Omegamatrix Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I played this a lot as a kid on the Colecovision, and gave the 2600 version a go. At first it seemed very stripped down, but after playing it for a while I started to enjoy it a more. What do you all think of 2600 Venture? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I had it since BITD and it's one of my favs for sure. Fun to play to this day and have you checked out the Wolfenstein hack in the AA store? More rooms and stuff to explore... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 I think it's good. I'm probably overdue to play it again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted October 5, 2019 Share Posted October 5, 2019 Nicely done. It keeps the fun of the original, and that’s what I ask out of 2600 games. Fun without great graphics is ok. The other way round, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 22 hours ago, save2600 said: I had it since BITD and it's one of my favs for sure. Fun to play to this day and have you checked out the Wolfenstein hack in the AA store? More rooms and stuff to explore... I tried the Wolfenstein hack. It's quite complex for a hack. You would not know it started as Venture. I like the title screen too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted October 6, 2019 Author Share Posted October 6, 2019 Is anybody really good on the hardest level of venture? I mean after you complete it a few times the monsters really start to go fast compared to Winky. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Strangest Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 I had heard that the 2600 version of Venture was severely stripped down, so I had always passed it up. Maybe I’ll give it a shot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eegad Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 It was one of those arcade games at the time that I loved, but was bad at playing. 2600 version was good, but much easier than the arcade. Played it a lot but was always annoyed that after the second level it started repeating. Arcade version had 3 or 4 levels before repeating. Though I'm pretty sure somebody made a "venture arcade" version in more recent years with the missing levels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+save2600 Posted October 6, 2019 Share Posted October 6, 2019 When I first started seeing the red box re-releases to games like Venture BITD, I assumed that they were enhanced versions of the originals. Was disappointed to find they weren't! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 I enjoy 2600 Venture. I had a school friend who had it BITD so it's possible that I'm fond of it because it's a cart that I grew up playing at least occasionally. I should give it another run and see if I still feel the same way about it today. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, eegad said: It was one of those arcade games at the time that I loved, but was bad at playing. 2600 version was good, but much easier than the arcade. Played it a lot but was always annoyed that after the second level it started repeating. Arcade version had 3 or 4 levels before repeating. Though I'm pretty sure somebody made a "venture arcade" version in more recent years with the missing levels. Yeah, Batari made a hack with the 3rd level. It's got a bug in the Genie Room, but at least we have it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted October 7, 2019 Author Share Posted October 7, 2019 2 hours ago, save2600 said: When I first started seeing the red box re-releases to games like Venture BITD, I assumed that they were enhanced versions of the originals. Was disappointed to find they weren't! ? It's a marketing masterpiece. BTW we should take into context that this is just a 4K game, and that is not a lot of room for all those rooms. Pun intended. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted October 7, 2019 Share Posted October 7, 2019 Was a goto game of mine in the day, can't say i play it as much these days but when i do it never disappoints. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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