Heniek Posted February 11, 2003 Share Posted February 11, 2003 My list: Robbo Boulder Dash River Raid Archon Pole Position and many more... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 Murder on the Zinderneuf Computer Quarterback (SSI) Rescue on Fractalus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Sauron Posted February 12, 2003 Share Posted February 12, 2003 I almost forgot about one of my all time favorites: Lode Runner. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Agent57 Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 A short list of my faves: 1. Pharoah's Curse (my vote for the best Atari 8-bit game ever) 2. Encounter (nobody else mentioned this?!?) 3. Star Raiders 4. Lode Runner 5. Mr. Robot and his Robot Factory 5. Serpentine 6. Crossfire 7. Action Quest 8. Spindizzy 9. Jumpman 10. Deadline Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 oh... encounter is cool as well... what else has the guy coded??? there are so many gems left... most of the time just appearing when seen or played again on gamecube, ps2 or gba... like Joust & donkey kong... finally THQ is publishing the "all in one" atari joystick with the games included so i hope to get that as well with the activision ps2 one... as i have the atari aniversary disc+williams arcade... hve ps. did capcom ever released on atari 8bit? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheddy Posted February 16, 2003 Share Posted February 16, 2003 Paul Woakes also did Mercenery... v.cool too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 i loved mercenary from code wise as its one of the 1st 3d games and had a 48k (fast) version and 64k highres version... very cool... and an intro... hve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils advocate Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 favorite first: 1. Oil's well- very addictive and gets ridiculously hard 2. Frogger II- good twist on the original 3. Track and Field- Best port IMHO 4. donkey kong- Best home system port again 5. Spy Hunter- decent port least favorites: 1. Orc Attack- I just sold mine...Rare and all....But bad! 2. Zaxxon- Worst game on cartridge IMHO 3. Gato- hmmm.... 4. Star Wars ROTJ- Who even thought of that bunk? 5. Super Cobra- Only have it to fill my PB collection...yechhh.. ****Please note- All cart format Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Well I'll agree with your favorites, but I question your least favorites: >>1. Orc Attack- I just sold mine...Rare and all....But bad! I dunno, I like this one for some reason. Strangely I got mine from England and it says it's by Creative Spraks. I wonder if Thorn EMI went under a different name in England? Chalk it up to a label variation I guess... >>2. Zaxxon- Worst game on cartridge IMHO You've got to be kidding me! I think this is the best version of Zaxxon around. Do you not like the way it plays or just don't like Zaxxon in general? >>3. Gato- hmmm.... Yeah GATO is right up there with Ace of Aces and Flight Sim. If you like Simulation games and you bother to read the huge manual this one isn't too bad, but I don't really care for it. >>4. Star Wars ROTJ- Who even thought of that bunk? That would be Ray "Raymo" Miller. Personally I don't think this game is too bad, but it gets boring awful quick. I could have used another stage. >>5. Super Cobra- Only have it to fill my PB collection...yechhh.. Ok this one IS bad. The scrolling is so choppy... But then agan I never liked Super Cobra to begin with! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devils advocate Posted February 17, 2003 Share Posted February 17, 2003 Tempest!! Good call, but I'll give you my reasoning!!!! Remember its just my humble opinion though!! 1. Orc attack- I found the control to be horrible..It's very hard to maneuvor the little man between the castle turrets. No phenom on the visuals either. Absolutely nothing groundbreaking. I do on the other hand, love Crackpots for my 2600..I wish Activision had done a port for the 8 bit line!! 2. Zaxxon- I don't dislike the gameplay....The staticy sound of the ship moving up and down actually annoys me to the point where I must turn it off!!! It really gives me a headache...Gameplay good....Sound...horrendous! 3. We agree on Gato, for pretty much the same reasons. 4.Star Wars ROTJ- we basically agree here...But I must get bored even a little quicker!!!LOL 5. Super Cobra- AGree for the same reasons. Hope this explains my reasoning a little, and that I didn't slam em' for the point of slammin them. Best Regards, Julian Scott Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Tempest with all due respect, Zaxxon on the 8 Bit Atari has to be the weakest computer conversion of all. The Synapse Zaxxon for the C64 is light years better. I think the reason the Atari version is so lacking is due to making it available to all the Atari systems. Where the C64 version used all 64k. I think this is true for several conversions. A pity more companies, Atari included did not take full advantage of the memory of the more expensive units. This has been a thorn in my side for years Zaxxon is probably my favorite arcade game... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Tempest with all due respect, Zaxxon on the 8 Bit Atari has to be the weakest computer conversion of all. Really? I always thought it was pretty good (then again the only other versions I've played are the 2600 and arcade). What makes you think it's so crummy? