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robertvb83

@thelostsoul hey thanks for your big effort making this list.

Can you explain why you include the specific game path in your list? What is the usecase? I think i am missing something... Usually i go with batch copy list applied to a complete romset, so i simply add a new game from a recommendation and include it in the batch file to have my personal ongoing list of games...

cyperghost

@robertvb83 Becasue it's easier to convert a custom collection as to add more than 200 entries manually per system... I'm satiesfied with the output. Most titles are Japanese ones that I simple don't have installed. So I count 142 matches out of 237

File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Advanced Busterhawk Gleylancer (Japan).md
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Ooze, The (5).bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Elemental Master (U) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Comix Zone (4) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Ranger-X (E) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Sub-Terrania (E) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Gargoyles (4) [!].bin
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Phantom 2040 (USA).md
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/General Chaos (UEJ) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Haunting, The (UEJ) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Blades of Vengence (EJU) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Decap Attack (UE) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Dick Tracy (JUE) [b1].bin
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Pulseman (Japan).md
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Atomic Runner (E) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Battle Mania (U) [h1].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Combat Cars (JUE) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Crack Down (UE) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Mick & Mack as the Global Gladiators (E) [!].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Phelios (U) [b1].bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Puggsy (E).bin
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Skeleton Krew (8).bin
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Majuu Ou (J) [T+Eng1.00_AGTP].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Clock Tower (J) [T+Eng1.01_AGTP].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Push-Over (U).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/E.V.O. Search for Eden (U).smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/SOS (U) [!].smc
Dialog hold 4 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Live A Live (Japan) [En by Aeon Genesis v2.0Deluxe].sfc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/NBA Live '98 (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/NBA Live '95 (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/NBA Live '96 (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/NBA Live '97 (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Umihara Kawase (J).smc
Dialog hold 2 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Wild Guns (U).smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Tiny Toon Adventures - Wild & Wacky Sports (E) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/WildSnake (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Alcahest (J) [T+Eng1.0_FH].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Big Sky Trooper (E) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Wonder Project J - Kikai no Shounen Pino (J) [T+Eng1.04_WakdHacks].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Hamelin no Violin Hiki (J) [T+Eng1.0_J2E].smc
Dialog hold 2 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Magical Pop'n (J) [T+Eng1.01_AGTP].smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse, The (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Magical Quest Starring Mickey Mouse, The (G) (V1.1).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Do-Re-Mi Fantasy - Milon no Dokidoki Daibouken (J) [T+Eng.99_Gaijin].smc
Dialog hold 2 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Fire Striker (USA).sfc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Breath of Fire II (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Breath of Fire (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Spriggan Powered (J).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Choujikuu Yousai Macross - Scrambled Valkyrie (J).smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/B.O.B. (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Cu-On-Pa SFC (J) [T+Eng1.00_AGTP].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Ganpuru - Gunman's Proof (J) [T+Eng1.03_AGTP].smc
Dialog hold 3 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Great Battle IV, The (J) [T+Eng1.1_Aeon Genesis].smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Arcade's Greatest Hits (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1 (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (U) [!].smc
Dialog hold 3 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Great Battle V, The (J) [T+Eng1.2_Aeon Genesis].smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Arcade's Greatest Hits (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Arcade's Greatest Hits - The Atari Collection 1 (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Indiana Jones' Greatest Adventures (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Heisei Inu Monogatari Bow - Pop'n Smash!! (J).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Sanrio World Smash Ball! (J) [T+Eng1.00_Suicidal].smc
Dialog hold 12 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario & Wario (J) [h2+C] (Joypad).smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Tetris & Dr. Mario (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario is Missing! (G).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario Kart R1.1 (SMK Hack).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario Paint (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario's Time Machine (G).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mario's Time Machine (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (U) [o1+2C].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario Kart (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario RPG deutsch - Legend of the Seven Stars (U) [T+Ger1.00_alemanic].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario World (E) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island (E) (M3) (V1.0) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Soreyuke Ebisumaru Karakuri Meiro - Kieta Goemon no Nazo!! (J).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Youkai Buster - Ruka no Daibouken (Japan).smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Zig Zag Cat - Ostrich Club mo Oosawagi da (J).smc
Dialog hold 23 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Go Go Ackman 3 (J).smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Goof Troop (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/90 Minutes - European Prime Goal (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Pink Panther in Pink Goes to Hollywood (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Winter Gold (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Double Dragon (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Goal! (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/NBA Give 'N Go (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Dragon - The Bruce Lee Story (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Dragon View (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Dragon's Lair (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Lagoon (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Lagoon (G).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Where in Time is Carmen Sandiego (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Battletoads & Double Dragon - The Ultimate Team (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/King of Dragons, The (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Jack Nicklaus Golf (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/FIFA 97 - Gold Edition (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/HAL's Hole in One Golf (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Speedy Gonzales - Los Gatos Bandidos (U) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Shanghai II - Dragon's Eye (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Populous II - Trials of the Olympian Gods (G).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Gods (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Goof Troop (G).smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/megadrive/Math Blaster - Episode 1 (U) [!].bin
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Kishin Douji Zenki - Batoru Raiden (J) [T+Eng1.0_Dynamic-Designs].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Psycho Dream (J).smc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Simpsons, The - Bart's Nightmare (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Jelly Boy 2 (Japan) (Proto).srm
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Mr. Tuff (Europe) (En,Fr,De,Es,It) (Proto) (1994-12-05).sfc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Steven Seagal Is The Final Option (USA) (Proto).sfc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon - Another Story (J) [T+Eng1.00_BST] [fix1.0 mteam].smc
Dialog hold 2 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Chaos Seed - Fuusui Kairoki (J) [T+Eng1.02 Dynamic-Designs].smc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Michael Jordan - Chaos in the Windy City (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Jurassic Park Part 2 - The Chaos Continues (U) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Energy Breaker (J) [T+Eng1.02 Disnesquick].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Holy Umbrella - Dondera no Mubo!! (J) [T+Eng1.00 Aeon Genesis].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Lennus II - Fuuin no Shito (J) [T+Eng1.04 Magic Destiny].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Popeye - Ijiwaru Majo Sea Hag no Maki (J) [T+Eng1.0 KingMike].smc
Dialog hold 60 files: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Famicom Wars (Japan) (NP) (T+Eng mb-sfwe-v1.0).sfc -- /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Star Wars - The Empire Strikes Back (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/2020 Super Baseball (U).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/International Superstar Soccer (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Castlevania IV (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Chase H.Q. (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Conflict - The Mideast (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Double Dragon (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Earth Defense Force (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Ghouls 'N Ghosts (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Goal! (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super International Cricket (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super James Pond II (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario All-Stars + Super Mario World (U) [o1+2C].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario Kart (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario RPG - Legend of the Seven Stars (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario RPG deutsch - Legend of the Seven Stars (U) [T+Ger1.00_alemanic].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario World (E) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Tecmo Super Bowl (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Tecmo Super Bowl III - Final Edition (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Tecmo Super NBA Basketball (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/StarWing Super Weekend Competition (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Krusty's Super Fun House (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Strike Eagle (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Tennis (E) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Troll Islands (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Turrican (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Turrican 2 (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/WCW Super Brawl Wrestling (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/WWF Super WrestleMania (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Caesars Palace (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Mario World 2 - Yoshi's Island (E) (M3) (V1.0) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Street Fighter II - The New Challengers (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Lothar Matthaus Super Soccer (G).smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Kirby Super Star (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super 11-in-1 [p1].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Adventure Island (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Adventure Island II (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Air Diver (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Alfred Chicken (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Baseball Simulator 1.000 (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Bases Loaded (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Bases Loaded 3 - License to Steal (U) (V1.0) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Battletank - War in the Gulf (U) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Battletank 2 (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Black Bass (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Bomberman 2 (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Buster Bros. (U) (V1.0) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Marvel Super Heroes - War of the Gems (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Metroid (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super NES Nintendo Scope 6 (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Noah's Ark 3D (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Off Road (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Pinball - Behind the Mask (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Play Action Football (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Punch-Out!! (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super R-Type (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Soccer (E) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Soccer Champ (U) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Star Wars (E) (V1.1) [!].smc /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Super Star Wars - Return of the Jedi (E) [!].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Treasure Hunter G (J) [T+EngPostBeta_MetalHawk].smc
File not found: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Wrecking Crew '98 (Japan) [T+Eng1.1 ShadowOne333].sfc
Found level 1: /home/pi/RetroPie/roms/snes/Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!].smc
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mediamogul

