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This week's Xbox Live Arcade release is the Atari classic, Missile Command. It's set to hit XBLA on Independence Day and can be yours for 400 Microsoft Points. I guess if you squint your eyes and have a little booze in you, the explosions in Missile Command do sort of resemble fireworks exploding.

Fun little factoid courtesy of Wikipedia: "while programming Missile Command, its writer suffered from nightmares." What a traumatic experience that must've been for the poor guy. Maybe the game really was cursed like the old legends used to say.

Like previous old school games to hit Live Arcade, Missile Command will feature the regular visual style as well as the option to play with a new high-def look. It will even support resolutions up to 1080p, anti-aliasing, and digital surround sound.

What are you thinking, Xbox 360 owners? Yay or nay? 

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Danzuke's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:43
Danzuke
This game stands as one of my all-time favs. Though any controller is a sad replacement for the Trackball of the arcade game, I'll be picking this one up on wednesday.
Mauer's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:45
Mauer
Nay, give me Bomberman!
Rhoq's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:51
Rhoq
Oh hell yeah!
lostalaska's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:51
lostalaska
We need a good retro arcade stick/trackball for all these awesome old games. I'd love to see a sweet lap board that's at least a solid joystick... and could we have the ball top for it? The oblong sticks always sucked in comparison.
Jordan Devore's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:55
Jordan Devore
I really like Missile Command too, so I'll probably get this. Hopefully Bomberman will come out next week though.

I'm thinking about getting one of these made for 360 (would work on PC too). I wonder how much the guy charges.
Snaileb 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 11:58
Snaileb
Bomberman FTW. WTF is this crap.

There's so much more potential.
GuitarAtomik's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 12:02
GuitarAtomik
I don't know why, but I'm kind of excited for this.
galagabug 's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 12:14
galagabug
danzuke nailed it dead on. missle command w/o a trackball just ain't the same!
jimjo's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 12:20
jimjo
Uber NAY
BluDesign's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 12:53
BluDesign
I want Spyglass Checkers dammit.

And where's Space Giraffe?

We should've had that months ago.
Brandon Undead's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 12:54
Brandon Undead
Missile Command is one of my favorite games ever. I spent countless hours playing this on my Atari, which I still hook up from time to time just to play this, Super Breakout, and a couple others. I never could do it with the trackball, and I'm sure the 360 stick will be a reasonable substitute for the Atari joystick.

Count me in!
Niero's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 13:41
Niero
WUT!
Topher Cantler's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 14:08
Topher Cantler
Kick. Ass. :D
christpunchermpls's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 14:13
christpunchermpls
i'm in too! it's only 5 bucks. what did our parents pay for the original a hell of a lot more than 5 bucks
boy howdy
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 14:53
Copyright 2008 Agent Chieftain
Nay. My Colecovision ain't dead yet.
fetusmilk's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 15:12
fetusmilk
gay. why would i pay 5$ to play a shitty arcade game i normaly wouldnt spend more that 50 cents to play in the real arcad.
im looking at you new rally x. what a waste of a xbla game slot. out of the 60 or so live games i think 5 are worth paying for.
Aaron Mxy Yost's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/02/2007 17:33
Aaron Mxy Yost
When I was a kid, one of our neighbors had a Missile Command machine in his garage, and would let my and my friends come over and play all the time. It was awesome, and no I didn't get molested. At least not by him.
EvilSmeevil's Avatar - Comment posted on 07/03/2007 10:12
EvilSmeevil
So much yays!
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