RickHarrisMaine Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 They seem to be basically the same game to me. Both pretty fun, in their own way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 uhh not very similar at all. Robotron is all about the control (i.e. moving in one direction and shooting another). Course in the 7800 version you have to use 2 joysticks to do that. Playing it any other way is a travesty In Foodfight you can only shoot in the direction you're running Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted October 6, 2005 Share Posted October 6, 2005 The goal in each game is different as well. In Food Fight the trick is to tag as many chefs as you can, while still trying to get the ice cream before it melts and avoid the food and manholes... In robotron you gotta grab as many people as you can before they are taken out by the robots, and clear out the robots while dodging their shots and them. The other big difference besides the controls...is that in Food fight..the ice cream is always in the same place whereas the humans in Robotron run all over the place. Robotron is also much more frantic action wise. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rockman_x_2002 Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) NE146 brings up a good point... the way each game is intended to be played is quite different in terms of control. Remember that Robotron was designed originally to be played with two joysticks, while Food Fight utilizes the tried-and-true "stick-n-button" control. Now granted you can play Robotron on the 7800 with just the single joystick, but for me the game just isn't as fun as it is playing with two sticks hooked up. Another difference is that Food Fight has unlimited enemies in a level. They just keep coming until you (A) finish the stage, or (B) the ice cream cone melts. Robotron, on the other hand, has a limited set of enemies at each level that you have to defeat, and the only time more spawn is when you screw around and let a Spheroid spawn Enforcers (and likewise let Quarks spawn Tanks). Edited October 10, 2005 by rockman_x_2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted October 10, 2005 Share Posted October 10, 2005 (edited) And don't you fall down the holes in Food Fight if you are not careful? Oops, someone did mention the holes. I didn't see it the first time. I used to love Food Fight, but I don't like it that much anymore. Maybe if it used two joysticks I would like it better. Edited October 10, 2005 by Random Terrain Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJ Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 (edited) Are you at all familiar w/ the games? So games which take place in a screen-sized room against multiple enemies are all the same? Edited October 13, 2005 by RJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted October 13, 2005 Share Posted October 13, 2005 I hear Pole Position and RoadBlasters are pretty similar too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted October 14, 2005 Share Posted October 14, 2005 Star Raiders Star Wars the Arcade Similar no? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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