We have come so far . . . .

TL · June 01, 2013, 14:08:49 PM

Here are some more games from the Atari 2600 which really show a dramatic progression:

Basketball (1978) Double Dunk (1989)

Adventure (1979) Secret Quest (1989)

Breakout (1978) Off The Wall (1989)

Venture (1982) Dark Chambers (1988)

Golf (1980) My Golf (1990)

onthinice · June 02, 2013, 01:02:56 AM

The 2600 truly is an amazing system.

TL · June 04, 2013, 20:53:34 PM

Quote from: "onthinice"The 2600 truly is an amazing system.

Indeed, the difference between some of the early and late games is just staggering.

TrekMD · June 04, 2013, 21:43:24 PM

Quote from: "The Laird"
Quote from: "onthinice"The 2600 truly is an amazing system.

Indeed, the difference between some of the early and late games is just staggering.

Night and day!

TL · December 11, 2013, 22:44:41 PM

Here are some more games from the Atari XL/XE which really show a dramatic progression:

Aztec Challenge (1982) Crownland (1989)

Stealth (1984) Space Harrier (2011)

Moon Patrol (1982) Plastron (1990)

Alien Asylum (1982) Bomb Jake (2008)

Star Raiders (1979) Star Raiders II (1985)

Greyfox · December 11, 2013, 22:48:27 PM

Hey mate, the bomb jake image is incorrect, its some other game...

Bomb jake

And beside thoses games on the left still gives them a run for the money.

TL · December 11, 2013, 22:49:06 PM

Erm, what?

Greyfox · December 11, 2013, 22:50:35 PM

When I first read the post, the screen shot was different it had some other game screen shot not bomb jake, fixed now...

TL · December 11, 2013, 22:53:39 PM

Quote from: "Greyfox"When I first read the post, the screen shot was different it had some other game screen shot not bomb jake, fixed now...

You probably saw it when I was still editing the template, that will teach youÂ :10:

TrekMD · December 11, 2013, 23:26:59 PM

Those are definitely some nice progressions. The Star Raiders vs Star Raiders II is truly amazing side by side.

TL · December 11, 2013, 23:29:32 PM

Quote from: "TrekMD"Those are definitely some nice progressions. The Star Raiders vs Star Raiders II is truly amazing side by side.

I think the A8 probably shows a bigger progression than any other system here. You could be forgiven for thinking that the games on the left are from a totally different system to the ones on the right.

TrekMD · December 11, 2013, 23:36:29 PM

I take it the differences come from added memory to the games or were there other features added to make the games better?

TL · December 11, 2013, 23:42:04 PM

Quote from: "TrekMD"I take it the differences come from added memory to the games or were there other features added to make the games better?

Memory is obviously an added advantage, the original machine only had 8k and the last A8's had 128k!!!

But I think that pure coding skill has a lot to do with it too, from the interviews I have been doing recently for Retro Gamer it seems that there are a lot of tricks that can be pulled off on the A8 that were not documented by Atari. Over the years programmers have learned more and more of these that have allowed them to push the machine further and further.

It's funny you know because the first time I owned an A8 I didn't really care for it and that is why I sold it but since I got my XEGS I have totally fallen in love with the machine. I now own a 128k 130XE with tape player and a 800XL with a disk drive too. The A8 is such a magnificent machine and it's quickly becoming one of my favourite machines.

TrekMD · December 11, 2013, 23:44:36 PM

That is very cool.Â Programming techniques have clearly advanced as well, even on these older systems.Â That was evident with the 2600 as well but it is nice to see that the Atari computers saw this progression as well.

sloan · December 12, 2013, 03:01:23 AM

Quote from: "Greyfox"Hey mate, the bomb jake image is incorrect, its some other game...

Bomb jake

And beside thoses games on the left still gives them a run for the money.

Weird, I never heard it called Bomb Jake. In US it was Bomb Jack.