+Philsan Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 http://www.atari.com/starraiders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'm not sure how I feel about this. Is there any information about three concept drawings and a short video that doesn't show any gameplay? ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Doesn't seem to give anything away, maybe 3 seconds of gameplay in that video. Looks suspiciously like it gives a 3rd Person view of the player's ship, don't know that I'd like that. Really it's wait & see - no point getting your hopes up given that so many remakes of old classics just turn out to be utter crap bundled by a pretty bunch of filmclip sequences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 I'd be surprised if a remake would be as cool as the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FastRobPlus Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 This was announced a while back. Here's an article about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Its a modern space ship shooter with a classic name thrown on it. It could be called anything but it looks like another case of cashing in on a name and nothing more. It actually looks more like a modern version of the PS1 Colony Wars series. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Sounds like it will be as big of a steaming pile of shit as Yar's Revenge. Nothing remotely similar to the original, just bastardizing the name. I'd prefer Atari remain dead as opposed to this crap. At least Jeff Minter knows how to update a game and still pay homage to the original. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+wood_jl Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 How is it that I **KNOW** this will be disappointing? How is it that I'm not the only person who feels this way? I love how out of touch they (the entity now known as "Atari") are with the old franchises and intellectual properties they own. Stamping the name on "some space game" clearly demonstrates this. I also love how clueless the modern gaming press is about those old franchises too. On the Gamespot article linked to above, it says... Star Raiders will be a remake of the classic Atari game from the early 1970s. Who doesn't remember "copyright 1979 Atari" being one of the first things they saw when they first witnessed the game, in large Graphics 2 letters, no less? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Par for the course for most of these moronic articles covering remakes. The © message is actually in Gr. 1 Don't be surprised that once it's out, you have more articles comparing it to the 2600 Star Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Stephen Posted February 10, 2011 Share Posted February 10, 2011 Par for the course for most of these moronic articles covering remakes. The © message is actually in Gr. 1 Don't be surprised that once it's out, you have more articles comparing it to the 2600 Star Raiders. The original writeup I read on the game did just that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raskar42 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 meh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I'll wait to pass judgment. This could be the most awesome game ever, you can't tell much from 3 seconds of gameplay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpaceDice2010 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Sounds like it will be as big of a steaming pile of shit as Yar's Revenge. Nothing remotely similar to the original, just bastardizing the name. I'd prefer Atari remain dead as opposed to this crap. At least Jeff Minter knows how to update a game and still pay homage to the original. I was excited about Test Drive 2 until I got the POS yesterday. Never had a 360 game that wouldn't even load when the servers are down (which they seem to be most of the time). Atari just can't do anything right. I also prefer for Atari to remain dead. It's only a matter of time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmcnett Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) This was announced a while back. Here's an article about it. From the linked article: We also wanted to give this version a bit more character by building a story arc for the player. Hoo boy, that's what I loved about the original Star Raiders - the story and characters. Who can forget Doc, Zippy the Robot and Mr. Zweebo? Those catch phrases were classic. "Now that's what I call hyperspace!" "What you talking about, Zippy?" I want "Pong II" starring Shia Labeouf as the scrappy protege of "Paddle," who returns in a supporting role. Edited February 11, 2011 by bmcnett 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UNIXcoffee928 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 This was announced a while back. Here's an article about it. From the linked article: We also wanted to give this version a bit more character by building a story arc for the player. Hoo boy, that's what I loved about the original Star Raiders - the story and characters. Who can forget Doc, Zippy the Robot and Mr. Zweebo? Those catch phrases were classic. "Now that's what I call hyperspace!" "What you talking about, Zippy?" I want "Pong II" starring Shia Labeouf as the scrappy protege of "Paddle," who returns in a supporting role. LOL! As ridiculous as it is, XBOX 360 3D remakes of Pong with hiphop booty girls, Playboy Playmates, etc. would sell well. 99% of the consumers wouldn't even realize that they were playing Pong. ahaha! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmcnett Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 They can redeem the new Star Raiders IF the ship's only onboard computer is an Atari 400 and if it's possible to "win" flying by instruments alone (i.e. playing the original game, projected onto a crap monitor in the 3d cockpit). Of course there should be aspects of the game that reward flying without instruments sometimes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roland p Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I also love how clueless the modern gaming press is about those old franchises too. On the Gamespot article linked to above, it says... Star Raiders will be a remake of the classic Atari game from the early 1970s. Who doesn't remember "copyright 1979 Atari" being one of the first things they saw when they first witnessed the game, in large Graphics 2 letters, no less? Indeed. Jonathan Moses: Star Raiders was such an amazing game for its time. Epic dogfights in space, a galactic map that gave players an open world to explore--all on the Atari 2600. *sigh* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Creature XL Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 They can redeem the new Star Raiders IF the ship's only onboard computer is an Atari 400 and if it's possible to "win" flying by instruments alone (i.e. playing the original game, projected onto a crap monitor in the 3d cockpit). Of course there should be aspects of the game that reward flying without instruments sometimes... Even if they implement it as a mini-game would be cool. Neat idea. I bet more people would buy it then And... nothin' wrong with booty girls, ain't it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sack-c0s Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 (edited) I know the preferred version of Star Raiders is on the 8-bit Atari computer, but credit where it's due the 2600 version was pretty damn playable and I enjoyed it a lot. It ought to get at least some love and recognition Not feeling that inspired by the remake though Edited February 11, 2011 by sack-c0s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 NO NO NO... How dare they desecrate the great Star Raiders, the rather tacky Last Starfighter game with Star Raiders 2 slapped on it was bad enough but a flash game construction kit shooter??? NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo We will be lucky even if there's a galactic map..... I hate the idea just as much as I hate the idea they are going to remake "Jaws" the film, a film of epic standards of acting, suspense, fear, photography and of course direction. Ignore the dress code in the town and concentrate on the boat part with the 3 of them, that film looks like it was made today... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Game remakes, film remakes. Same formula. Milk more money from the public by rehashing someone else's good ideas, because we've run out of new ones. It's only a downloadable game, not a full price job, so I guess hopes shouldn't be too high anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ToddUGA Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 I used to play the heck out of Star Raiders on the 5200. It was one of the few games that actually worked great with the 5200 joystick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BydoEmpire Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Sounds like it will be as big of a steaming pile of shit as Yar's Revenge. Nothing remotely similar to the original, just bastardizing the name. I'd prefer Atari remain dead as opposed to this crap. At least Jeff Minter knows how to update a game and still pay homage to the original. Yup. I would be absolutely shocked if this game was even in the same league as the original (which is still a blast to play in 2011). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 Just as well Doug Neubauer isn't working for Atari anyone or anywhere near the games industry, He'd turn in his grave if he saw the motherload that is this remake Let's see ARM (originally Acorn) bastardize the classic space trading game 'Elite' (seeming as though it's star raiders inspired) Atari have been prostituting themselves for the best part of 15 years, what difference is this pile of porn going to make Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Havok69 Posted February 11, 2011 Share Posted February 11, 2011 The Atari brand should really just go away, it's just a bad joke now. This is NOT Star Raiders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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