Atari files for bankruptcy

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

Tell that to the many casual players who played multiplayer on simulator mode.
They didn't bother to put their flaps in the right position. And they were way too high to drop torpedoes. At the end of the day, only one person had gotten a single kill. And he was an expert.

Which "Sim" are you referring to?

I can do the same exact thing in Battlestations: Midway on my xbox and that is not a proper simulation. Darn, flew too fast and broke a torpedo. Guess, I'll have to launch another 30 Avengers....Heck, subs run submerged at like 30 knots. In Battlestations: Pacific, the planes can "Boost" and the planes can reload their payloads while in the air. It's ridiculous! But hell, it's mad fun.

Dang. I want to go play some Battlestations. I really do love the Battlestations games. The storyline to Midway was crappy from a realistic POV, but enjoyable otherwise. Too bad Eidos went in the toilet. We might've seen Battlestations: Atlantic! That would've been great.


Flight Sims on console aren't as realistic as Computer Flight Sims. On a console, you jump almost instantly into the action. In IL-2 on the computer, you may fly for hours until you get some action (thats if you don't use time compression). I have yet to see a "Proper Simulation" on a console.

[Cybermat47]

^^

I was referring to Birds of Steel, and to a lesser extent, it's predecessor, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey.

And Birds of Steel was made by Konami, not Atari

EDIT: And even if they aren't realistic, they sure are fun!

[danlisa]

Spent the best parts of my childhood on my 2600. Still have it in a loft, somewhere.

[Penguin]

Did they produce anything innovative, hard- or softwarewise in the past 2 decades?
In the past years Atari stood only for cheap and buggy casual games. Another proof that just buying a brand name means crap, if the brand owners don't follow the name's legacy.

[mookiemookie]

Originally Posted by Penguin

Did they produce anything innovative, hard- or softwarewise in the past 2 decades?
In the past years Atari stood only for cheap and buggy casual games. Another proof that just buying a brand name means crap, if the brand owners don't follow the name's legacy.

I'm not sure how innovative it was, but Neverwinter Nights was a great game.

Dam, I love my Atari ST's, still got three and spares down in my shed all with a great big box of games and software. Amazing how quick things change now, the Atari had a midi in/out that was sooo cool at that time..

[Herr-Berbunch]

Originally Posted by sidslotm

Dam, I love my Atari ST's, still got three and spares down in my shed all with a great big box of games and software. Amazing how quick things change now, the Atari had a midi in/out that was sooo cool at that time..

I was an Amiga guy myself.

[Red October1984]

Originally Posted by Cybermat47

I was referring to Birds of Steel, and to a lesser extent, it's predecessor, IL-2 Sturmovik: Birds of Prey.

And Birds of Steel was made by Konami

I haven't played Birds of Steel yet...but yes. Those console "simulations" can be fun....I've spent a long time with Battlestations Midway...I still haven't bought BS Pacific yet. I've played the IL-2 Birds of Prey demo and that was okay....Birds of Steel might be good when the price drops.