sloth-machine Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 (edited) Off the top of my head: Subterranea Vanguard Dragonstomper Desert Falcon Krull Off the Wall Sinistar Maybe: Adventure Empire Strikes Back Dragonfire Yars Revenge Edited February 12, 2018 by sloth-machine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gabriel Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Phoenix 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth-machine Posted February 12, 2018 Author Share Posted February 12, 2018 Phoenix Oh yeah, that made me think of Death Star Battle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masschamber Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 double dragon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Zaxxon (P.S. How do you get past the big robot?) 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Kung Fu Master Radar Lock GORF And I guess Name This Game is like one giant boss battle... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
4ever2600 Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Ummmm the whole game homebrew BOSS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted February 12, 2018 Share Posted February 12, 2018 Princess Rescue, if we're counting homebrews. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CapitanClassic Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 SW Empire Strikes Back doesnt have any bosses. It is a never ending stream of mutant camels. I wouldnt count Dragonfire either. You always fave a dragons fireballs on each screen. Otherwise you might as well start counting DK or DK Jr. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sloth-machine Posted February 13, 2018 Author Share Posted February 13, 2018 SW Empire Strikes Back doesnt have any bosses. It is a never ending stream of mutant camels. I wouldnt count Dragonfire either. You always fave a dragons fireballs on each screen. Otherwise you might as well start counting DK or DK Jr. Yeah, that's why I but them in the 'maybe category. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 8 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Does the mother ship at the end of each sector in Beamrider count? We just finished playing that in HSC. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 gorf? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+xucaen Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Can the UFOs in Space Invaders and Asteroids be considered boss battles? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Space Raid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) Can the UFOs in Space Invaders and Asteroids be considered boss battles? Good questions. Seems we need to define the terms of this conversation. I don't think the "boss character" needs to be harder to deal with by rule, though they normally are. I guess being seen as in control of the lesser beings in the level is pretty important. Does the wizard in Wizard of Wor count? What about his flying beast thing? Sub boss? Edited February 13, 2018 by HatefulGravey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 gorf? Kung Fu Master Radar Lock GORF And I guess Name This Game is like one giant boss battle... Can the UFOs in Space Invaders and Asteroids be considered boss battles? Nah. Defeating them isn't necessarily a central goal of the game, they don't mark the end of stage or wave or game loop, they're not stronger or substantially more difficult to defeat (except maybe in Asteroids), nor do they present a different kind of challenge that bosses typically do. They're incidental bonus targets and x-factors to prevent the game from getting too monotonous. I hadn't considered The Wizard in Wizard of Wor, but he does seem to check most of those boxes. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 (edited) X Man for sure (It's always a battle) Edited February 13, 2018 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 But fellas, who destroys the Gond? 6 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 How about Jungle Hunt? The fine young cannibals at the end, of course. You just jump over them, but still ... Same with the helicopter from Spy Hunter. Side scrollers, pay to continue, mini-bosses, and end bosses seem to be ideas that were mostly in the next generation from Atari. Like the NES-ized version of Gyruss. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mountain King Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 How about, Blueprint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pacman000 Posted February 13, 2018 Share Posted February 13, 2018 Krull! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Spriggy Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Frankenstein's Monster. Your battling Frankenstein's Monster by encasing him in a wall. If you do ... you stop him coming to life and the game ends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaptainBreakout Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 (edited) Saboteur Escape from the Mind Master Oysterion He-Man (sorta) Edited February 14, 2018 by CaptainBreakout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted February 14, 2018 Share Posted February 14, 2018 Frankenstein's Monster. Your battling Frankenstein's Monster by encasing him in a wall. If you do ... you stop him coming to life and the game ends. I thought about this one. If there is a fight against the monster I would think of it as the main game. IMO one doesn't fight the monster in the "boss fight" sense. The thought did get me in the mood to play the game again, and it is one of my favorites in the sleeper category. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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