7800Lover

I see...and I thought it was image breakup caused by slowdown all this time. At least it would also explain why the sword failed to kill the dragons at times.

I'd support this Pitfall 3 Kickstarter as long as we get a guarantee that it is NOTHING like that abomination for the NES, Super Pitfall. I still think that game is considered a controlled substance in some states.

I remember getting a "trip around the world" - as I used to call it - when one of the dragons ate you and then the bat grabbed the dragon and flew you all over the self-contained universe of Adventure. As for the flicker, I'm guessing it must be the same thing that plagued the NES and Super NES - image breakup triggered by many objects on the screen. That caused slowdown and could trigger some very weird effects.

For me, it was Pac-Mania on the NES. When we heard about Pac-Man in 3D (or a reasonable fascimile thereof), we grabbed a copy of it from the local rental house. It was a fun game. Rentals didn't become viable for me when we shifted from cartridge systems to CD and DVD-based systems. Optical discs can't take the same punishment from multiple handlers. I know this because I rented Final Fantasy 8 for PSX and was unable to play the second disc.

Yes, it was. I remember a neighbor bringing it by and hooking up an NES Four Score so that we could all play.

Remember this title from 1989? Ironman Ivan Stewart's Super Off-Road was a racing game made by Leland. I spotted this game often in those days, usually in its three-player mode. I don't think I encountered a one-player or two-player edition. Anyway, in this racing game, you controlled one of three trucks from an overhead/isometric view - blue, red, or yellow. The fourth one, a white truck, was controlled by the computer...or more precisely, the title character Ivan Stewart himself. You had to race around eight different tracks. If you beat the other computer controlled trucks, you won and got another race. If even one of the computer opponents crossed the finish line first, it was game over but buy-in was allowed to continue. Depending on whether you grabbed money bags on the tracks or what place you won, you received money which could be used in between the races to buy nitro boosts (for temporary extra speed) or enhancements to your truck. I played this title both in the arcades and for the NES. It was okay - but I preferred some of the racing games involving a first person perspective either from behind the car (Pole Position, STUN Runner) or from inside the car (Hard Drivin). There was one thing though I absolutely enjoyed about the game.... The gratuitious fanservice in the form of gorgeous ladies pictured in skimpy dresses or better yet, tiny bikinis. When the races ended, you got treated to a picture of your racer alongside and/or being kissed by said bikini girl. Anyone play this game? How did you like it compared to other racing titles?

Again, it's nice to see people making games for our beloved 7800. What's even better is that it's a sidescroller - something our console sorely lacks. I wonder what history would have been like if they had developers and enthusiasts like us back around the time of 7800's (pending) release. But that's a whole other thread.

Wow...just wow!

Here's another one and this may be obscure. It's Samurai Nipponichi (also called Samurai Magic) by Taito from 1984. This game had you as a samurai complete with sword and the obligatory topknot in your hair. You went left and right, battling hordes of enemy swordsmen, tigers, and birds who flung knives at you(!). You had two buttons - ones to slash your sword downward and the other to slash upwards. At the end of each stage, you dueled with a boss. I played this at a few arcades in Italy. It was quite challenging...plus the death scene is hilarious!

Busters Bros. was a fun game. I encountered it at a roller rink somewhere in rural North Carolina back in the early 1990s. I just wondered where all those bubbles/balloons were coming from. Was some evil entity inflating those from off screen?

Legendary Wings, Popeye, Pac-Land, Jailbreak, Mappy, Mr. Do, and Renegade.

I didn't think Ocean was that bad. I did like the Addams Family game on SNES/Genesis. It could have been a boring Mario clone, but it was actually decent.

At least the SNES version of Pit-Fighter was playable. Has anyone ever played the Game Boy port? A tiny black and white screen is NOT the place to show off digitized graphics!

I second Color Dreams! What was up with Master Chu and the Drunkard Hu?

I remember seeing an ad for the Lynx version. Didn't that one have a fourth character in it? It was Larry the Rat.

If memory serves, there's no actual ending to this port. It loops back around and you have unlimited continues. That can be a good or bad thing, depending on what you want out of the game.

It is worth getting! It's fun to play, has Ralph the Wolf (unlike the NES port), and is even more fun with two players!

I've never played the actual arcade game. I've been stuck with many of the home ports which don't have the factory stage. It's not on the Atari 7800 port I have - nor was it on the Atari 2600, Colecovision, or NES. Off the top of my head, only the Atari 800 computer had the factory stage on its DK port.

Was there even a pit in the ET movie?

Anyone here like Rampage on the Atari 7800? I owned a copy of this game years ago which was lost. I managed to buy a cartridge of it a year ago and rediscovered how much fun it is. Based on the arcade game, you play one of three giant monsters - George the ape, Lizzie the lizard or Ralph the Wolf. And what does any self-respecting giant monster do? Trash cities! You spend much of the game in various cities, eating people, destroying buildings and smashing vehicles while fighting off soldiers, tanks, and helicopters. To be honest, this port of Rampage has a lot of things going for it. This game is stronger to the arcade title IMHO than the NES version. I actually did play the NES version and while that one has better sound and graphics, Ralph the wolf was missing! You could only play George or Lizzie.

I got Burgertime World Tour for the Wii. It's a tricky game and takes getting used to since you can jump and use other gimmicks like ice and spatulas against your enemies.

I always thought the Pacman box art for the NES (Tengen version) was GORGEOUS! It was beautifully painted and a definite nod to the 1980s Hanna Barbera cartoon!

I don't live anywhere near MN - but it is refreshing to hear someone's opening up an arcade. The arcade faces many challenges nowadays...but that's a whole other thread...

I had Jr. Pacman for my Atari 2600. As for the arcade game, I spotted one a few years ago at an arcade in Chinatown NYC called Chinatown Fair. Sadly, that arcade is gone now.

YES! That's the machine I saw at the flea market! It's definitely different from your standard arcade cabinet - maybe that's why it caught my eye.