Atari800macx roms5/7/2023 ![]() Walkthroughs are fascinating to me because they capture the essence of the game (from the point of view of a particular player) in what can be thought of as migration: recording and uploading what was originally an ephemeral experience. Game walkthroughs are quite popular for a variety of purposes: advertising the game, demonstrating a gamer's proficiency (e.g., speedruns), illustrating short cuts and cheats, even as new form of cinema (e.g., " Diary of A Camper"). ![]() So although emulation is possible, probably the best way to "share" my middle school experience with you is through one of the many game walkthroughs that exist on Youtube. And although the original instructions have been scanned, the game play is complex enough that unlike most games of the era, you can't immediately understand what to do. I could encourage you to (re)experience the game by pointing you to the ROM image for the game, as well an appropriate emulator (I used " Atari800MacX"), but without the venerable Atari joystick (the same one used in the more famous 2600 system), it just doesn't feel the same to me. It, along with games like " Eastern Front (1941)", inspired me at a young age to become a video game developer an inspiration which did not survive my undergraduate graphics course. ![]() Do you remember playing the Atari 400/800 game " Star Raiders"? Probably not, but for me it pretty much defined my existence in middle school: the obvious Star Wars inspiration, the stereo sound, the (for the time) complex game play, the 3D(-ish) first-person orientation - this was all ground-breaking stuff for 1979.
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