I found your channel through a comment on CGR's "Reacting to RUclips" video. This is a nice video and review. Filming the CRT like this works well actually and gives more of a "retro" feel even though that is a fairly modern CRT. One thing you could try is recording the sound output like from the headphone jack to get a more pure sound, well as good as an analog signal from the headphone jack could give you. On the 2600 version of MS Pacman The "end" screen you see is also the startup screen that then goes in autoplay (like JR Pacman), but if you push the button it starts immediately. To answer your question in the video about the black lines on the side of the screen, that is common in a lot of ATARI games. It has to do with how the programmers coded horizontal moves when drawing sprites. It gets technical, but basically it is game code being displayed on screen in the scan lines, kind of. Some programmers put a black border around the game to "hide" them, Activision was noted for this.
I think I'm the only person alive who likes the the Atari 2600 Ms. Pac man better than even the arcade. To me it comes down to the game play... Atari nailed the balance between too easy and too hard.... But having said that the 7800 port is probably the best Ms. Pacman port on any systems of that era....
Thanks! I have a capture device, but the Atari only outputs RF so it looks like garbage when it goes to the capture device. I think I will just film the CR TV and future Atari reviews.
I own a atari 7800 and i luv too play my 2600 games on it..the 7800 version looks nice..i wish i own the 7800 or the 2600 version of this game..i luv too see more 2600 vs 7800 comparison videos.
I found your channel through a comment on CGR's "Reacting to RUclips" video. This is a nice video and review. Filming the CRT like this works well actually and gives more of a "retro" feel even though that is a fairly modern CRT. One thing you could try is recording the sound output like from the headphone jack to get a more pure sound, well as good as an analog signal from the headphone jack could give you. On the 2600 version of MS Pacman The "end" screen you see is also the startup screen that then goes in autoplay (like JR Pacman), but if you push the button it starts immediately.
To answer your question in the video about the black lines on the side of the screen, that is common in a lot of ATARI games. It has to do with how the programmers coded horizontal moves when drawing sprites. It gets technical, but basically it is game code being displayed on screen in the scan lines, kind of. Some programmers put a black border around the game to "hide" them, Activision was noted for this.
I think I'm the only person alive who likes the the Atari 2600 Ms. Pac man better than even the arcade. To me it comes down to the game play... Atari nailed the balance between too easy and too hard.... But having said that the 7800 port is probably the best Ms. Pacman port on any systems of that era....
For not using a capture card the games look great on that tv being recorded. Keep up the good work man!!
Thanks! I have a capture device, but the Atari only outputs RF so it looks like garbage when it goes to the capture device. I think I will just film the CR TV and future Atari reviews.
Just seeing this....I gotta say, the 7800 version of the game looked AMAZING! Gonna' hafta' pick up a 7800 fo sho' now! Great vid.
I own a atari 7800 and i luv too play my 2600 games on it..the 7800 version looks nice..i wish i own the 7800 or the 2600 version of this game..i luv too see more 2600 vs 7800 comparison videos.
Ms Pac Man is the BEST! Have you ever played Professor Pac Man? I haven't seen a machine since the late 80's, but I loved it then.