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Funspot72

05-08-2010, 08:11 PM

Glad you included Big Rigs! That game was total garbage. I first saw the game reviewed on X-Play and the 1st words out of my mouth were WTF! I like how when you drive to the bridge, you go right through. I also like the fact that there was no ET on the list, that game has been tortured enough! One omission that I think should have been considered though was Drake of the 99 Dragons.

Duke.Togo

05-08-2010, 10:28 PM

Dhalamar

05-09-2010, 12:43 AM

I voted for Club Drive. What an incredible piece of crap that "game" is. I have a soft spot for the Jag, but if given a choice between playing this or watching a Yentl marathon, I'm choosing Striesand.

I had a Jag when I was younger (probably 15 or 16) ... never played it.

Though I seem to remember trying to convince myself Fight for Life was good.

BydoEmpire73

05-09-2010, 04:27 AM

Wow, Space Invaders 2600? That game moved systems - it was huge to be able to play Space Invaders at home. It was also great fun. I confess to liking Pac Man 2600 as well. It's not the best port, but as a game it stands on its own pretty well. Odd picks... this should be a fun listen.

Leathco

05-09-2010, 06:18 AM

Interesting picks. I'll comment on those I have played. Glad to see this list is mostly unique from the others, none of the usual suspects (other than a few) here!

Pac-Man (2600) - Not a bad game in my opinion, but a poor port.
Elf Bowling (DS) - Modern! Waste of money too. A port of a frickin flash game exchanged via e-mail years back.
Pac-Man 2 (Gen) - I like this one! No its not pacman, but its fun!
Wheres Waldo (NES) - All the characters look the same. And wheres the ending?
Make My Video (Sega CD) - Could've been good, but the technology wasn't there for what they wanted to do.
Big Rigs (PC) - Youre Winner! hehe, the only game not in a Star Trek franchise where you can hit warp speed (but only in reverse). This one was a stinker, I think the development team quit two weeks after program launch and the publisher released it anyway.
Space Invaders (2600) - WHAT?!? I wasted so many hours on this game before my NES days. I love this one. Whats bad about it?

miner2049er

05-09-2010, 11:17 AM

Wow, Space Invaders 2600? it was huge to be able to play Space Invaders at home.

.. but it wasn't really Space Invaders though was it? Not really.

I wasted so many hours on this game before my NES days. I love this one. Whats bad about it?

Wasted is right. As for what's bad about it? You're gonna have to wait and find out. ;)

BydoEmpire73

05-09-2010, 01:39 PM

It was Space Invaders and more. It looked as close to the arcade as any other 2600 port, plus it had a whole lot more. Tons of cool modes and options... can't wait to here the debate!

miner2049er

05-09-2010, 03:25 PM

You may be able to take part in the next one..........................................

GivenTheOkieDoke

05-10-2010, 08:51 AM

I haven never play ANY of them on there respected systems. But out of this list I can't see how Waldo was bad for NES. Wouldn't it have just been a point and click game?

Dhalamar

05-10-2010, 09:51 AM

I haven never play ANY of them on there respected systems. But out of this list I can't see how Waldo was bad for NES. Wouldn't it have just been a point and click game?

Wow, you really haven't played it have you. :P The Where's Waldo books are all extremely colorful and detailed, and the NES isn't capable of showing that kind of color or that kind of detail. Not to mention the fact that the "point and click" controls didn't work worth a damn. I remember getting it from a yard sale when I was a kid because I used to love the books ... and I believe it was the first time I ever uttered a curse word because I specifically remember stumbling my way through the game and saying "What the hell is this crap?"

The "point and click" controls consisted of an overly sensitive box that you moved around the screen. There's nothing good about that game with the exception of the box. The only way someone could do a GOOD video game version of Where's Waldo is if they released it one either the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or the PC now that were capable of showing gazillions of colors in high definition, and in the case of the PC, high resolutions.

The Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man I even recognized as being utter shit when I was a kid, then I learned that the thing was coded, done and out the door in 4 hours. As for Space Invaders, I think it was just rushed as well because games like Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede/Millipede were damn near arcade perfect considering the system they where on.

Club Drive is just a train wreck of a game period, but is a masterpiece compared to Big Rigs. And the "Make My Video" games (if you could call them that) were neat IDEAS that should've STAYED ideas. heh

BydoEmpire73

05-10-2010, 10:59 AM

As for Space Invaders, I think it was just rushed as well because games like Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man and Centipede/Millipede were damn near arcade perfect considering the system they where on.Space Invaders 2600 came out in what, 1979? It was one of the earliest arcade ports. You can't compare that to later releases where people not only had more rom space available, but years worth of experience on the system. I don't believe Space Invaders was any more rushed than any other Atari game of the time, although that's not saying a whole lot. Considering when the game came out, I think it was great. In fact, I would argue that Space Invaders 2600 is one of the first games where the home version was better than the arcade original, by virtue of the billion extra modes and options. Not to mention Centipede? Arcade perfect? Huh? It's a fine 2600 game, but I think Space Invaders is much more like the coin-op than Centipede. Certainly in the same ball park.

GivenTheOkieDoke

05-10-2010, 04:13 PM

Wow, you really haven't played it have you. :P The Where's Waldo books are all extremely colorful and detailed, and the NES isn't capable of showing that kind of color or that kind of detail. Not to mention the fact that the "point and click" controls didn't work worth a damn. I remember getting it from a yard sale when I was a kid because I used to love the books ... and I believe it was the first time I ever uttered a curse word because I specifically remember stumbling my way through the game and saying "What the hell is this crap?"

The "point and click" controls consisted of an overly sensitive box that you moved around the screen. There's nothing good about that game with the exception of the box. The only way someone could do a GOOD video game version of Where's Waldo is if they released it one either the Xbox 360, Playstation 3 or the PC now that were capable of showing gazillions of colors in high definition, and in the case of the PC, high resolution.

Huh, I suppose a point and click adventure game with an NES controller dose sound irritating. I may just have to check it out now on emulation.

I never owned an Atari 2600 until much much later so by then I wasn't really playing any of the older classic arcade games for it I was more into some of the more praised titles for that system. But as far as this list goes its crazy to see 2 new generation Nintendo games, the Wii and DS one. With the older systems its okay to make shitty games since they were still coming into there own, but for this generation its unacceptable.

Dhalamar

05-10-2010, 07:03 PM

Space Invaders 2600 came out in what, 1979? It was one of the earliest arcade ports. You can't compare that to later releases where people not only had more rom space available, but years worth of experience on the system. I don't believe Space Invaders was any more rushed than any other Atari game of the time, although that's not saying a whole lot. Considering when the game came out, I think it was great. In fact, I would argue that Space Invaders 2600 is one of the first games where the home version was better than the arcade original, by virtue of the billion extra modes and options. Not to mention Centipede? Arcade perfect? Huh? It's a fine 2600 game, but I think Space Invaders is much more like the coin-op than Centipede. Certainly in the same ball park.

Yeah, you've definitely got a point there with the additional modes. :P I guess I just dislike most Atari 2600 games that came out in the late 70's. Hell, I still played the thing when I was younger, even up to the times when people were playing their NES and starting to get bored with it. But they could've at least tried to fit more of the invaders themselves on the screen. That's what always drove me nuts about it. :P

Dhalamar

05-10-2010, 07:05 PM

Huh, I suppose a point and click adventure game with an NES controller dose sound irritating. I may just have to check it out now on emulation.

I never owned an Atari 2600 until much much later so by then I wasn't really playing any of the older classic arcade games for it I was more into some of the more praised titles for that system. But as far as this list goes its crazy to see 2 new generation Nintendo games, the Wii and DS one. With the older systems its okay to make shitty games since they were still coming into there own, but for this generation its unacceptable.

