Big Player
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When I first read this, I thought what the hell kind of language is this?
Then I realized it was the students names.
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Wico sticks looked great, but they were huge and not that responsive, and the "BOSS" would get misoritented, because the handle would turn so "up" wasn't up any more. I think the Epyx 500XJ kicked the butt of those older sticks and rightfully so.
The ergostick wasn't bad though, and had the same clicky feel.
I disagree. The Wico ergosticks are the best 2600 compatible joysticks out there. While similar in design to the Epyx 500XJ, they are far superior and kick the poor little Epyx's ass . I own 2 Ergo sticks and 1 500XJ, and the Ergos are my every day use joysticks. Been using them since 1992.
What makes the Ergo superior?
For one thing, the Ergo has some weight to it. The Epyx feels light and cheap by comparison. The Ergo is also slightly larger and fits in my hand perfectly.
The Ergo has rubber molding for that no-slip grip. It is also perfected contoured for your left hand. The Epyx is hard plastic and has some contours but not enough.
The button on the Ergo is the best on any system. Just a light squeeze is all it takes. It also springs back quicker than the Epyx's button--it's almost instantaneous.
Overall the Ergo has a great intuitive feel, so that it seems like it's an extension of your hand. Nothing seems to get in the way when you use one.
I'm not sure why I'm praising the Ergo so much. The only ones I ever come across in my classic gaming searches are the ones I own. I would buy any that I see in a second.
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We never got a finished Realsports basketball but Double Dunk is great for the 2600. Of course I'm such a B-ball junkie that I still think the original Basketball game is really good too.
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They wouldn't be the only ones. As soon as this game is in the AA store, I'm buying it.
I did see Alex made some posts last week. I thought about bumping this thread. I still play this game.
Since there have been a lot of new people to this site since this thread was last posted, do yourself a favor and download the ROM. It is located on post #169. Warning! You will get instantly addicted to this game.
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What Steve described for the Dallas show was mostly the same in Philly. We watched the NBC Station on Friday night and they mentioned the NBC Consumer Expo but not a word about the vgXpo. At the front of the Fort Washington Expo Center, again not a word about the video game show in the back.
The difference from Dallas is Philly had a lot of vendors and a large crowd throughout both days. I'm not sure how they found out about it, but it was great that they made it. There was generally more people in the vgXpo in the back than the Consumer Expo in the front of the convention center.
Good to hear it will be a stand alone show next year.
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Last batch of games I bought was a bunch of homebrews from the AA store. The price range was $20-$42. I still haven't received them yet because one of them is Adventure II. Any day now?
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Hey Stan, is that the arcade store we went to the last time I was in Louisville? That was a sweet place.
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Ever since I got Castle Crisis for the 5200, I've longed for a Warlords for the 2600 that comes closer to the arcade game.
Hacking the 2600 version was a good idea, but making a new homebrew version is a great idea. Warlords has to be played on a real 2600. You can't get four people around a computer.
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I loved Murder on the Zinderneuf, but how the hell could you do it on the 2600? 64K game maybe? Even then, no way. I want the same number of possible mysteries or it wouldn't be the game at all.
Please prove wrong though.
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There are probably 100 games for the 2600 that are worse than Pac-Man and E.T.
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2-player mode:Random and pre-rendered mazes
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Invisible/Dark areas
Uh, you have played Maze Craze, right? Every game variation has four levels of visibility. Or were you thinking of something other than horizontal bands of invisible walls?
As far as I can tell, the mazes are random. I would love to know how many possible mazes there are.
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My guess is that the guy who did the pixel art for the mines screwed up something in the game. What a hack!
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I love Maze Craze but the main problem with it is that is is only good with two players. A one player option is definitely needed. At least a timer or something along those lines. The best would be decent computer AI in all the game options.
I'm sure there are some more tweaks to improve the game but I'm drawing a blank now. I don't get to play it too often since it is tough to find an opponent.
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I'm an accountant and I wouldn't want to see a Ten Key game.
Though I would kick ass at it.
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Amazing to think that AA had just started selling games at the last Cinciclassic.
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I wanted all of the Activision games except Bridge and Checkers.
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Odyssey 2--Quest for the Rings was the reason I wanted this system more than a 2600. I was into D&D as well. At the time (1981) the quality of games between the two systems wasn't so clear cut. I vacillated between the two before my parents got me a 2600 for Christmas. They made the right choice for me.
Intellivision--Always wanted one to complement my 2600. I would have loved to have owned all three systems, but only remember one or two kids who had more than one same generation system back then. And it was the really rich kids.
Atari 5200--Okay, my first computer was an Atari 800 XL and this system takes me back, without all the disks and other crap to mess with.
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I would have liked to have one too, but I didn't get a 5200 until November. And it's a two port anyway.
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There is no nostalgia for me with the 2600. I've been playing it a lot longer as an adult (on and off from 1992-present) than I did as a kid (1981-1984.)
I still voted for the 2600. My NES sits in my brother's basement, collecting dust. I liked some of the games for it, but the problems with loading cartridges just put me off the system for good. I know there are top loaders, but they aren't worth the money. And I know of collectors who have NES's with new connectors and that still didn't fix the problem. It kept me away from Nintendo hardware too. I still have never played a Super Nintendo. Though I couldn't resist picking up a $10 N64 at a flea market a few years ago.
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This is coming along very nicely, and Nathan has done another great job on the sprites. Are you planning to post the source code at some point as it would be interesting to see how it all works?Thanks! And yes - Nathan's work is outstanding and very inspirational!
As for the source code, I will submit it to the Stella list once it's completed. Of course, if anybody has any technical questions about how things are being done, please feel free to send me a PM and I'll be glad to answer them!
Why not release the WIP source code to the Stella List? Back when I used to be on the list, a lot of 2600 homebrews were improved by coding suggestions from other members of the list? Is that not going on with the List now?
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Sounds great!! How far of a drive is it from Connecticut???
Not sure, but it's an eight hour drive between Cincy and Philly, if that helps you.
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I'll answer for Stan, since he isn't always here regularly.
It takes about an hour and a half to drive from Louisville to Cincinnati. Roughly the same driving distance from Columbus and Indianapolis.
Detroit and Pittsburgh are about five hours away.
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It depends on which Redemption Adapter you purchase.
I own the Atari 2600 / Sega adapter, which as you can guess means you can use either controller. The Sega controllers have the added bonus of working with the two button 5200 games as well.
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Purgatory?
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Damn good looking screen shots there. Wow.