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Gallery of things to Shoot


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Shooting Gallery turns out to be the coolest game from the group of Shooting Gallery games. It uses a different cart (#10), which makes the playfield very different from the other three games (which use cart #9). This configuration gives you two paddles between which you deflect your target. The target, in this case, is a relatively HUGE square. I didn't know the Odyssey could produce such a large, er, "sprite"! (of course, they don't call them sprites yet.)

 

This large square Target Spot goes back and forth between the paddles and represents a member of whatever row it is traversing on the Überlay: plane, rabbit, duck or ship. The idea is to set up the target and let it go back and forth ten times before moving it down to the next group of objects to shoot. Player Two acts as an assistant, doing the manipulations of the controllers as well as the oscillation counting. Player One does the shootin'.

 

So, here, for the first time, is an automatic, console-controlled target. No, it only goes back and forth so it isn't like "console-controlled" means anything like "AI" but still, it is moving and another Player doesn't have to do anything after getting it setup in the appropriate row. To make it even more challenging, there is a speed control on the Odyssey which allows the speed of the Target Spot to be increased. It becomes capable of whizzing by at tremendous speeds. This makes it pretty darn hard to shoot.

 

I really had fun with this one. I'm not saying that I'll take it out and play it again, like, ever, but it was fun. The whole Shooting Gallery experience sweeps Ultraman. It should be important to note, however, that while I enjoyed each of the Shooting Gallery games, my son enjoyed them much less. He liked the ideas, but found it hard to use the rifle. I give it full points anyway, but thought it important to note that my son won't have any warm fuzzy feelings of nostalgia for this set of games like some people who might've played it when they were children.

 

The Score: Ultraman 6, Odyssey 9

 

Next entry starts the Extra Odyssey Games from 1972.

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I am convinced that this is pretty much the best blog in the entire world. Concept is great; writing is entertaining. Please keep going. Please accept my thanks.

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I am convinced that this is pretty much the best blog in the entire world. Concept is great; writing is entertaining. Please keep going. Please accept my thanks.

 

This is probably the nicest thing anyone's ever said to me about anything into which I've put effort, ever. Thank you for your kind words, they mean a lot!

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I agree.  It is fabulous.  I've been meaning to say so far a long time.  Don't stop ever.

Thank you! I'd like to appear gracious and humble but I've got to admit the first thing I did was yell to the rest of my family "Hey! Another person likes my blog! Whoo-hoo!" Then I did a little "blog dance". Thanks so much for saying so. I will do my best to not stop.

 

I really like your blog, too, by the way. I hope you continue it and tell us what Teachers do on their summer vacations! :) (I always imagined they sat on the beach and wrote up lesson plans. Heh.)

 

EDIT: I just noticed that I split my infinitive when I said "to not stop". I know that to be grammatically correct I would have had to say "to boldly not stop". I apologize for the error.

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I'm glad you corrected that error, it was driving me crazy!

 

Right now I am still doing my best to be lazy, but I will start writing curriculum again (no lesson plans for me, I do it all on the fly) in a little while. When I do something besides lie on my couch all day and read or watch tv I will add something to my blog.

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Yay! People appreciating your blog and writing style! +1 here!

 

I was wondering why you almost had no compliments at all. Your readers must be shy. Well, we're gamers, so it kinda explains it.

 

Since I've been reading the blog, I've noticed that it still attracts visitors, at least according to the sidebar. I think there are people eagerly awaiting your return! :]

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heheh, yes! Will periodically check the "latest visitors" bar and be shocked that people are visiting. The hit count keeps going up too! I need to start again. The plan is after my trip in October. I have a new "game cave" to work in now.

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