Heaven/TQA Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 just to proove my memories... i haven't found a scramble version for atari just super cobra...i am playing at the moment on my GBA SP konami classics and scramble is one of the best scrollers around 1981... i thought there was a scramble version on atari but it could have been super cobra which i mixed up with... can anybody help me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I think there's only Super Cobra (a.k.a. Scramble pt.2) in any home console/computer. Which is a shame since their existance obviously proves a nice home version of Scramble could be done as well. I'm sure someday.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted March 7, 2004 Share Posted March 7, 2004 I always liked Scramble. I played it at the arcades until I had no money left to get home. There was a good version for the BBC computer, but I don't remember seeing a decent one for the A8. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted March 7, 2004 Author Share Posted March 7, 2004 yup. thanks guys. then i spend my coins in the 80s for scramble and not super cobra (which i haven't seen in the arcades at that time...) i played it on not the standard arcade cabins but on this "table" ones... btw. the GBA version rocks... and on computers i played the super cobra by parker brothers (2600 & 800). i liked even the 2600 version which is not the best console for horizontal shoot'em ups... btw. why is there no "chopper command" version for 800??? most 2600 games were ported by activision (pitfalls, endura aka t.g.a.c.c.r.r.,key stone caper, river raid, etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 How about The Tail of Beta Lyrae or Bellum? -- Atarimania http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMR Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Anirog's Skramble for the C64 and C16 was a close clone - the latter might be portable to the A8. i just had a quick look, the movement of the ship is a bit dodgy, but that could be passed over to players to improve things... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 I think there's only Super Cobra (a.k.a. Scramble pt.2) in any home console/computer. Doh! What am I talking about.. I just had a nice round of Vectrex Scramble not all that long ago. Sorry Also of course there are Scramble handhelds by Tomy and Epoch.. but those don't really count. The Vectrex one definitely does though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Scramble was the better game but never saw homeplay unless the Vertrex bought exclusive rights to it - shame since SC i not in the same league IMHO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 There's a thought. Perhaps they owned the license to the game? Copyrights piss me off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 @ TMR the anirog scramble is awfull... even if it's from 1983... but not using the softscroll feature of the VIC... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMR Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 @ TMR the anirog scramble is awfull... even if it's from 1983... but not using the softscroll feature of the VIC... Wrong version, there's two different versions of the same game on the C64 and the Rabbit software one has smooth scroll if memory serves. =-) Have a look at the Plus/4 version, that's what i was talking about since it uses no sprites at all and the CPU speed is about the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
procyon Posted March 8, 2004 Share Posted March 8, 2004 Might you be thinking of the unaptly named Caverns of Mars 2? I always thought it was weird how Phobos seemed like a closer sequal to CoM than CoM2 did. CoM2 feels like a close immitation of Scramble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted March 8, 2004 Author Share Posted March 8, 2004 well... the plus4 version is far better than the amirog one but still not perfect like the GBA version of scramble... udo gertz' olympic game series is quite impressive for this small machine...i know him from great vic -20 games back in the 80s... seems he has a nice universal sprite routine... and the games are quite colourful... but most of the c16 games do not satisfy me...i have to admit... i can't believe that these machines are not capable of even reaching spectrum niveau or speed (could be vice but i am sure it's not vice which gives me that impression...) international karate etc aaaaarg... thank atari for their lovely machines... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMR Posted March 9, 2004 Share Posted March 9, 2004 but most of the c16 games do not satisfy me...i have to admit... i can't believe that these machines are not capable of even reaching spectrum niveau or speed Reaxion A8 shares quite a bit of it's soft sprite code with Reaxion Plus/4 - the extra CPU grunt makes quite a bit possible - Mike "invented Lemmings" Dailly said on a message board that he got the Xeo3 soft sprite system going, that's over eight soft objects with a large scroll area at frame rate). (could be vice but i am sure it's not vice which gives me that impression...) VICE's Plus/4 emulation is still nowhere near up to scratch - get YAPE, it's a far better emulator and my demo Ikaruga works on it. =-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted March 17, 2004 Share Posted March 17, 2004 Well, at least "Scramble" is available as an Atari Vinyl Single (those strange black things for the phonogram with 45 RpM), Super Cobra is not... -Andreas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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