+therealbountybob Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Time for the 2nd poll of Season 18 If anyone missed round 1 just post a score and join right in The runner up games from R1 and some other classics to keep it moving along! Sorry pac-Man you didn't make the cut! He'll be back Any questions post or message, we are all friendly here Pole Position Pondering on playing the Patent V6 version for a change (or the Marius version better PAL timings but still easier). If you only have the original version then we can factor that in the tables. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-patent-pole-position-version-06_14263.html http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=5161 Blue Max HSC favourite, bit tricky for beginners but a fantastic game. http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1438 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-blue-max_5977.html Drop Zone Better than defender? I'll leave you to decided, classic Horizontal rescue and shooter with some nice touces. Don't be surprised if top players will get to a point where they retire - we might make it 1milion for a joint win or something. This fast paced game is the most difficult in the poll for a casual player. Also needs a good Joystick and space is smart bombs and other key is cloak. [] Thanks orpheus, below - atariage NTSC patched XEXs http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-dropzone_s1747.html http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=1734 Qix 5200 ver We played the A8 version last time so it's the equally good 5200 port. http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=2719 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-qix_4208.html Juno First And finally Juno First, a nice middle ranked game, could be better but very playable shooter. You can scroll the screen vertically. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-juno-first_2720.html http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=2100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+slx Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Tough choice! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Some good choices in there. I went with Blue Max because I suck at it and this will give me the motivation to improve. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sikor Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 I voted for PP, but... Qix is also good choice for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 25, 2021 Share Posted January 25, 2021 Yeah, TRBB really makes sure to pick strong contenders for the first few rounds to ensure we get a good turnout before we venture into the less familiar gardens. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Oof, Blue Max AND Juno First.....decisions decisions.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 Mostly for fun and to enjoy @graywest, I made another graph with the state so far. Timestamps are in my local time zone. I separated the games by 0.1 so every line should be visible, although in practice three games currently are tied on 2 votes. I'm not expecting to do this all the time, and I don't know if the forum software even has a function to do this kind of polls but it is a bit interesting. (Crayons or not) 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max_Chatsworth Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 18 hours ago, therealbountybob said: Time for the 2nd poll of Season 18 If anyone missed round 1 just post a score and join right in ... Juno First And finally Juno First, a nice middle ranked game, could be better but very playable shooter. You can scroll the screen vertically. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-juno-first_2720.html http://a8.fandal.cz/detail.php?files_id=2100 Is Juno First a Radar Scope clone? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+therealbountybob Posted January 26, 2021 Author Share Posted January 26, 2021 13 hours ago, carlsson said: Yeah, TRBB really makes sure to pick strong contenders for the first few rounds to ensure we get a good turnout before we venture into the less familiar gardens. Yes we should play Hovver Bover Never managed to ride the wave more than a few rounds before everyone disapppears, maybe this season we can make it to round 20 with more than 10 players Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carlsson Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 2 hours ago, Max_Chatsworth said: Is Juno First a Radar Scope clone? While it is true that both Juno First (Konami) and Beamrider (Activision) borrow the perspective from Radar Scope (Nintendo), it is said that Juno First "gives the player a fundamentally different degree of control over their momentum and direction" compared to Radar Scope. I'm sure similar things can be said about many games from that era, when does a game go from (improved) clone to a game on its own, inspired by an older one. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
graywest Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, carlsson said: Mostly for fun and to enjoy @graywest, I made another graph with the state so far. Timestamps are in my local time zone. I separated the games by 0.1 so every line should be visible, although in practice three games currently are tied on 2 votes. I'm not expecting to do this all the time, and I don't know if the forum software even has a function to do this kind of polls but it is a bit interesting. (Crayons or not) Awesome! I love it. Blue Max is out to an early lead, but there's still plenty of time for others to catch up... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted January 26, 2021 Share Posted January 26, 2021 5 hours ago, therealbountybob said: Yes we should play Hovver Bover 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted January 28, 2021 Share Posted January 28, 2021 On 1/26/2021 at 12:17 PM, Deteacher said: I second this! I LOVE HOVVER BOVER 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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