Funny, I recognized it and I didn't even realize they *made* Tapper for the 2600. I guess there weren't too many arcade games from that era that they didn't at least attempt to port.
> It's pretty brutal to play on the 2600. They sure ported a lot of games to the > 2600....but rarely is it ever a GOOD port. > > Still the bloops and beeps from the 2600 always make me smile.
As one of my all time favorites, that port makes me cry.
I did enjoy watching your flailing arm guy dance to the bleeps and bloops though.
They did pretty good considering the hardware and how tough that thing was to program. Like the 2600, the commodore vic-20 only had 4KB to work with and I remember constantly bumping my head on the ceiling creating even the most basic of games (such as a Joust ripoff and goofy platform games). The 2600 was good for what it was originally built to do, bring home those B&W games of the 70s in living color. Skydiver, Tank, Sprint, Breakout, etc. Those were the games that it built its reputation on. It was a product of 1977 itself, so any port of a 1983 game that was playable and reasonably fun was a testament to its ability. I've logged more hours playing this version of Tapper than I'd like to admit. It was a thrilling time to be into gaming, with so many radical changes each year, both at home and in the arcade.
> It's pretty brutal to play on the 2600. They sure ported a lot of games to the > 2600....but rarely is it ever a GOOD port. > > Still the bloops and beeps from the 2600 always make me smile.
I’m convinced Mario is a hobo.
He wakes up everyday in the same clothes, runs around in sewers, and collects coins for a living.
At the end of the day, he uses the coins to buy mushrooms
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