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  1. Posted

    Im confused? ;)

     

    So if I played Missle Command with it why would it not use a "true" trakball mode?

    Thought I would just roll the ball and control what is on screen.

    Is normal released Missle Command (not the Thomas edit) playable on it? I just want to play some

    games like they were on the arcade cabs

     

     

    Lee

  2. Posted

    Just bought an official Atari trackball off ebay :love:

    Before it arrives, what games do you recommend I should use with it apart

    from the usual suspects such as Missile Command (the main reason I bought it)

    Also could it work as a paddle???

     

    Cheers,

    Lee

  3. Posted

    thanks all.

     

    you forget how nice the Atari scene is!

     

    oh and thanks for the links/files/recommends

     

    Mayhem - we must chat again at Retrovision 2007, Im going :P

    Thomas - Star Fire still rocks!

     

    Im just glad to see so many great new 2600 games, makes a grown man weep!

     

    as for the games, I played Conquest of Mars for a good while yesterday, pretty amazing stuff.

    Ive downloaded the games recommended here and will give them a go. Glad to see Lady bug there :)

     

     

     

    Lee

  4. Posted

    Hi all,

    Ive been out of the scene for so long.

     

    Albert and crew -- this is still a fantastic site, enjoyable reads and downloads - it just gets better!

     

    One quick question though - What are the last homebrew releases over the last couple of years and if possible,

    where can I download the roms? I wouldnt mind trying out what some of the great homebrew programmers

    have been doing the last couple of years?

     

    Recommend me some please?

     

    oh and have any more great prototypes appeared again?

     

    Thanks,

    Lee

  5. Posted

    new issue....new design...PDF!

     

    Download the 4meg Issue 5 version of Lee's PeeknPoke today

     

    Frankie Goes to Hollywood on the 8bits

     

    Bombjack Commodore64 vs.Spectrum - playground fights are back

     

    Easter Eggs on the Atari 2600, the best of the sweetest hidden treats

     

    AND MUCH MUCH MORE....

     

    http://peeknpoke.gazaxian.com/index.htm

     

    Hope you all enjoy it!

     

    Regards,

    Lee

     

     

     

     

     

     

     

    http://peeknpoke.gazaxian.com/index.htm

  6. Posted

    cheers, I thought it was a pirate at first.

    The game is not great, but still its something I didnt have and have never seen.

    so one pound was okay in my books :)

     

    Lee

  10. Posted

    oh shit, seems like im getting my arse slapped on this.

     

    here goes....

     

    NE146

    "PeeknPoke Arcade tit bits"

    thanks for the kind comment, a titbit is a piece of news,maybe it reads wrong :)

     

    ZylonBane

    again thanks for pointing out stuff, always helpful. :)

    "PeeknPoke UK is your none stop look at the world of Retro Computer and Video games"

    Is this the UK version of "non-stop"?

    unsure what you mean, the Non-stop is what it is, the site looks at news coming in from round the world, your the first to question that quote, im sure its plain enough :wink:

     

    You call the 2600 Donkey Kong graphics "feeble". Why? When I boot up 2600 DK, I see single-line resolution graphics, no flicker, and perfectly fluid animation. As for the "terrible" sound effects-- if they're so terrible, why has the 2600 DK jumping sound been appearing in TV shows and movies for years?

     

    because its bloody terrible and i hate it - because it appears on tv and movies does not make the game any greater. You should not really argue against anyones elses view of game, its my look at it. you seem angry against it or something

     

    Kangaroo was not a Nintendo arcade game

    no, its by Sun electronics as i said, i guess the text below it did confuse it slightly as mentioned by other posts. my crap writing style i guess.

     

    For Road Runner, you admit (indirectly) that it's very close to the arcade game, yet only give it a 5. Up to this point you give the impression that these numbers are a rank of how good a conversion the games are, not how much you enjoyed them

     

    ok, fair point, maybe i should rate them 100% against the arcade game but that would mean stuff like Space Invaders and Battlezone would get poor ratings, and i feel they expanded on the experience of the original.

