iesposta Posted December 3, 2013 Share Posted December 3, 2013 CPUWIZ, Have you decided how I can get one set of those Starplex Space Rocks Stickers? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 http://atariage.com/forums/topic/220997-space-rocks-starplex-controllers-limited-edition/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 A Space Rocks review is up by VGC. http://videogamecritic.com/2600snr.htm#Space_Rocks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Should be an A+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 A Space Rocks review is up by VGC. http://videogamecritic.com/2600snr.htm#Space_Rocks Should be an A+ I agree. Needs to be an A+. I just was playing yesterday. I also would have mentioned the configure screen allows for thousands of game combinations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I also would have mentioned the configure screen allows for thousands of game combinations. The review I just read mentions this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 He hadn't reviewed the game until now because he didn't like the Magna-Mines. He only recently discovered they could be turned off. I provided him some additional info about them, but never got a response so I figured they would be detrimental to the final score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) RTFM! I suppose it is explained in there, right? Edited March 20, 2014 by Thomas Jentzsch Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think he played it on his Harmony, and I don't believe the manual is available online anywhere... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 That would surprise me. He hasn't reviewed Boulder Dash because he got not physical copy. So he must have a manual. And probably just did not read it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I think he played it on his Harmony, and I don't believe the manual is available online anywhere... That's why I only review games I actually own cartridges for. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 That would surprise me. He hasn't reviewed Boulder Dash because he got not physical copy. So he must have a manual. And probably just did not read it. But with Space Rocks the binary is available, so he doesn't necessarily need to own it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I had a plan how to arrange that for him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) He hadn't reviewed the game until now because he didn't like the Magna-Mines. He only recently discovered they could be turned off. I provided him some additional info about them, but never got a response so I figured they would be detrimental to the final score. I love the magna mines, adds a lot to the game. Of course, I absolutely love the game so I'm biased Don't worry about his review, there are better ones on youtube. Edited March 20, 2014 by AtariLeaf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OldSchoolRetroGamer Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 (edited) I love the magna mines, adds a lot to the game. Of course, I absolutely love the game so I'm biased Don't worry about his review, there are better ones on youtube. Lol with his reviews I think A is GREAT. Edited March 20, 2014 by OldSchoolRetroGamer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 Maybe with the Magna-Mines disabled by default it would have become A+. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted March 20, 2014 Author Share Posted March 20, 2014 Lol with his reviews I think A is GREAT. A is great. I think part of it is Space Rock is significantly better than Asteroids. Maybe if Asteroids had earned a B Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 All games are (or should be) reviewed based on the hardware they are using. So Asteroids is not that bad compared to Space Rocks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 He really ought to revisit his Conquest of Mars review, since John fixed the laser gates to be more forgiving. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoyx Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 He really ought to revisit his Conquest of Mars review, since John fixed the laser gates to be more forgiving. I didn't know that, thanks. I bought the original, and stopped playing it because of the impossible laser gates. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 I am surprised that he didn't like the Magna-mines. To me those are a huge part of the sophistication of the game, and add a lot of the original 2600 version. This is my favorite Spiceware game. The second favorite is still Medieval Mayhem. Love that dragon animation. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+johnnywc Posted March 22, 2014 Share Posted March 22, 2014 He really ought to revisit his Conquest of Mars review, since John fixed the laser gates to be more forgiving. Good idea Nathan - maybe I'll reach out to Dave @ VGC and see if he'll review the updated binary. I always thought he only reviewed games he owned so I wasn't about to send him another cartridge after the D- score lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 VideogameCritic reviews Space Rocks recently, and for now it has sold out! I hope the store isn't losing sales due to lack of hardware boards. I'm guessing Space Rocks sold a lot of Melody Boards. I also hope the website isn't losing money from Melody games. If so, charge more! And remind website users they can subscribe to AtariAge and ask to be added for Store Discounts. I can guess it is time consuming running a website and a store. Still, these great games are a bargain, even with adding $20 to get a box. I have Asteroids that has a discounted sticker of $29.88 in 1981 dollars. That is $77.18 in 2014 dollars! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarilovesyou Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 Space Rocks is sold out?!?!?!...damn me and my hesitation! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted March 23, 2014 Share Posted March 23, 2014 No game is sold out. They are just delayed due to a temporary hardware shortage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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