7800 Man Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Been out of the loop awhile. The last thing I bought was Klax. Have there been anymore games released for sale since then? If so, are they still for sale and where? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Nope. Nothing yet. Give the community about another year or so and you may see something really good. The GATO demo should be appearing on cartridge any time now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Nope. Nothing yet. Give the community about another year or so and you may see something really good. The GATO demo should be appearing on cartridge any time now. With all due respect to the entrepeneurs, what purpose would that serve? It isn't actually a playable game, but a couple of static screens to cycle through. I get the idea of being collectors and all, but that really doesn't have any play value at all or use. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Nope. Nothing yet. Give the community about another year or so and you may see something really good. The GATO demo should be appearing on cartridge any time now. With all due respect to the entrepeneurs, what purpose would that serve? It isn't actually a playable game, but a couple of static screens to cycle through. I get the idea of being collectors and all, but that really doesn't have any play value at all or use. Agreed - maybe they should release and animated gif instead of going through the hassle of putting the screenshots on a cart. My $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 It's not me doing it. I have nothing to do with releasing these titles. And with all due respect to you guys, there are a lot of people out there who WOULD want to see this on a cartridge, just like Pit Fighter. There have been more requests for Pit Fighter than Sentinel. Besides, I think the version that will come out on the cartridge may be more playable than what was recently released here on AtariAge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 It's not me doing it. I have nothing to do with releasing these titles. And with all due respect to you guys, there are a lot of people out there who WOULD want to see this on a cartridge, just like Pit Fighter. There have been more requests for Pit Fighter than Sentinel. Besides, I think the version that will come out on the cartridge may be more playable than what was recently released here on AtariAge. Fair enough. It's just my own opinion, but this trend towards releasing "vastly unfinished" prototypes is something that I fear could get out of hand and lead to some angry customers. I honestly don't see the purpose of paying for a cart only to look at pictures. To me, that's no different than looking at it on the net. In fairness too, PIT FIGHTER (love it or hate it) has a lot more brand equity than SENTINEL. It's also at least semi-playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I like Sunmark's approach with MidiMaze / Mean 18. It was certainly nice to have Mean 18 included as a bonus, but I don't think I would have wanted to purchase that one as a stand-alone title. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I totally agree. I know that there are two vendors working on a 7800 MultiCart right now, and there is a possibility that PitFighter and GATO would be included in those. The problem with games like PitFighter and GATO which are essentially demos, and games like Mean18 are that not many people want to pay 39.95 for the cartridge, and understandibly so... but the 39.95 barely covers the expense to make the cartridge, and the people who purchase these carts seem to be the "lurkers" who are long-time Atari players and former programmers who don't really speak up within the Atari community, at least not all that often. It would be most beneficial to put all this stuff on one cartridge to keep costs down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I didnt know Klax came out for 7800..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 I didnt know Klax came out for 7800..... I don't know if Lee has anymore or not. He is on here from time to time. Here is a link to his site. http://home.earthlink.net/~resqsoft/products.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Kool.Thanks for the link Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Well, I was one of the people who bought Elevator Action at CGE2K for the 2600 and was really PO'd when you couldnt finish the building (didnt care about difficulty) Anyhow, I hear if you wait a reaaaaaaaaaaaaaally long time the missing elevator appears but I prob wouldve passed on this cart if I had known that. I still dont understand why someone would want 4 screenshots on a cartridge - Make more Klax's I say! Just my $0.02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I totally understand about the costs but there is such an interest in new games. Even me maybe a rerelease of some hard to find titles would be nice. But how to go about it presell might be one way. That way you know the exact number of carts to make. I know a way this new game stuff could be easier. If someone could create a Starpath Supercharger like device for the 7800. The problem with that I heard it could cost at least $100. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 Demos like GATO are really suited to being on a multicart. You have to be pretty hardcore to buy a $40 demo. At the very least it could be a demo/prototype multicart. Lost games like Klax or the many complete 2600, 5200 and CV games are what I would plunk cash down on. John Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Mitch Posted November 14, 2003 Share Posted November 14, 2003 I know a way this new game stuff could be easier. If someone could create a Starpath Supercharger like device for the 7800. The problem with that I heard it could cost at least $100. You are probably thinking of the CC2. Mitch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Man Posted November 20, 2003 Author Share Posted November 20, 2003 Thanks for the reply guys! Hopefully we'll see something new down the road. Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted November 20, 2003 Share Posted November 20, 2003 The sooner those dp guys work the kinks out of Sirius and Plutos, the sooner we'll see em on cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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