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Holy hell, Montezuma's Revenge for Atari 8-bit computers shits all over Jet Set Willy. It's actually fun to play today! Why isn't it considered a proper classic nowadays?

>> No.7877293

Who says it's not? It also got a PC "sequel" in the late 90s programmed by the original guy.

>> No.7877327

>>7877217
because it has a super scary spider on the cover. would avoid by all means

>> No.7877330

>>7877217
>Holy hell, Montezuma's Revenge for Atari 8-bit computers shits all over Jet Set Willy

well given the name I'm not surprised it does that

>> No.7877339

>https://youtu.be/KZ3Zpw3XZjc

the theme of the game is the theme of The Gong Show
how is that even legal? guess back then nobody cared about video games but really just stealing a popular theme
when you collect a key it plays La Cucaraca but at least that's public domain and stealing from Mexicans is okay

>> No.7877343

>>7877339
The released version didn't play the song, either for space constraints or copyright reasons or both.

>> No.7877356

Parker Bros. wanted to release the game as a cartridge to be more child-friendly so they trimmed it down to 16k which meant cutting out a large amount of content. In the end they put it out on disk anyway to reduce costs after PB lost a shitton of money in the video game crash. As a further money saving measure, they also distributed the game as a flip disk with the A8 and C64 versions bundled together, and the Apple II and IBM versions bundled as well.

>> No.7877359

>>7877343
and wtf is the dude in the video playing then??? hu?

>> No.7877364

>>7877359
it's the original prototype before PB modified and simplified the game

>> No.7877365

>>7877217
did they really name a game after diarrhea?

>> No.7877368
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7877368

>>7877365
The Spectrum port was renamed Panama Joe presumably because they didn't like a game named after shit.

>> No.7877374

>>7877368
Would the Brits even understand the joke back in the 80s?

>> No.7877416

>>7877217
Its easily one of the most impressive platformers of it's time
>Why isn't it considered a proper classic nowadays?
It didn't have an NES port, plain and simple. If it did it would have seen a lot more love.

>> No.7877430

>>7877416
it had a Master System port

>> No.7877438

>>7877430
Master System only ever had real adoption in South America, and a fledgling place in Japan and parts of Europe. It was dead in the water compared to the NES in North America. Sega never really had a solid foothold in consoles in general till the Genesis/Mega Drive.
Its a decent port though, if you like the game definitely check it out.

>> No.7877442

>>7877430
Ditto Atari 2600 and Colecovision.

>> No.7877451

>>7877442
>Atari 2600
This, H.E.R.O., Warlords, and Pitfall 2 are some of the most impressive 2600 games.
Its weird to think that Parker Brothers actually had some solid devs in the 80s.

>> No.7877457

This is one of my all time favorite games, excited about the new update the dev is doing

>> No.7877463

>>7877416
Jumpman is probably more impressive but it never got a console port.

>> No.7877473
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>>7877463
Jumpman is only alright compared to the best of the Jumpman clones, (Ultimate) Wizard.
Its basically Jumpman but with spells, many more mobs, traps, etc.
Unfortunately it was never ported off of the Commodore 64. IMO its the best single screen platformer the C64 has to offer, and its a crime that its practically a forgotten game anymore.

>> No.7877718

Montezuma's Revenge was on almost everything except the NES.

>A8
>Apple II
>C64
>Atari 2600
>Atari 5200
>Colecovision
>PC compatibles
>ZX Spectrum
>Master System
>TI-99/4A

>> No.7877930

>>7877217
The 8-bit computer era is just forgotten for some reason.

>>7877339
That song is Spanish Flea:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aBE9EQ7gXKI

>> No.7877932

>>7877930
>The 8-bit computer era is just forgotten for some reason.
Since when?

>> No.7877938

>>7877932
in the sense that 90% of retrofags only care about AAA Japanese console games

>> No.7877946

>>7877932
Since the video game history got rewritten in early 2000s by Americans in their 30s who grew up with NES and later consoles. Everything before 1986 is since considered prehistory by general audiences.

>> No.7878383

>>7877946
>Since the video game history got rewritten in early 2000s by Americans
Rewriten? Please. The actual problem was that Americans were the only ones cataloging history in any significant way, and it took Europe about a decade to catch up, and Japan I'd say only in about the last 5 or so years has actually started to do anything themselves.
The problem was other's inaction.

>> No.7880376
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>>7877368
>Brits didn't like a game named after shit
yeah that was more of a Dutch thing

>> No.7880563

>>7878383
You compelely ignored the age factor I mentioned. Mainstream "game historians" are not into Atari VCS. They are absolutely not interested in home computers. They don't care about all those less successful first or second gen consoles. It's either Nintendo Entertainment System (not Family Computer!) or fuck off.

>> No.7880743

>>7877217
>"REVEEENNNNGE!"

>> No.7880776

>>7880376
it literally has a nightmare fuel digitized clip of some Dutch guy screaming OH SHIIIITTTT.

>> No.7880972

>>7880776
THIS IS JOEY PAUL WILLY AND FRANKIE

>> No.7880984

>>7880376
>>7880776
There's a hacked family-safe version of this game which has a British guy saying "Oh no!"

>> No.7880986

>>7877330
Underrated

>> No.7881346

>>7880563
There are plenty of Youtube guys who do videos about that stuff.

>> No.7881354

>>7881346
>>Mainstream "game historians" are not into Atari VCS.
>There are plenty of Youtube guys who do videos about that stuff.
tubers with 100 views are mainstream now?

>> No.7881360

>>7881346
What he means is "the Youtubers I personally watch only cover 90s AAA console games."

>> No.7881364

>>7877718
the 2600 port is 8k and missing half the levels

>> No.7881408

The A8 and C64 are the best versions of this game, they play and control the smoothest. The Colecovision might be good but for the shit controller.

>> No.7881424

>>7881408
Use one of the hundreds of 9 pin controllers

>> No.7881440

I've played the IBM version (on an actual IBM XT with a CGA card no less) and it falls short in smoothness of animation and good controls, it's extremely stiff. Also it seems to play too fast and graphics flicker like hell. The sound is pretty meh too.

>> No.7881450

>>7881408
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3k8E3zJaJTo

it's also pretty fast which makes it harder

>> No.7881454

>>7881450
The Colecovision in general is a really fast machine, its CPU is 3.5Mhz and a full 3.5Mhz since the port-mapped VDU RAM doesn't steal any CPU time. It's faster than the NES.

>> No.7881464

Robert Jaeger's original prototype had stuff like a stomping Montezuma boss and a bat that comes after you if you stay in a room too long ala Shamus.

>> No.7883936 [DELETED] 

ok