Which bat and ball game is the best ?

plasmatron · 16 November 2006, 14:50

OK it`s voting time.

Zetr0 · 16 November 2006, 14:55

Arkanoid!!! C64 yummyness in all its glory!!!!!

great graphics, great sound, great and variety of gameplay... 2player option..

sincerely

The GREATEST!!!!!

*ahem*

killergorilla · 16 November 2006, 15:00

IMPACT!!!

'cos I love the GAME OVER message!

Avanze · 16 November 2006, 15:40

The Light Corridor was a nice perspective on the bat and ball style game, quite innovative.

Zetr0 · 16 November 2006, 16:05

Sorry I best clarify as I got a little excied

Arkanoid : Revenge of DoH!

awsome.... i doubt theres a respectable gamming machine out there that a conversion wasn't made!!!

10/10 Music
10/10 Graphics
10/10 GamePlay
10/10 Game Feautures (2Player Mode!!!!)

clearly the best title contender, and before you ask Peter Johnson is not paying me for this post lol!!!!

s2325 · 16 November 2006, 16:08

Tecno Ball Z AGA

Zetr0 · 16 November 2006, 16:13

Interesing, all HOL has is the OCS/ECS release.....

s2325 · 16 November 2006, 16:22

It's different than http://hol.abime.net/1328

DamienD · 16 November 2006, 16:29

Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh for me as well

Photon · 16 November 2006, 17:38

Shufflepuck Café, by far. Anyone who hasn't tried it has missed out

Dastardly · 16 November 2006, 17:54

I havent played a lot of those but my fave is a PD game called Poing (Poing 5 or 6 i think it was)

Very addictive and you need a good mouse (not Amiga brick)

Bamiga2002 · 16 November 2006, 18:04

Poing!

mr_a500 · 16 November 2006, 18:18

Babeanoid is not in the list. You should check it out here:
http://hem.fyristorg.com/dawnbringer/z-babe-f.html

It's a pity that the final version (with NTSC fix) was never released. It was 90% done. The previous version is good though - just hard to see the bat on an NTSC Amiga. This is the best AMOS game I've ever seen. I wish the ball behaviour was the same as Arkanoid though. If you're used to Arkanoid, the bounces don't seem "right".

Arkanoid would be my second choice. I thought the Arkanoid sequel was total crap. The graphics, sound effects and music are much worse than the original.

hitm4n · 16 November 2006, 18:45

Poing 7 was the last release. I have a nice h/drive version sitting in my AIAB setup

Vote Poing. Its the funnest !!

Bamiga2002 · 16 November 2006, 18:57

Quote:

Originally Posted by hitm4n

Poing 7 was the last release. I have a nice h/drive version sitting in my AIAB setup

Vote Poing. Its the funnest !!

Can you zone it

? I only have Poing 6...

hitm4n · 16 November 2006, 19:40

Poing 7 + Extra levels is upped. HTH.

silkworm · 16 November 2006, 19:44

er, you actually missed out the best game from the poll

Cybersphere !!

it's easily the best one

http://hol.abime.net/5306

rsn8887 · 16 November 2006, 19:58

I still go for poing 7!
Because it uses the krakout setup.
And for sheer originality.

Cybersphere would be second for me.
Arkanoid 2 then on third place maybe, but much rather on mame/raine32 than on amiga (I think the arcade version is far superior)

CHook/OTT · 16 November 2006, 20:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zetr0

Sorry I best clarify as I got a little excied

Arkanoid : Revenge of DoH!

awsome.... i doubt theres a respectable gamming machine out there that a conversion wasn't made!!!

10/10 Music
10/10 Graphics
10/10 GamePlay
10/10 Game Feautures (2Player Mode!!!!)

clearly the best title contender, and before you ask Peter Johnson is not paying me for this post lol!!!!

And i still play it now via mame so it's stood the test of time against all the others but back to the Amiga and my vote went to the game i spent the most time playing and that has to be MegaBall. For a shareware game this was sooooo bloody addictive and i spent more time playing this than the majority of commercial games around at the time and kept going back to it time and time again for months

rsn8887 · 16 November 2006, 20:14

The best breakout game ever in my opinion is the PC/Apple cd-rom game Bolo by dongleware.

It includes all the physics (rubberbands, magnets, friction, gravity, etc. etc.) similar to their famous Oxyd games.
And it allows you to move the bat freely around the screen. This adds a whole new dimension to breakout, and it should have never been the same afterwards. But somehow nobody noticed this evolution, and up till to day, all the breakout games still fix the bat at the bottom.

It is rare, but there is a yahoo group about it
http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolo-dongleware/

and there is even a freeware level editor for it
http://boledit.sourceforge.net/

There is also a hi-res monochrome Bolo game for the Atari St which was the predecessor to the above pc game.

