SumerNivek Posted May 16, 2007 Share Posted May 16, 2007 Combat looks pretty damn good compared to Tank. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Arcade to 2600: Games I to R is now available. Got some homebrews in there too. I know... I still need to add Crazy Balloon to the first page. I'll get to it. And if you see any other game missing, let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hey everyone. Just FYI I have been writing articles on this very topic for 2600 Connection for the past few months. Check 'em out if you get the chance! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Homebrew Pacman4K Post #31 has a couple screen shots, the 2nd one(score of 40) looks best as it shows all 4 ghosts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Sprite Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 (edited) In defense of oohing and aawwing over the pretty colors, there'a story to be found within every screenshot, once you know a systems limitations, and what resources the programmers could call on. We know gameplay is more important, but it's hard to contemplate any work of art when it is in the habit of killing you. Let us have our pretty pictures. We'll come back to the games, eventually. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but a videogame is a conversation... Edited June 5, 2007 by A Sprite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted June 5, 2007 Author Share Posted June 5, 2007 I do have some plans beyond these (IMO) cool comparison pages. Right now all these pages do is compare the arcade to an Atari console. My new page will allow you to compare any screenshot for any Atari system against any other Atari system. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darthkur Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Very nice, yet again. Plus I think your plan to do the multi Atari console comparisons is a great idea. Sure is a shame that a bunch of those 2600 games on there are so difficult to come by. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Esplin Posted June 5, 2007 Share Posted June 5, 2007 Berzerk has to be one of the few games to look almost as good at home as it did at the arcade! I have spent many an hour on both of them and I think I enjoy the home version just a tad bit more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 (edited) Here's the final one. S to Z! Edited July 23, 2007 by Gregory DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looks good! I love your site for these comparison pages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MagMax667 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 You know, I never saw screenshots of the original Seawolf arcade game or Seawolf II. The homebrew looks better than it's counterpart! Great job, Manuel! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 Looks good! I love your site for these comparison pages. Hopefully that's not the only reason. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8bitgamer Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Here's the Arcade to 2600 comparisons A to H. How do you think the 2600 did? Nice job! Great to see those versions side by side. One of the things I do in my book, Classic Home Video Games 1972-1984, is to compare various console games to their arcade counterparts, and to the same game for other systems. http://brettweisswords.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I just like your site in general for its content, Greg. It's good to see someone else in the state that has a passion for the Atari. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 Nice site, Gregory. Very interesting to see the differences and to see which elements were taken over. It's Tutankham, btw. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 You know, I never saw screenshots of the original Seawolf arcade game or Seawolf II. The homebrew looks better than it's counterpart! Great job, Manuel! Couldn't agree more with you on that one. The 2600 Homebrew is certainly superior looking. Mind you I wasn't aware that there had been an arcade version of Steeple Chase. Anyone else ever seen one in the flesh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 (edited) I just like your site in general for its content, Greg. It's good to see someone else in the state that has a passion for the Atari. Thanks. Are you in Florida too? One of these days us Florida folks are gonna have a CGE type thing. Oh, and I fixed the Tutankham spelling, Rom Hunter. Edited July 23, 2007 by Gregory DG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NightSprinter Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I mean hell, Greg, we should just get some meets in general set up. I just acquired myself a Jaguar (with a copy of "Doom", kinda funny how I get a dos-style error if I crash the game on the title screen), and will soon be getting a Lynx II. I could definitely use some more socialization down here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 23, 2007 Author Share Posted July 23, 2007 I mean hell, Greg, we should just get some meets in general set up. Well, let's continue the discussion here. Maybe we can get something started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted July 23, 2007 Share Posted July 23, 2007 I agree about Berzerk. I don't think that either the arcade or the 2600 version are crap. I spent many an hour lost in those mazes fighting off malevolent robots. For the most part, the 2600 just couldn't handle the graphics and sound of it's arcade counterpart, but the programmers were very clever and managed to squeeze out the most the system could do and remain fairly true to the arcade. Kangaroo is almost a different game on the 2600, but it's still fun as hell. Donkey Kong and DK Jr. did suck the big one on the 2600, though. Seriously, that is supposed to be a gorilla? It looks like a ginger bread man made out of turd. And ginger bread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I dunno why people use the gorilla graphic as proof that DK sucks. It has zero impact on the gameplay. I think if they added one more screen or made the fireballs climb ladders, DK would have been a great 2600 port. As it is, it's not that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted July 24, 2007 Author Share Posted July 24, 2007 Well, here's my Comparison Page. It works pretty well, but I'm afraid spelling counts. Try some games like Centipede, Donkey Kong, Missile Command, and other games where you know there's a counterpart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 Very Cool! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2600Lives Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 It's not the graphics in DK that makes it suck, it's the horrific gameplay. It is NOT close to the arcade. The arcade has a smooth, flowing feel to it, while the 2600 is jerky and inaccurate. Look at DK on the Coleco to see what that game really can be. Of course, with all the accusations that Coleco intentionally crippled games on other systems to make theirs look better, it could be that it was simply a case of shitty programming and not the systems fault. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted July 24, 2007 Share Posted July 24, 2007 I dunno, we played the hell out of it back in the day. Nowadays I'll play it in MAME if I need a fix. Or even the crazy 7800 version Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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