pusakat Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 What are your favorite Atari 8-bit games that used the keyboard only? Besides text adventures, that is. My Atari 65xe has a problem with its joystick circuitry. With the current quarantine and lockdowns, I can't get it fixed yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Eyvind Bernhardsen Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 My current favourite A8 game is Lode Runner, and it can be played with the keyboard. Ctrl-K to switch to keyboard mode, I J K L to control, U O to dig. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Multi-player? Galaxy Single player? Nuke War or Midway Campaign All from Avalon Hill. (I guess I was a fan of their games...) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+davidcalgary29 Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 What about text AND graphic adventures? I spent weeks on Mask of the Sun (which I got for my fourteenth birthday), because there's an infuriating sequence near the end of the game (the lava jump) which required series of quick keystrokes to master a completely randomly-timed challenge. I think I also mainly played Wavy Navy and Hard Hat Mack with keyboard input, because I learned to play those games (and mastered the timing) on our school's Apple, which didn't have a joystick. The Phantasie series from SSI. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 Certainly Thrust or something like Everest Explorer? And if you are a real sadist then try The Last V8! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 17, 2020 Share Posted April 17, 2020 (edited) I played Spy Hunter with the keyboard before I modified a Stick Stand CX-40 controller base for the second "button" on the second port for smoke/oil slick. It's much more fun and easier to control with a joystick, as long as you have both "buttons." But I guess my favorite keyboard-only game(s) (which you can use a joystick with, but it's easier to just use the keyboard) is Alternate Reality (City & Dungeon). Edited April 17, 2020 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted April 18, 2020 Author Share Posted April 18, 2020 Karateka can be played using keyboard-only too. Q/A/Z - punch high/middle/low W/S/X - kick high/middle/low -> - Advance <- - Retreat [Space] - Stand up/Get into fighting stance B - Bow 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxel Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I was expecting to see a huge list of text adventures... I'll come back later... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 38 minutes ago, Voxel said: I was expecting to see a huge list of text adventures... I'll come back later... Maybe we should include text adventures in this discussion then. It seems that a good list of those would also be welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+skr Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 I like Castle Defender from Matosimi very much and I always play it with keyboard controls only: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 1 hour ago, pusakat said: Maybe we should include text adventures in this discussion then I think you were right in your original post to keep them out, many other threads for that: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gunstar Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 (edited) I don't consider text adventures to be games. They are entertainment, like reading a book or watching a movie, but interactive, like Choose-Your-Own-Adventure books to an extreme. Edited April 19, 2020 by Gunstar 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxel Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 22 minutes ago, Wrathchild said: 2 hours ago, pusakat said: Maybe we should include text adventures in this discussion then I think you were right in your original post to keep them out, many other threads for that: Maybe not then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted April 19, 2020 Author Share Posted April 19, 2020 13 minutes ago, Voxel said: Maybe not then. But then we got links to threads which probably scratch the itch. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voxel Posted April 19, 2020 Share Posted April 19, 2020 True. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pusakat Posted April 20, 2020 Author Share Posted April 20, 2020 Spy's Demise works well with the keyboard. Has options to use joystick, keyboard or paddles. Also works better with artifacting. Probably because it's a port from the Apple II. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sugarland Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Ultima III and IV. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRaven81 Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 A-ROGUE! http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-a-rogue_337.html 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jetboot Jack Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 Are any action games truly playable with the keyboard - I find that for instance Lode Runner is near unplayable compared with using a joystick. It's one key at a time that kills them compared to other 8bit machines. What am I doing wrong? sTeVE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toddtmw Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 11:58 AM, pusakat said: Karateka can be played using keyboard-only too. Q/A/Z - punch high/middle/low W/S/X - kick high/middle/low -> - Advance <- - Retreat [Space] - Stand up/Get into fighting stance B - Bow This. Karateka keyboard was the only way to play. I first played it on an Apple at school that didn't have a keyboard and it was great. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leech Posted April 20, 2020 Share Posted April 20, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 9:58 AM, pusakat said: Karateka can be played using keyboard-only too. Q/A/Z - punch high/middle/low W/S/X - kick high/middle/low -> - Advance <- - Retreat [Space] - Stand up/Get into fighting stance B - Bow I honestly never knew Karateka could be played with a joystick until recently, but had to ask 'why would you???' also always remember to go into the standing mode before going up to the princess. She can one hit kill you... yet somehow couldn't rescue herself... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheRaven81 Posted April 21, 2020 Share Posted April 21, 2020 14 hours ago, TheRaven81 said: A-ROGUE! http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-a-rogue_337.html umm...hmmm...Actually, I've been playing this for a bit recently, and I'm not sure if I would recommend it anymore. If other's like it, that's great, to each their own. But I'll probably make another thread concerning it, so I don't de-rail this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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