I just rediscovered YOOMP, a fun little polish game from 2008 for the
and now hold your seat Atari XL line of computers.
Just played it yesterday again, it really is fun, it is a hybrid of
3d action platform and rhythm game with a mild techno music score.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4Yrk6v96c

Played it an hour yesterday, after having to figure out for 30 minutes
on how to start it on the mister.

Fun fact btw. it is one of the titles integrated in the Atari 400 mini
computer just released!

You can download it legally here: https://yoomp.atari.pl/

Werner

On Sun, 21 Apr 2024 09:26:07 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:

>I just rediscovered YOOMP, a fun little polish game from 2008 for the
>and now hold your seat Atari XL line of computers.
>Just played it yesterday again, it really is fun, it is a hybrid of
>3d action platform and rhythm game with a mild techno music score.

>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4Yrk6v96c
>Played it an hour yesterday, after having to figure out for 30 minutes
>on how to start it on the mister.
>Fun fact btw. it is one of the titles integrated in the Atari 400 mini
>computer just released!

>You can download it legally here: https://yoomp.atari.pl/

The gameplay reminds me of a cross between "Tempest" and "Skyroads"
(maybe with a touch of "Rockband" if the tiles you bounce off have any
affect on the soundtrack; it's not entirely clear from the video).

Definitely not my thing. While I can admire the game from a technical
standpoint - getting it to run on a 6502 is impressive! - I find that
style of game just too repetitive for my liking. I've always needed
narrative and purpose beyond getting a high score to keep my interest.
And - nice as the soundtrack is - the lack of variety in music would
drive me mad in short order. Just listening to it for five minutes on
the video and I'm tired of it already. I can't imagine playing an
entire game listening to that same track repeating endlessly...

Am 21.04.24 um 16:49 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
> Definitely not my thing. While I can admire the game from a technical
> standpoint - getting it to run on a 6502 is impressive! - I find that
> style of game just too repetitive for my liking. I've always needed
> narrative and purpose beyond getting a high score to keep my interest.
> And - nice as the soundtrack is - the lack of variety in music would
> drive me mad in short order. Just listening to it for five minutes on
> the video and I'm tired of it already. I can't imagine playing an
> entire game listening to that same track repeating endlessly...
Actually it is a game fallen out of time, it would have made huge waves
in the 1980s! Sure no story and short gameplay, but you do not play it
longer than 15-20 minutes anyway! Arcade style games have this tendency!

On Mon, 22 Apr 2024 07:05:57 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:

>Am 21.04.24 um 16:49 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
>> Definitely not my thing. While I can admire the game from a technical
>> standpoint - getting it to run on a 6502 is impressive! - I find that
>> style of game just too repetitive for my liking. I've always needed
>> narrative and purpose beyond getting a high score to keep my interest.
>> And - nice as the soundtrack is - the lack of variety in music would
>> drive me mad in short order. Just listening to it for five minutes on
>> the video and I'm tired of it already. I can't imagine playing an
>> entire game listening to that same track repeating endlessly...

>Actually it is a game fallen out of time, it would have made huge waves
>in the 1980s! Sure no story and short gameplay, but you do not play it
>longer than 15-20 minutes anyway! Arcade style games have this tendency!

I wasn't really a fan of arcade games in the 80s either. Oh sure, at
the start, largely for the novelty of them and because they seemed so
futuristic. But I quickly migrated to games on computers with fuller
experiences, starting with Zork and moving on from there (oh, the
hours I spent on 'Ancient Art of War'!).

Which is not to imply I hold arcade games in disdain. I've often held
that there are two different types of players; the one where the
challenge and gameplay is their primary focus, and the other where the
experience and setting takes primacy (obviously there's overlap in
interests too; even die-hard PacMan fans appreciated the added lore
from the Ms. PacMan 'cutscenes' ;-). Arcade experiences focused on
satisfying the former. I gravitated towards games that catered to the
latter group.

The appeal of games like YOOMP is sometimes as hard for me to
understand as why some people like 'walking sims' is to arcade fans. I
get that people enjoy that thing and - intellectually - can even
understand why, but it still seems a very weird way of spending one's
time. ;-)

Am 22.04.24 um 17:01 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
> The appeal of games like YOOMP is sometimes as hard for me to
> understand as why some people like 'walking sims' is to arcade fans. I
> get that people enjoy that thing and - intellectually - can even
> understand why, but it still seems a very weird way of spending one's
> time. 😉
The appeal is a 5-10 minutes game "flash", you jump into a game have a
short period of time fun and then jump out.
Thats also the reason why I still play pacman on and off every few months!

YOOMP itself is a technical marvel given the system it runs on, sure it
does not look impressive from a modern perspective but if you look at
the system it runs on which came out basically in 1979 then it is even
more impressive what those polish guys did with it. I would rate it as
high in my top list of the Atari 8 bit computers as I would rate
Alternate Reality the city, technology wise for that system, it is at
the top of what is possible on it!

On 4/21/2024 12:26 AM, Werner P. wrote:
> I just rediscovered YOOMP, a fun little polish game from 2008 for the
> and now hold your seat Atari XL line of computers.
> Just played it yesterday again, it really is fun, it is a hybrid of
> 3d action platform and rhythm game with a mild techno music score.
>
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fB4Yrk6v96c
>
> Played it an hour yesterday, after having to figure out for 30 minutes
> on how to start it on the mister.
>
> Fun fact btw. it is one of the titles integrated in the Atari 400 mini
> computer just released!
>
> You can download it legally here: https://yoomp.atari.pl/
>

I'm not entirely sure what the parameters of a game being a YOUMP would
be for me to tell you about.

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>YOOMP itself is a technical marvel given the system it runs on,

I watched the vid, looks like a fun game :)

rms

Am 22.04.24 um 23:20 schrieb Justisaur:
> I'm not entirely sure what the parameters of a game being a YOUMP would
> be for me to tell you about.
Fun?....
I also could tell you about Loom, but that would be for a different
usenet group...

Am 23.04.24 um 15:46 schrieb Werner P.:
> Am 22.04.24 um 23:20 schrieb Justisaur:
>> I'm not entirely sure what the parameters of a game being a YOUMP
>> would be for me to tell you about.
> Fun?....
> I also could tell you about Loom, but that would be for a different
> usenet group...
>
On the other hand, tell me about "Loom":

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k7IC447S4ME

On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:46:18 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:

>Am 22.04.24 um 23:20 schrieb Justisaur:
>> I'm not entirely sure what the parameters of a game being a YOUMP would
>> be for me to tell you about.
>Fun?....

>I also could tell you about Loom, but that would be for a different
>usenet group...

<Captain America>
I understood that reference.
</Captain America>

I wonder how many people purchased Loom because of that NPC.

(Not me, though. I played "Loom" before I got to "Monkey Island")

Am 23.04.24 um 19:53 schrieb Spalls Hurgenson:
> On Tue, 23 Apr 2024 15:46:18 +0200, "Werner P." <werpu@gmx.at> wrote:
>
>> Am 22.04.24 um 23:20 schrieb Justisaur:
>>> I'm not entirely sure what the parameters of a game being a YOUMP would
>>> be for me to tell you about.
>> Fun?....
>
>> I also could tell you about Loom, but that would be for a different
>> usenet group...
>
> <Captain America>
> I understood that reference.
> </Captain America>
>
> I wonder how many people purchased Loom because of that NPC.
>
> (Not me, though. I played "Loom" before I got to "Monkey Island")
>
>
>
>
The tell me about Loom in the newest Monkey Island game is hilarious,
link posted on another message in this thread!