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#2770286 Alien Inbound

Posted Atari_afternoon on Sun Jun 9, 2013 11:58 AM

Yes, i have read all the links now I think.
I find it very nice of you that you dedicate your work to such a great member of the Atari world.


#2762725 How to play the real Battlezone 2000 mode?

Posted Atari_afternoon on Tue May 28, 2013 11:51 AM

Well basically you can clear all the hundreds of battlefields...you can "save" by noting down the passwords (or by saving with an emulator...).

Carl has the best "explanations" I have found on how to get going in the special game: http://songbird-prod...in/bz2kpat.html


#2735806 detail vs. gameplay

Posted Atari_afternoon on Sun Apr 14, 2013 6:36 PM

I would value gameplay over graphics.
Like the Atari 800 version of DK, which plays so wonderfully. Sure, DK stands at the right side and it has one ladder missing, therefore it is a smaller level  and but it does not bother me to the least, seemed to me a better solution than squeezing it all in  :)
With DK for Lynx, holding it upright looks a good solution, even if the Lynx screen is a bit unevenly lit, if the color contrasts are strong enough (like the Klax tiles), should not be a gameplay problem, thinks me. :)
NG 3 (Lynx) is totally unplayable for me. Too fast, too much at once. Some simplified gameplay would have done wonders.
And I must say I like DD the way it is. Might be just me but I have played the Lynx version first and unlike something like NG3, the baddies attack you slow enough to be able to react. :)


#2678661 4 Meg Re-release of Dracula the Undead

Posted Atari_afternoon on Thu Jan 17, 2013 7:05 PM

Haha, it caught our attention ;)

Expect me to start a topic "How to become a millionaire OVERNIGHT", and then I post "Can anyone tell me?"


#2669561 Kill the Lynx

Posted Atari_afternoon on Thu Jan 3, 2013 6:48 AM

The last time I thought killing was cool was right after kindergarten when I heard Metallica´s first LP  "Kill ´em all" :skull:


#2666729 Lynx Ops

Posted Atari_afternoon on Sat Dec 29, 2012 3:54 PM

I visited Tempest2k yesterday in RL and among other things ("Relief Pitcher Central Europe Multiplayer Premiere"), we also played your "Cabal", til the end this time :) managed to stay alive, after all the baddies are away the player runs around undisturbed :)
i.e. sound and a game over screen would be nice :)


#2665226 Lynx Ops

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Dec 26, 2012 8:10 PM

I´ve played it on Handy (Pandora) for now and it looks and plays fantastic :) Just some sound and it´s great :) and the graphics look very good to me, not "lame" at all! Will try on Flashcart tomorrow.


#2665185 Lynx Ops

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Dec 26, 2012 6:24 PM

Thank you :) will test it on the flashcart tomorrow and the days to come :)


#2652881 Lynx mascot?

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Dec 5, 2012 7:38 PM

That´s me^^ :D Strength:2 is pretty true.


#2607173 Pitfall! for Atari Lynx

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Sep 26, 2012 12:44 PM

@ GadgetUK, I thought you didn´t want to say any more to this surely ungrateful side-topic ;) :D what´s so hard in accepting that "Big names must defend their brands and would easily see themselves forced to forbid hobbyists to do hommages when they use their copyrighted names and characters."? :) Stupider laws have been made...


#2593763 What happened to the videogame critic-site?

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Sep 5, 2012 11:42 AM

Thanks, guys.


#2574530 Which 'new' Lynx game would sell best?

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Aug 8, 2012 8:35 PM

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Which 'new' Lynx game...
I cannot make up my mind between "Justin Bieber Tetris" and "My Little Pony". :grin:


#2478133 Atari Lynx Homebrew...

Posted Atari_afternoon on Sun Mar 4, 2012 12:36 PM

You can get a Lynx 2 for around 40 Euro or less in Europe and possibly/likely cheaper in the US, so come on, get one :)

[Or sell the PSP Vita and get 7 Lynx!] :D


#2290242 Share a Videogame memory!

Posted Atari_afternoon on Sun May 29, 2011 4:23 PM

Kid´s birthdays at my place when we played 2600 games in turns before going out in the woods. Mario Bros, Ms. Pac-Man, Bobby geht nach Hause. Quite a number of my friends had the 2600 in the 80ies. Age was about late elementary school/early "high school" years.
And at another one´s birthday party (boys´ birthday parties, presents and cake first, then video games, then outside for football, capture the flag or minigolf...), sitting around a c64 with datasette loader: Donkey Kong, Blue Max, Teacher Busters.
We must have been loud!
Later my 2600 served to keep my cousins quiet in a similar manner, taking turns and commenting, usually with loud 1980ies pop music on.

Now that I realize it, the way the GBA cartridge /Playstation collection  "Activision Anthology" is presented, it was damn realistic! Only the encouraging shouts (and the cake) are missing!


#2267541 Why I prefer emulation

Posted Atari_afternoon on Wed Apr 27, 2011 6:33 AM

Just saw those arguments coming up...
Gentlemen, BOTH are good! Emulation (glad it´s there for testing, storing, looking for what´s actually worthwhile) and the real thing (without us collectors, much would be lost to history).

I think everyone who takes classic gaming seriously will not end with "just" emulators.