Subject: Re: [stella] Networkable Atari. From: Eckhard Stolberg <Eckhard_Stolberg@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Tue, 06 Jul 1999 13:53:35 +0200 |
At 03:52 06.07.99 GMT, you wrote: >The only real legitimate use I can think of for linking two local Ataris >together is to make two-player games where it'd be infeasible to display >both player's screens in a kernel. Like two-player Tetris or any of the >puzzle games of that genre (Puzzle Fighter, Columns, Bust-a-Move/Puzzle >Bobble, Dr. Mario, and so on.) Or maybe the Tempest 2000 style two-player >thing, where there's one player on each end of the tube. Drawing two of >those side-by-side would be nearly impossible on one Atari, but having >each console display one player's screen would be quite possible. I just have to mention that it _is_ possible to do two player Tetris on the VCS, at least on the Supercharger. ;-) For your other examples a linked version might be the only way to get a two player mode though. Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg -- Archives (includes files) at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/archives/ Unsub & more at http://www.biglist.com/lists/stella/
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