dogcow

In the case of the Commodore 64, the 1541 disk drive provided a rudimentary OS, implemented in BASIC. E.g. LOAD “*”,8,1 And the Apple II was generally a matter of starting the computer with the disk inserted and it would just boot to the software. So does the TI not have something similar to either of these? When a disk drive (PEB or standalone) was purchased for the TI, what did the documentation advise? Did it come with a disk operating system on cartridge? Or was it Wild West, where every commercial disk had a different method for loading?

I have conflicted feelings towards the 7800. On one hand, I think Atari were kidding themselves thinking it could compete with the NES or SMS. Most of its games were arcade oldies and that just wasn’t what most kids wanted in the late 80s. But on the other hand, the only games I play on the NES these days are arcade oldies like Mario Bros. (not Super). So for me, the 7800 has aged much better. I’d have a game of Food Fight before Zelda II any day.

I just played this for the first time and loved it! I played it a lot back in the day (Mac version) and this almost feels identical to control. I got past the first two levels without issue and then L3 came down on me like a tonne of bricks. I forgot how hard it is!