View Poll Results: Which bat and ball game is the best
AMEGAS	5	6.17%
ARKANOID	14	17.28%
ARKANOID 2 - REVENGE OF DOH	22	27.16%
BORIS BALL	0	0%
CRYSTAL HAMMER	2	2.47%
ESCAPE FROM THARKAN	0	0%
GIGANOID	2	2.47%
IMPACT!	4	4.94%
THE LIGHT CORRIDOR	1	1.23%
MEGABALL	15	18.52%
SHUFFLEPUCK CAFE	7	8.64%
THE WALL	0	0%
POING SERIES	9	11.11%
Voters: 81. You may not vote on this poll

16 November 2006, 14:50	#1
plasmatron Zone Friend Join Date: May 2003 Location: Germany Age: 48 Posts: 967	Which bat and ball game is the best ? OK it`s voting time.

16 November 2006, 16:22	#8
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	It's different than http://hol.abime.net/1328 Last edited by s2325; 28 April 2008 at 19:46.

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16 November 2006, 14:55	#2
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Arkanoid!!! C64 yummyness in all its glory!!!!! great graphics, great sound, great and variety of gameplay... 2player option.. sincerely The GREATEST!!!!! ahem

16 November 2006, 15:00	#3
killergorilla Lesser Talent Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: UK Age: 42 Posts: 7,957	IMPACT!!! 'cos I love the GAME OVER message!

16 November 2006, 15:40	#4
Avanze Amiga User Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Pennsylvania Age: 47 Posts: 562	The Light Corridor was a nice perspective on the bat and ball style game, quite innovative.

16 November 2006, 16:05	#5
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Sorry I best clarify as I got a little excied Arkanoid : Revenge of DoH! awsome.... i doubt theres a respectable gamming machine out there that a conversion wasn't made!!! 10/10 Music 10/10 Graphics 10/10 GamePlay 10/10 Game Feautures (2Player Mode!!!!) clearly the best title contender, and before you ask Peter Johnson is not paying me for this post lol!!!!

16 November 2006, 16:08	#6
s2325 Zone Friend Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Gargore Age: 43 Posts: 17,789	Tecno Ball Z AGA

16 November 2006, 16:13	#7
Zetr0 Ya' like it Retr0? Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: United Kingdom Age: 49 Posts: 9,768	Interesing, all HOL has is the OCS/ECS release.....

16 November 2006, 16:29	#9
DamienD Banned Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: London / Sydney Age: 47 Posts: 20,420	Arkanoid - Revenge of Doh for me as well

16 November 2006, 17:38	#10
Photon Moderator Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Eksjö / Sweden Posts: 5,602	Shufflepuck Café, by far. Anyone who hasn't tried it has missed out

16 November 2006, 17:54	#11
Dastardly Into the Wonderful Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: England Age: 49 Posts: 2,335	I havent played a lot of those but my fave is a PD game called Poing (Poing 5 or 6 i think it was) Very addictive and you need a good mouse (not Amiga brick)

16 November 2006, 18:04	#12
Bamiga2002 BlizzardPPC'less Join Date: May 2004 Location: Finland Age: 46 Posts: 3,210	Poing!

16 November 2006, 18:18	#13
mr_a500 Amiga-based Cyborg Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 808	Babeanoid is not in the list. You should check it out here: http://hem.fyristorg.com/dawnbringer/z-babe-f.html It's a pity that the final version (with NTSC fix) was never released. It was 90% done. The previous version is good though - just hard to see the bat on an NTSC Amiga. This is the best AMOS game I've ever seen. I wish the ball behaviour was the same as Arkanoid though. If you're used to Arkanoid, the bounces don't seem "right". Arkanoid would be my second choice. I thought the Arkanoid sequel was total crap. The graphics, sound effects and music are much worse than the original.

16 November 2006, 18:45	#14
hitm4n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 604	Poing 7 was the last release. I have a nice h/drive version sitting in my AIAB setup Vote Poing. Its the funnest !!

16 November 2006, 19:40	#16
hitm4n Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Lincoln, UK Posts: 604	Poing 7 + Extra levels is upped. HTH.

16 November 2006, 19:44	#17
silkworm Zone Friend Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: United Kingdom Posts: 221	er, you actually missed out the best game from the poll Cybersphere !! it's easily the best one http://hol.abime.net/5306

16 November 2006, 19:58	#18
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	I still go for poing 7! Because it uses the krakout setup. And for sheer originality. Cybersphere would be second for me. Arkanoid 2 then on third place maybe, but much rather on mame/raine32 than on amiga (I think the arcade version is far superior)

16 November 2006, 20:14	#20
rsn8887 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: USA Posts: 1,058	The best breakout game ever in my opinion is the PC/Apple cd-rom game Bolo by dongleware. It includes all the physics (rubberbands, magnets, friction, gravity, etc. etc.) similar to their famous Oxyd games. And it allows you to move the bat freely around the screen. This adds a whole new dimension to breakout, and it should have never been the same afterwards. But somehow nobody noticed this evolution, and up till to day, all the breakout games still fix the bat at the bottom. It is rare, but there is a yahoo group about it http://games.groups.yahoo.com/group/bolo-dongleware/ and there is even a freeware level editor for it http://boledit.sourceforge.net/ There is also a hi-res monochrome Bolo game for the Atari St which was the predecessor to the above pc game.

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