I’m amazed what the Atari 2600 was capable of with 2 player sprites, 2 missile sprites, a ball sprite, 128 bytes of memory, no buffer, and a 1.19 MHz CPU.
Because of what talented developers (like David Crane) could deliver, the console had an incredible 15 year lifespan (longer than the NES).
I got an Atari Gamestation Pro for Christmas and it just amazes me how well a lot of those old 2600 games hold up. My kids have had a blast playing Pong, Warlords, Bowling, and Outlaws with me.
I remember playing this on the spare B&W TV with no color. My father bought a new color TV and we got the old one for the Atari 2600 and it was like baller status.
I had an Atari computer, and for years it was hooked up to a black-&-white TV. I got a job in a computer store and bought the legendary Commodore 1702 (which I still have).
It was like looking at candy. I remember some games in particular (especially from Synapse) looking just brilliant.
I grew up with an Atari 2600 that was connected to a small color TV. Eventually, that same TV was used with the NES, but it wasn't until the NES that I learned that TV had a serious flaw. The bezel on the TV actually covered up part of the image so that I was unable to see the edges of some games. I learned this playing Metal Gear and was just utterly stuck. I wound up buying a magazine with hints for the game, and started comparing the screen grabs in the 'zine to what I could see. It wasn't until quite some time later that I asked someone and they told me about overscan/underscan. I took the TV to some repair place, and they opened it up and adjusted it (there was no switch to enable underscan).
The things kids today will never have to endure /s
Edit: Ugh, I had a weird quirk where the sound of getting hit by a log would not stop sounding. Even tried hitting another log hoping it would reset, but nope. Cmd-R was the only solve
Such an incredible game.
I’m amazed what the Atari 2600 was capable of with 2 player sprites, 2 missile sprites, a ball sprite, 128 bytes of memory, no buffer, and a 1.19 MHz CPU.
Because of what talented developers (like David Crane) could deliver, the console had an incredible 15 year lifespan (longer than the NES).
Mobile controls!!!!!!
It’s actually playable on my iPhone. Gotta love that!
Edit: I still suck at it just as much as I did back on the old 2600, but it’s still fun.
This is really well done. Took me back to the good old coleco days. The controls on mobile are well done.
I got an Atari Gamestation Pro for Christmas and it just amazes me how well a lot of those old 2600 games hold up. My kids have had a blast playing Pong, Warlords, Bowling, and Outlaws with me.
https://myarcade.com/products/atari-gamestation-pro
Nice. I appreciate that it's a loving recreation and not an emulator.
How is the original source available? Wouldn’t Activision still hold the copyright ?
I remember playing this on the spare B&W TV with no color. My father bought a new color TV and we got the old one for the Atari 2600 and it was like baller status.
I had an Atari computer, and for years it was hooked up to a black-&-white TV. I got a job in a computer store and bought the legendary Commodore 1702 (which I still have).
It was like looking at candy. I remember some games in particular (especially from Synapse) looking just brilliant.
I grew up with an Atari 2600 that was connected to a small color TV. Eventually, that same TV was used with the NES, but it wasn't until the NES that I learned that TV had a serious flaw. The bezel on the TV actually covered up part of the image so that I was unable to see the edges of some games. I learned this playing Metal Gear and was just utterly stuck. I wound up buying a magazine with hints for the game, and started comparing the screen grabs in the 'zine to what I could see. It wasn't until quite some time later that I asked someone and they told me about overscan/underscan. I took the TV to some repair place, and they opened it up and adjusted it (there was no switch to enable underscan).
The things kids today will never have to endure /s
This was my favorite game.
So, are you a go left or go right type of player?
Edit: Ugh, I had a weird quirk where the sound of getting hit by a log would not stop sounding. Even tried hitting another log hoping it would reset, but nope. Cmd-R was the only solve