Comment Comment by not_real_acct I think the folks on here would get a kick out of a documentary about the games that came out AFTER Atari was sold in 1983.The Atari 2600 soldiered on until 1985 or 1987, and it was remarkable how good the games were after the industry blew up.Here's Pac Man on the Atari 2600 from 1982: https://youtu.be/nCPpgt0s70U?t=157Here's Pac Man Jr on the exact same hardware, from a year later: https://youtu.be/r8-y4o7VX3I?t=71They managed to figure out scrolling, increased the number of mazes by 400% and reduced the flickering significantly. parent not_real_acct 4 years ago
The Atari 2600 soldiered on until 1985 or 1987, and it was remarkable how good the games were after the industry blew up.
Here's Pac Man on the Atari 2600 from 1982: https://youtu.be/nCPpgt0s70U?t=157
Here's Pac Man Jr on the exact same hardware, from a year later: https://youtu.be/r8-y4o7VX3I?t=71
They managed to figure out scrolling, increased the number of mazes by 400% and reduced the flickering significantly.