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phuzaxeman

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  1. 24,300 been so long since I played this gem. Rusty.
  2. River Raid, Centipede, Defender, and Galaxian are excellent reasons to play the 5200 over the 8bit too.
  3. 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.
  4. Great take. It's easily 5200, hands down, better than the 2600 version.
  5. 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.
  6. 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.
  7. 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.
  8. 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.
  9. 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.
  10. Yes, you are abducted from earth and then placed in a doorway into the city of Xebec Demise.
  11. 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.
  12. 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.
  13. If that's true, that would conflict with the original epilogue and the actual lyrics from the music about returning home. Can you share where you're getting your information about unreleased AR games and virtual reality?
  14. Hi, I'm joining this talk late. I grew up with AR and I spent a half decade on the game. I also wrote a review many years ago. It's my top 3 8bit game of all time. I just started playing the game recently after decades of not playing AR on my PC. To answer your question, I never got the impression that your mind was placed in some kind of virtual reality. The premise of AR is that you were abducted by aliens and placed in a doorway into the city of Xebec Demise.
  15. WT is amazing. Thank you for creating it. There are a few improvements I would like to recommend that would make the sequel even better. Feel free to add them if you'd like. #1 I feel like there's less time to explore and learn the caves because every 7 seconds I have to fight or flee. Having more time to move around and explore would allow more flow to the game. #2 It would help to have more variation in music and visual background during the fight scenes. For example, having #3 When using magic, it seems to take such a long time. Maybe speeding things up. Thanks again!
  16. Thank you for this game! It works great on my 5200. My only suggestion is the text is somewhat small at the end of each round. Everything else for me is great.
  17. Alien Brigade works great using the joystick and light gun. Why wouldn't a game like this work on an HDMI screen?
  18. I have the original 7800 and 2600. I don't need the analog video. I want to see and play games on the HDMI monitor. As far as 7800 light gun games, there's only about 5 games. Other than Alien Brigade, the other games were poor.
  19. 1. Yars 2. Breakout 3. Asteroids Everything else is about the same. TBH, I was disappointed with Centipede. There's something about the gameplay that I'm not a fan of.
  20. I haven't played Defender in ages. I racked up some great scores as a kid using the original sticks. The controls are still amazing. PXL_20230807_235030164~4.mp4
  21. I disagree. For example, you'd think a quick digital left and right direction would work great on a game like 5200 Galaxian. But the 5200 sticks work great and are an advantage with the analog control speeds. I have the high score records for Galaxian. In your example with 5200 defender. I also have defender on the 8bit computer using a tac stick and my scores are higher on the 5200 because the access to my smart bomb is on the 2nd button rather than reaching for the space bar and the hyperspace 5200 button is any button on the keypad. Left and right is just as fast. I've tested this for decades since I've played and owned both defenders. Star Raider is the same control concept too.
  22. I use the original sticks 99% of the time. I think the adapter for 2600 sticks are good for those people that can't work with the 5200 sticks. There's only one game I use using an adapter and that is 5200 Pitfall.
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