Western Games -> Atari 2600 port

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Following yet another suggestion from vdub_bobby, here's a list of choices with a Western Theme. I tried to include rather realistic projects (8-Bit games / older Arcades), so there's no Sunset Riders, Outlaws, Gun or Desperados...

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[vdub_bobby]

Wild Western would be very doable (with some control changes) and is a nice variation on the standard shooter. It's got my vote.

[Atari Dogs]

I know none of the games, but with the title The Lone Ranger, I will vote for that.

[SteveW]

I always liked the arcade version of Gun•Smoke, but it wouldn't play too well without the rotational joystick that the arcade game had. The NES version of the game was lousy without it.

[vdub_bobby]

I always liked the arcade version of Gun•Smoke, but it wouldn't play too well without the rotational joystick that the arcade game had. The NES version of the game was lousy without it.

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According to Klov, Gun Smoke didn't have a rotational joystick - it had a standard 8-way joystick with 3 buttons; you combined the 3 buttons to get 6 (Or 5?) different firing directions.

 

EDIT: The game I voted for, Wild Western, did have a rotational joystick - but I still think you could make a decent port; you'd just have to creatively work around the controller limitations.

Edited December 30, 2005 by vdub_bobby

[SteveW]

I always liked the arcade version of Gun•Smoke, but it wouldn't play too well without the rotational joystick that the arcade game had. The NES version of the game was lousy without it.

991074[/snapback]

According to Klov, Gun Smoke didn't have a rotational joystick - it had a standard 8-way joystick with 3 buttons; you combined the 3 buttons to get 6 (Or 5?) different firing directions.

 

EDIT: The game I voted for, Wild Western, did have a rotational joystick - but I still think you could make a decent port; you'd just have to creatively work around the controller limitations.

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Maybe I'm thinking of that one.... the Stop 'N Go gas station that I used to play games at had both of those games, along with loads and loads of others throughout the '80s.