Amidar, Sky Skipper and Bowling

[Mister VCS]

....this games are new in my collection. What does the community think about these games?

I guess Bowling is the best game of this bunch...

[Algus]

I like Amidar (ahh, I should say, I like the arcade version of Amidar). The 2600 port is ok but I wish Coleco or another more capable system had gotten it. I wouldn't put it near the top of any list but it is enjoyable enough.

[high voltage]

I love Amidar, one of my Top ten games, and also Sky Skipper.

Amidar is very, very slow, but once you got the hang of on how to use the joystick properly with the action you'll soon get to the later levels.

[Mister VCS]

After playing Amidar (PAL!) a few minutes I was surprised that it is faster than its reputation -ok the warriors not the gorilla itself...

Wait a minute- I played it on my "new" PAL 7800 - is there a speed difference between 2600 and 7800?

Edited May 5, 2013 by Mister VCS

[+save2600]

Sky Skipper would be my least favorite of the three. Bowling can be lots of fun with some competition. Haven't played Amidar much since the 80's, but it's a good game and a decent 2600 conversion I guess. Actually rented Amidar at a video rental store back in the day.

[fiddlepaddle]

I recently got sky skipper and don't like it at all. Amidar was one I never played much until last year, then I got really addicted to it for a few weeks, at least until I got good enough to play for hours per game, then I got bored with it. Now whenever I try it again, it seems too easy. Haven't really tried bowling much.

[sqoon]

Sky Skipper was actually a Donkey Kong sequel. DK is the gorilla in the game.

 

Of the three, Amidar probably gets my vote.

[Cynicaster]

Amidar on 2600... yikes. Not exactly a paragon of arcade authenticity. I remember a few years ago I was going through my sister's box of games and tried 2600 Amidar, having never heard of it in any incarnation before that. I had no idea what was going on, and no idea what the graphics were supposed to represent. I didn't even have a guess. Curious to find out, later that same day I checked MAME to see if the game is in fact based on an arcade game, which obviously it is. The arcade game is great, but I'm pretty sure any reasonably objective person would agree that the port is dogshit.

 

Bowling is pretty cool I guess. I remember playing that game and always resetting it if I didn't get at least three strikes in a row to start a game.

 

I remember Sky Skipper being a great game, but then again, I haven't played it in over 25 years.

[Godzilla]

I remember liking sky skipper back when I first played it, was kinda unique. I don't see any information on that being donkey kong, tho?

[Crazy Climber]

I like all 3 but nostalgia is likely clouding my judgement (I owned all these new back in the 80's)

[Cebus Capucinis]

I like all 3 but nostalgia is likely clouding my judgement (I owned all these new back in the 80's)

 

Did you have all three back in '89?

[Serious]

After playing Amidar (PAL!) a few minutes I was surprised that it is faster than its reputation -ok the warriors not the gorilla itself...

Wait a minute- I played it on my "new" PAL 7800 - is there a speed difference between 2600 and 7800?

 

There might be one between PAL and NTSC, but I kinda doubt it. If there is any difference, I would expect it to be slower on PAL due to the extra scan lines.

 

I believe C64 music plays faster on NTSC machines than PAL machines for this reason.