A Holla to 5200 Homebrew Developers

[patroclus99]

I was in the 7800 forum recently, and there was a thread about the 7800/5200.  Even though I didn't mention the 5200 homebrew scene, I was later mindful of some the really impressive titles that have been released. . . could-have-been 5200  classic arcade ports like Tempest and Scramble (these two gobbled many rolls of quarters), augmented arcade titles like Pac-Man Arcade, Zaxxon 32K, and other titles such as Adventure II, Castle Crisis, Koffi Yellow Copter, and Xari Arena.  We have enjoyed Xari Arena very much, that's a really classy title. . . like IMAGIC classy. . . solid, smooth, non-maniacal sprites, nice color contrasts on black matte, and very fluid CX52/CX53 input, great audio, steady difficulty ramp, and great nice arcade polish, although it was never an arcade release.

 

Anyway, that's some incredible talent, and it's not taken for granted.  A big long overdue thank you!

[BIGHMW]

Here, here!!! My salute to all the homebrewers who keep Big Sexy still going strong 38 years since its initial release!!!  

[+Ryan Witmer]

I'm only in it for the money.