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  1. Posted

    I have absolutely crushed this game now except for ONE FRIGGIN' PUNCHCARD!!!

     

    I'll try to describe the room and hopefully someone can help me.

     

    It's a baby blue room with red floors, and two levels are exactly the same length and parrarel in the upper left hand corner of the room. You need to get the lower floor of the two, but there is no lift to that level. You can jump across the room to that level, but if you miss, you'll land on the robot in front of the fireplace. Also, you'll be fried by the robot on the top floor if you try to jump to it. It seems like a 1 in a million shot... I have no idea how to get to that 2nd platform.

     

    Please help

     

    CV

  3. Posted

    This is what I have done for 1-3. I'm going to leave it for someone else to connect the dots for the tubes (perhaps labelling from A to Z etc.) I did some of the clean up for the black bar on the top while I was thinking about it although when I was going back to add the other tubes I didn't think to continue with it.

     

    I didn't find a shop that sold extra lives however, so am I missing something somewhere? Going on the notes added to lv 1-2... (On another note, how do we use the special weapons? :ponder: I've gotten as far as 2-2 or so on my own using a total of about 2 well timed regular cans. :ponder: )

     

    *edit*

     

    And after looking at the map again I remembered I forgot to check all the tubes at the end. I'll get back to it. *grin*

     

    *edit again*

     

    Ok, found the shop. The only other tube around there that does anything is one that brings you back far enough to go to the Extra Life shop in case you accidently zipped by it.

     

    I'll help put the secrets and paths in 1-3 tonight

     

    Vinnie

  8. Posted

    If you can't tell, I'm posting alot this week because I have been too sick to work. It's nice to have some time to spend with my 7800 hobby and update my website.

     

    For anyone with a little time, tell please tell me which review lay-out you prefer. I like my old ones because I think they are unique, but someone's complaint has opened my mind up a little to at least try something new.

     

    http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/gvgrrare.html

     

    Better? Same? Worse?

     

    http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/test.html

     

    Thanks

    Cousin Vinnie

     

    PS: To any fan of the site, I have updated the high score forums, updated the cart list/ rarity guide, updated the 7800 bio, added two new cheat pages, and done three reviews... along with tweaking some typos. Enjoy!

  9. Posted · Edited by Cousin Vinnie

    I just read an article about how great the joypads are over at the Atari Times. I heard from before that the buttons were "mushy". Is one 7800 controller really superior over the other?

     

    Vinnie

  10. Posted · Edited by Cousin Vinnie

    Map for level 1-2, with a few notes added in. Doors that open are marked with the opened-door sprite as mentioned on the map. Doors will not open (and will close if open) if you are not standing in front of it. So don't knock then move away from it to evade enemies and then wonder why it didn't open!

     

    That's great. I'm gonna add some info to that map later today. (Namely the one triple secret can bonus I know of on this level and the locations of the money bags in the bonus rooms.)

     

    Oh yeah, I'll add whatever else anybody comes up with.

     

    Cousin Vinnie

     

     

     

    OK, here is my 2 cents along with most of what John (propane) added as info for 1-2.

     

    John, I don't get what you mean by "jumping left and right off the stairs gets you 2 cans" I know its before th 4 bag money drop, but I can't find it.

     

    Cousin Vinnie

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  12. Posted

    Tower Toppler worst game ever? Is that a shot because I said Tank Command was the worst game ever? Hmmmmm.... I think the game is incredible, but OK.

     

    Here is my legitamite top 5:

     

    1) Tower Toppler

    2) Beef Drop

    3) Midnight Mutants

    4) Basketbrawl

    5) Pac Man Collection

     

    Worst:

    Realsports Baseball/ Jinks/ Tank Command/ the 7800 Flight Sims/ Touchdown Football

  13. Posted

    Redid the map of 1-1 with the new palette. Added the key order for the piano room. You get $13 for a perfect piano performance with no errors. Each error removes one of the 4 money bags you'd receive - the first being the $10 pink bag.

     

    :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

     

    Thanks for updating it with the correct palette. :cool:

     

    Does anyone have plans on hosting the info on their website? I can host it on Atari7800.org if no one minds. :)

     

    Mitch

     

    I was, I guess we both can, yo.

