Why do people keep stealing my work :(

Don Y dgy at DakotaCom.Net
Fri Jun 30 12:13:02 CDT 2006


Jules Richardson wrote:
> ... and everyone knows that Galaxian was the best arcade ever invented :)
> 
> (sorry - many an hour was wasted as a kid playing that!)

Robotron.  There's just no way to replace the "feel" of a fullsize
upright with two joysticks -- *dragging* all that weight across
the floor in a frenzied bout with The Brains...  :>

While I'd *love* having a cocktail, the play sensation just
wouldn't be the same as the upright!

> I've never quite found a faithful modern version. Even with the proper 
> ROMs and MAME, it's not quite the same - I suspect because the display 
> just lacks that period fuzzyness; it all looks too crisp and clinical on 
> modern hardware.



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