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 I guess just the overall look to it. I think they could have done a lot better. One thing it has to it's advantage is that it is easily the fastest version out there. Which does make it a challenge to play. Don't get me wrong I do like it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 Zaxxon on the 800 is a big let down IMHO - Crappy sound and graphics make this a loser............ The 800 could've really done a nice conversion here but once again the 800 got the sloppy release vs other platforms Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TXG/MNX Posted February 19, 2003 Share Posted February 19, 2003 My favorite games: Zybex Bomberman clone from GMG just forgot the name Multi-race Bewesoft with 16 players... Worst game: Galaxian because of the speed... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 I guess just the overall look to it. I think they could have done a lot better. So what did you think of the port of Super Zaxxon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Now I thought Super Zaxxon for the 400/800 was crap. The colors were odd (they look like they came from an Apple IIe) and the game played really choppy. I didn't like it at all. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callipygous Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 Now I thought Super Zaxxon for the 400/800 was crap. The colors were odd (they look like they came from an Apple IIe) and the game played really choppy. I didn't like it at all. Tempest Yeah, Super Zaxxon is awful. Another example of an ER cart being one of the worst. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ayreon Posted February 20, 2003 Share Posted February 20, 2003 My little list of ATARI 8-bit fave games.. in a random order and some very good games are left out , cos i can't rmember the names (mainly games produced in eastern europe) *Zybex- this must be the best horizontal shooter *International karate- imo the best version of all 8-bits *Amourote - the most atmospheric game and by far the best for all systems i'm aware of. *Bounty Bob- I'm not a huge fan of platformers but i know i played it lots, probably for the birds on the scoreboard *Henries house- excellent gfx *Who dares wins II- probably not the best game, but i played it lots. *Ninja *warhawk *Operation Blood- Great Operation Wolf clone. Supports ST/Amiga mouse Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Mitchell Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Oh god .. I do love Crossfire .. (way back when and even today) Rob Mitchell, Atlanta, GA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Xagon (shareware) Xagon was designed by me and programmed by my good friend David Pentecost. It's a cousin to Qb, which was developed at the same time. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Avram Posted March 17, 2003 Share Posted March 17, 2003 Xagon was such a great game, especically for a shareware title: lots of fun to play and extremely professional look and feel to it. Did you work on any other atari 8-bit titles, Adavie? Or did David Pentecost do anything else? Oh, and were there any secrets or hidden features hidden away in the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Andrew Davie Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Xagon was such a great game, especically for a shareware title: lots of fun to play and extremely professional look and feel to it. Did you work on any other atari 8-bit titles, Adavie? Or did David Pentecost do anything else? Oh, and were there any secrets or hidden features hidden away in the game? I went on to program games professionally, so I have a few C64 NES and SNES titles under my belt. So does David. A couple of dozen between us, I think. There were no hidden features in Qb, but XAGON had a few different types of hexagons which, if I recall correctly, didn't appear until later stages of the game. Teleporters and that sort of thing. Hidden features weren't a big thing back then. Cheers A Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snorlaxnut Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 My favorite game on the Atari 8-bit? Ms. Pac-Man, it's the only game I have for it right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted March 18, 2003 Share Posted March 18, 2003 Of course Star Raiders is the classic that has not been equalled on any other platform (except maybe Alone Vs. the Empire Battlesphere, haven't played that one yet to compare). But also, Atari's arcade ports were truly amazing for the 8-bit, a big step up from the 2600 counterparts, and certainly a big reason why Atari decided to do the 5200, with a stable of games like that. I only scratched the surface of them when I got my 1200XL in 82/83, but I really really enjoyed Joust (fantastic gameplay feel, wonderful multiplayer, great sound) and Ms Pacman and Donkey Kong, and to a lesser extent Pole Position (I am not that big on racing games). Also, the XEGS carts took some disk titles and made them ultra convenient to use, like Lode Runner, that stored all the levels on disk but still maintained disk routines so you could create your own levels. I also had Archon on cart which was awesome. I also enjoyed Accolade's Hardball which was the first baseball game I ever played that supported stats and player substitutions. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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