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I do remember the terrible ESB game on the Atari 2600 though. That was horrible.
I do remember the terrible ESB game on the Atari 2600 though. That was horrible.
Was there an ESB arcade game?
I do remember the terrible ESB game on the Atari 2600 though. That was horrible.
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It was essentially the same game as the vector Star Wars game, only you flew a snowspeeder on Hoth, defeating AT-AT's and chicken walkers (yes, I'm old school) and the Falcon through the asteroid field.
To my knowlege, the game only was released in a standup cabinet, unlike the enclosed cockpit of the Star Wars game (which was later on also manufactured as a standup).
You can still find the ESB cabinet in older arcades, or places like bowling alleys and other such places.
I'm sure if you look around this game has been ported to MAME - in fact, I could be wrong, but like the Star Wars game I believe it was released in different versions for the PC or consoles - essentially an arcade port instead of the classic 2600 game. Incidentally, the 2600 game was used at many K-Mart's and Woolworth's around the World to demo the Atari, for it's groundbreaking graphics.
Keep an eye out for the new and improved http://www.temusb.com/ which is under renovation, but offered up loads of information on all Star Wars games, and where to find ports and emu's.
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Where were you in '77?
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Speeder bike antennae, a couple of trees, some digitized Ewok chatter and good times result.
Also, am I the only one who wants Sega to port over the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game to consoles? The 360 has to be capable of running it - you know, the one which let you pick the film and then you went through the key parts ie: Death Star, Hoth, Endor and then had a 1st person battle with Vader...that was a frigging quarter muncher, I tell you.
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Originally posted by: Anchorhead
Old school...
Old school...
Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
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Originally posted by: Anchorhead
Old school...
Old school...
Atari 2600 ESB was horrible? Never! I love that game. One of the best for the Atari 2600, IMHO. I still play it sometimes.
As for the ESB arcade game, I've played it on MAME before. Its not bad. IIRC, ESB was never really released seperately, just as a conversion kit for the original Star Wars game. That also really hurt sales, and I think it was also released very late, around the video game crash, and that also made sales low. So it is quite rare today. Fortunately, it is avalable through the wonders of emulation.
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I also once played "Star Wars Arcade", a 2-player game from Sega released in 93/94. This one was pretty rare (based on the same platform as Virtua Racing). I don't think MAME does this one very well either.
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My article of how to get these games at The Emulator Strikes Back site is down at the moment but I could soon upload the details here if there is any interest.
However, the best way to play these is with MAME which works on pretty much any PC with a Pentium or newer processer.
If anyone needs any info on how to play these, once again I can upload something here if there is any interest.
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Also, am I the only one who wants Sega to port over the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game to consoles? The 360 has to be capable of running it - you know, the one which let you pick the film and then you went through the key parts ie: Death Star, Hoth, Endor and then had a 1st person battle with Vader...that was a frigging quarter muncher, I tell you.
Also, am I the only one who wants Sega to port over the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game to consoles? The 360 has to be capable of running it - you know, the one which let you pick the film and then you went through the key parts ie: Death Star, Hoth, Endor and then had a 1st person battle with Vader...that was a frigging quarter muncher, I tell you.
Oh I LOVE that game! My friend's mother works for Hershey and they have an employee day at Hershey Park every year a week or so before the park opens to the public. During this day EVERYTHING is free, including all the video games. I swear, I spent hours playing that game LOL
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
Agreed.Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
I want Ballblaster!!
I would spend hours playing it on our Atari 800. If I had more time, I'd probably play it even now.
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While commenting on the Falcon's cockpit being in the middle of the plane, In that game, your lasers can shoot down probe droid transmissions. I didn't know that transmissions were something that you could shoot down.
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Originally posted by: Moth3r
I also once played "Star Wars Arcade", a 2-player game from Sega released in 93/94. This one was pretty rare (based on the same platform as Virtua Racing). I don't think MAME does this one very well either.
I also once played "Star Wars Arcade", a 2-player game from Sega released in 93/94. This one was pretty rare (based on the same platform as Virtua Racing). I don't think MAME does this one very well either.
I managed to find it for a Sega 32X emulator, after a helluva lot of searching. It's pretty good, but not all-out awesome like the wire-framers.
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Originally posted by: starkiller
I want Ballblaster!!
I would spend hours playing it on our Atari 800. If I had more time, I'd probably play it even now.
Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
Agreed.Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
I want Ballblaster!!
I would spend hours playing it on our Atari 800. If I had more time, I'd probably play it even now.
Did they rename it for some reason? It was always Ballblazer when I had the C-64 and Atari 7800 versions. Pity the 90's Playstation version bore little resemblance to it's namesake. Would be fun to play Rescue on Fractalus again too.
Where were you in '77?
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Originally posted by: SilverWook
It looks like the same game, so I have no clue why they renamed it.Originally posted by: starkiller
I want Ballblaster!!
I would spend hours playing it on our Atari 800. If I had more time, I'd probably play it even now.
Did they rename it for some reason? It was always Ballblazer when I had the C-64 and Atari 7800 versions. Pity the 90's Playstation version bore little resemblance to it's namesake. Would be fun to play Rescue on Fractalus again too. Originally posted by: TheCassidy
Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
Agreed.Lucasarts needs to do a retro compilation, much like Midway, Capcom and Namco have done ad naseum.
I want Ballblaster!!
I would spend hours playing it on our Atari 800. If I had more time, I'd probably play it even now.
One thing I liked about it was that how many points you scored depended on your distance to the goal AND the size of the moving goal.
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Originally posted by: TheCassidy
am I the only one who wants Sega to port over the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game to consoles? The 360 has to be capable of running it - you know, the one which let you pick the film and then you went through the key parts ie: Death Star, Hoth, Endor and then had a 1st person battle with Vader...that was a frigging quarter muncher, I tell you.
am I the only one who wants Sega to port over the Star Wars Trilogy arcade game to consoles? The 360 has to be capable of running it - you know, the one which let you pick the film and then you went through the key parts ie: Death Star, Hoth, Endor and then had a 1st person battle with Vader...that was a frigging quarter muncher, I tell you.
No, you most certianly are not. That is a game I have always wished to be able to play without spitting out quarters every few minutes.
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