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I just got done with a nice session of Rampart for the Atari Lynx. I scored 27,568 on one credit, using no continues. That's probably one of my best scores without using continues (I don't know my all-time best right now).
Even though Rampart for Lynx was released over 13 years ago, it's still an awesome game to play on a portable! It's also still the best conversion of the arcade game that I've played, and that even includes the emulated version of the game in Midway Arcade Treasures.
The arcade game originally used trackball controls, although there were also versions of the game that had joysticks instead. The Lynx version has excellent control using the digital joypad. By contrast, the version of the game in Midway Arcade Treasures has some rather glaring problems with control precision (at least on the PS2), regardless of whether you're using the analog thumbstick or the digital joypad.
I'm looking forward to the release of Midway Arcade Treasures for PSP, which will have Rampart as one of the included games. I just hope that it has a much better control implementation than the PS2 did, at least comparable to the Lynx game (although the PSP should be able to improve on that by utilizing the analog nub). As great as the Lynx is, nothing changes the fact that both versions of the Lynx are incredibly bulky compared to most other handhelds. For that reason, I'd really like to have an awesome arcade-quality version on a system that fits much more easily into my pocket.
Even though Rampart for Lynx was released over 13 years ago, it's still an awesome game to play on a portable! It's also still the best conversion of the arcade game that I've played, and that even includes the emulated version of the game in Midway Arcade Treasures.
The arcade game originally used trackball controls, although there were also versions of the game that had joysticks instead. The Lynx version has excellent control using the digital joypad. By contrast, the version of the game in Midway Arcade Treasures has some rather glaring problems with control precision (at least on the PS2), regardless of whether you're using the analog thumbstick or the digital joypad.
I'm looking forward to the release of Midway Arcade Treasures for PSP, which will have Rampart as one of the included games. I just hope that it has a much better control implementation than the PS2 did, at least comparable to the Lynx game (although the PSP should be able to improve on that by utilizing the analog nub). As great as the Lynx is, nothing changes the fact that both versions of the Lynx are incredibly bulky compared to most other handhelds. For that reason, I'd really like to have an awesome arcade-quality version on a system that fits much more easily into my pocket.