Rename 2600 Pac Man

[Rename 2600 Pac Man]

There's MisfitMAME, which was specifically programmed to play arcade game hacks. (Anyone for Donkey Kong 2600? LOL)

[My New 2600 Donkey Kong Conceptual Gfx Now 4 Boards N bin!]

Interesting conceptual images. The only problem I have with them is that the scoring display is a bit too tiny for the eyes.

[How to clean SNES games?]

Cotton swabs and a little alcohol diluted with water to clean off the connector prongs, then use the dry ends of the swabs to dry-clean.

[POLL: Analog Joystick or Keyboard+Mouse on a PC or Mac?]

I prefer to use a stick or a pad on a PC, depending on which game it is. Having found the joy of using a Playstation 2 Dual Shock (or rather Interact's own version of it) on the PC in place of whatever passes for gaming controllers for it, I don't see myself using the keyboard or mouse unless a game specifically is designed for its use (i.e., no joystick/gamepad controller option). I think FPS games play better with a gamepad or an analog stick.

[K-Razy Shoot-Out]

Have you played it?  It's MUCH better than 2600 Berzerk.

 

Yes, I have, and it's still NOT better than 5200 Berzerk OR Frenzy for the ColecoVision.

[What is the crown jewel of your 2600 collection?]

My crown jewel was Smurf Rescue for the 2600...back when I actually had a collection of Atari 2600 games.

[How Come my dad enjoyed the VCS originally but not now?]

To A2600: I personally don't think anyone can speak for why your dad doesn't like the VCS now, but seeing that he likes the PS2, I wouldn't worry too much about it. Most likely he's found the system that gives him the most enjoyment. I'm just currently trying out games here and there on my own PS2, both native games and those originally made for the PSX, but as far as games that give me instant enjoyment, I haven't come across any for the PS2 that are like those of the early 1980s arcade and home game machines -- unless you count the "greatest hits" game compilations. Bottom line: enjoy what you have and don't worry about your dad.

[Pac Man Ports]

The so-called "Jr. Pac-Man" game that came within Pac-Man 2 for the Genesis was really a modified version of Ms. Pac-Man. I still didn't like how Namco messed up the first maze with the Ms. Pac-Man game they included within Pac-Man 2 for the Super NES.

[K-Razy Shoot-Out]

I'm not sure I really see the point of owning or even playing K-razy Shoot Out. It seems to be like an inferior version of Berzerk that was cranked out around the time Atari released Berzerk for the 2600 to make people think this was Berzerk coming out for the Atari 5200 and home computer systems (which I originally saw this game play on).

[Miner 2049er - good or not?]

Thank goodness I never got the chance to own an actual copy of the 2600 Miner 2049er game (or even its sequel). It makes 2600 Donkey Kong look even more polished by comparison. I did, however, own the ColecoVision version, and while it was entertaining, it was also challenging to the point of being annoying; it had no level select cheat that could be activated like the Atari 5200 and home computer versions did.

[Just in time for spring...]

All that's missing is a few more pastel color shells!

[Gameboy SP : Blue or Platinum?]

I'd rather have it in teal, but alas it is not an option.

[Atari Force Comics...Relevant?]

I still like the Atari Force comics, even if they have little to do with the games they came with. Both teams had excellent lineups, but with the latter group we got more diversity through alien characters like Babe, Pakrat, Hukka, Morphea, and Taz (whose gender identity was a real big surprise!), and through an additional human character who had no connection to the original Atari Force team (Blackjak). I just found it interesting that I bought the last issue of the original Atari Force series (the Galaxian issue) at the same time I bought issue #13 of the second series, where the Dark Destroyer reveals not only how he survived death (again), but also how he managed to make himself into the likeness of his adversary Martin Champion. It makes me think of the Reign Of The Supermen story arc in the Superman comics, where Hank Henshaw, a scientist who became an energy being who can manipulate technology to his likening, returns to Earth in the guise of a "cyborg Superman" in order to ruin Superman's name throughout the universe due to the Man of Steel's temporary absence through death. Anyway, the Dark Destroyer returning in the guise of a duplicate Martin Champion sure gave enough of an excuse for the real Martin to give his impostor a well-deserved beating for sucking the life out of his wife Lydia Perez.

