What do you use your Atari for?

[What do you use your Atari for?]

Sadly, I'm not one of those guys who grew up with an Atari of any sort. Heck, the Super NES was nearing it's end when I came along, and I never even had an Nintendo 64 while I was growing up.

...I feel left out. Somebody hold me.

[What is the value of an Atari 2600?]

I've recently checked on eBay for one, hoping to get in the business with my new old television. The prices for an Atari 2600 mostly go from USD$20+ for the console, games, controllers, and if you're lucky, an antenna pin adapter. Homebrew cartridges on the other hand, run up to $30 on the Atari Age shop. They're dang cheap compared to something like a Nintendo 64 now (which is harder to 'brew for).

[[WIP] Adventure of Link]

Actually, in the original game you don't start out with the shield, correct?

 

 

No, it is not. You start with the shield. It's the sword that you need to acquire.

You start with a wooden sword in the original game...

 

 

No, you GET the wooden sword in the cave in the first screen. Your shield is on the character, so therefore, is included in the assembly code.

[[WIP] Adventure of Link]

Actually, in the original game you don't start out with the shield, correct?

 

 

No, it is not. You start with the shield. It's the sword that you need to acquire.

[[WIP] Adventure of Link]

- If you hit FIRE at the same time as left or right you can put up a shield. I forget if you can shield and move at the same time in the original Zelda? If so, this is easy to implement.

 

I'm pretty sure that in the original Zelda, not pressing anything at all (joystick or buttons) was what activated the shield. I think you were vulnerable to missiles when you were moving or swinging your sword, but could block most of them as long as you were facing towards them and not pressing anything.

 

 

I don't think you had to stay still to keep it up. Last time I played it, I could move towards an Octorok and live all because of that shield. It's probably directional-based.

[Atomic Meltdown <-- my new homebrew game]

I just tried out the latest demo and no, it is not one of those games that is easier with a joystick. D-pads are where it's at in those cases.

So far, it's great, havn't played the two-player mode yet, and so far, it's easier than Miss It!, despite the erratic cursor.

[Trees]

I'd say D as the right tree. I don't know why, but it seems to fit any theme when there's a forest on an Atari console. Well, at least what I've played does.