Chris-in-NJ Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 There must be someone who went to Philly Classic who can reveal the name of the recently found 5200 prototype game :!: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I guess I get to blab .. it was BLASTER! And it rocks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avid Fan Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I've been lovin blaster on the Midway disc. When will screenshots be available? I wanna see how they handled this Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 With the "fast paced" description, I might've guessed it.. but I was limiting myself to Atari arcade games Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 That game was just awesome!!! It plays and looks incredible, Matt is trying to get permission for it to be distributed or released, he's trying hard, believe you me.... What a great game, very addictive, incredible graphics and animation. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Pictures? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Is this the game??? http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter...=B&game_id=7145 Charlie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Yes it is. It's a great game. I'm lookinf forward to seeing how it looks and plays on a 5200. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Wasn't the winner supposed to be officially announced Saturday night, and the bin released shortly after for us to try out??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Wasn't the winner supposed to be officially announced Saturday night, and the bin released shortly after for us to try out??? Yes but you can thank that guy that spilled the beans early for the delay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 I was just playing Blaster on the Midway Arcade Treasures collection for PS2. I finally got pasrt armageddon into paradise for the first time. I died at level 21 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Do you guys know who programmed it? That really floored me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Wasn't the winner supposed to be officially announced Saturday night, and the bin released shortly after for us to try out??? Yes but you can thank that guy that spilled the beans early for the delay. Why on Earth would that delay it?!?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Do you guys know who programmed it? That really floored me! I know one of the programmers was the legend Eugene Jarvis. I believe the other name on the info sheet at PC5 was Larry Demar, who worked with him on Robotron as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Do you guys know who programmed it? That really floored me! I know one of the programmers was the legend Eugene Jarvis. I believe the other name on the info sheet at PC5 was Larry Demar, who worked with him on Robotron as well. You guys are talking about the 400/800/5200 version? Everyone and their brother knows Jarvis and Demar did the arcade Blaster.. but if they also did the 8-bit version that's very interesting and makes me want it even more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted March 22, 2004 Share Posted March 22, 2004 Do you guys know who programmed it? That really floored me! I know one of the programmers was the legend Eugene Jarvis. I believe the other name on the info sheet at PC5 was Larry Demar, who worked with him on Robotron as well. You guys are talking about the 400/800/5200 version? Everyone and their brother knows Jarvis and Demar did the arcade Blaster.. but if they also did the 8-bit version that's very interesting and makes me want it even more Yes, according to Tempest, they made the game on spec and tried to sell it to Atari. When he gets back from Philly, I'm sure he can elaborate. It is a great game for the 5200. Really shows off the system. It was also neat that there was a Blaster arcade game there at PC5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 That's what I meant by my being floored .. I didn't know Jarvis programmed the 5200 version! And it is really awesome, smooth enough and most importantly quite playable, with big fat "sprites" of the towers & robots zooming into you and getting blasted apart, etc! Of course it doesn't hold a candle to the arcade coin-op version, but had I seen that back in the day, I'd have owned it pronto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tyranthraxus Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Why would a report from the show cause a delay? In the internet era news travels around the world instantly. It should be expected that any significant release at PC will get reported quickly. To the whistle blower - I salute you! You might not be as famous as the Watergate and tobacco leaks but you're up there man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Why would a report from the show cause a delay? In the internet eranews travels around the world instantly. It should be expected that any significant release at PC will get reported quickly. To the whistle blower - I salute you! You might not be as famous as the Watergate and tobacco leaks but you're up there man! LOL, you guys shouldn't take everything I say so seriously. Matt has been extremely busy and barely had time to even get online. He should be home tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 I just got back and I'm freakin' tired so I'll keep this brief. http://www.atariprotos.com/5200/software/b...ter/blaster.htm Enjoy. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 The 5200 Blaster was awesome! It's one of those games that really benefits from the multi-directional 5200 controllers, and is at LEAST as fun as the Midway Arcade Treasures version if not maybe more. I wish this could be released to the general public as a cart! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Looks pretty awesome! Is the bin file still going to be released?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Looks pretty awesome! Is the bin file still going to be released?? http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...p=563024#563024 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted March 23, 2004 Share Posted March 23, 2004 Looks pretty awesome! Is the bin file still going to be released?? http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.p...p=563024#563024 Oops! I haven't been paying attention much to any threads related to Philly Classic since I'm insanely jealous I couldn't go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
icbrkr Posted March 24, 2004 Share Posted March 24, 2004 Ooo.. a new game for my A52 MaxiCart Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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