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[Yurkie]

This is a plea for one of the talented homebrew programmers to port Missile Command to the ColecoVision.

I saw the documentary movie "High Score" (about a guy trying to break the World Record in Missile Command) awhile back and ever since I have been really wishing I could play it on my favorite system of all time the ColecoVision.

If you would be interested in this game, or willing to program it please feel free to comment.

Here is a link for anyone interested in watching "High Score" online.

http://www.hulu.com/...5697/high-score

[retroillucid]

Fu*k that! ... here's what the link gave me:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"


First time I get someting like this.... weird....

[Yurkie]

retroillucid, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:56 PM, said:

Fu*k that! ... here's what the link gave me:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"


First time I get someting like this.... weird....

Sorry Buddy, I am streaming it right now for about the 10th time. It is a great movie IMO.

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

retroillucid, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:56 PM, said:

Fu*k that! ... here's what the link gave me:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"


First time I get someting like this.... weird....

First time? then you have not been around much.....yeah it SUCKS but as a CANADIAN I have seen this type of message from several video streaming sites like HULU,ABC, NBC, CBS, and FOX and many more. there are ways "around" it but it sucks that there is even a need for a work around.

[the.golden.ax]

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[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

Yurkie, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:59 PM, said:

retroillucid, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 10:56 PM, said:

Fu*k that! ... here's what the link gave me:

"Sorry, currently our video library can only be streamed from within the United States"


First time I get someting like this.... weird....

Sorry Buddy, I am streaming it right now for about the 10th time. It is a great movie IMO.

Yeah not your fault, HULU is not accommodating to us outside the U.S. unfortunately.

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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Now that certainly is an option and one I can even indulge in. Ah but it really would be nice to see a port that showed what the Colecovision could really do though, I am guessing it would be pretty sweet with the roller controller huh?

[Armonigann]

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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Classic!

[Pixelboy]

Missile Command is one of the potential projects on my Team Pixelboy web site. I played a lot with War Games when I was a kid, which I saw as a thinking man's take on Missile Command. But War Games can't beat the original.

It probably would have to be coded from scratch though, and offer both Roller Controller and standard controller support, because a lot of CV fans don't have a Roller Controller.

[NIAD]

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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NOW THAT IS CLASSIC, AX!

If I could give you a +100, I would, but a +1 will have to suffice.

[Vic George 2K3]

It can also come to the following equation:

[Ransom]

I'm generally not a big fan of ports of common games from one popular console to another, but I have to agree that the world does need another good track-ball implementation of Missile Command. I love the 5200 version, and I think the CV's Roller Controller would be great for this game.

[Supergun]

Ransom, on Tue Jan 11, 2011 7:25 PM, said:

I'm generally not a big fan of ports of common games from one popular console to another, but I have to agree that the world does need another good track-ball implementation of Missile Command. I love the 5200 version, and I think the CV's Roller Controller would be great for this game.

Forget all the labor and time involved with porting the game and/or starting from scratch. Let's just track down the fellow who has the Atarisoft proto and either get him to throw it on ebay or pool our money together and get a community controlled release of the game.

And let's get those Joust sounds implemented too while were at it.
Excellent version of the game, but without sound, I just never play my cartridge for long.

[rmaerz]

It would be a plus if 3 missile bases would be used.

Would I buy the cartridge? Of course!

But, the title has been beaten to death. Reactor would be a better track ball game to port and to lesser degree Crystal Castles.

In any event, I think we need more driving games than track ball games. A lot of the CV games work well with the track ball already (SubRoc, Star Wars, Space Fury to name a few).

[Mister VCS]

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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I am a big fan of the Atari 2600-version - I think it is better (more fun) than all other versions (arcade-original included) - even with the CX-40 Joystick.
I don't need a CV Missile Command, because i don't think it would be more fun than the exisiting ports.
CV Missile Command = War Games!

[Keatah]

gosh! I thought solaris was slow moving.. high score is even worse! This is strange, and what is the point?

Edited by Keatah, Sun Jul 17, 2011 6:37 PM.

[Yurkie]

I guess original 80's arcade gamers missed the point... the decent 2600 joystick version does not reach the sprite of the Arcade.

[toptenmaterial]

Yurkie, on Sun Jul 17, 2011 8:06 PM, said:

I guess original 80's arcade gamers missed the point... the decent 2600 joystick version does not reach the sprite of the Arcade.

So we'd be talking about a version of Missle Command with excellent graphics. Interesting.

Can the controls match the VCS?

Edited by toptenmaterial, Sun Jul 17, 2011 9:45 PM.

[LynxVGL]

rmaerz, on Tue Mar 15, 2011 8:28 AM, said:

But, the title has been beaten to death. Reactor would be a better track ball game to port ....

+1 on a decent Reactor Port. Surprised Parker Bros. didn't do this.

[tz101]

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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Would Roller Controller work with this setup? If so, most excellent!

[OldSchoolRetroGamer]

tz101, on Tue Aug 9, 2011 8:37 PM, said:

Would Roller Controller work with this setup? If so, most excellent!

Not the Coleco Roller Controller, still plugs into the VCS module, Atari compatible controllers ONLY.

Edited by OldSchoolRetroGamer, Tue Aug 9, 2011 8:46 PM.

[ColecoFan1981]

I am hoping for a ColecoVision version of Missile Command, too.

~Ben

[the.golden.ax]

tz101, on Tue Aug 9, 2011 8:37 PM, said:

the.golden.ax, on Sat Jan 1, 2011 11:05 PM, said:

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Would Roller Controller work with this setup? If so, most excellent!

[newcoleco]

I don't know if to plan is to use the CV devkit I've developped based on Marcel's Coleco library since 1999, BUT I'm pleased to say that I've made a modification to it in order to support back the spinners and the extra SuperAction fire buttons... which means the possibility to program games using driving module, roller controller and superaction controller without a problem. So far, the testings regarding the update I've made on the devkit are just fine.

[Vic George 2K3]

The upcoming homebrew game Armageddon may be the closest thing we'll have to ColecoVision Missile Command.