nesrulz Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 (edited) Beautiful game. I have not played it before. But it is never too late. http://www.atariage....twareLabelID=23 Edited January 12, 2013 by nesrulz 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 Beamrider an excellent game, but David Rolfe hated developing for the VCS. Maybe because of that its so great Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 like you said...never too late to discover.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 IMO one of the best shooters for the VCS. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lucifershalo Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 IMO one of the best shooters for the VCS. until the homebrew Juno First was released.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iwan-iwanowitsch-goratschin Posted January 12, 2013 Share Posted January 12, 2013 The artwork of the box is great as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted January 17, 2013 Share Posted January 17, 2013 I never played this much until I read this. I had played the Colecovision version some, but wasn't that impressed. The VCS version with difficulty switches on A is actually quite challenging. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dustygraves. Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 yep its pretty good fun! havent beat it yet. also one of the last carts i needed to complete my u.s. set:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 For some reason I could never get into this game. And I love shooters. Maybe it's time to revisit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Love this game! Always kinda sort of thought of it as a well done Tempest clone. Intellivision version is a must have for the system too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I like the hacked version of Beamrider with no flashing: http://www.randomter...idge.html#hacks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Primus Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 I love this game. This is definitely one of my favorite 2600 games. Many years ago, unable to find a physical copy of the game, I made one: http://www.atariage....ttach_id=124352 And I still hope one day to run across it. You'd think eventually it would turn up, but it's been a tough one to find. In any event, it's an awesome game, and I really recommend that everyone play it. I know I've spent many, many hours playing it. And, you know, if you run across an extra copy, let me know -Ian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SlowCoder Posted January 19, 2013 Share Posted January 19, 2013 Never played on the 2600, but love playing it on CV. Regarding the comment about difficulty on the CV, choose a higher level than 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serious Posted January 22, 2013 Share Posted January 22, 2013 I just recently acquired this game, and I plan to invest some serious time into it. I need to earn the patch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
driph Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I just recently acquired this game, and I plan to invest some serious time into it. I need to earn the patch. Same! Just got the cart a couple weeks ago, looking forward to digging into the game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 Awesome game. One of my top 5 for the system. The fold-out poster (courtesy of this thread) is pretty great too. Beamrider__U_.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sanriostar Posted January 26, 2013 Share Posted January 26, 2013 I love Beamrider; it's one of the games I've made a point of getting for every system. But I have one problem: There's too many enemies that can only be shot with the missiles. Only 2 targets (and the spare ships) can be shot with the ring blaster. It make the later levels nigh-impossible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boxpressed Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I'm really starting to like this game as well. I haven't played the 2600 version, and I didn't even know it existed, to be honest. I'm been playing the ColecoVision version, mostly, but it has that bug that sometimes crashes the game when you complete a level. I also have it for the 5200 and Intellivision and am wondering if one version is superior to the other. It seems as though the 2600 version would be even more fun to play if there were a hack that let you play with the paddle or driving controller. EDIT: Forgot that you need two buttons for this game, so paddle is out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
akator Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I love Beamrider on every system I've played it on. The graphics, play, controls, everything. It's one of those games I keep going back to. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 I tried to load the rom up on harmony cart but it starts on sector 8? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lentzquest Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Difficulty switch needs to be on B. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Beamrider Easily one of my top 5 on the VCS. Throw the Lynx and Jaguar's libraries in there and I think it still makes top five. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sprazzi Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 @lentzquest: thanks, i'll try that! Of all the version of beamrider i've tried here's my personal top 3: - atari 2600 - intellivision - colecovision Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt2d2 Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anyone know the reason that AA doesn't have the rom for this one? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted March 21, 2014 Share Posted March 21, 2014 Anyone know the reason that AA doesn't have the rom for this one? They don't have most/all of the commercial Activision-published games. Copyright/licensing, I'm sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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