Imagic Games Who holds the rights?

[Imagic Games Who holds the rights?]

I thought Parker Bros. was acquired by Hasbro or Milton Bradley? However, that doesn't necessarily mean the rights to the games went to whichever company acquired them.

[High Score Club Week 24: Tapper]

Looks like I'll be sitting this one out again, sorry folks.

[Hardest-to-find Activision game?]

I was lucky enough to get Beamrider, and Private Eye at PhillyClassic, but from what I gather they are equally as difficult.

 

Private Eye is a non-linear game where you drive around a city looking for clues to solve a crime. The problem is with wonky controls, having a difficult time figuring out where everything is, and too little time.

 

Beamrider is good, I've had that since I was a kid, and it was one of the few games my dad enjoyed watching me play. It is tough, but it's mighty fun. One warning, when you see a light green triangle-shaped thingy, DON'T shoot it! Collect it, it's worth an extra ship, and you need every extra life you can get!

[Things I learned from Atari]

If your vehicle touches another object even just so slightly, it will explode.

[Hardest-to-find Activision game?]

I remember the game Crackpots. Mention that title in my old high school and 90% of the student populace would be ratting you out for talking about drugs.

 

Political correctness, can't live with it, can't live without it.

[Hardest-to-find Activision game?]

I've still got way too many Activision titles left to collect, but the ones I'm after the most are:

 

River Raid 2

Dragster

Tennis

Boxing

H.E.R.O.

[4 players?]

Video Olympics does have four player games. Check the manual here to see which variations they are: http://www.atariage.com/manual_thumbs.html...wareLabelID=942

[Can the 7800 play 2600 games?]

Like they said, it depends on the system and the cartridge. Some cartridges will work with some 7800s, and others won't, and vice versa.

 

I do own Robot Tank and it works fine for me.

 

Also, a similar problem exists with Food Fight for the 7800 (supposedly.) I don't know if this is true, but I do own a copy and it works perfectly fine.

[Whats wrong with this?!]

You forgot something else: No RF connection!

[average atari 2600 collector age ?]

I'm 24 years old.

[Atari Flashback Unit]

I think this console is an ok idea, but it could have been a must buy for most AA members if it included the following:

 

A cartridge slot to plug in future 20 (or more) in 1 cartridges.

A menu for the games so you can select the one you want to play easily.

A high score save function.

A combined joystick/paddle controller with pause and reset buttons.

 

Now that would be worth 50 bucks.    

 

Jeff

 

 

$50 bucks, $50 BUCKS!?!

 

 

$50 BUCKS!? That ain't nice!

[Controller alternatives?]

My Pole Position 2 works fine with a one-button joystick. Both buttons accelerate, and it's just as well, since any professional of the game will tell you that you don't need the brakes, just shift gears or let off the gas to slow down.

 

And as for Asteroids, pulling back on the joystick makes me Hyperspace, while the fire button is fire.

[High Score Club Week 23: Lock 'n' Chase]

Well I'm off to a fair start.

[High Score Club Week 23: Lock 'n' Chase]

You made an error. This isn't a Starpath Supercharger game. The ROM is hosted here.

[Choplifter on 2600]

Either that or just a composite drawing. The odds of a 2600 game looking like that are mighty slim. Although I do remember having a dream about playing a Choplifter! type game for the 2600 once. It was called something like 'Atari Matari.' (why such a weird name? Because dreams are handled by one side of the brain, while processing text is done on the other side. This is why when we're dreaming, text can look really weird!)

[Games that plugged products]

Tooth Protectors from Johnson and Johnson.

[Worst 7800 game?]

Uh, so how do I set my difficulty switches so that Xevious uses seperate buttons?

 

They're the little switches in front of your 7800 next to the joystick ports...

 

Yeah, I know that, but which settings do I use?

[Worst 7800 game?]

Uh, so how do I set my difficulty switches so that Xevious uses seperate buttons?

[Worst 7800 game?]

Xevious is definitely the worst 7800 game. I mean, let's see how they messed up:

 

#1 - Instead of using the ProLine joystick's seperate buttons to handle firing blasters and bombs individually, you fire both at once by pressing either button. What is this, a 2600 game?!

 

#2 - While the graphics are good, they could've been a little better.

 

#3 - The sounds seem a little out of proportion.

 

All-in-all, it looks like they took the 2600 version, enhanced the graphics, and released it as a 7800 game.

[High Score Club Week 22: The Official Frogger]

Ribbit!

[2004 ATARILYMPICS - Closing Ceremonies]

25/25 in the Skeet Shooting event in Summer Games

[High Score Club Week 21: Fast Food]

I'm taking this week off, due to the fact I have a really bad head cold (long story.) See everyone next week.

[7800 Rescue on Fractalus]

OK, does anyone have some basic instructions on what to do?

["If they made a (name of a game) 2 ... "]

Pole Position 2: With 16k of ROM space it could be possible. Then again, maybe not...

 

Beamrider 2: More variety in the levels, and a continue feature would be nice.

 

Enduro 2: Random weather patterns and improved physics.

 

Moonsweeper 2: There are too many add-ons I could think of...

 

Lock 'n' Chase 2: Random mazes, two player simultaneous gameplay, just to name a few.

[7800 owners..... Am I to understand?]

From what I've heard, some copies of Robot Tank will work on certain 7800 consoles, and won't work on other consoles, and vice versa. My copy works fine.

 

I've heard that The Activision Decathlon might not work on the 7800, but I haven't had a chance to test it out yet. Also, Kool-Aid Man might be incompatible as well.

 

Also, some copies of Food Fight for the 7800 might have that problem too. Mine works fine, but just to be sure.