Space Duel: Your Thoughts On Gameplay?

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Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.

I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory of
it,

Thanks,

Brent

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Better that asteroids or AD and much more challenging.
color vector graphics, awesome rock shapes. the a two player game to boot.
you can play it four different ways.
and the side art is awesome as well.

So you ready to buy mine now! ;Þ

Troy,


"BrentRadio" <newsgroup5@brentradio.com> wrote in message
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> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>
> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory
of
> it,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent
>
>

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Not much of a fan here. Basically a slow playing color Asteroids. The
slower speed and odd shaped "rocks" just don't do it for me. The 2 player
non-linked is decent. The 2 player linked is worthless. And if you're
going to play single player, Asteroids is way better.

If you have a chance to get it cheap, get it for the monitor. One of those
odd cases where the parts are worth noticeably more than the whole working
game. The game is good for MAME or ZVG/MAME too, as the CP has lots of
buttons.

That all said, want to buy mine? (Such a salesman I am!).

Joe (joemagiera at ameritech dot net)
joemagiera@ameritech.net

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> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>
> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory
> of
> it,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent

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Jon and Brian hit the nail for me (weirdo shapes but the exceptional
bass....Gravitar and Space Duel have great bass). BUT, unlike Jon and
Brian, I actually sold mine 2 years ago and regret it (I had to for money
issues at the time). Looking back, I liked it alot more than I gave it
credit for....I know this is true because I want it back someday.

tim (NH)


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> Personally i'm not a big fan of it.. although I do like just having it in
> the gameroom because of the color and deep bass sound,but beyond that it
> gets boring quick.. doesn't have quite the classic feel of asteroids or
> deluxe. But at any rate, try it for yourself..form your own opinion.
>
> /b
>
> "BrentRadio" <newsgroup5@brentradio.com> wrote in message
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>> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>>
>> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory
>> of
>> it,
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Brent
>>
>>
>
>

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I've always liked it better than Asteroids / Dlx - the colors man,
check out the colors. I think the shapes are better as well, not to
mention the look of a color vector. Like most people mention, dual
player is great. It's the least played of my machines, but I wouldn't
give it up.
Jerry

BrentRadio wrote:
> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>
> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory of
> it,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent

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I'll let ya know when I get mine next week.. just gotta shake this
damn cold.

- Matt

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I really enjoy mine. I remember playing it at Showbiz - they had a bunch
of them there, too. Of course, it's much better with 2 players. I
remember it as one of the few games where you could play 2 players on
the screen at the same time. It has greater strategy and depth than
Asteroids, certainly. Of all my games, Space Duel and Joust get the most
attention, because of the 2-player-at-once aspect.

M.O.
http://www.madocowain.com
http://www.playmaille.com


BrentRadio wrote:
> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>
> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory of
> it,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent
>
>

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A few years back I purchased both an Asteroids Deluxe and a Space Duel
and set them up as the only games in my apartment. I had always loved
Space Duel when I was a kid, and only ended up picking up the Asteroids
Deluxe because it was a good deal. Two player space Duel is a lot of
fun, but I found that I rarely had anyone around to play the game with,
so I ended up selling it. It was cool to look at, but I guess I just
got bored with it. I still have the Asteroids Deluxe, which is more
fun solo (IMHO) and has a cooler retro look--there is something about
the intensity of those black and white vector monitors.. Plus, even
though the color vector monitor in the SD was working fine, I kept
feeling like it was a ticking time bomb destined to break down at some
point..

When I was selling the machine I had more offers on the monitor than I
did on the whole machine, but finally managed to find a buyer who was a
Space Duel nut. Hopefully it's still intact!

-Jude

P.S. the extra speakers in the space duel really do kick ass! Also,
the game is a great platform for a vector multigame, or a black widow
conversion kit if you happen to find one.

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I like Space Duel. Love the color vector, love the deep bass sound. My
only problem with it is that it seems that during gameplay it's missing
something..... and that something (for me) is the infamous background sound
of Asteroids / Asteroids Deluxe... "da-da, da-da, da-da". Ok... I cant
figure out how to spell out that "sound", so use your imagination.

Space Duel would totally ROCK if it had that background sound in it. So
without it, I put it at #2 of the 3 games in the series... IMO, of course.

1- Asteroids Deluxe
2- Space Duel
3- Asteroids

-jeff

Jeff Kinder
Site Creator / Moderator
The Dragon's Lair Project
jkinder@dragons-lair-project.com

Site: www.dragons-lair-project.com
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"BrentRadio" <newsgroup5@brentradio.com> wrote in message
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> Just wondering what everyone thinks about the gameplay of Space Duel.
>
> I remember playing it back in the day but I don't have any special memory
> of
> it,
>
> Thanks,
>
> Brent
>
>

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da-do-da-do da-do-da-do dado dado dado dadodadodado

I think its time i go to sleep

It should have some sort of 80 or even flash gordon type background
music, something like solar jetman. It would of also of been nice to
switch it to have the same "semi-silvered" mirror setup too. ahh well,
it still a good 2 player game.

-isaac