RickR 14,886 Posted March 5 Report Share Posted March 5 Barnstorming? Is that your final answer? YES! Of course, it's Barnstorming. If I ever own a barn, I'm adding in brick posts to thwart crazy bi-plane drivers. nosweargamer and socrates63 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Platform: multiple (but this is about the 7800 port) The lag’s real! You could Watch “Godfather” trilogy Before your guy kicks. nosweargamer and RickR 2 Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 8,134 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 Karateka! Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 1 minute ago, nosweargamer said: Karateka! That is........... correct! Whew, the lag was pretty bad there! RickR, socrates63 and nosweargamer 3 Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 8,134 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 Funny! Sega CD Which way will you go? Solar City is the goal! Shoot the tubes Dogmeat socrates63 1 Link to post Share on other sites
RickR 14,886 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 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. socrates63 and nosweargamer 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 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? nosweargamer and RickR 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 8,134 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 7 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'm hoping to get the XE cart one day, but apparently it's rare and expensive. Link to post Share on other sites
RickR 14,886 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Just now, HDN said: 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? The games that are ports, like Karateka and One on One -- I really believe they borrowed code. In One on One, the graphics are improved on the 7800, but the algorithms and how the players move and react is identical to the 800 version. nosweargamer and socrates63 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RickR 14,886 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 (edited) 3 minutes ago, nosweargamer said: I'm hoping to get the XE cart one day, but apparently it's rare and expensive. I don't know how you feel about multicarts - but the UNO Cart for the XL/XE computers is very inexpensive and so worth it. I had no idea they made a cartridge version. I have the original floppy disk version, which I purchased new from Toys R Us! Edited March 6 by RickR nosweargamer and socrates63 2 Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 8,134 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 Just now, RickR said: I don't know how you feel about multicarts - but the UNO Cart for the XL/XE computers is very inexpensive and so worth it. Right now I prefer real carts to show off in my videos, although I may bend and use multicarts for homebrews in the future. I ordered an LTO flash. RickR and socrates63 2 Link to post Share on other sites
RickR 14,886 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 LTO Flash is so good! I was finally able to see the different versions of the Intellivsion Demo carts! And it corrects all Intellivision 2 compatibility issues. LTO Flash is not inexpensive (like UNO Cart), but it's also SO worth it. Enjoy! socrates63 and nosweargamer 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 33 minutes ago, nosweargamer said: Funny! Sega CD Which way will you go? Solar City is the goal! Shoot the tubes Dogmeat I'm going to try although I might not be any good at this. Is it Sewer Shark? nosweargamer, socrates63 and RickR 3 Link to post Share on other sites
nosweargamer 8,134 Posted March 6 Author Report Share Posted March 6 19 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: I'm going to try although I might not be any good at this. Is it Sewer Shark? Yes it is! Your turn! socrates63 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 My first time doing one of these so here goes... NES/Famicom A pill to cure ills Viruses Everywhere The Doctor is in socrates63 and nosweargamer 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 3 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: My first time doing one of these so here goes... NES/Famicom A pill to cure ills Viruses Everywhere The Doctor is in Dr. J! I mean Mario! socrates63 and nosweargamer 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Correct! You're next. HDN, nosweargamer and socrates63 3 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Platform: Intellivision George Plimpton tells me That it’s better than Home Run. But that one made SENSE! nosweargamer and socrates63 2 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Major League Baseball? nosweargamer and HDN 2 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 27 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: Major League Baseball? You’re absolutely correct! nosweargamer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 NES Search Planets for Help Very much like Star Raiders Save Your Mothership nosweargamer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 3 minutes ago, Atari 5200 Guy said: NES Search Planets for Help Very much like Star Raiders Save Your Mothership Star Voyager NES edition? nosweargamer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Correct again! nosweargamer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
HDN 2,008 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 Platform: Atari 2600 Imagic’s “Star Ship” Different from the Nintendo Not quite Starmaster. nosweargamer 1 Link to post Share on other sites
Atari 5200 Guy 4,244 Posted March 6 Report Share Posted March 6 2600's Star Voyager? nosweargamer and HDN 2 Link to post Share on other sites
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