[An Xbox in every home?]

One could only wonder if there ever would be a Nicolae Carpathia (the Antichrist character of the LEFT BEHIND book series) of the videogaming market, who buys up every company related to computers and videogaming as this character did all the media sources.

[*jaw hits floor*]

I like the art for Revenge Of The Apes, though it does remind me of the mercenary character image from Ikari Warriors. The Rubik's Cube box image is also interesting.

[XBX > PS2 > GCN in gaming reviews.]

My only problem with PS2 is that a lot of the games I like for it will be or are already out on PC. That is why I like the Cube... there are a lot of Nintendo exclusive / must have titles.

 

Sometimes exclusivity can be a real problem in that, if you're like somebody who's just converted from a Nintendo system to a Sony system, for example, you'd be wondering what the heck is really worth playing that is anything like what you've already played. Then again, if you happen to own multiple systems, this wouldn't be your problem unless you're just out to compare similar games.

 

Also, just because a game may also appear on the PC doesn't guarantee that the person who owns a PC will be able to play it without having to make sure their system is fully capable of handling it, which just means more $$$ goes out of your pocket.

[Gaming's 20 Most Embarrassing Companies]

Infogrames : They have a retarted name (why the hell is there an "r" in there?), and they have been abusing the Atari name.

 

The name doesn't make a whole lot to sense to me, even though it's probably supposed to be like the European spelling of "programs" (i.e., "programmes"), but the only thing I don't like about this company is that it comes out with a really good Smurfs game for the Super NES and Nintendo Power gives it some pages and then they don't even release it here in America!

[SEGA MEGA DRIVE QUESTION!?]

Probably would need an adapter, if that game was made for a Genesis/Mega Drive not in your "region". Don't know what to suggest, though. And yes, they're both the same thing, though Sega's probably got regional lock-outs on those systems to prevent foreign gameware from playing on domestic systems and vice versa.

[Intellivision hatred!]

I pretty much envied anybody who had a ColecoVision until my family got a ColecoVision, and then later I got myself an Adam Family Computer System which spent an entire year being the object of envy at the residential school I was in. I'm not sure I really envied anybody with an Intellivision, except probably for the counselor who introduced me to the system through the afternoon game club that was being held at yet another residential school. I mean, Horse Racing and Armor Battle looked pretty impressive back then.

[Atari Logo = Mt. Fuji?]

Just interesting to note that there is an Atari-style symbol that appears among the Japanese-style lettering in Mario Paint for SNES.

[Pac Man Construction Set]

Frankly, I was more disappointed with never seeing a translation of Pac-Mania for the SNES...given that there was ample opportunity to work with the Mode 7 feature to create mazes that are like the scrollable map in Legend Of Zelda: A Link To The Past.

[Sequels that break the mold.]

Donkey Kong & Jr -> Mario Bros.

 

I honesty don't consider Mario Bros. a real "sequel" to Donkey Kong and Donkey Kong Jr...it's more of a spinoff game. Of course, when Mario and Donkey Kong parted ways and did their own series of games, things didn't quite work out well for the crazy ape until the Donkey Kong Country series came along.

[TRON 2.0 updates!]

Man, those pictures are looking so awesome.

[7800 Homebrews you'd like to see?]

Smurf Rescue In Gargamel's Castle

[Why all the sequels?]

Maybe it's just a sign of the times where a sequel is expected to be far superior... I guess that's why so many PC games get "expansion packs" instead of sequels sometimes.

 

And probably why console games like the EA Madden football game don't need constant regurgitations of the same product if the only change we're going to see are updated player rosters year after year. Though for a new system coming into the market, it may be necessary.