Despite nearly matching the longevity of the Commodore 64, Tandy's Color Computer line never really had the third party software support that the Commodore 64 and other 8-bit computers of the time had. The fact that Radio Shack did not really court third party development combined with the fact that the hardware was only sold at Radio Shack probably had something to do with that.
Buzzard Bait is one example of the games you would typically find for this system. As you can see, it is a blatant rip-off of the arcade game Joust. It actually isn't terrible. There were lots of clones of more popular arcade games on the Coco but the quality varied wildly.
Buzzard Bait was released by a company called Tom Mix Software in 1983. Like much of the software for the CoCo, you could only find it easily via mail order. It was available on both disk and cassette and given the fact that it wasn't marketed through major retail establishments, original copies are probably pretty rare. This is one you will probably need emulation to try.
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Wow. That’s a total clone of Joust!!
Love my retro games.
My older brother had the C 64. Bar tap and hours and hours of Ultima. : )
It had the map that you unfolded and horrible graphics. Awesome time though.
The Ultima series is one of those I always wanted but never got around to playing. One of these days...
Soooooo tine consuming. Lol.
I’m not a gaming expert. But that series seemed to sort of set the bar for RPGs.
I actually enjoy the earlier console games more than the early PC games.
Yars Revenge was fun too. An overlooked old fighter. : )
Though I had an Atari 2600, the Commodore 64 is what I spent most of my gaming time on. I played some of the D&D gold box games. Pool of Radiance was one of my favorites. But I loved the arcade type games on the C64 too. Spelunker, Raid On Bungeling Bay, Space Taxi, Beach Head, Ghostbusters, Yie ar Kung-Fu, Summer and Winter Games, and so many more...
Omg. I’m such an odiot. Lol.
I meant Yie ar Kung Fu. Not Yars Revenge. Ugh.
I loved that game. Lots of heated tournaments we had with that.
The bird vs magic game was way ahead of its time too.
I may dig into the garage for the C64 now. Lol. : )
Goood oldie days