Venture (Colecovision)

[VideoGameCritic]

This game was one of my first introductions to the Colecovision, as I would play it over my friend's house. While I always considered it "arcade perfect", when I revisited it recently I couldn't help notice the controls suck.

Whenever you change direction your smiley face pauses causing you to move in stops and fits. You continue to move while shooting however, which is a problem because if you touch the carcass of the creature you just killed, you die.

[LuckyMan]

True, the controls are irritating, which I knocked it down a letter grade for. But the graphics and music are great. I find myself playing this one a lot.

[VideoGameCritic]

True, the controls are irritating, which I knocked it down a letter grade for. But the graphics and music are great. I find myself playing this one a lot.

Yeah you can learn to compensate for the quirks in the controls, but it does affect how you approach the game.

[SpiceWare]

You might like to check out Venture Reloaded. Omegamatrix improved the 2600 version quite a bit.

Treasure screen:

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Completed rooms are now filled in:

Venture Reloaded (2019) (AtariAge) (Hack).png (8.7 KiB) Viewed 425 times

3rd level:

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Any many other improvements like the rooms expand/shrink. Full summary of changes in the AtariAge Store.

[VideoGameCritic]

Thanks for the heads up Spice! I think I might just have to buy this one. Looks great.