D.Yancey Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 What action games have you ever just played with one hand? This could be when you were bored, needed to give another lesser player an added advantage, it was dinner time , or just to show off! I'll start off the list with a couple: Freeway by Activision Kaboom! by Activision Adventure by Atari Dragster by Activision Yars' Revenge by Atari (this one was also listed in the "button masher" thread, but if you "eat" the walls instead of shooting them, you rarely need to hit the button.) Maybe I can think of more later... This should really be a fun story swapping thread!! Here's a note of interest: I've challenged Todd Rogers to play me in Dragster while we are both blindfolded. You must play by the sound only. We would not play simultaneously because it is much to difficult to discern between the sound of you own dragster and your opponent's. The other player could then let you know if you left the starting line early too, so you could just let the engine blow and reset the game with the stick. This will be fun. Maybe we could make it one handed also! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted December 22, 2003 Share Posted December 22, 2003 If you're really good, you can play through a complete game of ADVENTURE without ever having to use the fire button once. Weapons and items can be switched simply by bumping into a new item. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=40100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Well Inkster: That's not quite what I had in mind, but I wonder who would be the first to suggest it in the thread. This can be a legit topic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Dolphin, I don't think you need to use the button in that one, just listen to the sounds and go to the right height. Also Seaquest if you don't shoot any sharks (or fish or whatever they are) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Dolphin, I don't think you need to use the button in that one, just listen to the sounds and go to the right height. Also Seaquest if you don't shoot any sharks (or fish or whatever they are) Hey, that's 2 great ones I hadn't even thought of! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariDude Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I would think that you could play Superman with one hand although I think playing any game well with one hand would take to learn. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I just thought of some more: *Maze Craze *Pac-Man *Ms Pac-Man *Jr. Pac-Man *Dragonfire That's all for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 Games that require movement in only 2 directions and no button tapping are the easiest. Another I've tried is Fishing Derby, but it's pretty boring IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 D.Yancey put the apostrophe of Yars' Revenge in the wrong place, so he must be spanked publicly, have his feet and hands cut off, and then be forced to drink his own blood. It's not a big deal though, so that's all the punishment he should receive. http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html...wareLabelID=603 I don't think I ever played a game with just one hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 D.Yancey put the apostrophe of Yars' Revenge in the wrong place, so he must be spanked publicly, have his feet and hands cut off, and then be forced to drink his own blood. It's not a big deal though, so that's all the punishment he should receive.http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=603 I talked to HSW for a while thru PM and he told me that originally Atari wanted to have him do a conversion of the arcade game Star Castle But he thought it would be too hard to convert, because of the vector graphics, so he pitched his own idea for a game that turned out to be Yars' Revenge. I also tried playing star casle on the MAME and it is a very tough game, because the rings keep maultaplying. That would be a lot cooler if yars' regenerated the shield like star castle does. Maybe a hack that could be made Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Megamaniac Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 Frogger, of course. For arcade games...Robotron would be a cinch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I talked to HSW for a while thru PM and he told me that originally Atari wanted to have him do a conversion of the arcade game Star Castle But he thought it would be too hard to convert, because of the vector graphics, so he pitched his own idea for a game that turned out to be Yars' Revenge. I also tried playing star casle on the MAME and it is a very tough game, because the rings keep maultaplying. That would be a lot cooler if yars' regenerated the shield like star castle does. Maybe a hack that could be made Yeah, you can read much of that here: http://www.digitpress.com/archives/arc00131.htm I do like Yars' Revenge much better than Star Castle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjk7382 Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I talked to HSW for a while thru PM and he told me that originally Atari wanted to have him do a conversion of the arcade game Star Castle But he thought it would be too hard to convert, because of the vector graphics, so he pitched his own idea for a game that turned out to be Yars' Revenge. I also tried playing star casle on the MAME and it is a very tough game, because the rings keep maultaplying. That would be a lot cooler if yars' regenerated the shield like star castle does. Maybe a hack that could be made Yeah, you can read much of that here: http://www.digitpress.com/archives/arc00131.htm I do like Yars' Revenge much better than Star Castle. Yeah, I started another thread about that topic already too, Thanks for the interview, I don't think I have read this one yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Yeah, I started another thread about that topic already too, Thanks for the interview, I don't think I have read this one yet. Thanks, I just found it and replied there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 How can NE146 +not+ have responded to this thread yet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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