Mike OC Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Is it just me or is Warlords one of the best 2600 games ever? My girlfriend and I played it for a couple of hours last night. She usually only plays Ms Pacman or Dug-Dug but I convinced her to try Warlords and she totally loved it! I guess I'd forgotten how much fun that game really is! I wonder if anyone has any plans to create a hack of the game or create an online version in flash or something. That would be a cool game to play on a network. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian M Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 It is a great game. In fact, I'll go on record saying that I prefer teh VCS version over the coin op simply because the game just seems to flow a bit better. Many long hours were lost to this great game during the 1980's with friends and family alike! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Yep, I like Warlords. I like it much better than the other Breakout type games (including Arkanoid). I would like to play an updated version of Warlords on something like the Xbox. I wonder if the game could come with paddles (like Arkanoid did on the Nintendo)? they keep dragging out versions of Tetris on every system, so why can't we drag along other old games that are just as fun? Where is my Warlords 3000? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voch Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 I love Warlords! But my friends are all Playstation addicts now and don't want to play, so I play once in a while just to cream the computer players. (kinda OT: maybe I can re-addict my friends when I get my game room set up this weekend!). Voch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike OC Posted March 15, 2004 Author Share Posted March 15, 2004 I used to love to play with 4-players, now there was some great trash talkin'!! Loved to fake out my buddy then let the ball fly! I think a networked version would be awesome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Speaking of Warlords, I'm really looking forward to "Castle Crisis" for the 5200. Oops, wrong board! :wink: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geosteve Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Where is my Warlords 3000? The updated version of Warlords that comes in the Atari Revival for PC is a cool game for fans of the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Where is my Warlords 3000? The updated version of Warlords that comes in the Atari Revival for PC is a cool game for fans of the game. Hey, that's not too bad, but I wish it was on a console. I hate playing most games on a computer. Thanks for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lais Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 Where is my Warlords 3000? The updated version of Warlords that comes in the Atari Revival for PC is a cool game for fans of the game. I reviewed that here: http://www.myatari.net/issues/aug2002/warlords.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retrofan Posted March 15, 2004 Share Posted March 15, 2004 This is a very nice Warlords inspired game for the Mac: http://www.strangeflavour.com/pages/airburst.html Have fun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I love 2600 Warlords. Lots of fast, frenetic fun, especially with two or more players. I have to admit being disappointed with the Revival version. The "classic" mode is good -- what I've come to expect from Digital Eclipse -- but the "revived" version struck me as trying to cram superfluous extras in where they were neither useful nor desired. The powerups ended up being bad or useless more often than anything useful, and the Dragon hurling extra fireballs into play seemed like just an attempt to ramp up the mania to no real avail. Give me the original Warlords any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 I hope this means you'll all sign up for the annual Warlords tourney at PC5 this weekend!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Man even my Mum (Mom) likes warlords and yes it would be boss to have an online remake especially if there if several "Skins" were added where as you could customize the games looks! Hmm yeah paddles should be revived! they give you a smooth feel to games that use it Hang on there is a rare playstation paddle controller it was distributed originally by namco dont know who in Europe or US though! There was only one game (to my knowledge) that made use of it the game is called Puchi Carat and i have the game but sadly not the paddle! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted March 16, 2004 Share Posted March 16, 2004 Okay, I'd thought I'd contribute to the 2600 Warlords post here: I tried it out again about 2 weeks ago with my wife's cousins (three of them), around the 8-10 yrs. old range...and they LOVED it! Of course, it took us a while to find two good pairs of working paddles. I agree that it's still a great game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kisrael Posted March 18, 2004 Share Posted March 18, 2004 Conceptually, I love Warlords... and it plays great too. My only qualm is how the lower right player (I think) has an advantage...there's something ever so slightly odd about the pixel layout for one of the players, so when the topmost right player whips to the right wall and release, the ball tends to bounce around inside the castle and out without ever hitting the king...the king is just perfectly positioned so that the most potentially devestating shot (since it's easier to rush up against the wall) does it no harm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stingray Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Is it just me or is Warlords one of the best 2600 games ever? Not just you! Warlords was always my favorite game that uses paddles. Good stuff! -S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UK WOMBLE Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 my favourite 2600 game easily ! Now, an online version would be pretty cool, would that USB thingy be workable to use paddles for it atall ?? The idea of playing this over the net has got me very interested, come on clever programming people, make it happen !! Though Im hoping with a little help from someone on here I'll be bringing a Warlords cocktail back from the states this summer, fingers crossed !! (Late night battles round my gaff then !! ) Si Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maibock Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I hope this means you'll all sign up for the annual Warlords tourney at PC5 this weekend!! I came in second and had a blast! Thanks for hosting Xot - was a lot of fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 I played this game for the first time at PhillyClassic. Entered the tournament. . . bowed out early on. . . but enjoyed it nontheless. Picked up a copy for a buck so I can play it at home. One of the better paddle games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted March 27, 2004 Share Posted March 27, 2004 Now, an online version would be pretty cool, would that USB thingy be workable to use paddles for it atall ?? Yes, the Stelladaptor works fine with Warlords and you can actually use two Stelladpators to hook up four paddles for four player games. Warlords is a great game, and the more people playing the better. I have some fond memories of playing the game projected onto a 100" screen with several of my friends for four-player goodness. Although after a while your neck starts to get sore, since you are often moving your head to actually follow the ball. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIPITBULL Posted March 28, 2004 Share Posted March 28, 2004 I have always loved Warlords and me and my friends would play the hell out of it for hours when I was a kid and even though it is not in my top 10 list of 2600 games, I will still play it in a hart beat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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