stargate

[mark]

i got this game 1 week ago and i must say this is one kick ass game. i've been playing it for maybe 1 1/2 hours tonight. its a nice defender like game with good grafix, sweet gameplay, and sound. im very impressed. my high sofar is 45,xxx.

[NE146]

"Defender-like"? Well it IS Defender part 2 yknow.

[DaveAtari]

Stargate ( Defender II ) is awesome.

I can remember when the arcade version first came out and playing it for hours at Jo-Jos Submarine Shop ( highest score of the week gets a free sub ).

mmmm.....sub

[Gabriel]

Stargate ROX!

 

I used to play the original with some regularity at the local 7-11. I was never very good. I think my high score at the time was something barely over 30K.

 

I LOVED Defender on my 2600 and 5200. The 2600 version wasn't a very good port, but it was fun. On the other hand, the 5200 version was AWESOME. The 5200's problem was that it was way too easy, even on hard. The bug that hits around level 88 that gives you zillions of extra ships didn't help the lack of difficulty problem any.

 

I remember purchasing the 2600 version of Stargate for about $2. I didn't expect much, but I wanted to see what it would be like. What I discovered was probably the finest arcade port to the 2600 that had ever been accomplished. The graphics were there. The gameplay was there. And the godawful difficulty was there.

 

I never really liked the two joystick control on Stargate. I found it really awkward, because I never had a good place to put the second joystick. I think my highest score was a rather depressing 45K.

 

My copy of Stargate disappeared. A little jackass thief that I was friends with at the time probably stole it. Someday I'm going to get a new copy to play on my 7800. It's a low priority though. I can play Stargate nowadays on my PS2 due to my Williams Arcade disc. I think my high score on it is over 100K, but I don't remember what it is exactly.

 

Remember the cardinal rules of the Defender:

 

1) If you save a humanoid, it is a good day to die...

2) But it's better to save a humanoid and live.

3) Smart Bomb is your friend...

4) Hyperspace isn't.

5) Mutants suck. (for that matter, so do swarmers, baiters, munchies, space guppies...)

6) FIRE! FIRE! FIRE!

7) When in doubt, kill everything.

It isn't your imagination. Everything IS out to get you.

9) Confuscious say, "Inviso is better than nothing."

10) Remember that death and mutants are very depressing, but the most humiliating thing in Defender is to die off with a reserve of smart bombs.

[King Atari]

Defender II is an excellent game. I never did get into the original 2600 Defender, but I can play the sequel for a LONG time.

[DaveAtari]

Just gotta say...

That Matt Foley Avatar is one of the funniest things I've ever seen.

I just seen the episode with Christina Applegate the other day ( "well, you'll have plenty of time to live in a van down by the river...when..you're..living in a van down by the river!" ).

Chris Farley ruled!

[sku_u]

I was wondering if anyone knew the story behind releasing Defender II and Stargate for the Atari 2600? The only difference between these two games is the title screen.

[NE146]

I was wondering if anyone knew the story behind releasing Defender II and Stargate for the Atari 2600?  The only difference between these two games is the title screen.

 

Actually I think the 'story' is talked about somewhere in the interview portions of the 'Williams Arcade Classics' for the psx.. (I think). I'll have to check it out and let you know