gorfcadet Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hope everyone is well. I experimented while recording to see just how bad I was at killing the pterodactyl. Spoiler. I'm really bad at it. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 OMG, I was laughing so hard when you sped the video and kept adding your lost "lives." 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 OMG, I was laughing so hard when you sped the video and kept adding your lost "lives." Thanks. Glad my suckage brought you joy. To be honest, before I started prepping for this review, I wasn't even sure you could kill the pterodactyl on the 7800 version. After attempt twenty, I was starting to wonder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Thanks. Glad my suckage brought you joy. To be honest, before I started prepping for this review, I wasn't even sure you could kill the pterodactyl on the 7800 version. After attempt twenty, I was starting to wonder. It can be done. I’ve managed it a handful of times over the years by mostly pure dumb luck. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 Yeah, I was hoping that by practicing during the filming I would get good at it or at least see where you need to line up or the timing needed to kill the pterodactyl, but even slowmo on the film I have a really hard time seeing the difference in some of my fails vs successes. I'm not sure if it matters how open his mouth is or if its only lance placement. If its based on his mouths openness, that is bad because on the 78 his animation is super quick and would be hard to predict with regularity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 As I recall, you have to hit the pterry even with his upper beak while his mouth is closed. As you said that isn't easy to predict but I'm pretty confident this is how it is done. How did you capture this if I may ask? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted July 31, 2018 Author Share Posted July 31, 2018 As I recall, you have to hit the pterry even with his upper beak while his mouth is closed. As you said that isn't easy to predict but I'm pretty confident this is how it is done. How did you capture this if I may ask? This one was done through emulation. However soon I hope to have a RetroTink 2X. (Ordered in on the next wave.) Then I plan on using real hardware via s-video/composite for Atari, Genesis/32XCD, Saturn, Dreamcast and Jaguar. The RetroTink is a line doubler that shoots HDMI out at very low latency, so its a real affordable alternative to the Framemeister. If I do NES, I'll use my RetroAVS. I just spent the last day and what is left of my back (*ow... back pain) hooking up my office to record just about everything I have as soon as the Tink comes in. My Robotron video was shot using an old Diamond capture card with S-Video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Let me know what you think of the Retrotink when you get it and have had a chance to mess with it. From what I've seen it still has about 3 - 4 fps of lag based on most tests...so it isn't completely lag free. I get about 4 - 6fps with the s-video to HDMI converter I use now so I hadn't really given the retrotink much of a look. It does appear to offer scanlines if you want and also formats the aspect ratio correctly. So if your TV doesn't support aspect correct changes (via the WIDE settings) like mine does, then that is a good way to get these old games back into 4:3 properly. If the retrotink was truly lag free I would look into it more as it would completely replace out the old monoprice converter I bought like 6 years ago or something now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Thanks. Glad my suckage brought you joy. To be honest, before I started prepping for this review, I wasn't even sure you could kill the pterodactyl on the 7800 version. After attempt twenty, I was starting to wonder. Oh, no worries. I have never been able to kill the damn ptero! It felt like I was looking at myself play! LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Killed him lots on the 2600 version 30 years ago. I remember my friend saying "Look its the paradatctle!" 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevaside Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 (edited) Hope everyone is well. I experimented while recording to see just how bad I was at killing the pterodactyl. Spoiler. I'm really bad at it. Just watched & subscribed..Rly like your review style I love Joust, but in my 30 or so years playing it, never once killed the Pterodactyl nor even tried haha Going to have to try & change that soon The 7800 just doesn't get much love on Youtube, would love to see some more in the future too! Edited August 6, 2018 by Stevaside 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 Just watched & subscribed..Rly like your review style I love Joust, but in my 30 or so years playing it, never once killed the Pterodactyl nor even tried haha Going to have to try & change that soon The 7800 just doesn't get much love on Youtube, would love to see some more in the future too! Thanks! I plan on going through the entire 7800 library over time including the homebrews in the AA store. Trying to finish up my buyer's guide aimed at folks new to the hobby via Retron 77 purchase or first time real Atari owners that goes through the 82 catalogue. Right now I'm not so patiently waiting for my 3 hour playthrough of Super Monaco GP to upload; want to cap footage for my next review, but I'm afraid to flake out my computer this far into the upload process. Anyone here have a preference? Karateka? Fight Night? Commando? Something else? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Ikari Warriors 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Do some rarities like Ninja Golf or Scrapyard Dog. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevaside Posted August 6, 2018 Share Posted August 6, 2018 Thanks! I plan on going through the entire 7800 library over time including the homebrews in the AA store. Trying to finish up my buyer's guide aimed at folks new to the hobby via Retron 77 purchase or first time real Atari owners that goes through the 82 catalogue. Right now I'm not so patiently waiting for my 3 hour playthrough of Super Monaco GP to upload; want to cap footage for my next review, but I'm afraid to flake out my computer this far into the upload process. Anyone here have a preference? Karateka? Fight Night? Commando? Something else? Out of all those, Fight Night for sure, because I've always seen people say how horrible & unplayable it was, but just a few days ago stumbled on to a YT video of someone playing it & beating it pretty quickly. So I was just thinking of giving that game another chance. Actually think I only tried it once after I picked it up years ago & it's been sitting on the shelf ever since lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted August 6, 2018 Author Share Posted August 6, 2018 I just started playing Scrapyard Dog based on DrVenkman's suggestion... it is something so far. The piano has made me so angry so quickly! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 re: pterodactyl.. did you know on the 8bit version you could kill it by hitting it in the butt? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted August 7, 2018 Share Posted August 7, 2018 re: pterodactyl.. did you know on the 8bit version you could kill it by hitting it in the butt? NE... You would know about this... LOL 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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