    I love arcade battlezone and love 2600 Battlezone - you could not get a decent playable vector battlezone on the Atari (unless someone knows better ;) ) I stand by that. I used to love RoadRunner arcade years ago, but dont enjoy it now. I guess i should state better that the final games are also rated against how much fun they are to me.

     

    2600 Xevious is an unreleased prototype by Atari, not Parker. So yes, it IS "unfinished".

    my fault, slapped wrists all round, I used the text from the last arcade to.. feature and this slipped in.

     

    And it's "Phoenix", not "Pheonix".

    my fault again, shit typo, shit me. :D

     

    You have to remember that PeeknPoke is done in my spare time what little of it i have. I love the Atari range, as so do you but please try to remember that i dont re-read everything i put up - little mistakes will crop up from time to time, dont shoot me down on spelling, I am shite at it.

     

     

    NovaXpress

     

    thanks for the kind comments

    You state that you are evaluating games based strictly on closeness to the arcade version, but in the reviews you are going after the games on their own merit

    fair comment,sir

    maybe i should clear this up, The text describes how close it is and what is good/bad about it, the final score is a combined rating of closeness, how playable and how i enjoyed it. Yes, i should redo the starting text to say this, agreed. if i really did compare most arcade game conversions graphics and sound, most would get low and i didnt want the 2600 games to score that low, as most arcade games on the system were very good. :D

     

    anyway, Did i go wrong with this? the last review segement did very well (got mentioned on slashdot even and the great atariage). I like writing it, and the emails i got really enjoy this sort of look into games.

     

     

    thanks all

     

    Lee

  13. Posted

    Both good games.

     

    demon attack has a really good learning curve, I enjoy the fx (The constant "wappp wappp" sounds getting faster per level is great) yeah, its a simple game but its a good timewaster too

     

    Wizard of Wor is a game that I used to play as a kid in the arcades and 2600, something that today seems limited by design but again is a stunning two player game

     

    Lee

     

    bloody hell, did i write this 3 years ago? :?

    cannot remember, but i was right anyway!

     

     

    Lee

  17. Posted

    I love these Windows based tweeker programs so we can adjust these games.

     

    Two great games, Combat and Indy 500 can now be adjusted with just a bit of imagination. Please someone do some more!

     

     

    Lee

  19. Posted

    Tempest quote from PeeknPoke's arcade to Atari 1 feature....

     

    Did they get it right?

    Nope. This is just so bad. Canned by Atari at the production stage all that remains here is a one level demo which must be why it stayed unreleased. The main screen holds what looks like a pair of underpant Y fronts rates this game all by itself. Very rare on Cartridge but not worth the chips it holds. Avoid like the plague 1

     

     

    I didnt like it :)

     

     

    Lee

  21. Posted

    DONKEY KONG

    quite terrible

    FATAL RUN

    not bad

    KANGAROO

    a great arcade conversion

    MOON PATROL

    http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/arcadetoatar...ari_feature.htm

    MR DO

    okay, but lacking

    MS PACMAN

    one of the best conversions, if not THE BEST

    OFF THE WALL

    "tonight...Im gonna leave that nine to five apon the shelf"

    PHOENIX

    http://peeknpoke.emuunlim.com/arcadetoatar...ari_feature.htm

    SMURFS

    lots of fun

    RADAR LOCK

    very nice to see on the ol'2600

    ROAD RUNNER

    oh no, Am i the only one who hates this conversion?

    SOLARIS

    fun spacy action

    SUPER BASEBALL

    good sporty game

    SUPER FOOTBALL

    nice visuals

    VANGUARD

    exellent arcade action

    VENTURE

    good but limited adventure type game

    ZAXXON

    generally hated but enjoyable (if you forget the arcade game)

     

    Lee

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