What's you favorite Paddle Game?

[spongebue]

It is an undocumented feature.

 

Try this:

(Its a bit tedious but it works and makes the game play way more fun. I got the idea from the label picture of the guy holding two paddles).

 

1.) plug a joystick into slot 1

2.) push down on the joystick so the plunger goes down all the way (now get ready)

3.) hit the button and as soon as you do' date=' swap the joystick for a set of paddles.

4.) grab the paddles -- you should have plenty of time before the ball actually comes down. now each paddle controls one side just like a real pinball table.[/quote']

 

I guess you could do that with pinball, too. It would be a pain when you need to shoot it again.

[Thomas Jentzsch]

100% Marble Craze

 

Followed by Night Driver, Kaboom and Warlords

[Room 34]

I guess you could do that with pinball' date=' too. It would be a pain when you need to shoot it again.[/quote']

This would suck all of the fun out of Video Pinball! The whole point of the game is the "nudge" effect!

 

Gotta get that number rollover 47 times in a row!

[IanG]

Circus Atari

Night Driver

Action Force

[NE146]

My favorite paddle game is "Spanky Spanky"

[Mindfield]

It is an undocumented feature.

 

Try this:

(Its a bit tedious but it works and makes the game play way more fun. I got the idea from the label picture of the guy holding two paddles).

 

1.) plug a joystick into slot 1

2.) push down on the joystick so the plunger goes down all the way (now get ready)

3.) hit the button and as soon as you do' date=' swap the joystick for a set of paddles.

4.) grab the paddles -- you should have plenty of time before the ball actually comes down. now each paddle controls one side just like a real pinball table.[/quote']

 

I guess you could do that with pinball, too. It would be a pain when you need to shoot it again.

 

Then just plug a Y-adapter into port 1. Joystick in one port, paddles in the other. Plunger with joystick, flippers with paddles. No swapping. :-)

 

I'm going to have to try this...

[Room 34]

So, are you going to drop the paddles quickly to nudge the ball, and then grab them again when you need to hit the flippers?

 

[NovaXpress]

Atari paddles are lousy for pinball anyway, because the button on the right side ill be in a bad position.

 

The best way to control pinball was on the old Apple II Raster Blaster. The paddles had a button on both sides.

[AtariChild840]

didnt know they made y splitters for the controller. my method would be so much easier to do. where can you get one? cost?

[AtariChild840]

Atari paddles are lousy for pinball anyway' date=' because the button on the right side ill be in a bad position.

 

The best way to control pinball was on the old Apple II Raster Blaster. The paddles had a button on both sides.[/quote']

 

its just cool to be holding one flipper in each hand the normal way you would hold a paddle controller. Try it, you'll see

[+Nathan Strum]

Warlords

Tac/Scan

Encounter at L-5

 

And an honorary mention to GI Joe (just because that cobra is one of the more impressive looking things ever seen on a 2600).

[Atariboy]

Night Driver and Tac-Scan.

[Pixellated Ghost]

Super Breakout and Encounter At L5.

[NE146]

Atari paddles are lousy for pinball anyway' date=' because the button on the right side ill be in a bad position.

 

The best way to control pinball was on the old Apple II Raster Blaster. The paddles had a button on both sides.[/quote']

 

its just cool to be holding one flipper in each hand the normal way you would hold a paddle controller. Try it, you'll see

 

Yeah just like in Bumper Bash. I too think that control scheme is pretty neat myself

[Saikyo]

Super Breakout & Breakout

Circus

and Warlords

[dykesr]

1. Circus

2. Warlords

 

RD