Oh, you get into the Wii and DS, and there seems to be 1 good game for every 20 horrible ones. That's why I hardly ever turn my Wii on anymore except to occasionally play Excitebike : World Rally (maybe once every couple of months) and I got rid of my DS Lite a LOOOONG time ago. Nintendo really screwed up with the Wii, and I'm wondering how long it's going to take them to finally catch up with this generation.

Chewchilla

05-10-2010, 07:28 PM

I voted for the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man. I mowed a lot of yards to get enough money to buy that game, had to endure a 90 minute car ride with my grandparents into "the city" so that I could purchase it, and then felt like I had been punched in the gut after I played it for the first time. The visuals....the audio....the control....OH THE PAIN!!! :mad: But then the pain went away when Ms. Pac-Man was released for the 2600. :mspac:

Space Invaders is on the list? Really? :confused: That was the first game I bought for the 2600 and I loved it. I spent many hours playing it. In fact I enjoyed the 2600 version more than the arcade version. It was the one game that some of my non-gaming friends and family would play and greatly enjoy.

SubaruBrat

05-10-2010, 07:50 PM

Of course you liked Mrs Pac, and of course you hated PacMan on the 2600, we all did. UKMike is the only person who did not see the greatness of Space Invaders. Space Invaders captured the essence of the game on the 2600 very well.

Gordon Bennett

05-10-2010, 08:04 PM

Dhalamar

05-10-2010, 10:16 PM

That's silly. It doesn't matter how many awful games there are for a given console or handheld. You don't buy them. If there are actually 20 terrible games for every good one game, then you keep it and only buy the one good one.

I'm just talking about the way they handle things. The way the WiiWare/Virtual Console/DSiWare stuff is locked to the console instead of an actual account. The, for the most part, previous generation hardware in the Wii with motion controls tacked on. Their online service sucks, the lack of HD isn't really a big deal, but you've gotta wonder if that's helping to slow HD adoption among gamers. One of my friends is a perfect example of that. She makes more than enough money to get a good HDTV, but doesn't figure she needs it because all she's got is the Wii and it's not HD.

It just amazes me that the Gamecube was almost a complete failure (though I still love it heh), but they basically release a similar system as far as hardware in a different box with a few additions like motion control, a pathetic 512mb of space and Virtual Console and it sells like crazy. It's almost a full 180 from the previous generation with Nintendo being on the top and Sony being on the bottom (at least at the start. Not sure about now.), but the only ones who were actually really moving forward as far as the hardware and services were Sony and Microsoft.

In saying that, there are some Wii games I absolutely love. Ju-On : The Grudge was great, even though it'll only come out on Halloween. The House of the Dead ports and Overkill were awesome. Excitebike : World Rally is awesome. Tatsunoko (spelling? heh) Vs Capcom, from what little I've played is friggin' great.

I just hope Nintendo does something with the hardware for the Wii 2 or whatever they're gonna call it to make it something that doesn't look so dated.

Gordon Bennett

05-11-2010, 12:36 AM

I'm just talking about the way they handle things. The way the WiiWare/Virtual Console/DSiWare stuff is locked to the console instead of an actual account. The, for the most part, previous generation hardware in the Wii with motion controls tacked on. Their online service sucks, the lack of HD isn't really a big deal, but you've gotta wonder if that's helping to slow HD adoption among gamers. One of my friends is a perfect example of that. She makes more than enough money to get a good HDTV, but doesn't figure she needs it because all she's got is the Wii and it's not HD.

That's fair enough. The purchases locked to the specific console is bound to cause problems. I don't personally mind the lack of HD on the Wii - but that's surely because all I have is a 15" standard PAL television for mine.

I do like the full backwards compatibility and the virtual console, but you are right in saying that the internal memory fills up very quickly. I would much prefer a slower loading time if necessary and the ability to use an SD card to store the games.

