moodorf Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I was watching the documentary Atari: Game Over and it got me thinking: are there any 2600/Atari games that actually use the phrase "Game Over"? My experience has been that most either stop abruptly, jump into demo mode, or have "Copyright 19__" come up on the screen when you lose all your lives. For that matter does anyone know which game used that phrase to begin with? I'm genuinely curious since it's one of the phrases most commonly associated with video games EVER. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+ZeroPage Homebrew Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 I'm not sure about which, if any, Atari 2600 games used the phrase "Game Over" but it has apparently been in use in pinball machines since the 1950's according to wikipedia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) I think Gangster Alley does. or at least has a similar equivalent... I remember the bomber character laughing at me during a "game over" type sequence. Edited April 18, 2015 by Torr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Fatal Run does for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thecrypticodor Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Defender II/Stargate Gremlins You'll probally find it to be more common among the later 2600 releases. Edited April 18, 2015 by thecrypticodor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andromeda Stardust Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Almost every homebrew... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fr0st Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Acid Drop too I think, I could be wrong though, will fire it up later Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 (edited) Dragonstomper doesn't. Instead it states very plainly, "You Are Dead." On a similar note, Survival Island says "Perished" when you lose, and Phaser Patrol will say either "Aliens Defeated" or "Ship Destroyed", depending on the game's outcome. Edited April 18, 2015 by shadow460 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireHawk Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Millipede Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BassGuitari Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 IIRC Ikari Warriors does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iesposta Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Millipede Yep. Millipede © 1984 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cankerwurm Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 If you play a full 9 innings of Realsports Baseball it says Game Over for a few seconds at the bottom of the screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted April 18, 2015 Share Posted April 18, 2015 Secret Quest does Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFL Posted April 19, 2015 Share Posted April 19, 2015 So, Realsports Baseball is the earliest example so far? It's kind of strange to think that the console had been out for 4 or 5 years before the phrase was used in a console game... I wonder when the first example showed up in computer games...? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted April 24, 2015 Share Posted April 24, 2015 Blue Print. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rjohnson71 Posted April 25, 2015 Share Posted April 25, 2015 Real Sports Baseball says Game Over. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnkyrle Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 Off the Wall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noah98 Posted April 26, 2015 Share Posted April 26, 2015 I think Frankenstein's Monster does. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cobra429 Posted May 13, 2015 Share Posted May 13, 2015 Also Mr. Do has game over at the end of the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted May 15, 2015 Share Posted May 15, 2015 Fast Food says "BURP!" Is that close enough? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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