@thelostsoul

Man, that was fast! Thank you for this.

@robertvb83

... and thank you for posting that manual page. Very fascinating. Casino's have this kind of psychological warfare down to a science. It's really interesting to see how it was approached for arcades.

Clyde

@mediamogul I always wondered how arcade developers design their games to appeal to casual gamers as well as professionals.

VictimRLSH

@clyde I think the key is to have two levels of complexity. Simple controls and straightforward play get the casual players to start playing your game. Complex story arcs and diverse choices later on will keep the hardcore gamers playing. The card game Texas Hold'Em is a great example. You can explain the rules to someone in 5 minutes and they can start playing, but understanding how to master the game is a career-level undertaking. The board game Othello is the same way.

Pac Man is a great example of how a player can make the game as simple or as complicated as they like. You can randomly run around and eat dots and dodge ghosts, or you can try complex patterns and strategies to avoid the ghosts. Either way, quarters are going to get into the bucket from both types of players.

An example of a game that only appeals to hardcore players is Williams' Stargate. You have an insane number of buttons, it's a thrust inertia game, and the difficulty is staggering. Definitely a game that scares away casual gamers.

thelostsoul

@robertvb83 You can in fact copy the list to the custom collection folder and then go with it. If you create a collection from EmulationStation, it will have same format and path. I did this list for you, so you don't need to add anything, besides if you use different folders or other differences. But then the recommended script will help you out.

robertvb83

@thelostsoul ahhh thanks now i got it. It is a premade custom collection for hidden gems... That is in fact very cool!

