Game Production for the Flashback 3...

[atwwong]

How will the games be chosen for the FB3? Will most be old-school Atari titles? Will there be any licensed games for other companies (Pitfall II, Pac-Man)? Will some be homebrews/hacks? Remember Curt asked for help with changing the Centipede code to Millipede? (And no NOAC crap, thank-you!)

 

What kind of games do you want to see? If you want to, include some "must have" titles.

[Shannon]

I thought the centipede code was for the 7800?

 

Anyways assuming the FB3 is based on atari 8-bit technology (aka the 5200/XEG). If you look at alot of the actual cartridge releases you will see that most of them were arcade conversions. Not leaving much room, but..

 

Going by the Atari owned properties on the 5200 you would have.

 

Asteroids

Battlezone

Centipede

Countermeasure

Final Legacy

Frisky Tom (is that title complete?)

Millipede

Missile Command (use the hacked version please?)

Realsports (Baseball, basketball, football, soccer, tennis)

Star Raiders

Star Raiders II (great game)

Super Breakout

 

Homebrew

 

Adventure 2

Castle Crisis

Koffi?

 

Activision titles that would be great to see.. (if I had my choice and it was limited)

 

River Raid

The Dreadnaught Factor

Zenji (a fave of mine)

Zone Ranger

 

Boulderdash has been converted to be able to run on the 5200. Would be kinda cool to see this first star classic.

 

Big 5's Miner 2049'er and Bounty Bob Strikes Back (with fixed opening music) would be great to see as well.

 

Stuff from the big 'ol 8-bit (atari owned)

 

Caverns Of Mars

Caverns Of Mars II

Computer Chess

Dandy (old pbx game)

Dark Chambers

Desert Falcon

Dog Daze Deluxe (old pbx game)

Eastern Front

Foodfight.. (was this on the FB1?)

Getaway (old pbx title)

Thunderfox

 

Although unlikely, the XEG actually had some light gun games. They would be Barnyard Blaster, Bug Hunt, Crime Buster, Crossbow.

 

Not sure who owns these now (used to be broderbund) but Karateka and

Lode Runner would be two great additions.

 

Old EA titles. One on One, MULE, Archon I & II

 

Crossfire. Used to be a sierra-on-line product, not sure who it belongs to now.

 

So there you go..

[jpfalcon2003]

I think alot of the 2600 and 5200 Homebrews would be a fine addition to the FB3. I also think some of the harder to find more expensive titles would be cool on the FB3. Some unreleased finished protos too. 7800 games included as well. Would be nice to have cartridge support for the 3 systems too.

[bretthorror]

I wish they'd release a homebrew/hack FB3. Chances are most have the games on the FBs anyways, so homebrews would be great and cheap. They'd have to put a few hacks of popular games to sell the system, though, or the impulse buyers won't pick up as many.

[jbanes]

Remember Curt asked for help with changing the Centipede code to Millipede?

Millipede already exists for the 5200. As Shannon said, the Centipede -> Millipede conversion was for the 7800. Of course, if Millipede and Centipede are included, I'd love to see Atari market a Trackball add-on "for use with the Flashback 3 game console"!

 

I think alot of the 2600 and 5200 Homebrews would be a fine addition to the FB3.

Dude, stop with the 2600/7800 requests. The 7800 and the 5200 are completely different designs. They're not going to show up in the same system. If you keep demanding it, Atari might give us a NOAC system with Nintendo conversions of the games so that they CAN show up together.

 

Then we'd have to tie you up by your pinky toe and pummel you with pebbles and bad jokes until you beg for mercy.

[TrekkiELO]

Must have M.U.L.E. on a 5200/800 chip based Atari Flashback 3, just think about how many extra sales you could get from fans of this game alone who are still out there today, including me, even though I'd still buy one if it somehow misses the cut!

Edited November 4, 2006 by TrekkiELO

[Shawn]

All the above if it has to be all built in games but I really like the idea of getting cards or chips or whatever to put more games onto to the console.

[atwwong]

Remember Curt asked for help with changing the Centipede code to Millipede?

Millipede already exists for the 5200. As Shannon said, the Centipede -> Millipede conversion was for the 7800.

Oops!

[Curt Vendel]

I think we need a Haunted House for the 800/5200 along the lines of Adventure II - where the Haunted House is much larger, has some new baddies - Tony Wong's Return to Haunted House would make a great premise for such a game.

