retroeight Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I started playing around with retro games again and Jungle Hunt was always one of my favorites. I tried it on a CV emulator attached to the TV. It just didn't seem "right". I remember having it for my Atari 5200 back in the day. Now... I don't have an Atari 5200 so I had to watch some videos on YouTube of the game play and graphics. I have to say the 5200 has very sharp graphics compared to the Colecovision. Is the a8 as good as the 5200? The Atari 2600 version is junk as you can hardly play the rock scene. It is all messed up. Just garbage. Thoughts? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Emulate the coin op for best experience. Colecovision is pretty good, though. Haven't played 5200 version in a long time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroeight Posted December 31, 2018 Author Share Posted December 31, 2018 There is a lot lacking in the CV game. Look at the water scene. Also when you get a shark it doesn't show the 100 points. Even the 2600 version can do that. Agree on arcade version, though I like the colors on th e5200 better. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Man, 5200 version doesn't have any Sharks ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Dragon Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 Great choice of games there. Not familiar with either the Colecovision or 5200 version, but loved it on the 2600. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted December 31, 2018 Share Posted December 31, 2018 I played both on emulators... The 5200 version was harder because you couldn't fully see the vines in front of you which made it hard to judge where it'll be when you jump. No such problems with the CV, 2600 or even the arcade. And of course the 8-bit version is exactly the same as the 5200 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neogeoman Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 The 5200 version has better colors, multi colored sprites and finer details. I love the colecovision but its version of jungle hunt with mostly solid colored sprites, colors that seem off and flat backgrounds doesn't compare. The 5200 buries it. Of course the arcade is the best version...as it should be 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Present day, I enjoy playing them all. But the 2600 version was the one I grew up with & played the most so it is actually still my favorite version of the game to this day. The play control is absolutely perfect. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) For as much as we made fun of it bitd, 2600 Jungle Hunt really did provide us with a crazy amount of challenge and fun. I can still hear the final 'boss' music right now as I type this...haven't played the game in decades! That says something. Edited January 1, 2019 by atarilovesyou 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AAA177 Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 Was playing Jungle Hunt on my Atari 800XL just the other day. Still fun. I do like the Colecovision version as well, though... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H.E.R.O. Posted January 1, 2019 Share Posted January 1, 2019 I grew up with Jungle King in the arcades & Jungle Hunt on the Commodore 64. I believe I have seen a Jungle Hunt arcade cab and even a Pirate Pete cab once (No idea why Taito did that one...I guess to get a little more mileage out of the Jungle Hunt 'engine') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
retroeight Posted January 1, 2019 Author Share Posted January 1, 2019 (edited) For as much as we made fun of it bitd, 2600 Jungle Hunt really did provide us with a crazy amount of challenge and fun. I can still hear the final 'boss' music right now as I type this...haven't played the game in decades! That says something. The issue that I have with the 2600 version is the rock stage. Going under the rocks is part of the game. How the controls work just plain suck. I do agree the game is great of that issue was fixed. Edited January 1, 2019 by retroeight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I beat the 2600 version several times. The rocks are flat. The 5200 version is nearly impossibility the hill incline and rolling rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I finally got past the rock stage with my wireless playstation controllers. Will probably be good for frogger also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
0078265317 Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 Finally beat 5200 version with analog thumbstick version controller for playstation. Wireless controllers were not working as good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+MrFish Posted January 7, 2019 Share Posted January 7, 2019 I played both on emulators... The 5200 version was harder because you couldn't fully see the vines in front of you which made it hard to judge where it'll be when you jump. No such problems with the CV, 2600 or even the arcade. And of course the 8-bit version is exactly the same as the 5200 Of the three that you mention here, only the 2600 version fully shows the vines at all times. The 5200, CV, and arcade all have the vines going completely off screen when they're swinging away from you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schuwalker Posted January 13, 2019 Share Posted January 13, 2019 I grew up with Jungle King in the arcades & Jungle Hunt on the Commodore 64. I believe I have seen a Jungle Hunt arcade cab and even a Pirate Pete cab once (No idea why Taito did that one...I guess to get a little more mileage out of the Jungle Hunt 'engine') I'm curious where you saw a Pirate Pete at? I still consider it a prototype at this point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 23, 2019 Share Posted January 23, 2019 2600 is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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