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My favorite scary game is Resident Evil for the Playstation!

Haunted House Atari 2600

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My favorite scary game is Atari "Haunted House".  Honorable mentions to Dreamcast "Typing of the Dead" and Intellivsion "Dracula". 

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The 7800 is a very flexible system.  It's not limited to the processors it has been given (6502, TIA, MARIA, RIOT).  It's memory can be expanded upon through the cartridge as can it's sound abilities.  I'm betting if more time was taken that cartridge slot could also handle an additional CPU to work along side the 6502.  The 7800 is limited only by the imagination and willingness of the person developing for it.  And I also bet that, with a little bit of reworking, the 7800's sound abilities and expansions could handle a different sound processor besides POKEY.  
The SNES is an OK system but still suffers from some slowdown issues on some games when too much is going on onscreen at one time...something the 7800 doesn't have a problem with.  The original Top Gear is my favorite.  Spent a lot of hours on that one.

Very well stated, kamakazi.  I think a game like Rikki & Vikki demonstrates what the 7800 is capable of if the effort is made to use the system's full capabilities and through expansion with more RAM and hardware in the cartridges.  Here is a video of the game...
 
 

Hi everyone... Today I was looking at some stuff on the SNES via the Internet and ran into this game called "Top Gear 3000"... It's a typical racing game, but the game engine is very fast due to a co-processor on the cartridge to draw the roads on the fly. When I looked at the game play, it reminded me of the Atari 7800 game "Motor Psycho" where you race these tracks and even find yourself flying in the air when you hit a ramp. I was thinking the 7800, although not as fast as the SNES with a co-processor, really does hold its own when comparing both games.
 
 
 

Well, I stand corrected.  Press A on controller 2 to pause the game.  Weird setup for a pause button.
Spy-Hunter-Game-Manual.pdf

Exploiting a glitch!
 
https://kotaku.com/player-crushes-atari-record-using-a-glitch-thought-impo-1825862789
 
 

A little better.  22125
 

Hey guys, having some fun with this game today. I just made it to an ICE LEVEL!  I ignored the Boat House and kept driving regularly, passed the 4th or 5th bridge, keeping to the left I believe, and suddenly the forrest turned to snow, the road turned to ice, and driving became increasingly difficult! If you find yourself in an ice level use your instincts, slow down, and drive in the game the same way you'd drive on an icy road in real life. I managed to get past it but just barely.
 
New High Score: 63,615

 
 
A FEW MORE TIPS:
1. You can manipulate the helicopter. Either to shoot it down, take out opponents cars, or avoid it entirely. I have found three strategies for this:
A.) The Surface-to-Air Missiles give you 3 shots. Shooting down the helicopter can be a little tricky, but once you get the strategy down it can be consistent. Either line up right under the helicopter and maintain the same speed as the helicopter before firing your missile, or bring your car to a complete stop in the middle of the road and fire at the helicopter. You'll hit it and bring it down.
B.) If you don't have Missiles you can pull in front of an enemy car (even a bulletproof one) go just fast enough so that enemy car doesn't touch you but comes close to your rear bumper, wait for the helicopter to drop it's bomb, and as soon as it does move out of the way. The helicopter's bomb will hit the road and leave a hole in the pavement which the car behind you will drive into and destroy itself.
C.) You can manipulate the helicopter by really confusing it. If you're driving at cruising speed when the helicopter approaches you (somewhere around half speed) wait for the helicopter to come close, and then floor it to top speed. The helicopter will speed up and have a difficult time keeping up with you. Just as soon as it comes close, slam on the brakes as hard as you can and come to a complete stop. The helicopter will fly forward off the screen. As soon as your car comes to a stop, get going again and get your car back up to cruising speed. The helicopter will come back down and try to get you. Repeat this tactic another time or two and you should be fine. It's fun to confuse the helicopter.
2. Shoot the Limousine first. The limo is worth more points than almost everything else. The helicopter is worth more, but you see a lot more limos than helicopters. Target those limos and fire! It's not a bad way to rack up points.
3. Go easy on the Oil Slick to get the most out of it. I used to love holding that oil slick down and letting it flow. Not anymore. Just tiny little dabs. Move in front of the car you want to use the Oil Slick on and tap the button. It just takes one little squirt of Oil to slide an enemy car off the road. You have a limited amount, so save your Oil to use as often as you can on other cars and your Oil will last you a long time.
 

One other thing I need to highlight is that the light blue car is also on your team and you will apparently be penalized by shooting the light blue car as well. It's a little confusing, but it's the way the game plays. So, to recap:
 
FRIENDS:
Red Cars
Red Motorcycles
Light blue car
 
ENEMIES:
All dark blue cars
Helicopters

I think I've learned quite a bit from watching your videos, so thanks for that.  I want to try again very soon.  Sadly, I lost my hard drive last night.  I'll have to restore everything, including my emulators.  Will try ASAP. 
I think the main issue I've had with the game is going way too fast.  And  now I see you also need to avoid shooting the "light-blue" cars too!  Dang.  I'm dense. 
 
 

I'm going to say that the manual for this game is one of the worst I've seen.  It only vaguely mentions that enemies are blue.  Nothing about scoring. 

Thank you guys for the tips!

I had no idea on the red cars and motorcycles!  Thanks, Justin. 

I've noticed if you don't crash before the timer on the lower right reaches zero you will gain an extra life.  Otherwise you have to wait until you get 30,000 points for that extra life.  If you can get an extra life both times that two extra lives.  
I agree with Justin...take your time, control your speed, watch out for baddies (blast 'em when you can!), get in those trucks, avoid helicopter drops, cracks, and other cars.
Yea.  Sunsoft's early NES titles had poor manuals.  They didn't detail the games very well.  They improved on that by the time Blaster Master and others to follow were released.  Platoon's manual was of no help at all.  Best Sunsoft games in my opinion are Blaster Master, Journey To Silius, and Fester's Quest.  Although those games are probably the toughest games they ever released.  Fester's Quest was a pain in the butt.  I never could get far in Silius but loved the music so I kept trying.  Blaster Master I could get to the end but only one time did I actually beat the game.  Never played it since but it still remains one of my favorites.  Spy Hunter is OK, not a favorite, and the manual could have done better explaining the game.

39,470.  First attempt.
 

The joystick adapter works great.  I think the 3D case would be very nice to have.  The adapter is kind of flimsy when connected.
 
Here's a picture of my setup.  I have the 32K RAM sidecar and a FlashROM cartridge. 
 
 

Sweet!  That is my all-time favorite system right there.  It looks like you have a very nice collection of cartridges too.  Blue Max is a favorite of mine. 

Other favorites you need:
Missile Command Final Legacy Star Raiders Ballblazer Have fun, and let us know what you think.

I'm going to say that the manual for this game is one of the worst I've seen.  It only vaguely mentions that enemies are blue.  Nothing about scoring. 

Thank you guys for the tips!

18045
 

I didn't see it in the manual:  Does anyone know how the scoring works?  Is it just based on time?  Or do you get points for shooting/crashing opponents?

OK, first legit score.  The emulator works well.  11885
 

Big problem on this game....it doesn't show your score for more than a few seconds after the game ends.  I got 12225, but wasn't able to snap a picture in time.  Is there some secret for getting the score back?

** UPDATE ** I switched to an emulator and will use the F2 pause button.  (Thanks Creep for that tip from your video).
 
 
 
 

Sweet!  That is my all-time favorite system right there.  It looks like you have a very nice collection of cartridges too.  Blue Max is a favorite of mine. 

Other favorites you need:
Missile Command Final Legacy Star Raiders Ballblazer Have fun, and let us know what you think.