Dantaipan Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I think we can all agree that most of the 5200's library is great. What is/are your least favourite title(s) for the 5200? Of the 38 5200 carts I own, Gorf and Super Breakout are probably my least favourite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I find the 5200 Gorf just about unplayable so I guess that's my least favorite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 James Bond 007 (cheap Moon Patrol rip off) and Zaxxon are my least favorite games. I like Asteroids despite what some people say about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Space Invaders SUCKS! It's slow moving, and the scoring sucks as well. Not to mention the toughness of it. I also don't like some of the other games. Galaxian is a bit too slow. I dunno. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.gamer Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Congo Bongo. They shouln't have even tried. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 There's a few stinkers. James Bond 007 is really sucky. Buck Rogers is bad too but not as much. I haven't played all the 5200 games so I don't know if there are worse ones than that. Some games on 5200 aren't really "BAD" but also aren't that fun anymore. Realsports Soccer is one of them, IMO. Sure, I loved it and played it but it hasn't aged well at all -- it's too easy, too simple, and I hate when it won't allow my player to ascend up the screen for a few seconds. I also think that Breakout and Kaboom! are ruined without a paddle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I also think that Breakout and Kaboom! are ruined without a paddle. True, but WITH a home-made paddle, they are very much fun! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 I also think that Breakout and Kaboom! are ruined without a paddle. True, but WITH a home-made paddle, they are very much fun! I have to get a set of these when I have the cash. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted March 27, 2003 Share Posted March 27, 2003 Me too. In fact, I need a 5200 paddle and a new 5200 controller (flex 9?), mine are really wearing out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vectrex-Atari Posted March 28, 2003 Share Posted March 28, 2003 I just finished building my own 5200 paddle myself. I think I am going to start building them on the side and sell them. Now I got to find some paddles though cheap. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
voiddweller Posted March 31, 2003 Share Posted March 31, 2003 What is/are your least favourite title(s) for the 5200?. I have to say I like most of the games, but several are boring (repetitive and easy) or poorly designed. Here is my list of the bottom feeders: Congo Bongo Galaxian Kangaroo StarTrek: Strategic Operations Simulator (looks good, but too easy) James Bond 007 Any Realsports title (Baseball is kind of interesting with the voice, but it becomes old real fast) - VD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RangerG Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 You all are forgetting ROTJ: Death Star Battle. It might be a rare cart for the 5200 and a great find for your collection, but the gameplay is poor (one of the worst for the 5200 that I have played). It has two screens which endlessly repeat and even those aren't much fun. It is hardly better than the 2600 version. By the way, I think Kangaroo is pretty fun to play and I agree with many that the paddle makes a big difference with some of the games mentioned. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Space Invaders SUCKS! It's slow moving, and the scoring sucks as well. Not to mention the toughness of it. Not to mention, it looks nothing like the arcade game at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Space Invaders SUCKS! It's slow moving, and the scoring sucks as well. Not to mention the toughness of it. Not to mention, it looks nothing like the arcade game at all. Course there are the Atari 8-bit versions.. which were occasionally modded to look a little closer to the arcade Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Course there are the Atari 8-bit versions.. which were occasionally modded to look a little closer to the arcade Yeah yeah, you don't need to rub it in how I should get an 8-bit, I already know. One of these days, maybe after we move into a house and I have a little more room for stuff.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Yeah yeah, you don't need to rub it in how I should get an 8-bit, I already know. One of these days, maybe after we move into a house and I have a little more room for stuff.. Hey I don't play those on the 8-bit.. I play them on the Dreamcast! The emulation is pretty much perfect. And... one Dreamcast, and one CD containing every 5200 game and about 3000+ 8-bit disk images takes up.. oh I'd say.. 49 square inches Not exactly 'collectible'.. but GREAT for that quick night of playing any and every Atari 8-bit game you can imagine within seconds of each other Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Hey I don't play those on the 8-bit.. I play them on the Dreamcast! The emulation is pretty much perfect. And... one Dreamcast, and one CD containing every 5200 game and about 3000+ 8-bit disk images takes up.. oh I'd say.. 49 square inches As tempting as that idea is, I love my Dreamcast too much to risk playing burned disks, especially since I don't have a backup console to spare. I've read at length in modern gaming about the damage non-GD ROM disks can do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 As tempting as that idea is, I love my Dreamcast too much to risk playing burned disks, especially since I don't have a backup console to spare. I've read at length in modern gaming about the damage non-GD ROM disks can do. Nah that's pretty much a bunch of crap. You're thinking of playing pirated Dreamcast games where the disc is constantly accessed hardcore (i.e. "MODERN GRAPHIC RICH GAMES") For emulation purposes you gotta realize that the majority of these images are 32k or so or less... Once the emu is loaded, the dreamcast takes about 2 seconds to load up your selected image, then goes idle! *zip zip* done. That's not to say that it wont have problems down the road.. but that's probably a downfall of all cd based consoles. I will tell you that I've played mine CONSTANTLY and DAILY for years. And that's no b.s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrRetroGamer Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 So is anyone able to "hack" any of the 5200 games, like Space Invaders, and make a more faithful version that con be placed on a cart (like the 2600 titles)? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 As tempting as that idea is, I love my Dreamcast too much to risk playing burned disks, especially since I don't have a backup console to spare. I've read at length in modern gaming about the damage non-GD ROM disks can do. Nah that's pretty much a bunch of crap. You're thinking of playing pirated Dreamcast games where the disc is constantly accessed hardcore (i.e. "MODERN GRAPHIC RICH GAMES") For emulation purposes you gotta realize that the majority of these images are 32k or so or less... Once the emu is loaded, the dreamcast takes about 2 seconds to load up your selected image, then goes idle! *zip zip* done. That's not to say that it wont have problems down the road.. but that's probably a downfall of all cd based consoles. I will tell you that I've played mine CONSTANTLY and DAILY for years. And that's no b.s. MMF, NE146 is correct, ripped games is what kills the drive not homebrews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 MMF, NE146 is correct, ripped games is what kills the drive not homebrews. Gotcha, thank you both for the clarification. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 wow, I would love to have a DC emu disk with all the 5200 and 8bit games on it! If one of you emu CD burners could burn me a copy, I'll gladly reimburse you ... anyone who is willing, please PM me! waiting ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 10, 2003 Share Posted April 10, 2003 Yeah it'd be a piece of cake to send either of you one. Of course you will have to pay me for the price of making it and sending it to you. So please send me a personal check for 60 cents before we can discuss further business. I also accept Paypal. oh.. and just pm me yer damn addresses Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rxd Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 Definately burn those 5200 games on to a cdrom for your Dreamcast. It's great. Only a couple of games don't play 100% perfectly. Since I burned my disk I moved my 5200 into the closet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holygrailvideogames.com Posted May 19, 2003 Share Posted May 19, 2003 And... one Dreamcast, and one CD containing every 5200 game and about 3000+ 8-bit disk images takes up.. oh I'd say.. 49 square inches Where can I get one of these disk? I have a lot of emulators for the Dreamcast, but not this one. Can someone burn me one if I pay for it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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