     

    Vin

  14. Posted

    Until Opcode gets his Colecovision version shipped, I think this is the definitive colleciton of Pac-Man games available for classic systems. That includes multiple cart releases (ie the 5200 versions of the pac-games)

     

    I may be a little stupid and half drunk, but Ms. Pac Man on the Atari 7800 always felt the best to me. It's nitty gritty or something. Can't put my finger on it. Galaga and Donkey Kong missed the mark, but Ms. Pac-Man was always awesome. I've played Ms. Pac Man on cell phones, the Gamecube, the Genesis, the Playstation, the Lynx and I have always been disappointed.

     

    So I guess that's why this version impressed me so much. Good job Bob... and Ken... and Schumtz, and Gambler, and Curt, and Harry... and the rest.

     

    Keep 'em coming

     

    Funkmaster V

  15. Posted

    After 6 years of reviewing 7800 games, Granny Vinnie has never given a perfect rating until today:

     

    Pac Man Collection

    http://flipsiderunner.com/7800/pacmancollectionr.html

     

    The odd thing is that I still prefer Beef Drop... but most people in the world would take Bob's new cart any day of the week over anything else in the library.

     

    Is there a BETTER Pac Man collection anywhere? I know some might have those god-awful 3D Pac Man games or Super Pac Man, but is there a better top to bottom collection better than this? I think the Random mazes options sends this one over the top.

     

    Cousin Vinnie

  16. Posted

    By the way Vinnie, I was thinking that if you're running out of content for the Froo Froo (I thought I read that somewhere on here but can't find it now), why not review the 2600 games that came out while the 7800 was supported. I mean, if I'd had a 7800 back then, I'd have considered those relevant choices for feeding my 7800. You could do full reviews on Solaris, Radar Lock, BMX Stuntmaster, Secret Quest, etc. You've already done "Save Mary" anyhow. You'd also have things like Secret Quest maps you could do and comparisons between 2600 and 7800 versions of stuff like Double Dragon. It'd be a treasure trove of content.

     

    HAHAHA!!!

     

    After I do my Pac-Attack Special, Possible Mission Special, and review Pac Nestor SE, I was gonna start doing 2600 homebrews, but that is a good suggestion.

     

    The problem is that the games released at that time really blew. Besides Solaris, none of them were good. Midnight Magic, Double Dunk were OK at best, and then Radar Lock, Sprintmaster...

     

    Oooh! Road Runner was good, too. Hmmmm.... I'll think about it!

     

    Cousin Vinnie

  18. Posted

    Mord... you rock.

     

    OK guys, let's start helping this guy out. I'm dusting off Scrapyard Dog today to see what I can add. I can't do any screenshots, but I'll try to find secrets, piano sequences, etc.

     

    But to be honest, the real pain in the arse is the third world. The one with the ridiculous jumps (3-2 or 3-3). That one needs to be mapped big time especially the pipe lines... I'm sure it will be a pain, but if we can do it, we can help alot of people finally beat this game (including myself)

     

    Cousin Vinnie

  19. Posted

    Hey Vinnie, your Karateka video doesn't seem to work anymore.

     

     

    I made a mistake and linked to the video which was located somewhere else. It's not there anymore. :( If the guy that made it sees this post, I would love to host the video. Just PM me.

     

    I try to collect odd Atari 7800 items on my site that aren't anywhere else since I'm not technical. I can't really jump into any development conversations or design any 7800 games of my own. Needless to say it bugged me when I realized the video was deleted.... it was an amazing video. Besides my Super Skateboardin Map and Touchdown Football plays, it was one of my favorite things on the site.

     

    Cousin Vinnie

  21. Posted · Edited by Cousin Vinnie

    My biggest problem now is that dam room with all of the spaces in the floor. There is a fireplace, its red/ black and yellow, but there is no way to get to the center lift. Any tips?

     

    The floor looks like this (The C means Computer, L means lift)

     

     

     

    ___. .____. .__C__. . __L__. . ____. . ____.

  25. Posted

    Is this sort of what you're looking for?

     

    That really is awesome. Is there any way you can do that with all of the levels? We could fill in the info as a community effort (ie: what is in the trash cans, what's for sell at the shops, pipeline info, etc)

     

    Cousin Vinnie

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