Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 There are some really anemic systems out there, mere game machines at that, with less power than our TI-99/4A, and they have versions of Omega Race. I'm hanging my head in disbelief and shame that we don't have a port of this awesome game. Vic 20 Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ky8htGy9SA8 Atari 2600 Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5QjL6KBoI9M Atari 5200 Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=113&v=flX0ohkgFdY ......yes, even the 9918 'brother' of the TI the... ColecoVision Version https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dij9tPUJ-Oo ... it's been 38 years, and nothing, amazing. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 After seeing its title, I thought at first that this thread would be about the old Bill Cosby ads. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 After seeing its title, I thought at first that this thread would be about the old Bill Cosby ads. Ouch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digdugnate Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 lol- Bill Cosby notwithstanding, it is weird that TI didn't see a proper port of Omega Race. This is hands-down one of my fave carts for the C64. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Rasmus? ? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Rasmus? might be too boring.. 2d.. wireframe.. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 might be too boring.. 2d.. wireframe.. Possibly, but some of those old games kicked-ass and were fun as hell to play, also a jazzed up version would be cool too. The Atari 5200 version looked better than the original arcade version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Possibly, but some of those old games kicked-ass and were fun as hell to play, also a jazzed up version would be cool too. The Atari 5200 version looked better than the original arcade version. Too boring for Rasmus.. I love the game I own two of the arcade games upright and cocktail table Sent from my LM-G820 using Tapatalk 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+FarmerPotato Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 Too boring for Rasmus.. I love the game I own two of the arcade games upright and cocktail table Sent from my LM-G820 using Tapatalk I watched this game a lot as a kid. Mostly because no good at it. There was a cocktail version in the restaurant atop Pyramid Plaza in Lubbock TX. (My mental map had a lot of neurons devoted to where the arcade games were.) Sunware/Exceltec had an office on the ground floor. I like to think they came upstairs to play Omega Race.. but shipped Space Patrol. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 BITD I put a lot of money into the Omega Race arcade game during my lunch breaks. The winner didn't have to pay for lunch! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 This Omega Race cockpit version looks great, I of course have no room for such a treasure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80L9fnSvbTk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted May 23, 2019 Author Share Posted May 23, 2019 It's not quite the same, but you can play online << HERE >> X to fire and arrow keys to control movement. The screenshot below was from my first game in DECADES. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+arcadeshopper Posted May 23, 2019 Share Posted May 23, 2019 This Omega Race cockpit version looks great, I of course have no room for such a treasure. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80L9fnSvbTk Good luck finding one too been looking for years and years Sent from my LM-G820 using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Asmusr Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Rasmus? No, it doesn't look interesting to me. (Actually it's a bit similar to my 4K entry FORK.) And my plans are, while waiting for the F18A MK2, to do something else than TI-99 games for a while. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+mizapf Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 I think we could need a Rasmus API by now, or employ him as HaaS (Human as a service). 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tursi Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 It's not that weird, TI actively discouraged people from porting arcade titles by trying to control the market. Margins weren't that good in the first place, add in a license to the arcade holder and a license to Texas Instruments (plus TI's manufacturing cost for the GROMs) - or alternately the risk of TI suing you for trying to do it without them, and it didn't make a lot of business sense. I always liked Omega Race, but it was a little obscure for some reason - which is probably why no homebrewers tried it. The Vic was the only home version I ever got to try back in the day! I don't think I remember it well enough to do much good today. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 Love the game, always have - but the ColecoVision version looks like ass. Especially not a fan of the solid colored borders. Wireframe or bust for me! Thankfully, we have the Vic-20 and the C64 versions and both are excellent for what they are. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Vorticon Posted May 24, 2019 Share Posted May 24, 2019 No, it doesn't look interesting to me. (Actually it's a bit similar to my 4K entry FORK.) And my plans are, while waiting for the F18A MK2, to do something else than TI-99 games for a while. I can relate... Currently working on a 40 col text editor under CP/M using 8080 assembly for the Coleco Adam computer. A tool to make tools so to speak. It's good to diversify 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OX. Posted May 26, 2019 Share Posted May 26, 2019 After seeing its title, I thought at first that this thread would be about the old Bill Cosby ads. I'm surprised we have'nt had a Rohypnol related Cosby game yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbmeeks Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 After seeing its title, I thought at first that this thread would be about the old Bill Cosby ads. Sorry, but that made me chuckle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 Still... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickyDean Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Still... The first arcade game I ever played as a young teen in Clarksville, Indiana. I miss that game. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omega-TI Posted June 4, 2019 Author Share Posted June 4, 2019 I was super ecstatic when Borzork was released for the TI. That one was on my "Bucket List" for the TI. The recent release of Pengo was great to see as well. The guys here have fulfilled so many of my hopes and wishes over the years, that I don't have much on my list anymore. Just thinking about it right now, I only have a mere four wants left! Shocking! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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