Problems with Spacemaster X-7 and PCAE 2.6

[+johnnywc]

Hello all,

 

I recently read a positive review on Spacemaster X-7 for the 2600 and wanted to give it a try in PCAE 2.6. After playing it for about 20 minutes, i gave up on what was a very repetiive game - all you could do is blast that one thing in the middle OVER and OVER again!!!

 

After reading the instructions on Atari Age, i noticed a lot of things mentioned in the game that were not in the version i played. I decided to fire the game up in Stella and presto!!! You could now destroy the base, the energy meter moved, there were shields and many different kinds of enemies!!! Needless to say , I am very pleased with this game and I'm gonna try to get it in cart form...

 

Anyone know what the deal is with how PCAE emulates the game? Is there a particular setting that needs to be done?

 

Thanks,

 

JohnnyWC

[Atarian7]

Where did you read the positive review?

 

What's your high score?

[ScottHuggins]

Spacemaster x-7 is my favorite Atari 2600 game. As you probably know, it's a pretty rare cart - usually fetching around $20 off the popular auction websites.

 

I recently burned a copy of StellaDC (Steall emulator for the Sega Dreamcast) and I play the hell out of Spacemaster x-7!

 

I'll post my high score here tomorrow. I think I'm pretty decent.