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Post by VectorGamer on Jun 19, 2013 9:09:58 GMT -5
I played the arcade game at Funspot last year and found it very addicting. If you haven't played it, MAME doesn't cut it - you need to play the arcade cabinet.
If an "arcade perfect" port were possible, I think this would be a great title for the Vectrex.
What do you guys think?
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Post by TrekMD on Jun 19, 2013 9:25:30 GMT -5
I've never played Space Encounters so I decided to do some digging. I found an article describing the arcade at The International Arcade Museum ( Space Encounters) and a video on YouTube. It does look like a game that could be ported to the Vectrex!
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Post by VectorX on Jun 19, 2013 10:39:45 GMT -5
Yeah, I played many games of it (since they're short) at two expos in a row here. I vaguely remembered seeing it at a local game room but couldn't recall if I ever played it or not from back in the day. Now I want to own one eventually! Good call Rob  |
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Post by gamezone on Jun 23, 2013 0:10:29 GMT -5
Without the light up cabinet it might get boring fast. I miss the 1980's were a simple gimmick could make a game interesting.
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Post by VectorX on Jun 23, 2013 8:12:34 GMT -5
Without the light up cabinet it might get boring fast. Only if you're watching someone else play; I doubt it'd be a deterrent while playing, like with probably most of us dismissing the annoying buzz while we're playing Vectrex  Here's a review I did on Space Encounters, by the way: www.stageselect.com/27113--Reviews--space-encounters.aspx |
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Post by TrekMD on Jun 23, 2013 9:04:18 GMT -5
OK, so if the game gets ported to the Vectrex, who is making the "Flight Controller" for it to emulate the arcade?  |
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Post by VectorGamer on Jun 24, 2013 13:23:34 GMT -5
Without the light up cabinet it might get boring fast. I miss the 1980's were a simple gimmick could make a game interesting. I played the mini-cabinet at Funspot which is sans light and it doesn't take away from it. Great game! |
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Post by vectrexmad on Jun 24, 2013 19:38:45 GMT -5
Without the light up cabinet it might get boring fast. I miss the 1980's were a simple gimmick could make a game interesting. I played the mini-cabinet at Funspot which is sans light and it doesn't take away from it. Great game! Yeah, that light must help immerse the player into the game and was way ahead of its time, perhaps the early forerunner for today's ambilight technology by Philips ...?
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Post by gamezone on Jun 26, 2013 7:26:16 GMT -5
Nice review, VectorX! Star Strike. I was thinking it looked familiar to an Intellivision game. Not a big fan of Star Strike, but if it had the ambilight television Vectrexmad mentioned, it would be better. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on the mini-cabinet, Retrocade. |
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Post by VectorX on Jun 26, 2013 8:07:36 GMT -5
Thanks. It was nice being able to play it too Hopefully again this November at the next expo! Star Strike. I was thinking it looked familiar to an Intellivision game. Not a big fan of Star Strike, It looked great, but wasn't a good game. S. Encounters blows it away, even though it had sub-par graphics for an arcade game at the time. |
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Post by gamezone on Jun 26, 2013 8:21:57 GMT -5
Back then it was all about the arcade at home feel. Unfortunately, lots of home versions have not aged very well in comparison to the arcades they were based upon. So for the time it was okay if it was close, now with todays systems close is just not acceptable.
Also might explain why fans still want the arcade versions they played in their youth.
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Post by TrekMD on Jun 26, 2013 9:20:10 GMT -5
Star Strike is just an OK game. I've played it both on the Intellivision and the 2600 and it just isn't as fun. The Intellivision has better graphics but they are not enough to make up for the gameplay.
Space Encounters appears to be more fun but I'd have to try it out myself to see what I think.
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Post by 50tbrd on May 7, 2014 10:51:40 GMT -5
The earlier video doesn't seem to be available anymore. Looking at both Space Encounter and Star Strike, Star Strike just doesn't do it justice. www.youtube.com/watch?v=jINxUVvVxnE |
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Post by christophertumber on May 7, 2014 11:02:00 GMT -5
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Post by 50tbrd on May 7, 2014 11:26:47 GMT -5
Chris, that's much more dynamic and has a better playfield. Too much "negative space" in the other games.
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