Tsukasa Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 I've always wanted to see Lode Runner on the 2600. I don't think it would be that hard to do, and sould be within the limits of the 2600. I don't know how to program though. Anyone interested? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocko Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Would probably be easy, especially since the 2600 can handle Mountian King. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 I was just thinking about this myself, specifically why Lode Runner never appeared on any classic consoles but all the computers of that era, Atari, Commodore, Apple, had versions of this classic arcade game. I'm sure the 7800 or CV could've had excellent ports of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Check out my website. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 BTW Lode Runner appeared on the NES...ported by Hudson. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 BTW Lode Runner appeared on the NES...ported by Hudson. True but when I refer to a classic console, its anything pre-NES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 The 7800, CV, and NES were all "second generation" consoles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 The 7800, CV, and NES were all "second generation" consoles Agreed! I just meant that I personally refer to pre-NES as classic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+legeek Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 BTW Lode Runner appeared on the NES...ported by Hudson. True but when I refer to a classic console, its anything pre-NES. Sadly the NES version sucks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Lode Runner II for NES is a little better. Why would someone want Lode Runner on the VCS anyway? There are much better versions out there. Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Anyone know if the Atari XE version is any good? I might be getting one soon so it would be good to know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Yes, it is good. Not my idea of the funnest game but it is good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgWyld Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Sadly the NES version sucks! Darn right it sucks. Split screen? What the hell? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi there! The 7800, CV, and NES were all "second generation" consoles Agreed! I just meant that I personally refer to pre-NES as classic. It was you who talked about a 7800 version. Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HawgWyld Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Lode Runner II for NES is a little better. I didn't even know they made Lode Runner II for the NES. Does it still have that blasted split screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi there! The 7800, CV, and NES were all "second generation" consoles Agreed! I just meant that I personally refer to pre-NES as classic. It was you who talked about a 7800 version. Greetings, Manuel Um, yes, thats right. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Why would someone want Lode Runner on the VCS anyway? There are much better versions out there. Them's fightin' wordz. Why would somebody want to play anything on a classic console for that matter? IMO the 2600 is "the little machine that could" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Hi there! The 7800, CV, and NES were all "second generation" consoles Agreed! I just meant that I personally refer to pre-NES as classic. It was you who talked about a 7800 version. Um, yes, thats right. Thanks! I mean, because you said pre-NES, while the 7800 is post-NES Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
birdie3 Posted August 10, 2004 Share Posted August 10, 2004 Them's fightin' wordz. Why would somebody want to play anything on a classic console for that matter? IMO the 2600 is "the little machine that could" I agree with you there Nukey. As with any good classic game, it would definately be cool to see Lode Runner on the VCS but it's not my first choice of what has yet to be ported. Lode Runner was available on alot of platforms back in the day but it never appeared on the VCS. I wonder why.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 AFAIK, Lode Runner at that time was still a very hot commodity...spinning off into several games and solely owned by BrØderbund. A company would need to shell out some serious $$$ to get the license to it...and the home computer market was continuing to expand while the console market was drying up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 It's also possible that Broderbund simply wasn't interested in porting games to the home console market. Atari did license "A.E." for the 5200, though, and it's puzzling to think that "Lode Runner" was passed up for that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 ...and "Choplifter", too, for that matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 ...and "Choplifter", too, for that matter. http://www.atariage.com/software_page.html...wareLabelID=614 Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 It's also possible that Broderbund simply wasn't interested in porting games to the home console market. Supposedly they had working 2600 prototypes for Solo and Skyblazer at one of the CES shows so they obviously were going to try. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted August 11, 2004 Share Posted August 11, 2004 It's also possible that Broderbund simply wasn't interested in porting games to the home console market. Atari did license "A.E." for the 5200, though, and it's puzzling to think that "Lode Runner" was passed up for that one. According to the Digital Press guide, Lode Runner was planned by Broderbund for the 5200 and by Atari for the 7800. The Atari 8-bit computer version could possible be converted to the 5200. The only thing that might make it impossible is the size. I know at least one version for the 8-bit requires 64K so that's out. I'm not sure how much the different screens take up in memory. If my memory is correct though, each screen was read in one at a time from disk so it might rule Lode Runner out as a possible XL conversion to the 5200. I'm not sure how the XE cart version works. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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