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    Here at work we have a few of those new Windows Media Center PC's and I decided to bring in my 2600 to see if it would work. We have a nice setup here where a Media Center PC is connected to a projector and since it has media center, the machine of course has a TV tuner with a coax port on there, so I figured that I could hook up my switch box to it. I had to fool around with the TV settings so it would pick up channel 3 but I did manage to get it working on the projector. I found out that it's pretty futile to use a 2600 through Media Center though. For one thing the screen quality is horrible...and there is a 5-20 second delay that develops thus making it unplayable. :sad:

     

    Thought I would give it a shot though. So it's possible to do but not pratical. I'm not sure if anyone else has already tried this...if so I apologize for bringing up the subject again. But it was an interesting experiment (I did take pictures of the setup with my camera phone, but I don't have a data cable to upload the pictures to the net yet either :x )

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    Wow, that looks great in MESS. I imagine that on the real thing it's even better. This is a great tool :D It could make for some interesting projects, especially if you wanted to add a storyline to your game with pictures. :wink:

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    I'll be able to play my 5200 again as soon as my replacement switch box arrives. My other one was fried a long time ago. Not only that but I won an auction on eBay about a week ago for two 5200 controllers with the holder, so that should arrive here shortly (then I can finally play Space Dungeon in all it's glory).

     

    Even though it's just an 'Atari 400-in-a-box' it has enough going for it to make it different and fun to play.

     

    I didn't realize that there were so many conversions available. Can any of these be purchased in cart form from anywhere?

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    I wouldn't say give up on the idea. I'm just saying that until another platformer comes out on the 7800, SD should be good enough to fill in for it. I don't ever plan on seeing SMB on the 7800 due to copyright laws but I wouldn't rule out seeing some games like it. After playing SD, I'm pretty sure that it could handle games like SMB. :)

     

    @Drac

     

    The jump I died on was World 1 Level 3 where you have those pipes you have to jump onto and there's that pipe that's far off. I was expecting it as it was the first time I played the level and I fell into the sewage :woozy: It just so happened that I was on my last guy so I had to start all over again. :mad:

  10. Posted

    Was the 5200 version supposed to be like the arcade version?

     

    No the programmer was sent over to watch filming and come up with ideas for the game, then it was scrapped and made into a 2600 game. I don't believe Atari ever saw the arcade game.

     

     

    Tempest

     

    Interesting stuff to know. Thanks Tempest. 8)

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    I just got stuck on the first hard jump in the sewers. I wasn't expecting it and I was on my last guy and of course I fell a long ways. I don't even see how you can make it. :?

     

    The fast scrolling is impressive. I wasn't expecting the game to scroll along like it does as I'm used to things being a little slower on the other 7800 games I have. It's perfect with the 7800 joypad. If Atari does release anything like the Flashback in the future, I think it would be very smart to include this game.

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    Was the 5200 version supposed to be like the arcade version?

     

    Even still, I really like the 2600 version. For the 2600's capabilities it's a great looking game and is fun on top of that. :)

     

    I wasn't able to top my score yet. But I could hardly imagine sitting there for a half hour trying to fend those things off. :!:

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    Well I received my copy of Scrapyard Dog today (thanks CV!!!) and now I'm wondering why this game is so overlooked. It has great graphics(better than SMB IMHO) and it's a pretty fun game to play(from what I've played so far). If you haven't played SD yet and want a SMB game well...get Scrapyard Dog! The 7800 can obviously do a side-scroller very well, I imagine that anyone who knows the 7800 inside and out could produce a great looking game.

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    As I mentioned in another thread, I just got Krull the other day and I have been enjoying it throughly. It was definently a good effort on Atari's part and is the best movie-to-game translation I've played on the 2600 (ok, so there aren't many of those to compete with).

     

    One part I've been practicing on is the first screen where the slayers come to steal away your fianceé. How many slayers have you managed to kill before she gets carted away? Last night I was able to get a score of 3400 on that first part after several attempts. I'll have to see later if I can get higher than that.

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    How did Pitfall on the NES turn out? I've never played it, it seemed to be rather obscure...

     

    Something along the lines of Pitfall 2 would be great. That was always one of my favorite 2600 games. If you gave Harry a whip(or allow him to duck at least) and put some bosses in the mix and it certainly would continue to be a fun game. I'm just starting to really think about how such a project would turn out to be on the 7800 though. :ponder:

  22. Posted

    Good point. I would like to see a good arcade game like wizard of wor, or Mr. do ported to the 7800.

     

    What we need here isn't another arcade conversion. Rather, we need something new and original (such as SMB was on the NES). Remember, it took original platformer games to get the NES off the ground and running. The 7800 has precious few of these side-scrolling gems. So that's what's needed. Not necesseraly a SMB conversion or even a clone, but a side-scroller of some kind.

     

    I agree with this statement. Although I have yet to play Scrapyard Dog (CV, where are you?) I think that if anyone is going to make a side-scroller game, let it be original. Can one be made that is just as fun, if not funner than SMB? Of course. It would make for a great entry in the homebrewer's contest :wink:

     

    I just need to dedicate myself to studying assembly and then I'll make one.

     

    :D

  23. Posted

    I just beat it but when I pasted the image it came out as just a black screen. Is there something else other than print screen you should use in z26?  :?

     

    Hmm... I am not familiar with Z26 for Windows. I use Stella for Mac. For printscreen in Windows I am pretty sure you can hold down a key and take a snapshot of just the active window, or the whole screen. Which way were you trying to do it? Try the other way.

     

    At any rate ShaggytheAtarian, I believe you when you say you beat the game. Send me a PM telling me how much of a hint you want: hard or tell you step by step how to get to it.

     

    Cheers!

     

    Perhaps I should download Stella as well. Every time I've tried to take screenshots in z26 they come out very strange, if at all.

     

    Sending a PM here in a second... ;)

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