LynxVGL #1 Posted June 4, 2011 So I recently scored a loose Galaxians. I've read and seen reviews, and was anxiously awaiting its arrival. Wow. I agree, this is the best 2nd Gen Console port of the game. Are the other Atarisoft titles as good? I want to pick up Defender because I've always wondered how it plays with the "cheat" for programming the fast scrolling of the game. When I finally get around to getting a Roller Controller, I want Centipede for it too. So, did Atari keep up the ridiculously good porting for their other titles? I'm not a big Jungle Hunt fan, and I know that one is usually expensive due to rarity. I don't play on an emulator, so finding carts is my preference. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AtariLeaf #2 Posted June 4, 2011 I agree - best Galaxian port hands down. All the CV Atarisoft ports are really good, including Jungle Hunt, if you can find one at a good price, grab it Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rik #3 Posted June 4, 2011 AtariSoft titles rule.I got CV Jungle Hunt off Ebay about 2 years ago for like $35 loose, mint label, and lots of others like Centipede and Galaxian.I am glad i bought the AtariSoft titles back when they were reasonably priced.If some of you guys haven't checked on Ebay lately, you'll notice the games have pretty much almost doubled in price, especially the CIB sealed ones.The demand for CV games and stuff has increased 10 fold from maybe less than just 2 years ago, and none of the AtariSoft titles come cheap anymore.I feel for those just starting to collect. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chuck D. Head #4 Posted June 4, 2011 Their Intellivision releases were pretty good too! Great version of Pac-man. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youki #5 Posted June 5, 2011 And if you test non-released games from AtariSoft , like CV Pacman, and CV Moon Patrol ,they are very very good. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChuckH #6 Posted June 5, 2011 And if you test non-released games from AtariSoft , like CV Pacman, and CV Moon Patrol ,they are very very good. Joust and Mr.Do were AtariSoft prototypes also. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NIAD #7 Posted June 5, 2011 And if you test non-released games from AtariSoft , like CV Pacman, and CV Moon Patrol ,they are very very good. Joust and Mr.Do were AtariSoft prototypes also. You meant Dig Dug, not Mr. Do!... or did I miss something? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ChuckH #8 Posted June 5, 2011 And if you test non-released games from AtariSoft , like CV Pacman, and CV Moon Patrol ,they are very very good. Joust and Mr.Do were AtariSoft prototypes also. You meant Dig Dug, not Mr. Do!... or did I miss something? Oops, I meant Dig Dug. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg2600 #9 Posted June 8, 2011 Definitely the Atarisoft stuff was very good on Colecovision, they went all out. The Mattel and Imagic stuff too. Graphically the CV was really far ahead of the 5200 or Intellivision at the time, and it still shows. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borntorun #10 Posted June 11, 2011 I obtained Jungle Hunt, CIB for $5 a couple of years ago, and it is a great port. Galaxian is one of the best arcade conversions of the classic eras. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ColecoDan #11 Posted June 11, 2011 (edited) I obtained Jungle Hunt, CIB for $5 a couple of years ago, and it is a great port. Galaxian is one of the best arcade conversions of the classic eras. $5 bucks holy cow. You basically hit the guy with a club and took it from him I wonder how sad he would be if he knew he could have gotten $200 - $400 Edited June 11, 2011 by ColecoDan Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
borntorun #12 Posted June 11, 2011 We actually told her she could get a bunch more money if she sold it on e-bay or something, but she just wanted to get rid of all of her stuff as quick as possible. We got a jackpot of near-int boxed complete games for a bunch of systems for $5 each. Subterranea for the 2600, Fathom for the Intellivision...it was definitely our best score in the wild. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+cmart604 #13 Posted June 11, 2011 We actually told her she could get a bunch more money if she sold it on e-bay or something, but she just wanted to get rid of all of her stuff as quick as possible. We got a jackpot of near-int boxed complete games for a bunch of systems for $5 each. Subterranea for the 2600, Fathom for the Intellivision...it was definitely our best score in the wild. Wow, that's a heck of a score, a multi-system score at that! