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<blockquote data-quote="CC13" data-source="post: 60052" data-attributes="member: 1151"><p>This community never ceases to amaze me. This is another one I thought nobody would place...and yet, here we are. Good on you, jkonami! Here's the Dracons' writeup:</p><p></p><p>H2. The Dracons (Phaser Patrol)</p><p>Deceloped & Published By: Starpath</p><p>Platform: Atari 2600 (Starpath Supercharger)</p><p>Year of Release: 1982</p><p></p><p>Oh, whither gentle Starpath? You were truly an emblem of all that was right with the Atari 2600 in the early '80s. Starpath were a small American developer for the Atari 2600 whose games were so advanced that they would only run on the Starpath Supercharger, an add-on that expanded the Atari 2600's RAM nearly 50-fold and ran its games off of ordinary cassette tape players. Phaser Patrol was the pack-in game for the device, with Star Raiders as its obvious inspiration; however, it handily trumped the disappointing Atari 2600 port of its inspiration.</p><p></p><p>If you've played Star Raiders, you pretty much know what to expect—manage limited energy supplies and a panoply of onboard systems on your quest to destroy the invading fleet of the Dracon Armada. Still, you can scarcely fault Starpath for lacking originality—two of their follow-up acts were the brain-bending Escape From The Mindmaster & Dragonstomper, which some gaming historians argue should be considered the first console RPG. Unfortunately, that wouldn't save Starpath once The Great Video Game Crash of 1983 came about. Fortunately, all their games were collected on the excellent Stella Gets A New Brain compilation disc, although you will need the original hardware to play the games on; give it a look if you have the requisite gear.</p><p></p><p><strong>Next Time on The Top 25 Pre-1991 Western Arcade & Console Game Villains</strong>: All hail the ruler of all galaxies!</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="CC13, post: 60052, member: 1151"] This community never ceases to amaze me. This is another one I thought nobody would place...and yet, here we are. Good on you, jkonami! Here's the Dracons' writeup: H2. The Dracons (Phaser Patrol) Deceloped & Published By: Starpath Platform: Atari 2600 (Starpath Supercharger) Year of Release: 1982 Oh, whither gentle Starpath? You were truly an emblem of all that was right with the Atari 2600 in the early '80s. Starpath were a small American developer for the Atari 2600 whose games were so advanced that they would only run on the Starpath Supercharger, an add-on that expanded the Atari 2600's RAM nearly 50-fold and ran its games off of ordinary cassette tape players. Phaser Patrol was the pack-in game for the device, with Star Raiders as its obvious inspiration; however, it handily trumped the disappointing Atari 2600 port of its inspiration. If you've played Star Raiders, you pretty much know what to expect—manage limited energy supplies and a panoply of onboard systems on your quest to destroy the invading fleet of the Dracon Armada. Still, you can scarcely fault Starpath for lacking originality—two of their follow-up acts were the brain-bending Escape From The Mindmaster & Dragonstomper, which some gaming historians argue should be considered the first console RPG. Unfortunately, that wouldn't save Starpath once The Great Video Game Crash of 1983 came about. Fortunately, all their games were collected on the excellent Stella Gets A New Brain compilation disc, although you will need the original hardware to play the games on; give it a look if you have the requisite gear. [B]Next Time on The Top 25 Pre-1991 Western Arcade & Console Game Villains[/B]: All hail the ruler of all galaxies! [/QUOTE]
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