Atari @ 50

[MattyP]

Just gone with the Xbox store at £32. Seems reasonable enough TBH. I was going to go physical with this however that would mean using the OG Xbox One decided it would be a better experience on my Series S and it's the most convenient option. Long term I might pick up this on PC when it appears in a sale because I have a USB joystick for that so will give a more authentic feel to the games.

Really looking forward to playing around with on Friday evening. Think they typically unlock around 11am here.

[WiteWulf]

Will any version have spinner support, though?

[Deckard]

https://www.theverge.com/23451349/atari ... itch-steam

Must buy me for me anyway on the switch almost regardless (cause of T2K) of what else is on there

[MattyP]

So this unlocked and had a quick go this morning... (Xbox Series S)

Its a really well put together experience. Lots of ways of sorting the games from format to data and just a timeline of eras in gaming. Some nice period adverts and other bits and bobs that have been scanned in high quality also the game boxes are 3D models so you can zoom and rotate around them etc. Vids with various people working on the games back in the day are scattered about along with developer interviews on how they were influenced by Atari.

It captures the whole feel of the era really well and how primitive things were back then and allows you to experience the games as part of a journey through time. Many younger gamers will probably never fully understand the magic of controlling things on a TV screen because they have grown up with it this at least can give them an idea of the journey older gamers have gone through!

Happy to report that Tempest 2000 is fine and is fully complete with music etc. Had a quick look at some of the other Jaguar games on there and they are interesting! Full of great ideas but the implementation at times leaves a bit to be desired. Think to be fair most are coded by small teams or just single developers and have a "demo scene" feel about them. Glad I didn't drop £50 on some them back in the day that is for sure. Fight For Life in particular isn't great. But all part of the fun I guess there is a lot in here to explore and experience. The Neo games in here seem to be well done too.

[Dio]

Do the webs flicker in T2K?

[MattyP]

Do the webs flicker in T2K?

Can't see any flickering. It's a great emulation of the Jag - as far as I can remember anyway! It's been a while since I've played T2K on its host hardware!

[Deckard]

Vector Sector looks intriguing with a mash up of several vector games - at 4 min 30...



Love the transition too -

[Yak]

I've been playing with this for the last couple of months. It's *really* nice. Obviously it's good to see T2K made available with great emulation, but the collection as a whole is just so nicely presented, with such a wealth of supplementary material in the form of videos, box art, posters, design notes, ads... if you have any love for these old games you'd be daft not to pick this up, it's lovely.

[Misfit]

I've been playing with this for the last couple of months. It's *really* nice. Obviously it's good to see T2K made available with great emulation.

I think I will have to test T2k on the Steam Deck this weekend.

[MattyP]

I've been playing with this for the last couple of months. It's *really* nice. Obviously it's good to see T2K made available with great emulation.

I think I will have to test T2k on the Steam Deck this weekend.

From what I've heard it runs flawlessly!

This collection is soooooo well done. A great way to pay homage to Atari and well indeed early gaming!

TBH I wasn't an Atari console kid growing up - having home computers rather than consoles so much of the Atari games on the consoles arr new to me. The Jag was the only Atari machine I owned!

[Misfit]

And yes, T2K looks and plays great on the Deck.

Did need a few tweaks to enhance my enjoyment…

Screen Full
Broders Off
Scanlines Off
Sound effect volume much lower
Music louder
Zapper and jump to the shoulder buttons
Lights off
Headphones on

OLED Switch version might be nice.

T2K is harder than I remember. Levels restart on death and super zapper can’t be used to save you when caught makes me seem even more rubbish!

Wasn’t the voice for ‘TV is the retina….’ originally a female one?

[Yak]

No, that is the same sample as in the Jaguar game. Up until *very* close to the end of development the line was actually sampled from Videodrome. It was decided at the last minute that it might be naughty to use the sample, so the one you hear was done at Atari and dropped in on pretty much the last day IIRC.

[Misfit]

No, that is the same sample as in the Jaguar game. Up until *very* close to the end of development the line was actually sampled from Videodrome. It was decided at the last minute that it might be naughty to use the sample, so the one you hear was done at Atari and dropped in on pretty much the last day IIRC.

It’s funny how memory works. I’d have sworn the original was female. Maybe my Jag had a dodgy sound chip…

Just realised I don’t need the Switch version to see it in portable OLED loveliness I can use my nReal glasses! Will try that later.

[MattyP]

T2K is harder than I remember. Levels restart on death and super zapper can’t be used to save you when caught makes me seem even more rubbish!

Wasn’t the voice for ‘TV is the retina….’ originally a female one?

Yep think modern games have made us wusses....

All seems as I remember. Wonder if the Steam version can be hacked somehow for a spinner control?!

Seriously nice to have easy access to this game again. Great work Digital Eclipse for bringing a classic back form the mists of time. Seriously thought this would be trapped in history on its host hardware!!!!

So now to try and beat Yak's top spot on the scoreboard again....

Going to see what score I can rack up tomorrow night when I get some more time to play again!

[MattyP]

No, that is the same sample as in the Jaguar game. Up until *very* close to the end of development the line was actually sampled from Videodrome. It was decided at the last minute that it might be naughty to use the sample, so the one you hear was done at Atari and dropped in on pretty much the last day IIRC.

Great bit of insight! Great line in the music. Think the combination of the gameplay and music make this the classic it is for me. Use to love this cracked up on the amp at the time zoning out. Think it was pretty much all that was in my cart port. Nice thing with the new consoles is the SDDs and quick resume... Straight back into the action almost instantly!