I do love the DS, however. I'm still using the original model - haven't yet felt the need to go with either version of the DSi, but if that one game with 3D worlds inside the DSi navigated using the camera for head tracking comes out here -I may need to see if I can find the money somewhere to get one.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h5QSclrIdlE

The design looks gorgeous.

miner2049er

05-11-2010, 01:37 AM

UKMike is the only person who did not see the greatness of Space Invaders. Space Invaders captured the essence of the game on the 2600 very well.

I wonder if anybody else will liken it to Line Dancing old women?

lestat1uk

05-11-2010, 03:40 AM

i have to say, i liked space invaders on the 2600, being able to play two players was great fun, and all the different options, was there an option for invisble invaders on there? i cannot remember. I think i would have liked to have seen either space harrier,out run or enduro racer for the c64 (the zx spectrum versions were so much better) on that list as well, an honoury mention perhaps ;) lol

Dhalamar

05-11-2010, 05:41 AM

That's fair enough. The purchases locked to the specific console is bound to cause problems. I don't personally mind the lack of HD on the Wii - but that's surely because all I have is a 15" standard PAL television for mine.

Heh, I've only stepped into the whole HD thing with what my budget allows. My 360 is hooked up via VGA to a 17" widescreen computer monitor at 1440x900 (720p) ... but my PS3 is hooked up via composite (uugh) to a 25" flat screen old style TV. When I get the funds to do it I'm going to have both the 360 and the PS3 hooked up to a 22" computer monitor with VGA and DVI. I just have to get the cable to do it. Which I don't have the money for. I know I can get it WAY cheaper online (HDMI to DVI cable) ... but I'm going to get it at Wal-Mart to kinda "rent" it to make sure it's going to work alright, then I'm gonna order one cheaper and return the Wal-Mart one. :P

But that Wii rarely ever even gets hooked up, and the only time it does is when I want to watch Netflix stuff on the upstairs TV. I don't think a game has been played on it in at LEAST 3 months ... though that'll change for at least a couple of hours when NBA Jam hits and I have the money to blow on it.

GivenTheOkieDoke

05-11-2010, 08:00 AM

Oh, you get into the Wii and DS, and there seems to be 1 good game for every 20 horrible ones. That's why I hardly ever turn my Wii on anymore except to occasionally play Excitebike : World Rally (maybe once every couple of months) and I got rid of my DS Lite a LOOOONG time ago. Nintendo really screwed up with the Wii, and I'm wondering how long it's going to take them to finally catch up with this generation.

Yup, that's why I cant bring myself to pick up a Wii. I am also getting a little tired of the Mario's and Zelda's. I think if you have a good thing going by all means keep it up. But this is a little overboard. I played the New Super Mario Bros. and enjoyed it but got a little tiring after a few levels.

I don't see the Wii ever catching up to the other next gen consoles. But I don't see why they have to. They have so many sales on all there systems, mediocre games, and dumb peripherals. I want to see some good new platformers or other original ip's before I buy one. When I think of Nintendo platformers are the game genre I think of and to be honest I think Sony has had the better of them since the PlayStation One (Crash and Spyro then, Ratchet & Clank now). But that's just me.

Leathco

05-11-2010, 02:37 PM

I still haven't put a game in my Wii or PS3 in 2010. Might get the new Splatterhouse though, and I want Mega Man 10.

Dhalamar

05-11-2010, 04:02 PM

I still haven't put a game in my Wii or PS3 in 2010. Might get the new Splatterhouse though, and I want Mega Man 10.

3D Dot Game Heroes came out today. :D

GivenTheOkieDoke

05-12-2010, 07:29 AM

BydoEmpire73

05-12-2010, 08:48 AM

Oh God, please let's not turn this into a "Wii Sucks" thread.

Without having listened to the segment, I'm going to predict who picked what, reasoning in parentheses. I wonder how many I got right?

