Chris Leach Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I went to taco bell for lunch...No atari games there...... Maybe next week? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted March 2, 2010 Author Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nope, the ones on atari.com are Jeff Vavasour's fine work and are in fact emulators in flash - not an easy task. These are re-writes of the originals and updates of the classics, plus as I mentioned earlier - there is also Breakout which is a game with no cpu/rom and can't be emulated, so thats a nice bonus treat for everyone too. Curt Ah man, I bet it's USA only. I would even eat at Taco Bell to try those out! Are they the same as the Flash-based games on the atari.com web-site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+LS650 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nope, the ones on atari.com are Jeff Vavasour's fine work and are in fact emulators in flash - not an easy task. Interesting... If folks haven't checked out those atari.com games, they should; they did a pretty good job! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I went to taco bell for lunch...No atari games there...... Maybe next week? Am sure they will be coming our way soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akirahedgehog Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Guess I'm going to Taco Bell tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nonner242 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I hope they come here soon! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 No taco bell for me Maybe I cansnag one off Ebay or something (actually, maybe I could talk one of my friends into going by when we go to Texarkana next week that would be cool) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nope, the ones on atari.com are Jeff Vavasour's fine work and are in fact emulators in flash - not an easy task. These are re-writes of the originals and updates of the classics, plus as I mentioned earlier - there is also Breakout which is a game with no cpu/rom and can't be emulated, so thats a nice bonus treat for everyone too. Curt Yes, I coded everything from scratch in an incredibly hectic (if not almost impossible) time line. But I'm pretty damn happy with the final results. And just so people understand, these are not your usual flash looking games, these were done entirely in bitmaps instead of the usually seen homebrewish vectorized style. Likewise, they *do not run in a browser*. Adobe Air allowed them to be run as normal desktop apps. And let me tell you, once you have the browser overhead out of the way, flash really cruises. I actually had to slow up a lot of the game content from the browser versions I used for testing. Also, the "evolved" versions are not the same ones in the previous evolved releases, I tried to redo and tweak wherever they allowed me to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Nope, the ones on atari.com are Jeff Vavasour's fine work and are in fact emulators in flash - not an easy task. These are re-writes of the originals and updates of the classics, plus as I mentioned earlier - there is also Breakout which is a game with no cpu/rom and can't be emulated, so thats a nice bonus treat for everyone too. Curt Ah man, I bet it's USA only. I would even eat at Taco Bell to try those out! Are they the same as the Flash-based games on the atari.com web-site? Ah Jeff Vavasour, the author of the best Tandy coco emulator on the net. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 well if someone can help me and sell me one of each.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mckafka99 Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Tried the Taco Bell in Scarborough,ME - no deal; they are not aware of this promotion. :-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 I really don't care for fast food at all but I'm going to have to go over to the local TB and try to get these. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 No games at the Taco Bells in Louisville, KY yet, but I'm dedicated. I can always pop in for an 89 cent burrito and see what's what. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnBuell Posted March 2, 2010 Share Posted March 2, 2010 Hm, try to go tonight, or hit a couple local ones at mid-day tomorrow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taskmaster99 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 This is a cool thing. Too bad i wont be playing the games for awhile after going to Taco Bell. Eating that stuff will leave me .......indisposed for awhile....lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
user42 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) To the people that have found them, What areas are you located in? I will have check out my local Taco Bell later.... @Curt, Thanks alot for these, I look forward to picking them up. Edited March 3, 2010 by user42 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Anybody know if they run under linux, or what you have to do, to do that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madhatter667 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I imagine that if you are running Linux, and they were designed for Windows and Mac, then you probably need to run it under a compatibility/emulation program like WINE or something. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaytonaUSA Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Well I played my game tonight, Lunar Lander. Maybe it's just better memories of the ones on the net, but this game was excruciatingly slow. It takes forever to get the lander down to the ground, and when the view changes to close up, you're much further right than where you should be. Furthermore, in the "modern" version, you have to land much slower than in the classic version if you don't want to blow up. Don't get me wrong, it's still a blast. Maybe my memories of the original is faded. I just don't remember it being so agonizingly slow. The hardest difficulty really doesn't make the gravity any heavier, just less gas, which only allows you to really land twice at the most. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Nachos bell grande, large size, extra fire sauce, diet coke with no ice, Atari games and a load of Tums! and hold the beans!! since this is gonna be bad enough anyway... Gotta find me a taco bell near 89th and Drexel in Oklahoma City. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nathanallan Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Not in El Paso, yet I'm sure they'll turn up here soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+jsmith73 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 Not in El Paso, yet I'm sure they'll turn up here soon. When I checked with the Taco Bell in Rosenberg I was told "no". But when I asked what the kids meal toy was lo and behold the girl showed me the games. $4.25 and I had all four!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameGirl420 Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 I'd like the games but not the food,thanks! lol Maybe the only thing I'd eat off their menu would be the bean burritos,although I try to stay away from fast food entirely these days. Also I'm a vegetarian soo Taco Bell beef is a huge no-no for my diet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 (edited) Well I played my game tonight, Lunar Lander. Maybe it's just better memories of the ones on the net, but this game was excruciatingly slow. That was Atari and Taco Bell's direction, they wanted the descent a bit more manageable for kids. You'll notice 3 skill levels vs. the multiple options in the arcade version. Though it shouldn't be much slower than the arcade rom, I used that as the reference. Don't get me wrong, it's still a blast. Maybe my memories of the original is faded. I just don't remember it being so agonizingly slow. The hardest difficulty really doesn't make the gravity any heavier, just less gas, which only allows you to really land twice at the most. Actually, it does make the gravity "heavier". That's also why it effects the gas, costs more to fight the gravity. Edited March 3, 2010 by wgungfu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom-Lynx Posted March 3, 2010 Share Posted March 3, 2010 There's a few bad burritos and tacos with my name on them waiting for me today! With luck I'll be able to acquire all the games with the food is thrown away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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