gorfcadet Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Im sure its fun with a mouse, but on a ProLine its a no go for me. Did any of you buy this new in the 80s? If so, how did you feel about it? I feel like the guy from Princess Bride asking how it felt to have your life sucked away. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shawn Posted April 15, 2019 Share Posted April 15, 2019 Lightgun support would have been even better IMO. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Kaboomer Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 Im sure its fun with a mouse, but on a ProLine its a no go for me. How does one play with a mouse on the 7800? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gorfcadet Posted April 16, 2019 Author Share Posted April 16, 2019 How does one play with a mouse on the 7800? You cant, but the game was originally for Atari computers and was designed for mouse play. The trackball would have made sense on the 7800. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted April 16, 2019 Share Posted April 16, 2019 This game um.. sucks! Top 20 worst games. Hat trick is better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted April 22, 2019 Share Posted April 22, 2019 Cool interview with the programmer from back in 2003. Check out #4 in particular - he was against porting Crack'ed to the 7800. https://web.archive.org/web/20040513095940/http://emulazione.multiplayer.it/stgraveyard/Interviews/Robert%20Craig/RobCraig.htm 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Clae Posted April 27, 2019 Share Posted April 27, 2019 How would you catch the eggs with the gun? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted April 28, 2019 Share Posted April 28, 2019 How would you catch the eggs with the gun?The yokes on you! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CommodoreDecker Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 On 4/15/2019 at 8:38 PM, Kaboomer said: How does one play with a mouse on the 7800? Not sure. I tried taking my CX22 and turning it upside down, but that didn't work too well. If there was a "mouse" type input device for the 7800, I'd buy it as Cracked is actually quite fun, even with the proline joytick. I still need the Robotron 2084 double thumbpad too... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted November 18, 2019 Share Posted November 18, 2019 On 4/27/2019 at 8:18 AM, DJ Clae said: How would you catch the eggs with the gun? Instead of firing a quick shot, hold the button in and "drag" the egg over a nest. Release the fire button to let it go. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 Had Atari Inc/Corp released GCC's [expensive] re-imagining of Dan Kramer's CX22 for the 7800 with 2 fire buttons on each side, Crack'ed would've really worked on the console. Had a version been made for the A8/XEGS, I'd advocate for it to be ported to the 5200 for use with its Trak-Ball but apparently that never happened. Even the ST version would be better if it was modded to support the Enhanced Joystick Ports on the STe and then someone made an adapter to use the CX53 with those ports... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted November 19, 2019 Share Posted November 19, 2019 On 4/21/2019 at 5:14 PM, sixersfan105 said: Cool interview with the programmer from back in 2003. Check out #4 in particular - he was against porting Crack'ed to the 7800. https://web.archive.org/web/20040513095940/http://emulazione.multiplayer.it/stgraveyard/Interviews/Robert%20Craig/RobCraig.htm I'm intrigued by his comment about the game almost being licensed for an arcade version. I wonder which arcade company was interested in it? Maybe Ed Logg over at Atari Games Corp/Tengen was aware of it since he was a known ST owner and enthusiast... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJ Clae Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 On 11/18/2019 at 5:48 PM, save2600 said: Instead of firing a quick shot, hold the button in and "drag" the egg over a nest. Release the fire button to let it go. Can the gun position be streamed into the system? I thought it was only able to do a momentary snapshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SmittyB Posted November 21, 2019 Share Posted November 21, 2019 4 hours ago, DJ Clae said: I thought it was only able to do a momentary snapshot. As the trigger is just a button it would be trivial for the game to detect the position of the gun each frame while the trigger is held. Most games flash the screen white while reading the position of the gun to make the screen as bright as possible to make it easier for the light sensor to pick up, but it's not necessary if the screen is already bright enough. Though I have both the game and the gun I've not tried it so I'm assuming it doesn't flash because that would be horrible if it did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 (edited) See messages #5 and #8 in this. Edited December 17, 2019 by ave1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ave1 Posted February 10, 2020 Share Posted February 10, 2020 On 12/17/2019 at 4:19 PM, ave1 said: See messages #5 and #8 in this. And #16 as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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