Lord Thag Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Anyone else here think this game rocks? I picked up a 5200 about a year ago and now have a nice library of games, but this one took me by surprise. It's kind of like berzerk crossed with venture, with a little robotron thrown in for fun. Good stuff. I just wish I had one of those dual joystic holders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 The 800 conversion hack makes this game more fun IMHO since they took the dual controller requirement out - Not sure what alot of these companies were thinking at the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jnice Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Not sure what alot of these companies were thinking at the time WHAAAAT?!? While I've never played this conversion you speak of, I can't imagine Space Dungeon being better by taking the dual controller feature OUT of the game. You can move in one direction while shooting in another completely different direction: What's there not to love about that? Well, the one thing I DON'T love about it is when your ship keeps moving right into an enemy because your stick doesn't exactly self-center to stop movement! Or it feels that way sometimes, anyway. Still, I'm glad they used a dual controller method. I wonder if it would improve the game to play it with two Wico sticks... Lord Thag: Definitely try to hunt down that controller holder, or you could always make your own device to hold them in place. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 My SD cart died a while ago and I haven't gotten around to buying another. It's a great game, one of the best on the 5200. I'll have to start poking around for one again. I built my own controller holder because I just had the loose cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 So was there ever an official 800 release or was it always a hack? A leaked prototype perhaps? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goochman Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I assumed it was a 'Glenn' port Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 When I got my first 5200 (I got one the very first units with the really thin rubber boots, damned things tore apart in 2 hours) I remember Space Dungeon being on my list of must haves and when it became available I picked it up and was amazed at the game, it really showed off how incredible the speed sensitive joysticks were on the 5200 and the dual joystick controls were great, that was a fantastic translation on the 5200. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 The 800 conversion hack makes this game more fun IMHO since they took the dual controller requirement out - Not sure what alot of these companies were thinking at the time How on EARTH could you expect to play a decent game of SD with one stick? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Ahhh the annual "Space Dungeon rocks" thread Yes indeed it does! I was lucky enough to get this for christmas one day in the early 80's and I still love it to this day. Who can resist the dungeon hopping and treasure collecting mixed in with Robotron control and action. I actually hope to get the actual arcade version of it someday (I know someone who owns it.. just waiting for him to sell it ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 I actually hope to get the actual arcade version of it someday (I know someone who owns it.. just waiting for him to sell it )Why wait? Surely you know someone trustworthy with a pickup... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Why wait? Because he doesn't want to sell it? i.e. he wants to keep it Arcade collectors tend to get tired of their machines eventually though.. I'll wear him down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Thag Posted November 22, 2004 Author Share Posted November 22, 2004 Yeah, I know a guy who has a spare dual joystick holder. I'm trying to get in touch with him to work out a trade. I just picked up Robotron as well, so that makes it even more important. Just out of curiosity, what are you folks' high scores on this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted November 22, 2004 Share Posted November 22, 2004 Why wait? Because he doesn't want to sell it? i.e. he wants to keep it What he WANTS has nothing to do with anything. Go hire a locksmith and "borrow" the machine tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cobra Kai Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Dual Joysticks >single stick. I mean really, is Robotron greater as a single stick game? What about Smash TV, or Total Carnage? Timber as well? Or Karate Champ? I'm guilty of some of the worst fanboyism, so I know it when I see it...pure unadulterated 800 fanboyism on display Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 23, 2004 Share Posted November 23, 2004 Yeah, I know a guy who has a spare dual joystick holder. I'm trying to get in touch with him to work out a trade. I just picked up Robotron as well, so that makes it even more important. Just out of curiosity, what are you folks' high scores on this game? Slightly OT - Speaking of Robotron, just in case people don't know it, the Atari 7800 version of Robotron works with both single and dual joysticks for gameplay, the holder design was made but never released for the 7800, too bad... a 7800 version of Battlezone such as the XE version would've rocked! Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 Yeah, I know a guy who has a spare dual joystick holder. I'm trying to get in touch with him to work out a trade. I just picked up Robotron as well, so that makes it even more important. Just out of curiosity, what are you folks' high scores on this game? Slightly OT - Speaking of Robotron, just in case people don't know it, the Atari 7800 version of Robotron works with both single and dual joysticks for gameplay, the holder design was made but never released for the 7800, too bad... a 7800 version of Battlezone such as the XE version would've rocked! Curt Did anybody ever see one of these? Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I have Space Dungeon but I can't enjoy it since I only have one 5200 joystick Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JB Posted November 24, 2004 Share Posted November 24, 2004 I have Space Dungeon but I can't enjoy it since I only have one 5200 joystick I weep for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 space dungeon was the only reason i ever orignally cared about the 5200 and it's still one of my all-time favorites. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jetset Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I have Space Dungeon but I can't enjoy it since I only have one 5200 joystick Feh! Just be a man and play without shooting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 I gave that a shot a few times and I actually made it to level 2 once. Then I died a horrific death. Now I'm thinking that I should get a Redemption controller to take care of my problem Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angusjake Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 One of the best 5200 games no doubt - I can't think of any other I'd rather play for 2 hours straight. The dual joystick control is an ESSENTIAL aspect of the game - make your own holder if you have to. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jum Posted December 2, 2004 Share Posted December 2, 2004 SD is one of my favourite 5200 games. Pity my 5200 is broken. HOWEVER, it plays extremely well on Jum52 for Playstation2, using the dual shock analog sticks. Robotron is great with the dual shock controller too. - Jum Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaggy the Atarian Posted December 24, 2004 Share Posted December 24, 2004 Well I got to play SD for the first time today thanks to this sweet catch I got off eBay that arrived today. Well after playing the game for over a half hour or so I have to agree with the general consensus that this is among the best games for the 5200. The gameplay is very addicting, and my controls work pretty well for the game scheme. It's hard to imagine that it has 99 levels, you could really spend a lot of time on this game if you explored every level all the way through. Now I just need to get Robotron for the 5200 to also use my new handle with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calamari Posted January 23, 2005 Share Posted January 23, 2005 It does have 99 levels, however it stops getting harder way before then (the hardware can only handle so much), so not really 99 levels of difficulty. My brother and I got there (one driving, one shooting). Once you pass level 99 it simply repeats level 99 again. We played level 99 a few times over to see if it'd do anything (crash, weird score, etc), but it just kept on as normal. To get this high we just went straight for the exit every time. Along the way we got plenty of treasure to stay alive.. I'm almost positive we had more than the 5 shown lives when we got to level 99. No idea what the final score was, didn't write it down.. since it was a 2 player effort, I guess it wouldn't count anyways. calamari Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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