Retro Play Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 After playing Space Battle and Space Hawk on my Intellivision, I played Asteroids on my Atari 2600, and must say, this is one of my favourite classic games ever! It was a hard choice between Space Invaders and Asteroids! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmN5iFeFzA0&list=PLUJQlysUAw9tNCpa-Koji0q3ZCvwxM-eA&index=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qRYPDsAVzV0&list=PLUJQlysUAw9tNCpa-Koji0q3ZCvwxM-eA&index=2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 While neither of them are my favorite, Space Invaders takes the nod for my true classic pick. Both were great, but for my money...the port of Space Invaders was spot on.Then again, Space Armada is my favorite version of Space Invaders, and I prefer Astrosmash to Asteroids. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StormSurge Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 When Ferg did his episode on Asteroids, I was delighted to hear that I was not the only who thought the sound of earning an extra life sounded EXACTLY like the fry machine going off at McDonald's. (At least that's what it sounded like in the early '80s) Asteroids is still a blast to play. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlamoAtari Posted October 14, 2015 Report Share Posted October 14, 2015 I had no idea that space invaders was the first arcade port. Thanks for the videos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arenafoot Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 If you like Atari 2600 Asteroids, try Spiceware's Space Rocks. Darrell's homebrew is much better than the original Asteroids, and even includes a vector version like the arcade machine. https://atariage.com/store/index.php?l=product_detail&p=1031 Darrell Spice Jr. is also a guest speaker at next month's Houston ArcadeExpo. www.arcadecenter.com space_rocks.bin Brian Matherne - owner/curator of "The MOST comprehensive list of Atari VCS/2600 homebrews ever compiled." http://tiny.cc/Atari2600Homebrew author of "The Atari 2600 Homebrew Companion" book series available on Amazon! www.amazon.com/author/brianmatherne Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted October 15, 2015 Report Share Posted October 15, 2015 Darrell does great work, glad to see he'll be speaking in Houston. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenween Posted October 16, 2015 Report Share Posted October 16, 2015 Asteroids is in my top 3 without a doubt! "Better to be king for a night than schmuck for a lifetime." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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