Ballblaɀer Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 I'm looking to pick up 2 or 3 games from the AA store. Which homebrews/repros do you enjoy most? What do you like about them? Games I already have in my collection: Pac-Man 4K Juno First Zippy the Porcupine Games I'm considering so far: Stay Frosty 2 Thrust+ Chetiry Halo 2600 Star Castle Arcade I'm slightly less interested if a ROM is freely available, but I wouldn't rule out picking up a cart solely because of that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 I thought there were roms of about everything!I'm not a big homebrew guy, mainly because of price...but Star Castle tempts me. It looks mighty nice. "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...
Rowsdower70 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Stay Frosty 2 is a Spiceware game, and he's legit. "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...
Ballblaɀer Posted August 19, 2016 Author Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Ooh yeah, forgot about Star Castle Arcade, thanks. I'm also looking forward to Scramble -- supposed to be out sometime this Fall... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 HALO 2600 rules, I like princess rescue (if you can still find it anywhere) and Packrat is pretty cool, there are so many good ones. Explosive Diarrhea I had to own just for the name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 I am not a homebrew collector for the same reason others have mentioned before...price. I simply can't afford them. BUT... I like watching Metal Jesus' videos and around 14:30 his "co-pilot" and him mention Space Rocks which is an Asteroids clone but I absolutely love the artwork on the package and the game play looks amazing! This would be the one I would most likely pick up if I could. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifan95 Posted August 19, 2016 Report Share Posted August 19, 2016 Here are some of my favorites: Pac-Man 8k Halo 2600 Space Rocks Donkey Kong VCS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergojisan Posted August 21, 2016 Report Share Posted August 21, 2016 Toyshop Trouble is amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballblaɀer Posted September 3, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2016 Here's what I ended up with, thanks to some AA store credit and a little extra $... - Halo 2600 is really cool. I think the story behind it is better than the game itself, but don't get me wrong -- the game is entertaining on its own. I came close to beating it on my first playthrough, but I think it will retain some replay value after I've completed it. - I can't emphasize enough how astoundingly good Thrust+ Platinum Edition is. The splash screen music by Paul Slocum is off-the-charts amazing; I'm not sure I've ever heard a better tune come out of my 2600. The gameplay is difficult but not infuriatingly so. I've only just scratched the surface with this one at this point, and I haven't even investigated any of the other control options. The game makes use of a Driving Controller and Quickjoy Foot Pedal, if you have 'em. I may need to investigate this option! - I knew Chetiry would be good and enjoyable, but... I'm seriously impressed. The cart retains your high scores for each of four game variations (you can also reset the score tables). You can choose from three in-game songs, or to have no music. The songs are all listenable and mostly true to how they're supposed to sound. The gameplay itself is incredibly solid; the only things I thought the game lacked were a more apparent visual cue that the difficulty level was increasing (e.g. something like a playfield color change), and I expected the music to speed up when my stack reached a certain height. These are both really minor complaints, if you could even call them that. My grasp of 2600 programming is minimal but I know that displaying multiple colors on one scanline requires some coding trickery, so to see a row full of differently colored pieces definitely put a smile on my face. The artwork is also a big winner in my book! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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