phuzaxeman

A lil' Easter Blast today. 27,440

24,300 been so long since I played this gem. Rusty.

River Raid, Centipede, Defender, and Galaxian are excellent reasons to play the 5200 over the 8bit too.

Great point. . There are times on the higher levels when the mushrooms (rectangles) begin to crowd the screen, and the game flickers, and you have the "bugs" coming from diagonal; it's hard to see where you are.

Great take. It's easily 5200, hands down, better than the 2600 version.

Die hard 800xl fan. I like this A400 mini. Really cool idea. The price is good too. I'm wondering what the OS will look like. I'm in.

The 2600+ sticks are great like the old original ones.

31,990 first time playing this game on the 5200.

For me, the 5200 VCS adapter is very practical. My 2600 is in storage and haven't played it in years. I bought the new 2600+ joystick and when I want to play the 2600, I take out the 2600 adapter for my 5200 and hook up the 2600+ sticks. I save lots of space and I can quickly switch from the 5200 to 2600 without all the wire changes and needed space needed for 2 consoles.

I've had the 5200 since 82. I've had my 800XL since 84. I was part of the Houston 8bit community meet ups etc and supported the 8bit for years. I've also published gaming reviews for the 8bt. In todays age with the new controller upgrades and options, plus many joystick options, the 5200 with the AtariMax and 8bit conversions to me is just easier and better for me to play than my 800XL. My 5200 also has the 2600 adapter so everything is faster/setup to play 5200/8bit/2600 games on 1 TV. Plus I can store my controller in the 5200 storage. The 5200 gets way more playing time and is more versatile for my situation than my 8bit. The dual stick and trackball options make the 5200 even better too.

I completely agree with 5200 Millipede vs 2600. 5200 Millipede is much better on all levels. The speed of 5200 Millipede actually gets much faster in the later levels.

The 5200 version does not allow for under-promoting a knight, for instance, when a pawn reaches the end of the board. It automatically promotes the pawn to a queen. The game itself still plays well like the 8bit.

Yes, you are abducted from earth and then placed in a doorway into the city of Xebec Demise.

Creator Phillip Price sums up his vision in his interview on what the ultimate goals in the final game, "a person in the final game in the series would have to make some heavy choices. Should I annihilate the planet we are orbiting that is populated with aliens who had kidnapped me? Should I just return to Earth? Should I take the alien megaship I am in with me to Earth? Should I destroy it? These were all final choices in the end, each with probabilities of certain consequences occurring from those choices." Interview: https://dadgum.com/halcyon/BOOK/PRICE.HTM Price doesn't suggest there is virtual world in which humans are being controlled like in the Matrix.

I've read the discussion. In the Matrix, the matrix is a computer-generated dream world designed to keep human under control. There is nothing in any of Gary's lyrics in AR that suggest AR is some kind of matrix world to keep humans under control like the movie. Nor does the epilogue say anything anything to suggest it. AR epilogue includes the premise that you were abducted by aliens and placed in a doorway into the city of Xebec Demise. In the opening sequence of both the City and Dungeon, you literally see the alien ship zapping earth. The AA discussion on AR was almost 20 years after the release.