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Brockolye #14 Posted June 13, 2011 So I recently scored a loose Galaxians. I've read and seen reviews, and was anxiously awaiting its arrival. Wow. I agree, this is the best 2nd Gen Console port of the game. Are the other Atarisoft titles as good? I want to pick up Defender because I've always wondered how it plays with the "cheat" for programming the fast scrolling of the game. When I finally get around to getting a Roller Controller, I want Centipede for it too. So, did Atari keep up the ridiculously good porting for their other titles? I'm not a big Jungle Hunt fan, and I know that one is usually expensive due to rarity. I don't play on an emulator, so finding carts is my preference. I would get them in this order : Defender Centipede Jungle Hunt Dig Dug Atarimax Ultimate SD or Atarimax 128-1 USB for Colecovision (w/ this you can play Atarisoft Pac-Man, Moon/Matt Patrol, Joust without sound & with unlimited lives) Did I leave any out besides Galaxian? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pixelboy #15 Posted June 13, 2011 I would get them in this order : Defender Centipede Jungle Hunt Dig Dug Atarimax Ultimate SD or Atarimax 128-1 USB for Colecovision (w/ this you can play Atarisoft Pac-Man, Moon/Matt Patrol, Joust without sound & with unlimited lives) Did I leave any out besides Galaxian? Actually, Dig Dug was never released, so it should have been in your USB-only listing. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rik #16 Posted June 13, 2011 Wow,Pac-Man on the CV, never saw Pac-Man of any type being actually played on CV, that arouses my curiosity quite a bit, looks and play wise. I'm curious at how well it plays/played with the stock CV Joystick.I'll have to hunt down a video sample somewhere like on YouTube or something, anyone have a good link for this?Thanx!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yurkie #17 Posted June 13, 2011 While I should say go to youtube and search "colecovision pacman"...since I can hopefully help my buddy Opcode sell a copy of his great game here is some info. Here is Atari Soft Pac-Man and Opcode's Pac-Man while Atari Soft is very good, Opcode's version is near perfect. Plus with Opcode's Homebrew Pac-Man Collection you get Ms. Pac-Man and Pac-Man Plus 3 games on 1 cart for $40...heck of a deal. Pac-Man Plus is a hidden game. To play it have the game select arrow beside Pac-Man on the menu screen and type 7587 on the keypad in controller port #2. The word Plus will appear after Pac-Man. You can then press the fire button to select the game. And before you ask "Where can I get Pac-Man collection, that looks awesome?" Here is a link to buy it. http://www.opcodegames.com/pacman.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vqFG_SGw6n8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZntS9-rbgfM&feature=related Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
youki #18 Posted June 13, 2011 (edited) Pacman Atari soft 1983(?) : Pacman Collection opcode 2008 : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ppqgiFehPg both on colecovision! #edit : oups..Yurkie has been faster! Edited June 13, 2011 by youki Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg2600 #19 Posted June 14, 2011 The ?full? Atari soft list is.... Released: Centipede, Defender, and Jungle Hunt. Unreleased (Roms available): Dig Dug, Joust, Moon Patrol, and Pac-Man. Unreleased (not found/dumped): Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position, Robotron 2084, Stargate, and Vanguard. As for Pac-Man, yes Pac-Man Collection is arcade perfect, but I hate to sell the original prototype version from Atari short. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retroillucid #20 Posted June 14, 2011 The ?full? Atari soft list is.... Released: Centipede, Defender, and Jungle Hunt. and Galaxian Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg2600 #21 Posted June 14, 2011 Oops, yeah, and there's a rom for that one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
NIAD #22 Posted June 14, 2011 (edited) Oops, yeah, and there's a rom for that one. Took a long time to finally get a good dump of Galaxian. I think there were around six bad dumps floating around on the Web for years and most were considered good until Yurkie found an issue with them in gameplay and I think it was 5-11under (someone on here for sure) who made a good dump... wasn't too long ago either. Edited June 14, 2011 by NIAD Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Yurkie #23 Posted June 14, 2011 Oops, yeah, and there's a rom for that one. Took a long time to finally get a good dump of Galaxian. I think there were around six bad dumps floating around on the Web for years and most were considered good until Yurkie found an issue with them in gameplay and I think it was 5-11under (someone on here for sure) who made a good dump... wasn't too long ago either. Ikanranaka hooked us out with a good dump. That rom gave me fits. At one time I actually thought my 128-1 multi was bad because of the bad rom. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Greg2600 #24 Posted June 15, 2011 Also, correct me if I'm wrong but the Joust prototype rom has no sound, right? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
retroillucid #25 Posted June 15, 2011 Also, correct me if I'm wrong but the Joust prototype rom has no sound, right? Right Someone here have the source code for sounds though Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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