NE146 Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 On 9/13/2020 at 9:51 PM, ASalvaro said: back in 1984 when i had the 5200 i actually loved the controllers..it wasn't until the internet that i found out i was supposed to hate them lol I really think it's much less "love" or "hate" and much more "did it work, or did it not work" i.e. buttons like Start or Fire, etc. becoming non-responsive, or the stick not able to register moves in a particular direction easily. The fact is there were a ton of lemons.? Sure we know how to fix them now, but in 1982 as a 10 year old, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) On 2/20/2012 at 5:05 PM, Ransom said: All of them. Well, OK, except for the ones that were written with really tight tolerances for the values read off the pots. There are a few third-party games that give me trouble with that. One of those games would be Asteroids, I have frustration with both keeping it on center and avoid inadvertent thrust (up) and hyperspace/shields (down) activation, there needs to be more of a dead zone between all 4 directions, perhaps maybe @playsoft, @Ryan Witmer or @Wrathchild can come up with that much-needed fix for this otherwise great classic game, it would've been (as I mentioned in Episode 2 of the 5200 Edition of The Atari Report) a great pack-in game as opposed to Super Breakout, even though that was a good game also. BTW I have included the ROM here from 1982 so maybe one of those three can come up with that control fix. Asteroids could very well become my favorite game if they can come up with that fix. Asteroids.bin Asteroids VE Revision 2.bin Asteroids Vector Edition.bin Edited September 18, 2020 by BIGHMW To add additional available ROMs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGHMW Posted September 18, 2020 Share Posted September 18, 2020 (edited) However, to follow up on Asteroids not being so hot with the controls, there is a better port of Asteroids that even blows Meteorites away, check out Asteroids Arcade, I have the ROM right here, I just might do a review on it after I film the one for Star Island, in which also has great control in which is much better, but yes do check them both out. It even looks just like the arcade version (hold down the fire button for repetitive fire) Check it for yourself!!! AsteroidsArcade.bin Star Island.bin Edited September 18, 2020 by BIGHMW Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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