Legend Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 (edited) Don't know where the link is right now, but the Midnight Magic hack that lets you use paddle controllers is definitely a must have hack in my opinion. It's in this forum somewhere. The Combat AI hack is a must have if you have no friends/kids around to play combat with. Edited May 15, 2011 by Legend 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted May 15, 2011 Share Posted May 15, 2011 Don't know where the link is right now, but the Midnight Magic hack that lets you use paddle controllers is definitely a must have hack in my opinion. It's in this forum somewhere. Is either of the two hacks in this thread the right one? Hack Midnight Magic to use paddle controllers? The Combat AI hack is a must have if you have no friends/kids around to play combat with. Are you talking about one of these.... Tank AI Tank AI demos I don't know if there is a newer version or not. Zach Matley referred to these as demos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ComputerSpaceFan Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 My votes: Avalanche Death Derby (if they ever finish it) Avalanche and Death Derby are no hacks, they're both homebrews written from scratch. D'oh! Good point, sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Legend, on Sun May 15, 2011 1:26 AM, said:Don't know where the link is right now, but the Midnight Magic hack that lets you use paddle controllers is definitely a must have hack in my opinion. It's in this forum somewhere. Is either of the two hacks in this thread the right one? Hack Midnight Magic to use paddle controllers? Legend, on Sun May 15, 2011 1:26 AM, said: The Combat AI hack is a must have if you have no friends/kids around to play combat with. Are you talking about one of these.... Tank AI Tank AI demos I don't know if there is a newer version or not. Zach Matley referred to these as demos. Yeah, those are the right ones. I don't think Tank AI was ever officially finished, but it's still quite playable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorfy Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) Haunted Adventure Trilogy, which strays pretty far from the original Adventure and Haunted House games, so it seems like a homebrew made from scratch. This one requires a time commitment, in my experience, but it's well worth it. Also included is a hack of Superman, which is closer to the original than the other games on this cart, but less captivating. Edited May 17, 2011 by Gorfy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 (edited) Although I'm slightly biased about it (since I made it).. I like playing the "Ms. Pacman Black" which basically just changes the background of 2600 Ms. Pacman from blue to black, like the arcade game. While completely useless at the end of the day, it's just the way I prefer to play it. Edited May 17, 2011 by NE146 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted May 17, 2011 Share Posted May 17, 2011 Not useless at all. Atari's version is a very good game without any changes - the black background is just one of those "Why didn't they do it that way in the first place?" oddities. The maze, while not totally faithful to the arcade game, differs enough to compliment the limited AI of the enemies and keep you on your toes...yet not so much to be unrecognisable to the arcade game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 (edited) I've tried to put all the hacks mentioned in this thread so far in one place and who mentioned them first. I hope I got everything correct. Random Terrain Pitfall II invincibility dwane413 Pac-Man Arcade Enhanced Hack'em! Packrat accousticguitar Missadventure Revised Space Invaders Deluxe (also see Space Invaders Deluxe 8k) River Raid 4 Rivers Random Omega Race-Joystick controller (I couldn't find the thread, but it is in Atari 2600 Hacks and Homebrews ROM Collection V1.2) (also see Omega Race DC) littleman jack Pac-Man 8k Wolfenstein - The Next Mission Zach Muncher Thomas Jentzsch Missile Command TB Sadistroids NE146 Arcade Asteroids Ms. Pacman Black Emehr Berzerk Voice Enhanced Return of Mario Bros (also here is the original thread with dead BIN link) Impaler_26 Venture 3 Atrix Indy 500 XE Ace Solaris Trainer Knightmate Planet Raid Man goes Down (Hack) Combat Redux PDP Space War River Raid Plus Sprintmaster DC roadrunner Q*Bert Arcade ComputerSpaceFan Grundle vs Rhindle thegoldenband The two-button hacks that take advantage of the Genesis controller are very nice indeed. Double Dragon, in particular, is hugely improved. Legend Midnight Magic Dual Control Tank AI (also see Tank AI demos) Venture II: The Abysmal Abyss (I didn't find a thread with the ROM, but found this) Gorfy "Haunted Adventure Trilogy" (contains the following) Haunted Adventure - Boo! Haunted Adventure II - Redemption Haunted Adventure III - Witch's Flight (I don't think this is available for download) PacManPlus Defender Arcade Edited May 19, 2011 by dwane413 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted May 18, 2011 Share Posted May 18, 2011 I don't know if this counts, but I did a hack a while back, taking Stargate and hacking it into 'Defender Arcade'. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page__view__findpost__p__1425814 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legend Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I second the Haunted Adventure Trilogy. I have only played the first two though since part 3 bin is not available at the moment. I'm dying to try it though. I also second Wolfenstein the next mission. Venture II and Venture III are also pretty good hacks that I really enjoy. Not as extensive of a venture hack as Wolfenstein, but still very good. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 19, 2011 Author Share Posted May 19, 2011 I don't know if this counts, but I did a hack a while back, taking Stargate and hacking it into 'Defender Arcade'.http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/91016-2600-defender-arcade-pretty-much-complete/page__view__findpost__p__1425814 Thanks for the link to the latest version. I wasn't sure where it was. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted May 19, 2011 Share Posted May 19, 2011 I second the Haunted Adventure Trilogy. I have only played the first two though since part 3 bin is not available at the moment. I'm dying to try it though. I also second Wolfenstein the next mission. Venture II and Venture III are also pretty good hacks that I really enjoy. Not as extensive of a venture hack as Wolfenstein, but still very good. I added Venture II to my post above. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted May 22, 2011 Share Posted May 22, 2011 I second the Haunted Adventure Trilogy. I have only played the first two though since part 3 bin is not available at the moment. I'm dying to try it though. I also second Wolfenstein the next mission. Venture II and Venture III are also pretty good hacks that I really enjoy. Not as extensive of a venture hack as Wolfenstein, but still very good. I added Venture II to my post above. Venture II is a good one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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