sanny Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Is it just me, but I consider the 2600 version much more playable than the 800 version. The 800 version is somehow slow and you feel like walking through a swamp when moving.... regards, chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nezgar Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Well, the 800 version is a prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I found 2600 version to be less sophisticated, not that any version arcade included is complicated in any big way. But yeah, the computer version is a lot slower. It looks to have a 2 frame delay between moves where 2600 might be 1. Though I played 2600 in the JS emulator on Atarimania so it was probably using the NTSC version. Other annoyances about the computer version - exiting a screen is annoyingly slow and even more so if there's speech beforehand. And you shoot a robot and it takes near 1/4 of a second to decide that you've hit it and it should explode. Arcade version speed - I'd put somewhere in between the two. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erichenneke Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I agree, I enjoy playing 2600 berserk. But 800 version, not so much. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_The Doctor__ Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 No doubt Berserk could be vastly improved for the 800 series... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ACML Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Maybe this explains why I always go to K-razy Shootout instead of Berserk. K-razy Shootout is fast and smooth with great audio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mazzspeed Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 I bloody loved Berserk on the 2600 as a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Wasn't a huge fan of Berzerk on the 800 (or arcade), the only reason it got a play was the speech, loved the speech, made me think I had an arcade machine in the house. Maze games were 10 a penny back then, and Berzerks hook (for me) was purely the speech and the way you could lure robots to blow each other up. As always, it's all personal.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rybags Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 My local had one - I think I played it once ever. Although an early colour game and one of the first with speech, it was otherwise too simplistic for my liking. Also, we had Shamus around the same time and it felt like a big step backwards seeing Berzerk. Taking the cake though, it has a shockingly bad joystick compared to other 8-directional types of the time. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mclaneinc Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 Yup, sounds spot on.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cjherr Posted May 28, 2022 Share Posted May 28, 2022 13 hours ago, ACML said: Maybe this explains why I always go to K-razy Shootout instead of Berserk. K-razy Shootout is fast and smooth with great audio. Agreed. K-Razy Shootout is one of my favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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