Snider-man Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Hey gang! Ugh, I'm at home right now being pounded by a head cold. Anyway, I was playing a rousing game of 2600 Halloween (trying to recapture my old Twin Galaxies World Record) when the mood to give away a cart to you folks overcame me. I glanced over at my collection and saw just the cart. You know how it's played by now. The first person to post in this thread the identity of the mystery cart wins it! I will ship it anywhere in the world free of charge, so any one anyplace may win. And, to keep folks from going nuts, only one guess is permitted at a time. If you guess more than once, you're disqualified. But I'll stop in occassionally and, if there's no correct answer, I will let everyone guess again, even those who have guessed earlier. I believe that covers the bases. And, just to keep things interesting, here are several groups of letters. I wonder what it would spell if you put the blocks in the correct order? Perhaps a hint to the cart's identity? Hmmmm... ACK-NIE-SA-SU-LI-NB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Hi there! Hm... "niel is usa n back"? hm... Fatal Run? Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 Jawbreaker? (Jaws ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 I'll say Pete Rose Baseball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted February 26, 2003 Share Posted February 26, 2003 code breaker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 No correct answers yet. Previous guessers may take another guess. And someone's damn close. He knows who he is. He does this to me every time. Walking Enigma Machine, he is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Halloween! LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Shark Attack? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Lochjaw? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Klax? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liquid_sky Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Submarine Commander? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xot Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Obelix? I don't think it's right, but it's all I got for now... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postamessage2 Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Fantastic Voyage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mock Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Space Shuttle? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Brain Games? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Word Zapper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Fishing Derby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulMcCraneFan Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Seaquest? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Hi there! So, Tim is "Homesick" and in his letters I can spot "Alien" & "Back". Nah, I don't need yet another E.T. cartridge... So my next guess is "Plaque Attack" Greetings, Manuel Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 Looks like the most sharks are gone. Hm, Name this Game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 WE HAVE A WINNER! Nathan Strum is the winner of SHARK ATTACK by Games by Apollo. Label and cart in great condition too! If NAthan will PM me his addess, I'll drop the cart in the mail to him. The clue is solved as follows (though Thomas, once again, easily broke it): SU-SA-NB-ACK-LI-NIE The name "Susan Backlinie" is the clue. Who is she? Look her up on Google. She's best known for playing one major movie role in her life - that of "first victim" in the opening scenes of the original "Jaws" movie. "Shark Attack" it is then! Nathan, PM me and I'll get your cart to you! Thanks for playing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I hadn't realized that there are so many 2600 games with sharks before this contest. Was there another hint that helped finding the right one BTW: Nice contest! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted February 27, 2003 Author Share Posted February 27, 2003 Was there another hint that helped finding the right one? You're right. Normally I go crazy with the hints. Not this time. HEr name was the only hint I had posted. I gotta ask, how did you figure it out so fast? Even with an anagram sover, her name is *not* a common one and her role in Jaws is even lesser known. Did you actually know who she was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 I gotta ask, how did you figure it out so fast? Even with an anagram sover, her name is *not* a common one and her role in Jaws is even lesser known. Did you actually know who she was? No, I didn't know her name before. I just played around with the blocks (getting stuff like lisa, elisa, sunback etc.) and finally I had Susan Back with LI and NIE remaining. That looked possible and so I googled for that name and: Bingo! Now I wonder who else solved the anagram without using my Jaws hint? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Nathan Strum Posted February 27, 2003 Share Posted February 27, 2003 WE HAVE A WINNER! Nathan Strum is the winner of SHARK ATTACK by Games by Apollo. Label and cart in great condition too! If NAthan will PM me his addess, I'll drop the cart in the mail to him. The clue is solved as follows (though Thomas, once again, easily broke it) Woo hoo! Thank you! (And I hope you're feeling better.) Actually, I wouldn't have gotten it if Thomas hadn't mentioned Jaws. So I feel kinda guilty about that. But not too guilty. After all, he didn't have to mention it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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