slydc Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Hi Folks! Just wondering which BASIC games are quite fun to play ? I do have some few in minds like these games: * Atlantis (not the one by Imagic) * Kitten * Stip Poker So, which BASIC games you like folks ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 There are many good games, but most of them very slow (Atari BASIC) compared to commercial machine language games. Turbo BASIC make big difference in speed, thanks God. Some of them are worthy to make compiled Turbo BASIC versions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 15, 2005 Share Posted August 15, 2005 Mars Tesoro Gateway to Apshai and add on modules (original release, not re-release) Theres a few more but overall the non-basic games were the best Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Any J. D. Casten game. Biffdrop is my favorite of the bunch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin242 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) Off the top of my head: Gateway to Apshai and Temple of Apshai Rear Guard (wierd defender clone) Some helicopter game sort of like choplifter but better gfx (cant rem the name) Scram Black Jack (the one that talks) "Place yer bet!" There were a few good basic text adventures one was called Adventure in the fifth Dimension. It's kind of tricky whether some type in games from magazines were basic or machine language games, since most of the work was done in machine code, but if you count them then you would need to consider: Filler Up (Qix clone) and Livewire (Tempest) I know there are some other good Basic games, but I cant think of them at the moment. Edited August 16, 2005 by kevin242 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ummm, the Gateway to Apshai and Temple of Apshai games I played were both pure machine language. Second the motion for anything by J.D. Casten. That man was a BASIC game design god. James Hague's "Uncle Henry's Nuclear Waste Dump" is also a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allas Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 (edited) The best Atari Basic I remember is Just a great german program SKI EDITOR with MAPs Editor and game is in Basic. Only you load any map like PAC and just play. Good sound, good motion. Edited August 20, 2005 by Allas Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeff Lodoen Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ummm, the Gateway to Apshai and Temple of Apshai games I played were both pure machine language. The original Temple Of Apshai (© 1982 on Atari) was definitely in BASIC. Press BREAK and you can LIST it. Upper Reaches of Apshai and Curse of Ra were add-ons requiring Temple. Gateway To Apshai was an ML game little connection to Temple. Fun in it's own right. Temple Of Apshai Trilogy was an ML revamp of the original series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Hi!!! Why you don,t search it on old forum? Look here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46435 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevin242 Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ummm, the Gateway to Apshai and Temple of Apshai games I played were both pure machine language. Second the motion for anything by J.D. Casten. That man was a BASIC game design god. James Hague's "Uncle Henry's Nuclear Waste Dump" is also a good one. 912070[/snapback] the one I have on tape is BASIC all the way.. there must be more then one version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 Ummm, the Gateway to Apshai and Temple of Apshai games I played were both pure machine language. Second the motion for anything by J.D. Casten. That man was a BASIC game design god. James Hague's "Uncle Henry's Nuclear Waste Dump" is also a good one. 912070[/snapback] the one I have on tape is BASIC all the way.. there must be more then one version. 912304[/snapback] There is - When the Gateway to Apshai version was released on the C64 and some consoles the Atari version got a facelift - the Gateway version is alot nicer to play IMHO but I started out with the disk based basic version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastron Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 OK please correct me if i am wrong but i think Wild Strewberries was a basic game and the was very good in fact if anyone has it i would like a copy. I think i typed it in out of one of the Mag's from the time. You had a few platforms and ladders idea was to dig a hole and the strewberries would fall in you had to hit them when they were trapped in a hole. But i have been drinking so this could all be in my dreams :-) Andy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted August 16, 2005 Share Posted August 16, 2005 OK please correct me if i am wrong but i think Wild Strewberries was a basic game and the was very good in fact if anyone has it i would like a copy. I think i typed it in out of one of the Mag's from the time. You had a few platforms and ladders idea was to dig a hole and the strewberries would fall in you had to hit them when they were trapped in a hole. But i have been drinking so this could all be in my dreams :-) If anybody has time to lose, there are some 20-30 MIA games that need to be typed in from Computer & Video Games, including Wild Strawberries, which is from the October 1982 issue -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I played Leadboard Golf very often. When I will have time, I will go through all Antic, ANALOG, Page 6 and Hi-Res magazine type-in games. Anyway, I will do this, because my goal is collect all Atari 8-bit games ever created (BASIC and machine language games). My site is http://freeweb.siol.net/diomedes/ and new update will be prepared very soon (with new games and error fixes which viewers reported to me till now. All of them will be noted. Thanks). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 I played Leadboard Golf very often. That's not in BASIC When I will have time, I will go through all Antic, ANALOG, Page 6 and Hi-Res magazine type-in games. Anyway, I will do this, because my goal is collect all Atari 8-bit games ever created (BASIC and machine language games). My site is http://freeweb.siol.net/diomedes/ and new update will be prepared very soon (with new games and error fixes which viewers reported to me till now. All of them will be noted. Thanks). You want to do EXACTLY what we're doing -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gury Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Ow, you are working on same project? O, my... It's my hobby, so I can't leave it I will not compete with you, of course, it's my own project with no purpose to steal something from others. When my site is finished, I will contact C64 lemon site to add atari 8-bit game links to their existing links for comparing C64 with Atari ST, Amiga and Spectrum version of games. You said you know for type-in games? So... I can type some of them when time permits... Send me scanned source codes and let me try. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Ow, you are working on same project? Well, yes, it's the main purpose of our site: http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft-MENU-8-...ERSION_ID-.html When my site is finished, I will contact C64 lemon site to add atari 8-bit game links to their existing links for comparing C64 with Atari ST, Amiga and Spectrum version of games. We also had this idea but it's pretty hard to implement at the moment. You said you know for type-in games? So... I can type some of them when time permits... Send me scanned source codes and let me try. With pleasure, I'll send you a link once the sources are uploaded If other people are interested in typing in listings, please let us know. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plastron Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 OK please correct me if i am wrong but i think Wild Strewberries was a basic game and the was very good in fact if anyone has it i would like a copy. I think i typed it in out of one of the Mag's from the time. You had a few platforms and ladders idea was to dig a hole and the strewberries would fall in you had to hit them when they were trapped in a hole. But i have been drinking so this could all be in my dreams :-) If anybody has time to lose, there are some 20-30 MIA games that need to be typed in from Computer & Video Games, including Wild Strawberries, which is from the October 1982 issue -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com 912598[/snapback] Is C&VG pdf files on any web site anyone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted August 17, 2005 Share Posted August 17, 2005 Is C&VG pdf files on any web site anyone? Yes, check http://www.sinclair-heaven.net -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Hi!!!Why you don,t search it on old forum? Look here: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=46435 912230[/snapback] Cool, nice to know that my response didn't change from a year ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 You had a few platforms and ladders idea was to dig a hole and the strewberries would fall in you had to hit them when they were trapped in a hole. Sounds like a Space Panic clone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
javiero Posted August 18, 2005 Share Posted August 18, 2005 Thunder Island by Craig Patchett, it came in the Analog Compendium, best basic game i've ever played. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNXGUY Posted August 20, 2005 Share Posted August 20, 2005 I think that Medevil Combat & The Oil Game & Munchin Climbin are great basic games along with Dark Horse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trooper Posted August 22, 2005 Share Posted August 22, 2005 Is C&VG pdf files on any web site anyone? Yes, check http://www.sinclair-heaven.net I cant seem to download the torrents, anyone know somewhere else to get them or would be willing to share? /Troop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LYNXGUY Posted August 27, 2005 Share Posted August 27, 2005 Not to go off topic but I hate .PDF files I personnaly prefer Wordpad or Notepad files myself Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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