Gravitar (Orbiting Physics on the Atari 2600!)

[StinkDude1]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravitar
Exerpt: "Unlike many other shooting games, gravity plays a fair part in Gravitar: the ship will be pulled slowly to the deadly star in the overworld, and downward in the side-view levels[that's a lie; you gravitate around a giant land mass in some of them - SD1]."
Video

SO I GUESS IT'S LIKE SUPER MARIO GALAXY KINDA

[Nintendo-Guy]

Why the fuck would you post a atari 2600 game?!

[StinkDude1]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

Why the fuck would you post a atari 2600 game?!

Because it has physics and I played it on an Atari 2600 Plug-n-Play recently.

And I'm a retro gamer.

[Farbror Fazer]

are you sure this actually use PHYSICS and not just a bunch of scripted stuff?

[StinkDude1]

I played it. That ship is definitely GRAVITATING around that sun-type-thing / land-mass.

[Nintendo-Guy]

I just think it's incredibly pointless to post a atari 2600 game on here.

Atleast post games we can try

[StinkDude1]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

I just think it's incredibly pointless to post a atari 2600 game on here.

Atleast post games we can try

Go to Target/Wal-Mart/K-Mart or something and buy an Atari 2600 Plug and Play. They're like $20.00.

*coughemulationcough*

[Nintendo-Guy]

Originally Posted by StinkDude1

Go to Target/Wal-Mart/K-Mart or something and buy an Atari 2600 Plug and Play. They're like $20.00.

*coughemulationcough*

Don't have Target/Wal-Mart or K-mart in sweden. And even if i had i wouldnt buy one. Not even download an emulator. Just not worth it. I'd rather play killing floor

[killimanjaro23]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

Don't have Target/Wal-Mart or K-mart in sweden. And even if i had i wouldnt buy one. Not even download an emulator. Just not worth it. I'd rather play killing floor

You HAD to make a joke about that thread.

[geel9]

Can the atari PROCESS physics at all? You forget how weak it is.

[Nintendo-Guy]

Originally Posted by killimanjaro23

You HAD to make a joke about that thread.

What? Killing floor is freakin amazing dude. Bought it on the release day.

[UberGimp]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

Don't have Target/Wal-Mart or K-mart in sweden. And even if i had i wouldnt buy one. Not even download an emulator. Just not worth it. I'd rather play killing floor

So what if you'd rather play Killing Floor?
If the game has physics it is totally valid.

[Nintendo-Guy]

Originally Posted by UberGimp

So what if you'd rather play Killing Floor?
If the game has physics it is totally valid.

I just said a random game. And who cares if it has physics or not. It's still 25 years old.

[lafe]

Originally Posted by geel9

Can the atari PROCESS physics at all? You forget how weak it is.

If you can prosses vectors & some position math, you can.

[StinkDude1]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

I just said a random game. And who cares if it has physics or not. It's still 25 years old.

So old games automatically suck?

'HEY GUIZE SUPER MARIO BROS SUCKS SO MUCH CAUSE IT CAME OUT IN 1985 AMIRITE?!!!!1!!111onE1!!11'

[Duhya]

Originally Posted by StinkDude1

So old games automatically suck?

'HEY GUIZE SUPER MARIO BROS SUCKS SO MUCH CAUSE IT CAME OUT IN 1985 AMIRITE?!!!!1!!111onE1!!11'

Mario is fun but sometimes its overrated.

[StinkDude1]

Just an example.

[h4tt3n]

This is cool!

So, would you say it's ok to post about oldie games with physics if you include a download link for the game and a relevant emulator? I'd go for it! Let's spam the forum with ancient commodore / atati / amiga physics games!

Cheers,
Mike

[StinkDude1]

Hmm. Mods? What are your thought's on posting links to download ROMs?

[Ryu Hinote]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

I just said a random game. And who cares if it has physics or not. It's still 25 years old.

Do you forget that we're a PHYSICS GAMES forum? I don't care about age, only physics. Thats the point.

Originally Posted by StinkDude1

Hmm. Mods? What are your thought's on posting links to download ROMs?

Don't.

[Nintendo-Guy]

Nevermind..

[StinkDude1]

Originally Posted by Ryu Hinote

Don't.

Just as I thought. Anyways, Stella's the emulator, DON'T google the rom. (Emulators are legal; ROMs [kinda] aren't. Not that everybody doesn't just get them anyways.)

[Nintendo-Guy]

Originally Posted by StinkDude1

Just as I thought. Anyways, Stella's the emulator, DON'T google the rom. (Emulators are legal; ROMs [kinda] aren't. Not that everybody doesn't just get them anyways.)

I think he was being serious..

[StinkDude1]

Originally Posted by Nintendo-Guy

I think he was being serious..

Which is why I didn't post a link to a ROM and I told you not to google the rom. Winks can be misinterpreted and do not, by nature, mean anything. And emulators are not automatically pirate devices; the Atari 2600 has a great homebrew scene, and how else are you going to play the homebrew games?.

[Ryu Hinote]

Emulators are fine and you didn't post a link to ROMs. That said don't mention them again, so we can stay out of lawful/morally gray areas.
I'll let it slide for now, but if I see any more "DON'T GO HERE AND DOWNLOAD THIS" I'll be dishing out some heavier punishment.