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Re: Tempest emulation: what's the best?


From: Anders Knudsen ( )
Date: Tue Oct 12 1999 - 15:43:51 CDT


Al Warner wrote:

> OK, I'm going out on a limb here. The MAME emu of Tempest is awesome,
> but I like an older one called VectorDream. It added the chatter sound
> of the vector monitor to the background and even had an option for
> "Ambient Arcade Noise". It was also earlier in using multiple
> brightnesses to try and get the vectors looking real. The emulator only
> did a few Atari vector games, but was also first in using the background
> graphics (like on BZ & AD). Only flaw was that it was a Windoze only
> product.

Agreed! I especially liked the simulated vector transistor chatter!

-anders.


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