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Sleeve, I still definitely like Blasteroids but I think the vector graphics and simpler play mechanics of the old games work better. Even the maker of Blasteroids wasn't quite satisfied with it.
Trivia time: Blasteroids wasn't made by original Asteroids creator Ed Logg but by Ed Rotberg(creator of Battlezone and STUN Runner) after returning to Atari from Sente.
They have Asteroids at my arcade, I'm wondering why the shots are so bright looking?
Hey Neozeed, why not whip up a thread about Sente history and games. If anyone here can do it, its you ;)Quote:
Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Trivia time: Blasteroids wasn't made by original Asteroids creator Ed Logg but by Ed Rotberg(creator of Battlezone and STUN Runner) after returning to Atari from Sente.
Anyways, I still enjoy the original Asteroids the best. However, The ultimate precursors to Asteroids, Computer Space and Space War, have a charm all of their own. They were even a bit more complex than Asteroids and later games...
That's just how vector looks.Quote:
Originally posted by Valgar
They have Asteroids at my arcade, I'm wondering why the shots are so bright looking?
Zerodash, here's a quick Sente history:
After dissatisfaction at having to convert his game Battlezone into a military version for army consultants, Atari employee Ed Rotberg and a few others left the company in 1981 to form their own one called Videa.
Videa created a game called Gridlee in 1983 but their publisher Gottlieb decided against releasing it.
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Videa soon became part of Nolan Bushnell's new company Sente. Bushnell had been prohibited to compete with his former company Atari for ten years due to termination contract. Those ten years were up and Bushnell was hoping Sente would become a major gaming force. It wasn't long before Sente was bought up by Bally's Midway. Most games were released under the name Bally Sente.
Gimme A Break(1985)
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Mini Golf(1985)
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Chicken Shift(1984) - A game where chickens are laying eggs and you have to make sure the eggs get to the bottom of the contraption safely by moving the pipes.
Goalie Ghost(1984)
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Name That Tune(1986) - They made some other trivia games too.
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Spiker(1986)
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Snake Pit(1984) - Whip snakes.
Stompin'(1986) - Crush ants.
Snacks 'n Jaxson(1984) - This is weird shit. You have eat flying pieces of food by extending your neck while preventing a bouncing ball(your nose) from breaking the window behind you. I like it.
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Resue Raider(1987) - A neat shooter. The movement and turret aiming were controlled separately.
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Street Football(1985)
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Toggle(1985)
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Stocker was a series of racing games. It started out with an overhead 2d game but Night Stocker(1986) was a 3d game.
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Their most famous game was the excellent one-on-one hockey game Hat Trick(1984) which had home ports on computers and the 7800.
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Sente also brought over V-System's shooter Rabio Lepus(1987) to the West as Rabbit Punch.
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I really liked the PC Engine version Rabio Lepus Special.
Midway ended up merging with Williams to become WMS which I believe stands for Williams/Midway/Sente.
Ed Rotberg returned to Atari to make games like Blasteroids, S.T.U.N. Runner and Shuuz. He also worked with Asteroids creator Ed Logg on Steel Talons. Ed Logg had an impressive history at Atari creating games like Centipede, Gauntlet, Xybots and the Tengen NES version of Tetris.
Thanks, Neozeed. You're the best :D
Exactly, Sleeveboy. Switching ships on the fly, analog rotation, and being able to cut loose with the Ripstar kick ass.Quote:
Originally posted by sleeveboy
Blasteroids "lacks charm"? How can you say that?
Cool powerups, three selectable ship sizes, and a giant green planet-sized monster boss = charming.
By the way, Space Duel ought to be in this poll. :)
NZE- good Sente history there. Rescue Raider looks a bit like Jackal, IMO.
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Originally posted by NeoZeedeater
Ed Rotberg returned to Atari to make games like Blasteroids, S.T.U.N. Runner and Shuuz. He also worked with Asteroids creator Ed Logg on Steel Talons. Ed Logg had an impressive history at Atari creating games like Centipede, Gauntlet, Xybots and the Tengen NES version of Tetris.
I thought Centipede was created by a woman?
Centipede was done by Ed Logg and Donna Bailey. Donna often gets more credit because she's a woman but Ed did the bulk of the game.
Deluxe, just because I owned the cocktail cab.