Stone Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I LOVE this game Just unlocked the miracle trophy and Pum King, he rules... Damnit, why is this game so much fun?! Never played a racing game with so much stuff to do to complete it before; great stuff That is all Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paolo Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Aaah! If they only JUST add some nice characters... BTW, this game is really entertainig. I love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ferris Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 I wish we would have had this game on Lynx or 7800. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 7, 2003 Author Share Posted November 7, 2003 Aaah! If they only JUST add some nice characters... I don't know, I prefer it when you have to decide who to use on how good they are rather than WHO they are...besides, there weren't really any Jag-specific characters they could use without huge licensing issues. Unless they included Trevor McFur BTW, this game is really entertainig. I love it. Wonderful stuff Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mendon Posted November 7, 2003 Share Posted November 7, 2003 Or they could have included Skylar as a driver. Hearing that sexy voice saying "Out of my way" would have made this game a best seller with no one caring about Mario Kart!! Mendon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 I love Atari Karts... I always use Bentley Bear Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Hmm. I love Mario Karts, and I want this game. But befor I go and plunk down $100 for it, I just gotta ask. Is it worth it? I don't care about characture recognition, I mean, does it in general play the same, look the same (I assume the Jag version is run on ascrolling bitmap like Mario Karts SNES game) Overly hard/easy? Extra features? And how many players, both in the game, and humans playing simultanious? Thanks for any help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Hmm. I love Mario Karts, and I want this game. But befor I go and plunk down $100 for it, I just gotta ask. Is it worth it? I don't care about characture recognition, I mean, does it in general play the same, look the same (I assume the Jag version is run on ascrolling bitmap like Mario Karts SNES game) Overly hard/easy? Extra features? And how many players, both in the game, and humans playing simultanious? Thanks for any help. You shouldn't have to plunk down $100 for it. It's been on e-bay quite a bit shrinkwrapped for $39.00 Buy It Now. Someone has a large lot of 'em. Jason Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Smeghead Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Ah yes, Atari Karts. I bought the game off eBay for $51 on Feb 1, 2002. (Yeah, I have an Excel worksheet...what's it to ya? ) I played it for a few days, and it pissed me off so badly that I ran upstairs and posted it for sale on eBay. Then, after I calmed down, I decided that I'd best play it as much as possible before I sold it. I played it for a week straight and beat the game. I then realized how much I enjoyed the game, and wished I hadn't sold it. But I sold it for $56, ended up making a buck profit. Sometimes, tho, that's not such a bad thing. I have games in my collection that I've never gotten around to playing. At least this way, I was forced to play it and now I know I like it. So, I owned the game for 17 days in all and it's one I'll buy again someday. Parts of it are rather frustrating. Certain tracks that stop ya dead and those annoying things on the track that ya run over. They're too flat on the track, so they can be hard to distinguish until you're right on top of them. But all rashness aside, I'd say it's a good game that will end up in my collection again someday. (Sometimes, I think I need to take an anger management class. Nothing can get me more PO'd than a video game. I just broke a PS2 controller last night playing the new Smackdown game. But ya shouldn't be able to hit a guy in the head with a chair 20 times in a row and still have him beat ya. Thanks for letting me share. TMI, probably... Heh.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 8, 2003 Author Share Posted November 8, 2003 Hmm. I love Mario Karts, and I want this game. But befor I go and plunk down $100 for it, I just gotta ask. Is it worth it? Like Jay said, it won't cost you $100. And yes I don't care about characture recognition, I mean, does it in general play the same, look the same (I assume the Jag version is run on ascrolling bitmap like Mario Karts SNES game) The main difference over Mario Kart is that the 'scrolling bitmap' is draped over a 3D terrain. More noticeable in some tracks than others (the 'palace' tracks are completely flat) but there are definite hills/undulations in the tracks on the others. Allows you to jump over corners in some places when you get good Looks quite a minor graphical effect but actually reflects a huge amount of calculation the game's doing behind the scenes, and still maintaining a VERY smooth framerate. Overly hard/easy? Extra features? And how many players, both in the game, and humans playing simultanious? I'd say it's overly easy at the beginning and overly hard at the end Not seen any difficulty settings, not sure if there actually are any? You're forced to get better as you progress through the game though, because some of the stages (especially the Miracle Races) are incredibly difficult when you first try them. 7 players at once when you race against the CPU, just 2 when you race 2-player. Hope that helped Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thund3r Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 hey stone i remember you saying that your had atari karts, cart only ages ago. So did u leave it to the side until now? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 8, 2003 Author Share Posted November 8, 2003 hey stone i remember you saying that your had atari karts, cart only ages ago. So did u leave it to the side until now? No, I was ill at home, with nothing to do all day, so I played it lots more Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted November 8, 2003 Share Posted November 8, 2003 Ah yes, Atari Karts. Haha, that was a great story about your Atari Karts journey. I got mine from that guy in Belgium who has at least 100 of these, new and sealed for $40. I've played it about three times this year and have enjoyed it, I'll come back to it soon and it's a fun game to show non-Jag people because of it's similarity to Mario Kart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Video Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Wow, really? I could have sworn this game was around $100, the reason I stayed away from it. $50 isn't so bad IMO. Cool, they got kind of a ...hmm....voxel effect to the playing field or something eh? That sounds cool, like GT Advance 2 maybe, but sounds more extreme from the way you talk of it. Anyhow, thanks for the help. I'm definately going to get this now, I think I may have the money now even. I'll definately look for boxed sets though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 AK was the only Jag game my wife would play and enjoyed - It is a fun game unless you wore out your SNES pad on Mario Carts - if you havent its a fun game to play. I like the Pumpkin guy The castle map is a bit too sticky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 9, 2003 Author Share Posted November 9, 2003 I like the Pumpkin guy Yep Was very shocked when I unlocked him and looked at the stats The castle map is a bit too sticky Also true! I spent so much time glued to the walls it's not even funny Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiw Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 The guy that has a bunch of them, just raised his price. Maybe he is getting low on them, $60.00 a piece and he is only offering 4 for sale, well 3 now as I bought one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Saturn Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 The guy that has a bunch of them, just raised his price. Maybe he is getting low on them, $60.00 a piece and he is only offering 4 for sale, well 3 now as I bought one. Maybe he reads here at AtariAge and is cashing in on this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevincal Posted November 9, 2003 Share Posted November 9, 2003 Heh..I played this game some more yesterday and indeed it is quite fun. I also just unlocked pum king. That red reverse controls icon is just plain evil. I have gotten the hang of using backwards controls but it's hard to judge exactly when the controls are gonna switch back to normal. Also those puddles piss me off too. They sling you around 180 degrees sometimes right into one of the super glue walls. But It's nice sometimes for a game to be more of a challenge than a walk in the park. Btw I also got my Atari Karts NIB from that guy in Belgium early this year for $39.99 He's raised it $20 since then....maybe he's running out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stone Posted November 10, 2003 Author Share Posted November 10, 2003 Heh..I played this game some more yesterday and indeed it is quite fun. I also just unlocked pum king. That red reverse controls icon is just plain evil. I have gotten the hang of using backwards controls but it's hard to judge exactly when the controls are gonna switch back to normal. Also those puddles piss me off too. They sling you around 180 degrees sometimes right into one of the super glue walls. But It's nice sometimes for a game to be more of a challenge than a walk in the park. I remember there being a TON of 'reverse' icons in Pum King's Miracle Race, but I never hit any of them...my trick is to pick up a 'steering bonus' and just keep it (don't activate it with 'C') - then you can't pick up anything on the track I beat Pum King first time...was just on a high from finishing the Tempest race in 1st I guess Stone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiw Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 I got an email reply from the guy in Germany who has the Atari Karts games. He said he bought over 1,000 game, 200 Atari Karts, says he has only 600 left and only about 10 of the Atari Karts game left. YMMV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyrant Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Umm... only 600!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Htbaa Posted November 11, 2003 Share Posted November 11, 2003 Atari Karts is cool . It has some irritating stuff in it but I can live with it! Miracle Man is cool and FAST . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
t.skid Posted November 12, 2003 Share Posted November 12, 2003 Umm... only 600!?! 600??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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