Colecovision TATE mode?

[retroillucid]

Would you like to have some Colecovision games in TATE mode?

 

For those who are not familliar with TATE mode , this mode is the vertical screen setup, exactly like in the arcades back in the days

That would benefit for alot of vertical games! No longer have to squeeze graphics!

 

 

here's a example

[retroillucid]

Here's a youtube video of a TATE setup

http://youtu.be/nZdmeGpwDUM

[ten-four]

I can see the end is near, or could this just be a new beginning.

 

Not much people have a screen they could flip around for viewing games sideways.

 

I think you will sell less games if you make games in this format.

 

On the other side, it could Work for games like Galaga and Kangaroo, but the Kangaroo game runs in 240 x 256 pixel.

 

So you will have to squeeze Graphics anyway.

 

Better if it was an option on screen to choose.

[ColecoDan]

I voted no but if it was like what ten-four said and it was an option to change on the game then I guess it would be fine. However I don't know how you would fit all the changes needed to be able to do both on one cart.

 

I have no way to flip my lcd on its side.

[retroillucid]

I can see the end is near, or could this just be a new beginning.

 

Not much people have a screen they could flip around for viewing games sideways.

 

I think you will sell less games if you make games in this format.

 

On the other side, it could Work for games like Galaga and Kangaroo, but the Kangaroo game runs in 240 x 256 pixel.

 

So you will have to squeeze Graphics anyway.

 

Better if it was an option on screen to choose.

 

I'm not saying I'm heading this way

I'm interested in other people's opinion on this

[fiddlepaddle]

You don't have to flip the screen on its side; instead, you can play while laying on the couch.

[youki]

I have an Mame Cab with a screen that can rotate. At start i use to rotate the screen depending on the game i played. But after few month , i changed my setup , and play all games in horizontal mode with picture streched to use the entire screen. So even if the image ratio of originally vertical game is no more accurate, i prefer play like that.

 

I think the TATE mode make sense for mame. But for a video game console like the colecovision , not really necessary. Ok, it would allow to create more "arcade perfect" games . But what for? .. Colecovision is a game console, not an Arcade Cabinet. If you really want play arcade perfect. Use Mame or an Arcade Cabinet.

 

You could imagine to put a colecovision in a arcade cabinet, with the Collectorvision's Arcade Stick and the Tate mode and play a version of DKA supporting TATE mode.

 

At the end , what you would have....a kind a of Mamecab. Except that Donkey Kong hardware is "Emulated" by the colecovision , instead of a PC.

 

 

the only advantage of TATE mode , if the game is done for that mode, it is that you wouldn't have anymore the 4 sprites by horizontal row limit.... but now it would be by vertical row. But could be interresting for lot of games.

Edited September 30, 2014 by youki