Csonicgo Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I used to hate this game but I got better at it somehow, and now I'm already eligible for a patch. Who else likes this game? What do you like about it? what's your stories with it? here's mine, pretty recent... I just got Anthology for GBA. My parents were talking to this bald man in a kiosk at Wal-mart selling cell phones. he was talking BS about how color displays ruin the signal of a phone.... i was so angry at this guy- how did he pass through the bs detector dept. at cingular? so I ran somewhere and fired up beamrider. suddenly I felt better, I guess blowing stuff up kinda curbed my rage. anyways.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I LOVE Beamrider! I've been to at least Sector 36. The key is getting good at picking up the extra ship and hitting the mother ship at the end of each level. When you hit the mother ship, you get bonus points for each extra ship you have in reserve. I've had more extra ships than can be displayed which really pumps up your score as long as you nail the mother! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ApolloBoy Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 *raises hand* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 It's not my favorite game in the world, but I like it (until it gets too hard anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 23, 2003 Author Share Posted December 23, 2003 I LOVE Beamrider! I've been to at least Sector 36. The key is getting good at picking up the extra ship and hitting the mother ship at the end of each level. When you hit the mother ship, you get bonus points for each extra ship you have in reserve. I've had more extra ships than can be displayed which really pumps up your score as long as you nail the mother! The mother.... all I could see was that bald man's head passing by- I fired 3 missles at it. and it blew up... all of a sudden, I wasn't mad anymore! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.Yancey Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 What is the max number of extra ships you can have at one time? I've gotten up to nine I know. Is it unlimited like Rampage by Activision? At what level does the difficulty finally reach its maximum? I like this game too! One day I will try to master it. I've gotten scores high enough for a patch, but not a great deal more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I love Beamrider. All 3 versions I have (VCS, 5200, CV) are all good. I play the CV one the most though and have never gotten past Wave 19. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I love Beamrider and feel that I am pretty good at it (not sector 36 good, more like sector 16 good ). I love all of the obstacles and enemies that litter the playfield and the two distinct areas of gameplay. Its a real challenge not too accidentally shoot your extra ship, and the "squatters" that appear later in the game are a total nuisance! Great great fun, every time I play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCorcoran Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I love Beamrider! Unless I'm playing it on my GBA, then it's nightmarish... VCS was never meant to have a D-Pad. Still fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted December 23, 2003 Share Posted December 23, 2003 I've always liked Beamrider. The graphics on it blew me away when I first bought the game. Plenty of solid gameplay and variety, too. It's just too bad it came out at a time when nobody was really paying attention to the 2600 anymore. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tillenterprises Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I love Beamrider. All 3 versions I have (VCS, 5200, CV) are all good. I play the CV one the most though and have never gotten past Wave 19. You forgot Intellivision. It was available for Intellivision, too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Awesome game. Reminds me somewhat of Tempest. Cept often I waste my bombs accidently...Then I cry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I love Beamrider. All 3 versions I have (VCS, 5200, CV) are all good. I play the CV one the most though and have never gotten past Wave 19. You forgot Intellivision. It was available for Intellivision, too. Actually the Intellivision version is the first Beamrider I ever played. My neighbor had it and we played it all the time. I was very happy when they released it for the 2600. In Joey's defense, he only mentioned the Beamriders he has. He didn't claim that no others were released. I know this was released on cart for the Commodore 64 also. Any others? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I love Beamrider. All 3 versions I have (VCS, 5200, CV) are all good. I play the CV one the most though and have never gotten past Wave 19. You forgot Intellivision. It was available for Intellivision, too. True, but I don't have it for INTV. EDIT: Just noticed, cvga answered this for me, Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 Speaking of beamrider, I am now eligible for a choppper command patch, a spider fighter patch, and a river raid patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Great game! On both the 2600 & 5200 imo. Only gripe I have is that it takes too long to really get going. The first 4-5 rounds are too slow. Awesome game nonetheless. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 waitaminute.... Dave ROLFE made this game?!?!? Why must you torment me, God? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Wouldn't the better question be WHO DOESN'T? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 24, 2003 Author Share Posted December 24, 2003 I have mixed feelings for this game now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vic George 2K3 Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Graphics of the 2600 version are rather weak compared to the other versions, but it's still enjoyable to play. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 Beamrider is one of my fav shmups. I played the intellivision one the most, and its a really good version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted December 24, 2003 Share Posted December 24, 2003 I have mixed feelings for this game now.... Why? You don't like David Rolfe? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redcurrie Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 I don't know anything about David Rolfe but I love Beamrider. So far, I only have the INTV and 2600 versions though and I definitely prefer the 2600. I'm sure that comes from the fact that I'm more comfortable with a joystick than those INTV controllers. I wish some of the other INTV Activision games had been released for the 2600 like Worm Whomper and Happy Trails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Csonicgo Posted December 25, 2003 Author Share Posted December 25, 2003 I have mixed feelings for this game now.... Why? You don't like David Rolfe? NO. He made fun of me, my parents, and called me dumb for buying Frogs and Flies! he said that game only teaches "oral sex". God that pissed me off. So, I am against him. He's the debbil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozyr Posted December 25, 2003 Share Posted December 25, 2003 Just love the game, on any platform. When I got the Anthology for the GBA, it was the first game I played - and I got the patch on the first try! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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