Clyde

@thelostsoul You have definitely too much free time on your hands, but I love you for it. 😊

thelostsoul

@cyperghost I had a brief look in the output you posted. For the megadrive games it did not found the versions with .md filetype. Those are with "(Japan)" or "(USA)" instead of "(U)" and "(J)". Maybe thats why the script couldn't find them. Some games like Comix Zone and Ooze have a number in filename. What does those mean?

And a lot of the snes not found games are actually very interesting. I know, many of them are Japanese versions or translated, but I encourage you to look further into them if you have some time left (some examples Great Battle series, Clock Tower, Umihara Kawase, Alcahest). What is the "Bubsy in Claws Encounters of the Furred Kind (U) [!]"? The list does not contain any Bubsy game, but it found one? Various titles at "Dialog hold" are wrong, so I hope you did not include without knowing it.

You also miss out great nes recommendations, like Felix the Cat, Nightshade. And a lot of file not found arcade games are just in wrong folder mame-libretro or you really don't have them installed. Definitely check there for games like gunbird2, boomrang, cosmccop, joinem, rohga or boogwing. It was interesting to look in what your script found.

@Clyde This is true. I do more stuff like this, instead of playing. Whenever I think I am done, I find new work.

cyperghost

@thelostsoul No I posted the second run so all files named .md were renamed .bin those which are still *.md are not found in my ROMs collection. So it stands as I said ... my collections are lacking japanese titles. Also my NES collection is small ... I installed only european titles.

So trust the script ;) It's working as it should (but maybe someone can improve this with RegEx or checksum search ;)

thelostsoul

@cyperghost Ah ok, that makes sense. I should never doubt it. :D I just wondered, but now you can ignore it. Should I delete/edit the content of posting, so others don't get confused?

VictimRLSH

Latest discovery: H.E.R.O. on the Atari 2600. This is a truly great quest game, once again pushing the limits of what the pathetic specs on the 2600 could handle.

You have a helicopter backpack, a helmet with laser eye beams, and several sticks of dynamite. You have to fly down into caverns filled with traps and monsters to free the poor bastard trapped at the bottom. After you rescue each person, a new level starts that is longer and trickier than the last.

mediamogul

@victimrlsh

I agree. The game is easily one of the top five games on the 2600 in both graphics and game play. It's criminal that it's hardly ever talked about. Also, it was never really improved on when ported to other platforms.

Clyde

@mediamogul @VictimRLSH Here's another self-confessed H.E.R.O. fan. I even "finished" the C64 version back in the days by reaching the maximum score possible.

Fun fact: the score display then would turn into "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" if I remember correctly. You could send a photo of it to an address mentioned in the manual to receive some goodies.

mediamogul

@clyde said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

the score display then would turn into "!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

I was watching an interview with Carol Shaw earlier this evening and she said the same thing happens to the score in 'River Raid' as well. I never got any of the Activision patches myself. I was old enough at the time to hold the controller and mess around a little bit, but too young to be any good. My older brother, on the other hand, got the Activision Explorers Patch for getting 20,000 points in 'Pitfall!'. A much belated congratulations on your C64 'H.E.R.O.' score. That's quite an accomplishment.

Edit: Come to think of it, I don't think I've ever seen the Activision patches mentioned here. They're really interesting and they made quite a few, so I thought I'd link to the AtariAge gallery that has them all for anyone who wants to take a look.

Clyde

@mediamogul said in Share your hidden gems and insider tips:

A much belated congratulations on your C64 'H.E.R.O.' score. That's quite an accomplishment.

Much obliged! I'm often stunned myself what drive and stamina we gamers had back then. :)

m2306

@clyde said

Much obliged! I'm often stunned myself what drive and stamina we gamers had back then. :)

It never stops to amaze me how I was able to win many of these games as a kid. Now, even with saving mid level made possible, I have serious difficulties with most of the titles I actually was good at back then. Fun times but considering the skill, dedication and motivation needed, I feel like I could have done something more productive..

VictimRLSH

@m2306 IKR? Some of my early accomplishments I have not been able to replicate. Can I finish MERCS on one credit now? Nope. Make it into Mr. Big's building on Narc on one credit? Nope. I can't even 'cheat' Time Pilot anymore (never shoot the blimp on the first level, just keep killin' planes to play as long as you want)

pootis spencer

@thelostsoul I totally understand what you mean about the ending levels in Wardner. You really need to have the best weapon to beat it. Got to love the huge fall down to these levels though from the top of the castle. Out of the two I think Willow will probably just take the edge. Playing these games again really brings back memories.

robertvb83

not sure if really a hidden gem... i just played Bad Lands (badlands.zip, mame2003-plus) for the first time today. This is a really cool championship sprint clone! It is to be played with a steering wheel but i also like to play this with my joystick, its very sensitive but you get used to it. It is very addictive (i have a thing for racing games). Especially great as multiplayer!

not only can you collect wrenches during the races that can be used to improve the car after each round, you can also buy missiles to shoot at the opponents. Later the courses repeat in reverse direction and with more disturbing objects and shooting.

side note: again you can exchange real money coins into wrenches to improve your car further :-) (only possible to buy if you dont have collected enough wrenches to improve or after several rounds you are offered to buy more wrenches)