Scott:
Classic British Motor Racing - Wii (he's mentioned this game before)
Pac Man - Atari 2600 (probably more likely to pick a bad arcade port than the Mikes)
Make My Video (INXS, Marky Mark, etc) - Sega CD
Aquaman Battle for Atlantis - Gamecube (has kids, so I though the might have actually played this?)

SoCal Mike:
Alf - Sega Master System (he's an SMS fan, so he probably played this)
Elf Bowling - DS (probably plays the DS more than the other two)
Wild Woody - Sega CD
Club Drive - Atari Jaguar (not sure, but I want to say SoCal actually had a Jag? )

UK Mike:
Pac Man 2 - The New Adventures - Sega Genesis/MD (seems like UK's kind of game, but if it's done poorly - compared to Dizzy, for example - I could see it picked).
Where's Waldo - NES (no sure why, seems like maybe he'd have played this?)
Big Rigs - PC (I think he's mentioned it, plus I think he's more likely to pick a PC game)
Space Invaders - Atari 2600 (even without any posts on the thread it was obvious UK Mike picked this)

Dhalamar

05-12-2010, 09:15 AM

Yeah Mega Man 10 is good the challenge mode stuff is almost better than the game and it took em 23 years to figure it out. I would recommend it. But on the PS3 theirs quiet a bit of DLC already and that pisses me off. There shouldn't be DLC in an 8-bit style game like Mega Man.

I don't have Mega Man 9 or 10 for one very specific reason : I SUCK at Mega Man. I mean, it's embarrassing how horrible I am at that entire franchise (of what I've played. Which consists of most of the NES games and maybe one of the SNES ones). There are tons of games I'm terrible at, but the Mega Man series in general is on the top of that list. :P

If I want to play a game that continually kicks my ass, it's gonna be some sort of bullet hell shmup. heh

miner2049er

05-12-2010, 11:25 AM

Without having listened to the segment, I'm going to predict who picked what, reasoning in parentheses. I wonder how many I got right?

Damn!! You are so close!

You have one of mine and one of SoCal's mixed up.

Leathco

05-12-2010, 12:11 PM

I'm really looking forward to this segment.

With that said, Mega Man 9 was just SO good. I plan on buying 10 today, and some of the DLC as well. Prolly not all of it, but I'll prolly spend 10 to 15 bucks on it.

GivenTheOkieDoke

05-12-2010, 12:56 PM

I don't have Mega Man 9 or 10 for one very specific reason : I SUCK at Mega Man. I mean, it's embarrassing how horrible I am at that entire franchise (of what I've played. Which consists of most of the NES games and maybe one of the SNES ones). There are tons of games I'm terrible at, but the Mega Man series in general is on the top of that list. :P

If I want to play a game that continually kicks my ass, it's gonna be some sort of bullet hell shmup. heh

That's why I like the series, for the challenge. I thought 9 was the easiest one of them all. I haven't finished 10 yet but so far it's harder then 9 was. I like shmup's also but i am not good at them.

TV's Mr. Neil

05-27-2010, 10:06 AM

.. but it wasn't really Space Invaders though was it? Not really.
Whoa whoa... I think we're being kind of loose with the criteria here. We're talking about the 2600 here. What arcade port was an accurate representation of it's coinop counterpart? I would contend that Space Invaders is better than most. Besides, Donkey Kong and Pac-Man were far worse than Space Invaders.

I also have a bone to pick with the other two in their defense of this port. SoCal and Scott are kind of under-selling the tricks that had to be pulled to even get the game on the console. The Atari 2600 was NOT a very powerful console, and they had to use some shenanigans to even get as many aliens on the screen as they did. Sure, later games were still more impressive, but the point is that UK should feel lucky that they even got 36 aliens on the screen. The programmers were doing things that the 2600 wasn't technically designed to do.

And it wasn't a broken port. It played fine. It was functionally identical to the arcade original with some moderate sacrifices.

