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Atari's Star Raiders coming to Xbox 360, PS3, and PC next year
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DiscoJer
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I had Starmaster from Activision instead when I was a kid. It hit the 2600 first (though this was on the Atari computers first, the port to 2600 wasn't until late '82).
It's funny though, the genre of this (Star Trek games) is pretty much dead these days, but at the time it was hugely popular. Indeed, the first computer game I ever played was Star Trek on an TRS-80. Even up into the 90s you had commercial versions on PC, I remember Interstel had an insanely detailed version of it.
So nice to see it still going, albeit as just a download title
It's funny though, the genre of this (Star Trek games) is pretty much dead these days, but at the time it was hugely popular. Indeed, the first computer game I ever played was Star Trek on an TRS-80. Even up into the 90s you had commercial versions on PC, I remember Interstel had an insanely detailed version of it.
So nice to see it still going, albeit as just a download title
Lord Helmet
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Nice. Enjoyed Star Raiders way back when on the Atari 5200. I'll definitely check this out. I'd love to see an update to Solaris as well.
Megadragon15
Member
They should do an update to The Last Starfighter (Atari 5200) aka Star Raiders II (Atari 8-bit computers).
Space combat game? Fuck yeah! Even though I had Star Raiders for the 2600 as a kid and loved it then, I am hoping this new game takes after X-Wing and Wing Commander more. And I like the sound of "early 2011". It might come out before Sony gets around to announcing Starhawk.
I suppose live-action cutscenes are too much to ask for, huh?
I suppose live-action cutscenes are too much to ask for, huh?
Oh dear...
Star Raiders (1979, Atari 8-bit computers) is still nearly gaming perfection in and of itself. I really don't see the point of an "updated sequel" at this late date.
I'd much rather have them rerelease the original - and no, I don't mean the shoddy 2600 port, I mean the ORIGINAL.
Star Raiders (1979, Atari 8-bit computers) is still nearly gaming perfection in and of itself. I really don't see the point of an "updated sequel" at this late date.
I'd much rather have them rerelease the original - and no, I don't mean the shoddy 2600 port, I mean the ORIGINAL.
Anticitizen One
Banned
They need to bring Atari Jaguar games to 360 and PS3
Stumpokapow
listen to the mad man
I'm not against this and it could be cool. But has anyone noticed that Atari gets, like, less relevant every year? Phil Harrison joined the company, did by all accounts nothing, and left unceremoniously. They've got basically nothing coming out that even registers on the relevancy scale (no offence to TDU2 or anything else that they're working on that might end up being good games, but they're just not a sales factor). They've lost or sold some of their licenses. What's left for Atari?
The Shadow
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How funny...I was just thinking of Star Raiders the other day and how games in the past seemed to be more complex despite the simple technology relative to today. Now we have super computers in our living rooms and we're playing interactive movies.
I remember it requiring that digital dial pad too. It came with the game but I don't remember any other Atari 2600 using it. It allowed you to navigate the star map.
I remember it requiring that digital dial pad too. It came with the game but I don't remember any other Atari 2600 using it. It allowed you to navigate the star map.
Megadragon15
Member
Atari Basic could also use 2 of them for a pseudo crappy keyboard.The Shadow said:
Stumpokapow said:
Sadly this is all true. TDU2 doesn't look bad but the Atari of old is all but dead in my eyes. Having grown up with the classics from the 800xl though its nice to see efforts like this.
Now we just need Shamus, Behind Jaggie Lines, MULE, Bruce Lee, River Raid, Blue-max, Moon Patrol, HERO and Keystone Capers upscaled in an 'Atari Classics Collection' released on modern consoles. Maybe a few others as well come to think about it. :lol
Agent X
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I had the 2600 version of Star Raiders as a child, and in recent years also obtained the 5200 version of the game (closely related to the original Atari 8-bit computer version). I'm very curious to see how this new Star Raiders turns out.
The video isn't terribly encouraging, but then again they only show a few seconds of footage. I sure hope that it's played from the "cockpit" perspective and not the "behind the ship" external viewpoint that's shown in much of the video, though. Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
Amazon and GameSpot both have it priced at $29.99. It could be a semi-budget priced retail release.
Enduin said:
The video isn't terribly encouraging, but then again they only show a few seconds of footage. I sure hope that it's played from the "cockpit" perspective and not the "behind the ship" external viewpoint that's shown in much of the video, though. Anyway, I'll keep my fingers crossed and hope for the best.
Enduin said:
Amazon and GameSpot both have it priced at $29.99. It could be a semi-budget priced retail release.
GOD DAMMIT.
If this is a Star Fox esque rail shooter I will be pissed beyond belief (at myself). I had the chance to write up a pitch for a revival of a classic Atari IP and when I read about Star Raiders I thought it would lend itself well to an HD Star Fox type of game. But then I was too damn lazy and pessimistic to write it up.
Fuck my life.
If this is a Star Fox esque rail shooter I will be pissed beyond belief (at myself). I had the chance to write up a pitch for a revival of a classic Atari IP and when I read about Star Raiders I thought it would lend itself well to an HD Star Fox type of game. But then I was too damn lazy and pessimistic to write it up.
Fuck my life.
The original 8-bit Star Raiders is one of the few games from 1979 that holds up at -all- today. It was light years ahead of its time (no pun intended). I'd love to see the original released on all the current systems (come on Nintendo... add one Atari computer game to the VC!)
Someone over at Infogrames must really be set on the idea of rereleasing old Atari games. Star Raiders and Haunted House are both getting "sequels" (cough).
I'm puzzled as to exactly who the market for these is supposed to be.
Someone over at Infogrames must really be set on the idea of rereleasing old Atari games. Star Raiders and Haunted House are both getting "sequels" (cough).
I'm puzzled as to exactly who the market for these is supposed to be.
CamHostage
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Stumpokapow said:
I do wish Atari was back on its feet because I have better memories than I should of Infogrames (which is entertainment) from what it was putting out in the PlayStation 1 days. Not a lot spectacular, but the throw-away stuff was often enjoyable (Space Race, the Game Boy games by V&D) if you liked the license and their top franchises could be good (Le Mans/V-Rally, Driver, Outcast.)
But as far as these reinventions of old games, this is EXACTLY what Atari should be doing these days, if at least as part of its business. If you've got the Atari name and you're not going to do anything with it, don't call yourself Atari. I was there and even I don't feel that Atari ever said "cutting edge gaming", it was junky old best-you-could-get-at-home gaming as a brand name to me (I don't think I ever looked at arcade makers as a kid, everything was just an arcade game, so even though they have legendary products from that market, "Atari" to me was the wooden thing at my friend's house that couldn't get Pac-Man right.) None of these revivals sounds great, but make them budget releases and do something interesting with the license, that's all I could want from this brand these days.
CamHostage said:
I still want to know exactly how the licensing and copyrights currently work for all the Atari arcade games made before the split. Are they currently property of Midway (owners of the last shreds of the arcade division) or Infogrames (owners of the console half of Atari)?