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A new Galaga!
patrickl:
hence the smiley
pinballwizard79:
I downloaded the demo, its fun.
MPS:
--- Quote from: Xiaou2 on July 20, 2008, 11:53:06 pm ---Tempest ISNT Tempest if there is no SPINNER CONTROL.
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Xiaou2, you have made it quite clear that you don't like Tempest 2000, and that's fine. Everyone has their tastes and everyone is entitled to their opinion. However, you are really making yourself look foolish by spreading misinformation when it is clear you are biased against the game. ::)
Tempest 2000 on the Jag has support for spinner control. It was built into the software in anticipation of an Atari spinner that never saw the light of day. The plans to build a Jag spinner have been available many places on the web for years.....including on this very site. I have done it myself, and it is a very easy mod for someone who frequents this site and truly appreciates why building your own custom controller is usually better than something bought off the shelf.
http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade_spinners.shtml#AtariJaguar
The PSOne version of the same game, Tempest X3, also supports a spinner. If you don't want to make your own, a Ridge Racer controller works just as well. That same controller works wonders for the "Pong" and "Breakout" games that Atari/Hasbro Interactive put out during that time.
MPS:
I've had a few days to play Galaga Legions. I'm up to about 2.8 million points, which put me around #480 on the XBLA leaderboard. I think there are some great gameplay here that pays homage to classic coin-op games in general. Overall, I'd say it is a good solid game.....that shouldn't have the Galaga name attached to it.
Having Toru Iwatani develop Pac-Man C.E. made all of the difference in the world. He managed to find the right combination of modernizing a classic while retaining the feel of the original. Galaga Legions does not do this. Too many changes in visuals and gameplay mechanics have been made, and the end result is a game that is not Galaga. Again, I do think it is a very good game....but it ain't Galaga.
Ortizimo!:
Dont know why i bother posting this since so many already have said the same thing...this thing sucks...Microsoft needs to mind their own @$@#$ business creating other crappy stuff and hardware and leave the arcades along.
This is turning to be just like hollywood, with sequels that SUCK so they can just take $.
Arcades are not meant for the PC unless you count the emu community and for a good, valid reason. Consoles are just that, games with lots of colors and wow effects but no substantial game play. This is why arcades have a hold on gamers and dont die.
Maybe in 50 years someone will be building an retro XP system to play GTA and such. :hissy: