DoctorSpuds Reviews Things

"SHIT Happens"

Some shit is worse than others

To be honest, I thought this was an Interton VC-4000 game before you mentioned Atari 2600. Though even the VC-4000 is capable of so much more than this.

Is this game you`re afraid to write a review?

There are many games I'm afraid of, this is one of them.

Any time I hear someone talk about how bad E.T. and Pac-Man are, I can only think, "This person has obviously never seen Skeet Shoot."

 

Even if you can excuse the bafflingly crude graphics and overall design, there's simply not much game here. The standard game is a complete crapshoot, although the other variations offer different combinations of fixed positions for the shooter and clay, so you can at least limit the randomness by cycling through them and finding the ones that "work" best for you. But there's nothing else to it--there's no "once you learn how to play it..." epiphany to be had here.

 

Interestingly, Difficulty A, typically the more difficult setting, is actually easier (the clays are slower); this game might be a little more playable on A, given an opportunity to react, but only marginally.

 

The only pass I'll give Skeet Shoot is that it's fun to play for teh lulz once in a while.

 

(By the way, the sick, depraved lunatic who thought this was a good game that should be purchased by people for real, actual money was Pat Roper, who bought the game from programmer Ed Salvo for $5,000 after Salvo initially declined an employment offer from Roper. That's right, Roper saw Skeet Shoot and said, "I want you to work for me.")

 

As bad as Skeet Shoot is...whatever you do..........don't play Karate.

(By the way, the sick, depraved lunatic who thought this was a good game that should be purchased by people for real, actual money was Pat Roper, who bought the game from programmer Ed Salvo for $5,000 after Salvo initially declined an employment offer from Roper. That's right, Roper saw Skeet Shoot and said, "I want you to work for me.")

 

As bad as Skeet Shoot is...whatever you do..........don't play Karate.

 

Indeed I do know about Pat Roper and his maniacal quest to 1-up Activision in every possible way.

 

It's far too late for me, I've played Karate, I've played it more than any sane human should, perhaps I SHOULD review it, if only to test my mental strength.

Perhaps you should have a cross-format Karate week? It appears there is more than one rotten apple in that bunch, if you look further than the 2600 library.

Perhaps you should have a cross-format Karate week? It appears there is more than one rotten apple in that bunch, if you look further than the 2600 library.

Perhaps