Final score: 8310
The glare/reflection on the screen almost makes it look like Yars’ Revenge
The best part of retro gaming is the input lag
2600 version of Asteroids…
I’m so sorry. So much flicker. I grew up with a 2600 in the house and 8 year old me even had strong opinions about the 7800 being the proper successor, but a lot of 2600 stuff is more interesting as a time capsule than a game.
That’s the wrong controller for that game. The way to go is with the dial controller.
SOURCE: I beat it on my 2600 as a kid.
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I must not remember correctly but I didn’t think it was possible to “beat” asteroids. I thought it just went on forever…like space… I remember playing one game for hours and hours.
Must be in a mode or difficulty I didn’t play.
It has a maximum score before it restarts the count. I can’t remember what that was.
Does the VCS even have a dial controller as an option? Obviously the 2600 original did, but I almost backed the VCS and don’t remember anything other than the paddle and a modern style controller as options.
How did that work? The dial was analog left right and a button.
The thrust on asteroids was digital- on or off forward, left, right and back on the joystick was hyperspace jump.
You couldn’t move or hyper jump if you used the dial.
