Feralstorm Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Interesting you bring up licensing... Ever since the announcement about the Activision titles, there has been interest in discussions from several firms about possible inclusion of old Atari licensed 3rd party games in future Atari hardware products, some hopefully in 06' there will be more licensed games on the next platform(s). Curt 917355[/snapback] That's awfully cool to hear. Hope it's possible to get some of the better arcade ports (of non-Atari arcade games) on a future Flashback. Previously, I was thinking it might be possible (though very unlikely) to take some of the older arcade ports, such as Space Invaders, Pac-Man, and Defender, and rename them (like Munch-man and Urban Protector or whatever). The games themselves have strong differences in graphics and design elements, and they don't display any copyrights other than Atari's own. I wouldn't expect it's something that could be 'gotten away with' effectively, but it's one option. Seems I've seen other games in the past get rereleased with name changes (or minor changes to the game itself) to get around licensing issues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted August 24, 2005 Share Posted August 24, 2005 Think about it. Given a choice, if the existing library weren't an issue, which would you rather have:... Always -1-, because I like the challenge. Indeed, I would not be surprised if someone HK is rather pleased with themselves for having corrected all the design sloppiness by the people who gave them the thing to produce. Someone should tell him/her the truth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_Warlord Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 The larger online manual is done and will be going up soon. It includes complete instructions rather than the abbreviated ones that had to be done for the small packed in one. That includes full manuals for all the hacks/homebrews/proto games as well. So how soon is "soon"? I keep looking for this everyday. Is there any chance Atariage or someone would be permitted to sell printed versions for those of us who like to collect the manuals? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I found something interesting with Yar's Return, and a few other titles. Not the gameplay, but if you play them on a LCD projector it gets rid of a lot of double images and playfield flicker that you find on CoM. Has anyone else tried this? This is the only way I can actually manage to play YR sadly. Space Duel is still quite jittery, Asteroids Deluxe plays fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laner Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I found something interesting with Yar's Return, and a few other titles. Not the gameplay, but if you play them on a LCD projector it gets rid of a lot of double images and playfield flicker that you find on CoM. Has anyone else tried this? This is the only way I can actually manage to play YR sadly. Space Duel is still quite jittery, Asteroids Deluxe plays fine 918434[/snapback] I haven't managed to get my hands on a FB2 yet, but that's certainly true for my 7800+CC2... games that will roll easily on my CRT set are much more stable when I connect it to my LCD monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsoper Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I found something interesting with Yar's Return, and a few other titles. Not the gameplay, but if you play them on a LCD projector it gets rid of a lot of double images and playfield flicker that you find on CoM. Has anyone else tried this? This is the only way I can actually manage to play YR sadly. Space Duel is still quite jittery, Asteroids Deluxe plays fine 918434[/snapback] I'll try it over the weekend and get back to you. My HT/gaming room has a sony lcd projector and a commie 1702 (good for quick sessions and light guns). Atari consoles are fun on a 92 inch screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted August 25, 2005 Share Posted August 25, 2005 I found something interesting with Yar's Return, and a few other titles. Not the gameplay, but if you play them on a LCD projector it gets rid of a lot of double images and playfield flicker that you find on CoM. Has anyone else tried this? This is the only way I can actually manage to play YR sadly. Space Duel is still quite jittery, Asteroids Deluxe plays fine 918434[/snapback] I'll try it over the weekend and get back to you. My HT/gaming room has a sony lcd projector and a commie 1702 (good for quick sessions and light guns). Atari consoles are fun on a 92 inch screen. 918500[/snapback] Thats true, on one of my LCD monitors and on our big HD DLP TV in the rec room they handle the refresh much better then CRT TV's and the resulting games look & play far better. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted August 26, 2005 Share Posted August 26, 2005 I'll have to try that later. Space duel didn't seem so bad to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted November 23, 2005 Author Share Posted November 23, 2005 There are user posted reviews up at CNET.com that I noticed after Flojomojo posted the FB2 vs 360 Smackdown. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Here's my Flashback 2 review http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/flashback2r.html Cousin Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Here's my Flashback 2 reviewhttp://flipsiderunner.com/7800/flashback2r.html 973405[/snapback] Adventure 2 was really disappointing. After looking at several great Adventure spin-off developments online (Including an excellent 5200 version and a Doom map perfectly rendered with the Adventure theme), I guess I hyped this one up too much in my mind. Somehow, the same charm was not there when while playing Adventure 2. I think you mean Quake 3, not Doom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 LOL!!!! "Made you look..." Good addition to your review Cousin Vinnie. Curt Here's my Flashback 2 review http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/flashback2r.html Cousin Vinnie 973405[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cousin Vinnie Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Here's my Flashback 2 reviewhttp://flipsiderunner.com/7800/flashback2r.html 973405[/snapback] Adventure 2 was really disappointing. After looking at several great Adventure spin-off developments online (Including an excellent 5200 version and a Doom map perfectly rendered with the Adventure theme), I guess I hyped this one up too much in my mind. Somehow, the same charm was not there when while playing Adventure 2. I think you mean Quake 3, not Doom. 978664[/snapback] Hey, I'm glad you posted that. I wanted to check that out again. Vinnie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doctorclu Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 I'll have to try that later. Space duel didn't seem so bad to me. 918803[/snapback] About Space Duel, aren't the ships supposed to be connected and kinda rotate around each other? I was glad to see this port of the game but wondered that. Here are some pics showing how the Flashback, Flashback 2, and 7800 compare. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted January 5, 2006 Share Posted January 5, 2006 Here's my Flashback 2 review http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/flashback2r.html Cousin Vinnie 973405[/snapback] I can't believe you ripped Radar Lock. There is a lot of difference of opinion on that game I guess. It's one of my favs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted June 10, 2006 Author Share Posted June 10, 2006 Since the system is still retail, here is a roundup of FB2 reviews previously not posted here: from 2600 Connection #78 http://2600connection.atari.org/aflash.html from the Video Game Critic http://www.videogamecritic.net/fb2.htm from Techtite.com http://www.techtite.com/Reviews/Vidgam/Por...triflshbk2.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted September 4, 2006 Author Share Posted September 4, 2006 Missed one from a major source... thanks Jacob Rose ultimately for the indirect link to the PC Magazine review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jacob Rose Posted September 4, 2006 Share Posted September 4, 2006 Missed one from a major source... thanks Jacob Rose ultimately for the indirect link to the PC Magazine review. I thought it was weird that they complained about the presence of the B&W/Color switch! I wasn't sure if any of the included games actually use it as a control, though, so I didn't post any response in their comments section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted September 5, 2006 Author Share Posted September 5, 2006 I thought it was weird that they complained about the presence of the B&W/Color switch! I wasn't sure if any of the included games actually use it as a control, though, so I didn't post any response in their comments section. I know that Dennis Debro's Atari Climber and my Return to Haunted House use the B&W/Color switch to pause the game. My kudos to Nukey Shay for pointing out how to do it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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