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[Bomb Bloke]

I only really started looking into arcade games after discovering emulators for the GB/NES/Megadrive systems... I thought, if my PC can play those games, maybe it can play that cool looking title I saw on an airport arcade box?

What followed was an epic addiction to Metal Slug... I once turned up twenty minutes early to an airhockey tournament so that I could play on a machine I knew would be there. Stuck in a single coin, ended up taking me forty minutes to lose my game (by which I mean I reached the end credits) - so that idea didn't quite work out as intended!  

Dead annoying to see MS6 released for just about everything other then the X-Box.  

[ressurectionx]

I never played Metal Slug until about 6 months ago.  Pretty damn cool game.  I only finished one all the way through though.  Got a lot of those to play in the future.

Why do you suppose there is no love for E.T. the Extra Terrestrial for the Atari 2600?  I mean, I think the story about the millions of cartridges buried under a slab in Nevada is fascinating, but I think E.T.'s problem was more with the marketing, pre-purchasing, and the idiot board that pulled the strings for Atari back then.  Not with the programmer.

I had that game when I was probably 7 years old and I really liked it.  It was one of the hardest games I played on the Atari and one of the first I remember that actually had an objective that would complete the game when it was met.  I remember when I finally beat it actually....

It was pretty repetitive, but back in the 2600's heyday what game wasn't?  I think for somebody to try it today who is playing Halo 3 they'll agree that it was the shittiest game ever made, but having grown up back then, I definately got a lot of use out of it.

I say boo to anyone who puts this on their top of the worst games ever made.  To anyone who even puts this on the list.  Especially if X-Men for the NES isn't on that list.

[Bomb Bloke]

The first I heard of the ET game was when Wintergreen released their video about it. I've never actually played the game myself; in fact the earliest title I can pick out would be Cavequest (I started off with an Amstrad and a BBC Micro).

Hmm... Maybe I should try that game again sometime... I've still got it on a 5.25" disk somewhere. Even got a spare drive to stick it in. Always wondered if it was actually "winnable".

[ressurectionx]

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ASTROBLAST:  You start with 10 laser defense bases. Several things fall from the sky: rocks, spinning white bombs, "smart" guided missiles and - when your score goes over 20,000 - UFO bombs. If your active laser is hit OR a spinner lands, you lose that base. You get another base whenever your peak score goes up 1,000 points. As the score goes higher more targets appear - falling faster.


ATLANTIS:  Atlantis and the Gorgon Fleet.

Atlantis, the fabled city of antiquity, lies in peaceful waters. The major districts of the city - the Aqua Plain, the Domed Palace and the Bridged Bazaar - murmur with activity while vital generators whirl. Three defense posts guard the skies over the metropolis.

An ominous sound penetrates the sea surrounding the city. The Gorgon Fleet, fierce warriors intent on demolishing Atlantis, attack in force. How long can the city withstand the assault?*


DONKEY KONG:  Donkey Kong the ape has kidnapped Mario's girlfriend! In this action-packed rescue adventure, you move Mario through incredible dangers to save her. Your skill and speed determine your score.

* Actually, come to think of it, the person who wrote that story for Atlantis should win an award for turning a few blips on a screen into a fantastic story like that.  I think it was J.K. Rowling, actually.

All of them MAJOR plotlines there, wouldn't you agree?



If anything, I would say that E.T. The Extra Terrestrial had more plot than almost any Atari 2600 game ever made.

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1. HELP E.T. GET HOME!

What kind of crazy planet is this, anyway?  We came here to conduct a simple
study of primitive planets, and look what happened!  These...things...came and
scared away my friends.  Before I knew it, all my friends boarded our lightship
and flew home.

What do I do now?  The only one I can trust is that nice little alien--
Ellleeott.  He gives me those tasty energy pills (What did he call them?
Reeessseess Peeesssesss?) But these other aliens!  Every time I get ready to
assemble my transgalactic communicatior, they come and take me away.  The one
with the white coat sticks that temperature measuring device in my mouth (I
wonder why he was so upset when it melted?), and the other one in the trench
coat keeps muttering those strange sounds (Naaashaaannaall Seeeccuuuureeetteee?)
I just want to go home!  I hope Elllleeott and I can assemble all the pieces
of my communicator before my energy runs out.

Oh, oh.  Here come those crazy aliens again.  Help me, Elllleeott!  Help me get
home!

Okay.... so ET didn't actually say more than two words in the movie, but whoever typed that up at least saw the movie beforehand and was paid 3 or 4 times as much as the author of the other "plots" if pay was based on words printed.


So... I think those guys are funny, but I don't believe they ever played the game when they were kids.  It's easy to look at any game like that today and say it sucks if you didn't play it when it was new.  Either that, or they were too dumb to read because after I gave up trying to guess what the hell I was supposed to do I read the manual and it was pretty exciting

Those guys are bastards, riding the tide of America's hatered for what it didn't and still does not understand.  Stop the hate.... Please?

Your unfounded hatered for and xenophobia towards E.T. makes baby Jesus cry.

[Bomb Bloke]

Er... Um...

ET said at least four words in the movie...

Didn't he?  

[ressurectionx]

Wow..... you're right.  My bad.

1. ET
2. Phone
3. Home
4. Elliot
5. Ooooucccchhhh!

(Maybe 7.  Did he say Reeces Pieces?)

At least 5 words.  Could be more...  Not sure.  Last time I saw it, the police held shotguns instead of walkie talkies like they do today.  It's all on South Park if you didn't know about that.

That cute girl that Elliot kissed I had a huge crush on when I was like 6.  I wonder what she's doing today....


EDIT:  Just looked her up on IMDB.  Wow.... that was Erica Eleniak from Baywatch fame and the Beverly Hillbillies movie.   I had good taste even years before I hit puberty.

This post has been edited by ressurectionx: Feb 10 2008, 06:12 AM

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[devlkore]

Bump for great justice.

Stratus, I love your avatar.

I recently watched the entire Terminator series and I actually like it. I suggest you watch it if you like the first 2 films. Thankfully they ignore and overwrite the 3rd film.

[devlkore]

QUOTE(Andrew_Roy @ Jul 11 2008, 11:40 PM)

It's okay. It needs a little work, particularly with the main 3 characters. I kind of wish they'd move it to F/X so they could get away with a little more too. I hope it last long enough to iron out all the bugs, the potential is certaintly there.

You're right, it's not perfect. I am hoping the second series is a bit more badass, but I was suprised by the first, I really expected to hate it.

[mcsweeny92]

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[BulkySam]

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QUOTE(devlkore @ Jul 13 2008, 09:51 AM)

You're right, it's not perfect. I am hoping the second series is a bit more badass, but I was suprised by the first, I really expected to hate it.

I felt that the show got progressively more strong as the season went on, I felt that it was a shame that the season was cut to about 9 episodes due to the writers strike. I especially liked the episode when it was John's birthday and his uncle (forgot his name) let it be known that he knew who John's father was.

also  i must say, I have no idea how I got into the series though after watching the garbage that was the pilot episode.

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