Atari 2600 or Arcade Game Questions? Help.

[CZAR]

I am tryin to locate this game and I am not sure if it was on the Atari 2600 or just and arcade game. The way I can descride it is: U start in the middle of the game and then u are surrounded by a lot of creature, aliens etc....and u shoot your way out of it. After u complete the stage u basically do it again but it gets harder and then again u appear in the middle and then several other objects appear all around u and u shoot in all directions to eliminate them and create space. Anyone know which game I am referring to? Thanks. Got Em!!

[SDon1969]

Robotron?

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Robotron?

YES YES YES! Thanks man. I am making my list as I am tryin to remember all of the games that I played and want to get again. Much appreciated. Got Em!!

[brettallica]

Wow, SDon hit the nail on the head on the first try. Impressive!

[CZAR]

Just realized it was just released on arcade only. For some strange reason I thought it was also on atari but I guess not. Well I cant get that one then unless I buy the whole arcade! Haha! Great game nonetheless. Got Em!!

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by brettallica

Wow, SDon hit the nail on the head on the first try. Impressive!

Nah, just OLD! lol

Yeah Czar, I thought it came out for the 2600 also.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by brettallica

Wow, SDon hit the nail on the head on the first try. Impressive!

Yea dude is good. Man I loved that game! Got Em!!

Originally Posted by SDon1969

Nah, just OLD! lol

Yeah Czar, I thought it came out for the 2600 also.

U and me both haha! Yea thats a bit disappointing that it never was released on a system. I can remember playin that game a lot. I guess I was always at the convenient store gaming it up! Haha! Do yall know of any places that sells those old arcade games for a good price? Got Em!!

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by czar

just realized it was just released on arcade only. For some strange reason i thought it was also on atari but i guess not. Well i cant get that one then unless i buy the whole arcade! Haha! Great game nonetheless. Got em!!

[cough]mame[/cough]

[SDon1969]

Originally Posted by CZAR

U and me both haha! Yea thats a bit disappointing that it never was released on a system. I can remember playin that game a lot. I guess I was always at the convenient store gaming it up! Haha! Do yall know of any places that sells those old arcade games for a good price? Got Em!!

I think Robotron was out on the other Atari systems (5200 & 7800) and they had some version of it on the N64 as well. I believe it was a ripoff of Berzerk, which was a fun game for its time.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Rob71

[cough]mame[/cough]

Got Em!!

Originally Posted by SDon1969

I think Robotron was out on the other Atari systems (5200 & 7800) and they had some version of it on the N64 as well. I believe it was a ripoff of Berzerk, which was a fun game for its time.

Really? I didnt even see that. Well if it was on the 64 then maybe I could get that version! Berzerk was great. That is one of my top 10 Atari 2600 games of all time! Got Em!!

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Got Em!!

It's an arade emulator that allows you to play all the old school arcade games. That's about all that can be said here, but Google is your friend.

Take a look in my gallery, that's a MAME PC set-up being run in an arcade cabinet.

[brettallica]

Big fan of MAME here as well. CZAR, you need this. I think we can talk about MAME as long as we don't get into other things

[Show spoiler], like where to download ROMs

.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Rob71

It's an arade emulator that allows you to play all the old school arcade games. That's about all that can be said here, but Google is your friend.

Take a look in my gallery, that's a MAME PC set-up being run in an arcade cabinet.

Originally Posted by brettallica

Big fan of MAME here as well. CZAR, you need this. I think we can talk about MAME as long as we don't get into other things

[Show spoiler], like where to download ROMs

.

What is mame exactly? How do u get it and what is needed? I am interested but never heard of it? Details please? Nice setup by the way Rob! Got Em!!

[Rob71]

Originally Posted by CZAR

What is mame exactly? How do u get it and what is needed? I am interested but never heard of it? Details please? Nice setup by the way Rob! Got Em!!

Here's a good primer.

http://mamedev.org/

Here's a good place to see what other people are doing as far as cabinets.

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by Rob71

Here's a good primer.

http://mamedev.org/

Here's a good place to see what other people are doing as far as cabinets.

http://arcadecontrols.com/arcade.htm

So this is sumthin u download on your computer and play the games there? Is there a way u can play them on your tv? Got Em!!

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by CZAR

So this is sumthin u download on your computer and play the games there? Is there a way u can play them on your tv? Got Em!!

There is. You need to have a computer hooked up to it. Most people refer to that as an "HTPC," and I've got two of them at my house — one for each HDTV (you can see that info in my sig). Check out my gallery to get an idea for how to go about getting something like this set-up at your place, on your HDTV anyway. You can also build or overhaul your own arcade cabinet and have MAME running in there. That is Rob71's specialty...or one of his specialties, I should say.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by brettallica

There is. You need to have a computer hooked up to it. Most people refer to that as an "HTPC," and I've got two of them at my house — one for each HDTV (you can see that info in my sig). Check out my gallery to get an idea for how to go about getting something like this set-up at your place, on your HDTV anyway. You can also build or overhaul your own arcade cabinet and have MAME running in there. That is Rob71's specialty...or one of his specialties, I should say.

Wow yall some Beast! Nice setup man. I will have to look into this mame thing some more. I was just gonna try to buy the old school systems and games but this may actually be the way to go. Got Em!!

[brettallica]

Originally Posted by CZAR

Wow yall some Beast! Nice setup man. I will have to look into this mame thing some more. I was just gonna try to buy the old school systems and games but this may actually be the way to go. Got Em!!

You can buy the small Dells like the ones I have for $100 or so if you're patient and good at looking for deals. The one in my bedroom (the SX280) has DVI out, so it has that nice digital connection, which is good for audio/video receiver integration. The one in my main HT has VGA, which I hook up straight to the TV.

If you want to go a little higher end, you can probably get a Mac Mini used, but from what I've seen on my local Craigslist, people think those things are worth way too much used, in which case you'd be better off buying a new one. I have been meaning to swap out my two Dells for Minis because of the dual core action (and aesthetics), but right now I'm not making any big purchases until I get my new MacBook Pro laptop, which is a different subject for another thread.

[Musashi]

You can get Robotron: 2084 for PS2 (and a couple others) on Midway Arcade Treasures Vol 1.

[CZAR]

Originally Posted by brettallica

You can buy the small Dells like the ones I have for $100 or so if you're patient and good at looking for deals. The one in my bedroom (the SX280) has DVI out, so it has that nice digital connection, which is good for audio/video receiver integration. The one in my main HT has VGA, which I hook up straight to the TV.

If you want to go a little higher end, you can probably get a Mac Mini used, but from what I've seen on my local Craigslist, people think those things are worth way too much used, in which case you'd be better off buying a new one. I have been meaning to swap out my two Dells for Minis because of the dual core action (and aesthetics), but right now I'm not making any big purchases until I get my new MacBook Pro laptop, which is a different subject for another thread.

Yea there are so many options I can choose from. I do have a question though. My friend said either for the Wii or X-Box u can buy the mame or emulater disk and it goes right into your video game system and u can play all of the old games. Anyone know about that? Got Em!!