Updating game information broken?

[Updating game information broken?]

See post number 5 from the"What happened to the 400/800/XL/XE game listings?" thread in this forum.

[Payment Options in the Store]

Is it possible to use a pre-paid Visa card in the store? When choosing the visa option, you must enter a name on the card, but pre-paid cards have no names since they're disposable.

[HSC10 Games List & Suggestions]

Pac-Man

Donkey Kong

Joust

Centipede

Basketball

Space Invaders

Star Raiders

[HSC10 Round 1 Poll]

I vote pacman, 1982 version, because then I can put a cartridge to use

 

I feel the same. If this one gets in, I'll break out the cartridge and put it to use. I do love IXION though, but no longer have a disk drive. That is one excellent game.

[When did home computers start showing up on TV shows?]

Seinfeld always had an Apple. I think he started off with an SE or original Mac, and progressed with the times. They were always to the left of his bikes, which were hanging in the hall, and just right of the window to the street.

[7800 joypad with 2600 games ( advantage?)]

Sometimes I feel the response time is worse. Do you keep the little stick on? Maybe mine seems worse because I take the stick off and use the thumb disk as my directional control. I do like the 7800 pad for Montezuma's Revenge on the 2600 however.

[What have you actually PLAYED tracker for 2013 (Season 6)]

Hooray for Christmas Break!

Back to work tomorrow.

 

Atari 2600

Combat- 5 minutes

Evil Magician Returns- 10 minutes

Gravitar- 5 minutes

Haunted House-10 minutes

Hunchy II- 9 minutes

Moonsweeper- 5 minutes

Pooyan- 5 minutes

Reindeer Rescue- 15 minutes

Star Voyager-8 minutes

Swoops- 10 minutes

Target Fun-10 minutes

Qb- 15 minutes

 

Atari 5200

Pac-Man- 10 minutes

Pole Position- 15 minutes

Super Breakout- 3 minutes

[5200 Tempest]

Good news. Tempest will be in the store soon.

[Hitting Enter in reply box....]

I think Firefox will go on, for linux at least. Also, don't be too worried about flash on linux. Gnash is getting better on linux ( I watched you tube several times today using gnash with next to no problems), and the newer html and other methods of displaying video are making huge strides. The fact that Apple refused to include flash on their devices over the past few years is also accelerating the development of html and alternatives to flash. My only fear is that many of these will be just as unsecure as flash. I hope not, but there's no telling which way the hackers will lean.

[Best colors to pick for color blind folks]

Unfortunately, there is no easy answer to this one, as a few people stated earlier. Each colorblind person has a unique vision, and so there is no general answer. I think with 10 colors, color blind people will have some trouble. I have trouble with most colors, but especially green/red, red/brown, blue/purple, pink/gray, and all colors that are pale or light. Other than that, I see all the colors just fine . You probably should just make the best game you can, and hopefully most people will be able to play it. We colorblind people can check out the screenshots and instructions and then tell if it's playable for us. Thanks for asking!

[Video Pinball]

l loved this game back the day, and still love it today. To me, it's like Adventure, game 3, as well--get in a groove, and it's almost hypnotic, and even relaxing. Yet, not too relaxing. Just right.

[Game Recommendations?]

Joust and Donkey Kong would be my top two. They are both great versions of the games. Miner 2049er is also top notch.

[New DK for VCS?]

This looks great. I hope you get it to where you want it. I'll be happy to play it.

[Best 2600 Shooters]

Phoenix-great looking and increasing difficulty

Seawolf-same reasons

Spider Fighter-crazy fast, crazy action

Oystron-deep and fun

Centipede-plays like the arcade, looks like the 2600

 

sideways scrollers----Defender II and Chopper Command both are really impressive for their speed, graphics, and gameplay as well.

 

And Seaweed Assault and Yars' Revenge both make it as unconventional shooters. Lots of fun, very difficult to stop once you have started. You keep saying, "Just one more try for a higher score".

[Memories of where and when you first played/saw this game]

Never saw Hunchback in the arcade. Played it for the first time on the 2600 homebrew Mini-Games Cart. Looks pretty similar to the picture you posted.

[What have you actually PLAYED tracker for 2012 (Season 5)]

Atari 400

Basketball 10 minutes

Donkey Kong 10 minutes

Space Invaders 15 minutes

 

Atari 2600

Pinball 10 minutes

[has anybody tried this before I make myself look like an ass.]

Where are you located?

I know there are schools near me that have apple IIs stored away. Now, I don't know if they'll part with them. But it's worth a try if you live near.

[8-bit games for 400/800]

For sale, cartridge games for Atari 400/800:

 

$6 each

Joust

Pac-Man

Basketball

Donkey Kong

Space Invaders

 

$8 each

Centipede with box and manual, small box

Star Raiders with box and manual, large box, tear on top of the box

 

$12

Shamus with manual, no box

 

50 cents, or free with another cartridge if you can use it

Basic

[Atari 400 for sale]

Atari 400 with 16k, for sale. Asking $25 plus shipping.

[Which 2600 title has the best/most interesting attract mode]

Solar Fox is also very arcade like, and early 80s.

[Seaweed Assault Limited Edition Pre-Order Thread]

Good game. I'd get a copy if I were you. (I have #42).

[Which 2600 title has the best/most interesting attract mode]

Desert Falcon!

[Which Atari Flashback to look for?]

FB2 has Pitfall, River Raid, and Climber 5. But you have to be careful finding one that is not a fake, as there are a bunch of Chinese knock offs floating around. The FB2+ has some decent sports, and also some terrible sports titles, that are not on the FB2. I don't know what the FB3 is like. You might look for a thread here at Atari Age about the FB3 to get some info. Good luck. You'll probably have fun with any of them.

 

I didn't realize there are bootleg flashbacks. Is there any warning signs on them?

 

I'm not sure what the signs are, but I think if you search the threads in this forum you will find some threads on the pirate FB2s.

[Which Atari Flashback to look for?]

FB2 has Pitfall, River Raid, and Climber 5. But you have to be careful finding one that is not a fake, as there are a bunch of Chinese knock offs floating around. The FB2+ has some decent sports, and also some terrible sports titles, that are not on the FB2. I don't know what the FB3 is like. You might look for a thread here at Atari Age about the FB3 to get some info. Good luck. You'll probably have fun with any of them.

[EMR II - Evil Magician Returns upgraded to DPC+!]

Randomized Level 3 is now done. I don't believe that I locked any of the castle keys in their own castle. I thought the game was a little too easy so I made the Evil Magician a little harder to kill in Levels 2 & 3 - it now takes two hits to drop him. Thoughts?

 

EMRII19.bin

 

Also, I fixed the bug in which you could win the game by bringing the chalice to the white castle. Just a minor bug...

 

Good addition. Two hits suits levels 2 and 3 better.