Thank goodness that good sense prevailed on the show.

BydoEmpire73

05-27-2010, 11:26 AM

I do totally agree w/ UK Mike about Pac Man 2600. I played a lot of it back in the day, and outside of the touchy controls it wasn't a bad maze game. Not a great port of course, and certainly disappointing to a lot of people considering it was supposed to be Pac Man, but I thought it was fun to play in its own right and that has to count for something. Fun list this month.

RedWolfJC

05-28-2010, 08:13 PM

I think this is the definitive review of Big Rigs: http://grumpfactory.wordpress.com/2009/05/27/a-revolution-in-gaming-big-rigs-over-the-road-racing/

Free your minds...

teknohed

05-29-2010, 11:46 AM

miner2049er

05-29-2010, 02:47 PM

Hmm, interested in what you have to reply with.

I didn't know Waldo made it to the Genesis. Maybe the resolution was high enough to make spotting him possible.

Dhalamar

05-29-2010, 02:53 PM

I can't believe that you guys spent so much time slagging a THQ game! I have a copy of Where's Waldo for the Genesis, but I don't think that HR would appreciate it if I posted videos of my burning "classic" THQ games. Some of the other THQ IT guys and I are scheming some sort of "response video" if anyone does post a video, we'll see. I guess I"m just glad that you overlooked another hidden THQ "gem", Wayne's World:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g9iVT_o8AdA

Nobody said you had to burn it.

Have someone throw it in the middle of a landfill, get a sniper rifle and go however many hundreds or thousands of yards back ... I don't know anything about sniper rifles. Fill it in yourself. heh

Where's Waldo? The Real Game.

Would at least give the game a CHANCE at surviving. Just ... if it's spotted, you've gotta make sure to aim more for the bottom of the cartridge to get the actual guts.

Tenser

06-05-2010, 07:24 PM

Dhalamar

06-05-2010, 11:05 PM

Let me just start by saying how happy I am that the 2600's E.T. was left off of this list. E.T. and Adventure were two of the greatest games the 2600 had to offer in my opinion and it always disheartens me to hear it bashed so.

I would have added in Colecovision's Illusion though that may only be because I was too young to figure out how to play the game as a child. No Superman 64 either?

P.S. First post, introductions are so passe.

Adventure I can see ... but seriously. E.T.? Over games like Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man and Millipede? uugh

I haven't played "Illusion" so I don't know. And I fully agree that Superman 64's presence was sorely missed. I tried like HELL to like that game when I first played it ... but god damn ... what the fuck were they thinking releasing that. :\

And a game I absolutely LOVE for the Atari 2600 was the arcade port of Star Trek. Yeah ... it obviously didn't have the beautiful vector graphics appeal the arcade has. But god damn, for what the 2600 was capable of that's a fun game. For me at least. :) I've only played it via emulation because I didn't have it back in the day ... what I wouldn't give to play that with a real Atari 2600 joystick.

Or, better yet, to have the arcade cabinet to play whenever I want? I'd sell my soul for that shit. I fucking love that game. :P Not as graphically impressive as Major Havoc (which, to me, is THE game that should have propelled vector graphics further) ... and very simple gameplay. But is it ever fun to blow Klingons out of the stars. :)

Tenser

06-06-2010, 08:39 PM

Oh come now. E.T. wasn't that bad. How many console games at the time featured an ending, let alone easter eggs and an actual achievable goal that could be accomplished in multiple ways?

BydoEmpire73

06-07-2010, 07:35 AM

Adventure I can see ... but seriously. E.T.? Over games like Galaxian, Ms. Pac-Man and Millipede? uughDifferent strokes for different folks. It's not in my "top 2600 games" like by a long shot, but still I don't think E.T. is nearly as bad as people make it out to be. Airlock, now there's an awful 2600 game. That would definitely have been one of my four picks (probably number 1)

CargoRunner

06-18-2010, 04:16 PM

I am certainly backing all the other people on the forum that said Space Invaders was a great game for the time. I played it for hours and have a very soft spot for it in my heart along with asteroids on the Atari 2600. They were good fun.

