MmSadda Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 In your opinion, what's the best-looking 7800 game? I'm only really well-versed in the most common/popular 7800 games, and just got my system out of my parents house and played it for the first time in a decade at least. As a point of reference, what games really did the hardware justice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpaul Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I really like Alien Brigade. There's alot going on.. It sure doesn't have much in common with Ms. Pac Man and Dig Dug, although those are kick ass versions... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 any of Bobs games 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Plutos. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trebor Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Focusing only on original retail releases, I always enjoyed the player movement and over fluidness of Impossible Mission. The opening screen of Winter/Summer Games entries are nice as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MmSadda Posted January 13, 2013 Author Share Posted January 13, 2013 I remember Tower Toppler having some cool effects. Anyone else feel that way? And I was thinking in terms of original releases, though I've heard guys in the Atari community are able to use some programming tricks to get shockingly impressive results from the hardware Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 Alien Brigade is generally good looking; Tower Toppler has some awesome animation effects and the underwater sequences rock; Midnight Mutants has great bosses. Sirius is an awesome side scroller; Commando is a slick conversion; Ballblazer has cool animation; Ninja Golf is bright, colorful and fun; Scrapyard Dog is a cool experiment of a side scroller; Bentley Bear looks great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted January 13, 2013 Share Posted January 13, 2013 I second everything DracIsBack said. I'll make a list of games that "graphically" I was always proud to show off to friends. I'm not saying anything about the gameplay of some of these: Alien Brigade (really good Operation Wolf type game) Ballblazer (not the most impressive graphics, but about as good as you can get for the type of game on an 8-bit system & a ton of fun -- especially with a friend) Barnyard Blaster Basketbrawl Bentley Bear: Crystal Quest (probably slated to be the most impressive game in the 7800 library once completed) Commando (the very best home version on an 8-bit system IMO) Crack'ed Crossbow Dark Chambers Ikari Warriors Impossible Mission Klax (Prototype) Mat Mania Challenge Mean 18 Ultimate Golf Midnight Mutants Missing In Action (Prototype) Motorpsycho Ninja Golf Pete Rose Baseball Plutos Pole Position II (The 1st game I played on the 7800 and I was very impressed. It had me convinced the 7800 was every bit as good as the NES) Scrapyard Dog Sirius (Prototype) Summer Games Titlematch Pro Wrestling Tower Toppler Winter Games Xenophobe Xevious There really are NO games that I consider to have "bad" graphics on the 7800; they all look good to me (well, except Double Dragon and Rampage. I always felt those could be so much better, so even though they look fine, I'm not satisfied). I didn't really include most arcade ports like Mario Bros., Donkey Kong, Food Fight, etc. Only reason is because at the time, friends were playing the NES (me too) and much of the 7800 library was just out of style. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted January 14, 2013 Share Posted January 14, 2013 Missing in Action Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Classic Pac Posted January 18, 2013 Share Posted January 18, 2013 I can't believe no one mentioned F-18 Hornet You can fly through hangers in that one, not to forget through gates. As far as I know there is no other 8 bit game could do that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 any of Bobs games I concur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allpaul Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 F-18 looks great too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Bentley Bear Chrystal Quest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 I must be the odd one out, as I can't stand the graphics produced by the Alien Brigade engine. That game and MIA do play fine but they are hard to look at. I'd say F-18 Hornet is probably the most impressive. There are plenty of other good looking games, though. The 7800 is a system where you really don't have to worry about the games looking bad. The sound might be horrid in some, but the Maria chip is well suited to the graphics these games demand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GM1982 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Ballblazer is pretty impressive. Commando has good graphics too, along as Scrapyard Dog or Impossible Mission. I've also always liked the graphics of Double Dragon (especially the scenery). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 There really are NO games that I consider to have "bad" graphics on the 7800 Obviously. Barnyard Blaster? Holy hell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 Obviously. Barnyard Blaster? Holy hell. Yeeuuup! Barnyard Blaster. Was always impressed with that one's graphics when I was a munchkin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted January 20, 2013 Share Posted January 20, 2013 There really are NO games that I consider to have "bad" graphics on the 7800; they all look good to me I noticed you didn't list Jinks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 They're all pretty great. I think I have some mental disorder that makes me incapable of actually disliking the 7800, its controllers, the hardware, or any of the games it plays. As a result, I think Barnyard Blaster looks better than Halo 4. I think there is a risk of this disorder biasing my opinions, so I won't provide a list of games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevinMos3 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 I noticed you didn't list Jinks. lol, I almost did... and yes, I'm serious. Again, criteria I'm going by is what I thought of them as a kid. I was actually impressed with Jinks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Gemintronic Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 In general the graphics didn't compare to either SMS or NES. I don't blame the hardware for that, though. The only game that really stood out was Tower Toppler. Sadly, that was the ONE GAME I could never find in stores >:-( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 In general the graphics didn't compare to either SMS or NES. I don't blame the hardware for that, though. The only game that really stood out was Tower Toppler. Sadly, that was the ONE GAME I could never find in stores >:-( I agree..........I was going to mention tower toppler........the bonus level graphics In the sub look almost 3d......I liked the 7800 version better than the c64 version because it was a little slower and you can actually beat a few levels unlike the c64 version where its a little too fast......But all in all, the c64 and 7800 versions are almost identical.......I hated the nes version, especially the stupid bonus levels....The name of the game was different for the nes aas well but I forgot what the name was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 In general the graphics didn't compare to either SMS or NES. I don't blame the hardware for that, though. The only game that really stood out was Tower Toppler. Sadly, that was the ONE GAME I could never find in stores >:-( I didn't find in stores either but I just ordered it direct from Atari Corp. back in the 80's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 Funny thing about Tower Toppler was that it was released in Canada, whereas Atari Canada essentially abandoned the 7800 outright around this time. I think they did TOWER TOPPLER, CROSSBOW and DARK CHAMBERS, but nothing beyond that came out in Canada. I remember trying to order games that I read about like IKARI, SCAPYARD DOG and MIDNIGHT MUTANTS because they were on Atari's order list. Atari took my money order, but told me the games were out of stock and wouldn't refund the difference. Had to substitute. Let me tell you, FIGHT NIGHT was not a substitute when you wanted IKARI WARRIORS. :-) TOWER TOPPLER I ended up buying in stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800 Emucoder Posted January 23, 2013 Share Posted January 23, 2013 (edited) Funny thing about Tower Toppler was that it was released in Canada, whereas Atari Canada essentially abandoned the 7800 outright around this time. I think they did TOWER TOPPLER, CROSSBOW and DARK CHAMBERS, but nothing beyond that came out in Canada. I remember trying to order games that I read about like IKARI, SCAPYARD DOG and MIDNIGHT MUTANTS because they were on Atari's order list. Atari took my money order, but told me the games were out of stock and wouldn't refund the difference. Had to substitute. Let me tell you, FIGHT NIGHT was not a substitute when you wanted IKARI WARRIORS. :-) TOWER TOPPLER I ended up buying in stores. I don't know that it was just a Canada problem. I live in Boston, MA and I was around 15 when the 7800 came out so I used to scour all the local games and toy stores for new releases and many of the later games like you mentioned never made it to store shelves here. Besides the Evil Eleven launch games, I think the only ones I ever saw make it to store shelves were One on One, Summer Games, Winter Games, Hat Trick, Jinks, Choplifter, The Absolute Entertainment games, and Froggo games. Most of these latter releases I never actually saw until I found this website in the early 2000's. Edited January 23, 2013 by 7800 Emucoder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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