justclaws Posted November 3, 2021 Share Posted November 3, 2021 RetroRob also did an extended play of Black Widow: Recharged on the VCS. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skeeter Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 For some reason I was under the impression that these "Recharged" Atari games were only available on the new VCS. Yeah, I'm way out of the loop here. Anyway, when I saw this on Steam I decided to take a chance on it. Even with the one life perma death I liked it enough to go ahead and grab the others, Centipede and Missile Command. Missile Command is so-so, but Centipede is cool with it's mouse control and I'm digging this twin stick Black Widow and I'm looking forward to Asteroids. These new "Recharged" games have actually got me thinking about getting an Atari VCS now. I probably won't for the foreseeable future as money is tight but who knows, it's definitely back on my radar now. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted December 8, 2021 Author Share Posted December 8, 2021 I've finally made it to the VCS exclusive challenges. For those that are interested, here are the titles: Spoiler 31. Restricted 32. X Marks the Spot 33. I Hate Eggs 34. Swarming 35. More Restricted 36. Mix it Up 37. Grenadier 38. More Swarming 39. No Space 40. Survive Oddly, the in-game music appears to be missing from these levels. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mockduck Posted December 8, 2021 Share Posted December 8, 2021 8 hours ago, SabertoothRetro said: I've finally made it to the VCS exclusive challenges. For those that are interested, here are the titles: Reveal hidden contents 31. Restricted 32. X Marks the Spot 33. I Hate Eggs 34. Swarming 35. More Restricted 36. Mix it Up 37. Grenadier 38. More Swarming 39. No Space 40. Survive Oddly, the in-game music appears to be missing from these levels. Wow nice, I can barely get started on the challenges. Not doing too great at this one, best score is just shy of 9k. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted December 12, 2021 Author Share Posted December 12, 2021 Just in time for Asteroids Recharged, I've finally cleared all challenges in single player mode for Black Widow. The VCS challenges were among the most difficult of the game. "More Restricted" (#35) was by far the most challenging. I wanted to chuck my controller across the room more than a few times. I gotta say, it was a fist pumping moment when I got past that one! Good luck to everyone still playing. Looking forward to Asteroids this week! 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SizzleAtari Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 (edited) I can't even play the game anymore, the rotation is off now for some reason. I'm not sure what happened. When you move the spider around, it doesn't move smoothly anymore. Edited December 28, 2021 by SizzleAtari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Doesn’t sound to good! I’ve recently installed an update for the game only a day or so ago and can’t say I’ve noticed an issue playing with the controller. I’ll give the joystick with rotation controlls a try later today with the game to see if I experience similar results after the update and will post back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 1 hour ago, SizzleAtari said: I can't even play the game anymore, the rotation is off now for some reason. I'm not sure what happened. When you move the spider around, it doesn't move smoothly anymore. I just tried it and am having the same issue. With the modern controller, using twin stick, the left stick used to control the movement and the right stick would determine the shooting direction. It seems like, to me, that the left stick acts the same after the update but that the right stick *rotates* the spider around instead of shooting in the direction of the stick. It almost seems like this should be the behavior of the Classic stick and not the modern controller. I can't imagine that this control change was intended and that it is, appropriately enough, a bug. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 Tried the game myself and can confirm the controls are messed up for me too on both the controller and joystick!. I think they’ll be an update released soon to resolve this but definitely annoying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I personally haven’t noticed any changes to Black Widow: Recharged. But then again, I haven’t downloaded the update to the game either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SizzleAtari Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 I'm glad I'm not crazy, hadn't played it in a couple weeks but I knew it contolled differently. It's unplayable as of now for me. It's kinda hard to begin with, but the way it controls now, it's just awful. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SizzleAtari Posted December 28, 2021 Share Posted December 28, 2021 19 minutes ago, ColecoGamer said: I personally haven’t noticed any changes to Black Widow: Recharged. But then again, I haven’t downloaded the update to the game either. Don't do it!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kris1977 Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 (edited) Anyone having issues with Black Widow Recharged controls? On my right stick it shoots left when I hold up and up when I hold left. Shoots right holding down and down holding right. My controller is calibrated and I even tried out Black Widow Arcade in Atari Vault finding it working perfect. I did have a tester version of the game downloaded but there was an update to correct it just as user justclaws said there would be. Now the controls are off and wondering if I'm the only one. Edited December 29, 2021 by Kris1977 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 Other people, including me, are seeing this issue as well: Hopefully Atari will squash this bug soon. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted December 29, 2021 Author Share Posted December 29, 2021 Another update was pushed today. It may be a reversion to an earlier, more stable build as it does not have the leaderboard placeholders. But the controllers work again! 1 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 6 minutes ago, SabertoothRetro said: Another update was pushed today. It may be a reversion to an earlier, more stable build as it does not have the leaderboard placeholders. But the controllers work again! The only negative to this is that I actually had a real legit excuse to why I was so terrible at Black Widow! A case where blaming the controller was justified. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ColecoGamer Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 1 hour ago, SabertoothRetro said: Another update was pushed today. It may be a reversion to an earlier, more stable build as it does not have the leaderboard placeholders. But the controllers work again! This is good to know. It sounds like the previous update was really messed up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted December 29, 2021 Share Posted December 29, 2021 I contacted the Recharged games producer, (see their videos) and the developer Adam, saying it was urgent. I was happy to hear back from the Recharged producer, that the latest update should fix the previous goof-ups. I hope they worked out how this sequence of things happened, and how to prevent it ever happening again! ? 3 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+sixersfan105 Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 On 12/29/2021 at 1:59 PM, justclaws said: I contacted the Recharged games producer, (see their videos) and the developer Adam, saying it was urgent. I was happy to hear back from the Recharged producer, that the latest update should fix the previous goof-ups. I hope they worked out how this sequence of things happened, and how to prevent it ever happening again! ? Did that update fix it? I believe my Black Widow version pre-dates the buggy version, so just wanted to be sure if I update now, I'll be ok. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stirrell Posted January 29, 2022 Share Posted January 29, 2022 1 hour ago, sixersfan105 said: Did that update fix it? I believe my Black Widow version pre-dates the buggy version, so just wanted to be sure if I update now, I'll be ok. The updated version fixed the control issues that had been introduced for me. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari_JaguarVCS Posted March 5, 2022 Share Posted March 5, 2022 Just noticed Black Widow Recharged is now free on the Epic Games Store for anyone interested!. It’s worth a download on PC even if you already have it on the VCS. It’s free untill 3/10/2022 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Helper Posted March 6, 2022 Share Posted March 6, 2022 I just downloaded Black Widow and Centipede for free for PC from Epic. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SabertoothRetro Posted May 13, 2022 Author Share Posted May 13, 2022 Having fun with Black Widow: Recharged on Friday the 13th with this "death reel." Some deaths are at laughably low scores. Is this the Demon's Souls of the Recharged series? ?️?️?️ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justclaws Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 Make sure that you updated this game, as there are new modes now. Particularly, the chance to play with 3 lives, in the arcade mode. Also... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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