 

Also, an 800/5200 Yars' Revenge!

 

 

 

 

Curt

 

Remember Curt asked for help with changing the Centipede code to Millipede?

Millipede already exists for the 5200. As Shannon said, the Centipede -> Millipede conversion was for the 7800.

Oops!

[Flojomojo]

Clearly, "all of the above" is the only sane choice! I would love to see the LucasFilm games Ballblazer and Rescue on Fractalus, as well as Activision's Dreadnaught Factor in particular.

[Shannon]

I didn't mention the lucas arts titles because, well, their are lucas art products. But considering they have nothing to do with star wars, I supposed it'd be possible to get them.

[birdie3]

I would really like to see some of the Atari arcade games that never made it to production for the 8 bit lines (ie: Tempest, Cloak & Dagger, Road Runner, Paperboy, Marble Madness, 720 Degrees, Arabian, Black Widow, Gravitar, I Robot, Liberator, Major Havoc, etc..). Now that would be sweet!! Aside from this extremely unlikely scenario, perhaps some new quality games.

[JamesD]

Don't forget Sinistar!

[Flojomojo]

Don't forget Sinistar!

Sinistar is from Williams, which is now Midway. Play that one at Midway's website or on one of their many arcade compilations.

 

Flashback 3 should feature games that HAVEN'T been rehashed twenty times elsewhere already.

 

All IMHO of course.

[Atariboy2600]

We can all hope

[sidcrowe]

More!

[Flashback]

This games will I see for the FB3:

 

Xe Games:

 

Blue Max

Jungle Hunt

Pirates of the Barbary Coast

Zaxxon

Satan’s Hollow

 

5200 Games:

 

Centipede

Dig Dug

H.E.R.O.

Keystone Kapers

Mario Bros.

Pitfall

 

Homebrews:

 

Beef Drop

Adventure II:

[Lord Helmet]

I'm willing to pay more if licenced classics are included. I'd also like to see a couple of homebrew games, and maybe a new original or two.

[Uzumaki]

I'd pay more as well for *decent* licensed games.

[deathtrappomegranate]

Some cassette and disk based games might be cool, if the licensing can be sorted out. Henry's House or Zybex, f.e.

 

Castle Crisis; Crownland when it's finished.

 

Star Raiders is a must. The A8 version of Mario Bros is excellent, but I guess that it would be impossible to have that on the FB3.

[+davidcalgary29]

Star Raiders is a must. The A8 version of Mario Bros is excellent, but I guess that it would be impossible to have that on the FB3.

 

I agree, but one of the 5200 MB variations will do nicely as well. If I had just one XEGS game to pick, it would be (of course!) Crystal Castles, but we'll just have to wait and see.

 

I think that Atari's A8 library is more than deep enough to sustain an entire project, though it would be truly awesome to have some Williams games (Defender!) as well.

 

My top ten choices:

 

Star Raiders

Millipede

Kangaroo (underrated!)

Tempest (surely this will be finished in time?)

Moon Patrol

Dig Dug

Pole Position

Alley Cat (didn't Atari buy Synapse's catalogue?)

Qix and Donkey Kong/Jr (a nod to licenses)

 

top homebrew pick:

 

Castle Crisis

 

top proto pick:

 

Liberator is apparently floating around out there. I'd love this if Sinistar doesn't make it on to the system.

[birdie3]

Castle Crisis; Crownland when it's finished.

 

What is this? Never heard of it. Is this a sequel to Castle Crisis?

[Atari_Elite]

when's it come out? Or is it?

[Shaggy the Atarian]

I voted all of the above - you need some originals but some new blood is necessary, just like with the FB2.

 

Assuming the 5200 design, I would LOVE to see Black Belt and Meebzork be finished and released. The 5200 needed games like these. Adventure 2 is a given. Beyond that, if it had anything to do with the XE, I'd also say Necromancer and Crystal Castles. If it had just those games, I'd be happy.

[+Allan]

Castle Crisis; Crownland when it's finished.

 

What is this? Never heard of it. Is this a sequel to Castle Crisis?

 

That's two different games. Castle Crisis is Warlords and Crownland is a Super Mario Bros. type game being developed on the 8-bits.

 

Allan