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I'll Be in My Bunk
« on: April 07, 2011, 05:54:01 pm »
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #1 on: April 07, 2011, 07:07:37 pm »
Grabbed it. It's going to kill you, but get the Bing app.  Really well done
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #2 on: April 08, 2011, 09:19:06 am »
I may also have to get this.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #3 on: April 08, 2011, 09:42:33 am »
Quote from: Limey on April 07, 2011, 05:54:01 pm
With my iPad.

Atari's Greatest Hits comes to the App Store.

I'd be curious to know how the trackball games (Centipede, Millipede) work on the iPad.  Spinner games like Tempest and Major Havok could be a problem as well!  Still, very impressive collection and the packaging is fantastic.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #4 on: April 08, 2011, 11:08:32 am »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on April 08, 2011, 09:42:33 am
I'd be curious to know how the trackball games (Centipede, Millipede) work on the iPad.  Spinner games like Tempest and Major Havok could be a problem as well!  Still, very impressive collection and the packaging is fantastic.

I think a virtual trackball/spinner controls will be very easy to create.  Just have a circle in which you can move your finger for precise work, or swipe/spin like a demon for more widespread attacks.  It should be easy to program momentum into the controller.

FWIW, scrolling a web page has worked like this (i.e. with precise location or rapid swipe-scrolling) from day 1.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2011, 10:35:50 am »
Quote from: Limey on April 07, 2011, 05:54:01 pm
With my iPad.

Atari's Greatest Hits comes to the App Store.

I've not yet found any of the 100 games worth playing for more than a minute.  Can't belive I once spent hours a day on some of these!
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2011, 01:08:27 pm »
Don't need to buy them for your iPad.  Just get some emulators and ROMs online via questionably legal means.

Not that I know anything about that.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2011, 02:01:22 pm »
Quote from: Waldo on April 11, 2011, 01:08:27 pm
Don't need to buy them for your iPad.  Just get some emulators and ROMs online via questionably legal means.

Not that I know anything about that.

I don't know anything about that either.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #8 on: April 11, 2011, 02:05:25 pm »
Quote from: Lurch on April 11, 2011, 10:35:50 am
I've not yet found any of the 100 games worth playing for more than a minute.  Can't belive I once spent hours a day on some of these!

I still love Missile Command and Centipede.  But like I said before, I doubt it translates very well.  You need the giant, finger-mangling trackball for maximum enjoyment.
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Re: I'll Be in My Bunk
« Reply #9 on: April 11, 2011, 02:19:30 pm »
Quote from: Gizzmonic on April 11, 2011, 02:05:25 pm
I still love Missile Command and Centipede.  But like I said before, I doubt it translates very well.  You need the giant, finger-mangling trackball for maximum enjoyment.

You're welcome.
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