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  6. Name That Game Via Haiku - March 2021 Forum Thread Game of the Month

    in Classic Gaming General

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    5 minutes ago, RickR said:

    RE:  Karateka. 

    I absolutely love the Atari 8-bit (and C64 and Apple) version.  But guess what?  The lag is there on those versions as well!  I played the C64 version very recently, and there are moments in the game in which you have to project your moves in advance until the lag ends.  No one ever mentions it.  The thing is, the controls are so much better that it's easier to anticipate and control.  That's the big difference.  Keyboard controls are better. 

    The thing to remember about this game is the incredible animation on the large characters.  It can't use traditional "sprites".  It reminds me a bit of Star Raiders and the lag you see when it has to draw several explosions at once.  Heavy CPU usage I guess.  Jordan Mechner was pushing the limits of the machines. 

    Hopefully you guys will give one of the home computer versions a try.  It is a classic.  And you can finish a game in under an hour once you know all the secrets. 

     

    I give it crap, but I actually rather like the 7800 version. I shouldn’t, but I do. I’ll try those computer versions sometime. Right now, I’m playing your OTHER favorite game. You know the one. Fowl versus PhD?

  13. Name That Game Via Haiku - March 2021 Forum Thread Game of the Month

    in Classic Gaming General

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    9 minutes ago, RickR said:

    I cheated by using google since I don't know these games. 

    Link:  The Faces of Evil. 

    You’re pretty good, here: (point)

    Keep going, boy, you’re doing real well! Once you get rid of Ganon, we can get back to fishing!

    And @socrates63, about the bonus point: you want it? It’s yours, my friend, as long as you have enough rubies!

  15. Activision Patch-worthy Scores of Atari I/O

    in Atari 2600

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    4 minutes ago, RickR said:

    You see?  And you chastise me about the 5200 "difference" games.  We are only human.

    I want to try the "Decathlon" patch.  Let's see if there's time this weekend.

    Sorry if you took any offense to that. I was only joking! Hahaha! I was wondering when you were going to bring that up!

    I’m going for Pitfall!

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