Interplay, remember them?

[Interplay, remember them?]

Remember the Lost Vikings? That puzzle game was my favorite Interplay title. Sadly, I never beat it.

 

The lines though that Erik, Baelog, and Olaf spouted were pure genius.

[Any point in getting Lego Batman on Wii?]

I think that I read somewhere Warner Bros owns Traveller's Tales now. Hence the Batman property was easy to secure, I assume. Jon Burton (TT guru) had stated in an interview this past year to expect more LEGO games. Star Trek would indeed be awesome. Has there ever been a good ST game since the original vector one? "you are now entering the neutral zone" [/spock]

 

@7800lover -- I have yet to buy or play Indy Jones LEGO but it seems to have the most negative buzz of the 3. How do you like Indy LEGO vs SW LEGO?

 

It's not exactly as great due to the fact that there's more of an emphasis on close combat as opposed to distant combat; you use your fists or melee weapons more than any sort of firearms. It's still fun though and there's plenty of humor. It's worth picking up.

[Any point in getting Lego Batman on Wii?]

I haven't gotten the game myself, but I do own and play Lego Star Wars and Lego Indiana Jones.

 

My understanding is that the game is similar and anyone who enjoyed the other Lego games will like Lego Batman.

 

I wonder what we'll see next: Lego Dukes of Hazzard? Lego Star Trek?

[Making Grover's Music Maker songs]

Speaking of Grover's Music Maker, was anyone able to identify any of the other songs in the "Name that Tune" feature? According to AtariProtos, some of those still remain unidentified.

[Getting Star Raiders]

For Xmas, I'm getting Keystone Kapers and Star Raiders for the 2600. While I've played Keystone Kapers, I've never played Star Raiders before.

 

I understand it's a mix of shooter and strategy. How is the game anyway?

[What was your favorite video game commercial?]

For me, it would have to be the NES Legend of Zelda commercial with that guy in black saying all those names of the enemies.

 

"Octorocks!" "Peahats!" "Tektites!" "Leevers...AUGH!"

[So what games do you all have now?]

What I currently have now follows

 

WiiSports

WiiPlay

Mario Party 8

Super Mario Galaxy

Carnival Games

Pinball Hall of Fame: the Williams Collection

Lego Indiana Jones

Sam and Max Season One

WarioLand: Shake It!

Mario Kart Wii

 

Shining Force (VC)

Super Mario Bros. 3 (VC)

Super Mario World (VC)

Wrecking Crew (VC)

Shining Force 2 (VC)

Lords of Thunder (VC)

Ys Book 1 and 2 (VC)

Mega Man (VC)

Kid Icarus (VC)

 

 

Gauntlet Dark Legacy (GC)

Lego Star Wars (GC)

Super Mario Sunshine (GC)

[Dragon Quest X]

That sounds cool. I've beaten DW 1-4 and Dragon Warrior 7 for Playstation 1. I wonder what this Dragon Quest title will be like. Think it will have the job system from the third game that was also re-used in DW7? It'd be nice to have sages, thieves, clerics, paladins, dragoons, etc. in your party.

[How far has anyone got into Desert Falcon?]

I plan to grab this game for Christmas. I hear it's a lot of fun. Once I play it some, I'll tell you all how far I make it.

[Midnight Mutants is HARD...]

Even with the blaster, I've never been able to beat the second boss. Midnight Mutants is very challenging.

 

And it's more frustrating that there is no continue or password feature!

[Excite Truck]

I've heard Excite Truck is pretty cool. What's even better is how you can play your own MP3s on an SD card as the music.

 

I could easily put in some arena rock while racing. Some Scorpions, some power ballads, that'd sound cool.

[NES: The REAL Super Mario 2]

Getting it is one thing.

 

Beating it is another. It's hidden on the old Game Boy Color title Super Mario Bros. Deluxe. as a bonus. And IT IS INSANELY HARD!! I only made it as far as world 8-3. In fact, its high difficulty has been said to be the main reason why it was never released in the US originally. So just be warned.

[Where did you get your gaming needs from early on?]

Babbages...now there's a name I haven't heard in ages. I bought a PC copy of Eye of the Beholder from there. Anyone remember that old computer title?

 

That was a chain IIRC. I guess buying games from chains isn't new. Nowadays, it seems that's where you go to get your games be it general department stores (Kmart, Target, Walmart), electronic stores (Best Buy, Circuit City), or specialty stores dedicated to gaming like Gamestop.

[Debugger needed for New 7800 game: Warbirds.]

Old consoles don't die...they just keep on living in our hearts.

 

Keep up with Warbirds. It looks cool.

[Christmas/Holiday Sale?]

I for one am glad to see the store up and running again. I may want to buy something.

 

...Wait a minute...7800...homebrew...the?

 

Tell me more.

[Kickman for the Atari 7800?]

Anyone recall the 1981 Midway arcade game Kickman? Also known as Kick, it involved a clown on a unicycle having to catch and/or kick balloons as well as Pac Man onto his hat. I remembered playing this in Showbiz Pizza years ago.

 

Anyway, I understand that a home port of this game was planned for the Atari 2600 but never released. If we take this into account as well as how the Atari 7800 console is more advanced...could a port of Kickman be made for the 7800?

 

Discuss!

[My new love for Circus Atari!]

Circus Atari is magnificent. It's so simple and yet so fun.

 

And it has one of the best death scenes ever. I love it if the clown misses the see-saw and crashes onto the ground. His head splatters and limbs flail around. My brother and I would deliberately kill ourselves just so we could laugh out loud at that.

[New homebrew arcade ports for the 7800 you'd like to see?]

Hmm...I stand corrected. So the computer versions have the fourth level but the consoles don't.

 

Would it be possible to put together a 7800 Donkey Kong homebrew that had the missing level in it?

[Another Reason I don't shop at GameStop]

I've sometimes bought games at Gamestop. I also make use of Kmart, Target, and Best Buy. I haven't had any bad experiences though with Gamestop as of yet.

 

Sometimes I just get the feeling that people dislike chain stores in general.

[AtariAge Master Wii Code List]

My Wii console number is 8083-7379-4730-9825.

 

My Mii is named max (not capitalized).

[New homebrew arcade ports for the 7800 you'd like to see?]

The Atari 800 computer version is the only home port I know of with all four arcade levesl. The NES, Colecovision, and 7800 ports have three while the 2600 has only two of the levels.

[Best LIghtgun for the Wii?]

While we are on the subject of the light guns for Wii, what games on the console actually are compatible with light guns? The only one I know of is Link's Crossbow Training.

[In The future, Do You See CD Consoles Being Replaced?]

By downloading, I don't think so.

 

Another physical medium...maybe. It depends on whether or not they can improve on disc technology or something even better.

[Where did you get your gaming needs from early on?]

I got my stuff from Kaybee Toystores and later some of the department stores like Sears and Walmart.

[Is it true that Atari 2600 Mario Brothers is unbeatable and goes on 4ever?]

Yes, it goes on forever and ever.

 

The 2600 Mario Bros was good but I hated it how that version had the fireballs be indestructible. At least in the other ports you could kill them by punching them from below.