I think that Mike should be locked in a dark room with some truly dreadful games until he sees the error of his ways...

miner2049er

06-19-2010, 02:54 AM

I think that Mike should be locked in a dark room with some truly dreadful games until he sees the error of his ways...

That's pretty much how it happened.........................

StJackie

10-01-2010, 06:10 AM

Oh come now. E.T. wasn't that bad. How many console games at the time featured an ending, let alone easter eggs and an actual achievable goal that could be accomplished in multiple ways?

ET was horrible.. Probably the worst game of all time imo.. Next to Super man 64..

seanyboyuk

10-16-2010, 12:18 PM

ET is horrible indeed as its well documented by now.

I played club drive on the jag once. HORRIBLE GAME!!!!!

The original pacman would have been better if it had a faster frame rate. I personally thought it was ok but with more time of course it could have been 10X better.
Do you think Atari could have pulled off an exact clone of the arcade version on the system?

Dhalamar

10-16-2010, 09:13 PM

The original pacman would have been better if it had a faster frame rate. I personally thought it was ok but with more time of course it could have been 10X better. Do you think Atari could have pulled off an exact clone of the arcade version on the system?

Well, I wouldn't say it could pull of an EXACT port, but check out Ms. Pac-Man on the 2600, it's pretty friggin' sweet and pretty damn close to the arcade version considering the system's capabilities.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_EvB-jOB_Vk

garethpeterkennerley

10-27-2010, 02:45 PM

I really enjoyed Pacman on the 2600 - I still like it, Maybe a guilty pleasure - Sure there are other, better versions but for me it takes me back to my youth......<Harp Music> long hot summer holidays, me and mate all hot and sweaty..cramped up in his bedroom.... waggling our joysticks till we had blisters...NO hang on that's not right :)

random_dave

01-16-2012, 07:29 AM

I have been thinking of trying to make a de-make of something and listening to this at the weekend gave me a real brainwave

Big Rigs Over The Road, demade/ported to the Atari 2600
Combined with my lack of talent for programming and inevitable ineptitude in 2600 hardware trickery and I should end up with a nice blend of screen flicker and ropey gameplay, interspersed with the occasional full screen "You're Winner"

miner2049er

01-16-2012, 12:14 PM

be sure to F up the collision detection too.

random_dave

01-17-2012, 03:22 AM

"What collision detection" ;D

Brumisator

01-17-2012, 03:50 AM

Actually, I don't think you can make a the worst game of all time just by being a terrible coder and game designer.

If you're trying to be actively bad, instead of just broken (as the RGR crew talked about "agressively bad" games in this olde podcast), you'll make players much angrier than simply having an incomplete mess of a game that crashes every 12 CPU cycles. So you'll have to put actual work into making a horrible piece of shit.

Cynicaster

02-03-2012, 09:53 AM

Heh, kind of forgot about this top 10.

2600 Pac-Man is OK, my main beef with it is the ridiculously cheap hit detection. I love how in the arcade game you can zing by an intersection and rub shoulders with a ghost but you don't die unless the ghost overlaps you by at least half. I find that really adds to the tension and excitement of the game. On the 2600, if you get so much as nicked by the bottom corner of a ghost, you're dead. Dumb.

I will never understand how anybody could slag on Space Invaders for the 2600, but to be fair, I was too young to experience the original in its arcade glory. In my mind, the 2600 version will always define "Space Invaders". And it's very very rare for me to prefer a console version of a game over the arcade original; in fact, this might be the only instance of that ever for me.

I never liked ET, but surely anybody who calls it "the worst game ever" has never played Firefly or Sorcerer on the 2600, or Sword of Sodan on Genesis.