PitfallHarry77 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) I was interested in what everyones favourite classic arcade games were that never saw a port to the Atari 2600. My absolute favourite would be Zookeeper by Taito. This is game is so addictive and so much fun. Would it even be possible on the atari?? Maybe not back then but people continue to do amazing things on here. I would never have thought I would see Draconian on Atari or Super Cobra as it is in its new and updated homebrew form. Edited July 22, 2018 by PitfallHarry77 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 (edited) http://atariage.com/forums/blog/118/entry-13872-homebreviews-part-41-star-castle-showdown/ I refer to this as in...Never made it "Back in The Day"...so Star Castle Arcade! Of course if we are saying Better Late than Never, and Not including recent homebrews etc. since they technically made it (just later on), well I'd have to think on that and get back to you haha... Off the top of my tired head, maybe Arkanoid...(Even though it was a later game)... Edited July 22, 2018 by GoldLeader 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Karl G Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Qix. This one would probably not be feasible on the Atari 2600, however. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Thief, Rally X, Demolition Derby, Polybius, and Super Pac-Man. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Galaga, Rally X, Super Pac-Man, and Zoo Keeper would be my picks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted July 22, 2018 Share Posted July 22, 2018 Bagman and Turtles. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan88 Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Tron Arcade, Robotron, Galaga 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Spiders Magical Spot II Satan Of Saturn Satan's Hollow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tifany Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Tailgunner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Cafeman Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Tempest, Galaga, Rally X, and Dragon's Lair come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry77 Posted July 23, 2018 Author Share Posted July 23, 2018 I had a go at Star Castle Arcade and it is a really good port. I had never heard of Bagman so I will have a look at that one. Did it make it to Australia? Robotron would be awesome but the controls would be difficult. Rally X is a good one but I think the guy who did Halo 2600 has done that. I am looking for a PAL version as he did a good job. Galaga would be good but I really like Galaxian which is close. Qix I would imagine would be really difficult with the movement. There are some interesting responses and some I will have to have a look at as I havent heard of all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Bagman actually was ported, it's one of those famous 'complete but lost' prototypes. Steve Hostetler at Atari programmed it and claims he was 90% done, there's a blurb over on Atariprotos. Maybe we'll get lucky and it'll be found. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
insertclevernamehere Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 It's been done but not well. I would love to see a decent port of Tutankham. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted July 23, 2018 Share Posted July 23, 2018 Jump Bug 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason_Atari Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Arkanoid and Bombjack. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry77 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would like to see an updated attempt at Tutankham as it is great on the Colecovision. Arkanoid is an interesting one as it would be possible in theory as it is similar to Breakout. I dont have programming knowledge though so I dont know if the Atari could handle the movement and the number of sprites. Would be awesome if it was possible!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+GoldLeader Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would like to see an updated attempt at Tutankham as it is great on the Colecovision. Arkanoid is an interesting one as it would be possible in theory as it is similar to Breakout. I dont have programming knowledge though so I dont know if the Atari could handle the movement and the number of sprites. Would be awesome if it was possible!! I totally believe Arkanoid would be possible! It just wouldn't have the graphical resolution. For example, the falling power-ups would just have to be different colors to equal different powers. And the paddle controls would make it all worthwhile! Even though the NES had better graphics, and I do love Arkanoid on the NES, Playing it with an Atari Paddle would be the bomb! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
accousticguitar Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 I would really like to have a good port of zookeeper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted July 24, 2018 Share Posted July 24, 2018 Going way back: Stunt Cycle, Qwak! (the 1974 Atari gun game...think of the light gun Atari would have come up with in 1978-79!), Lunar Lander, Demolition Derby. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry77 Posted July 24, 2018 Author Share Posted July 24, 2018 I agree that Arkanoid would be great with an Atari paddle. LEM is a pretty good version of Lunar Lander. It is a pity we didnt have it back then. I had a look at Jump Bug and it looks an interesting game. Visually, it is a cross between Moon Patrol and Rampage. I am not sure how the Atari would go with the scrolling buildings. I wonder if something like Mappy is possible? Finally, has anyone heard if there has been any progress with a better version of Mario Bros? I think Dintar 812 was working on it a while back and it was looking amazing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Collector Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Galaga, Bagman, Elevator Action, Dragons lair, Lunar Lander. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 I wonder if something like Mappy is possible? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PitfallHarry77 Posted July 25, 2018 Author Share Posted July 25, 2018 Thanks for that SpiceWare!! That footage of Mappy is incredible and way beyond my expectations of what would be possible. I cant wait to see it completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coolcrab Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 There is a very nice qix ROM that seems to have all basics down. But I can't find much info about it or the ROM. Would be great if this got finished or the code got posted so someone else could finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim Pez Posted July 25, 2018 Share Posted July 25, 2018 Frenzy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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