitely need to read the manual. You have to set both difficulty switches to A position Otherwise when you start a game it just goes through showing you all levels. At first I thought the game was broken on the 2600+ An underrated platformer for the 7800, in my opinion. Initially the controls and instant death put you off I played for an hour and got used to the controls. You 'have' to be pixel perfect and try to memorise each tower Some enemies can be destroyed by shooting and others you have to avoid. A good 7800 game and one I'm gonna play again, just to try and get further. Did you use the new stick too? Mine hasn't arrived yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuff Dam Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Just spent an enjoyable hour playing Spider Fighter. I never played this one back in the day, it's relentless 😁 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Intellivision Master Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 Just now, Kuff Dam said: Just spent an enjoyable hour playing Spider Fighter. I never played this one back in the day, it's relentless 😁 That's a good shooter. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kuff Dam Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 It is indeed. I was very impressed 👍 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 28 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: Did you use the new stick too? Mine hasn't arrived yet. Yeh, the pro-line. I use this joystick for all games I'm testing at the mo. I honestly don't understand why it's so unpopular Much more comfortable to use than the CX40 and 78, in my opinion... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 29 minutes ago, Kuff Dam said: Just spent an enjoyable hour playing Spider Fighter. I never played this one back in the day, it's relentless 😁 Never played that. I'll have to give it a try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 35 minutes ago, MrChickenz said: Wow! This game looks impressive! Great graphics and... was gonna say shit controls but that's unfair. You really have to give the game time, and get accustomed to the controls and really be pixel perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetmanUK Posted July 31 Share Posted July 31 3 minutes ago, shane857 said: Great graphics and... was gonna say shit controls but that's unfair. You really have to give the game time, and get accustomed to the controls and really be pixel perfect. That audio though. 😬 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane857 Posted July 31 Author Share Posted July 31 7 minutes ago, JetmanUK said: That audio though. 😬 The tune isn't too bad. If it was playing continually through the game, it would be too much! Good there is an option to turn sound off In game sounds are ok thou. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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