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  3. Posted

    ... and make sure the inty is set to channel 3.

     

    How much was the inty? What games did it include?

    We bought it in a video game store for 150 Fr.

    Trust me, finding an InTv in Switzerland is a big deal

    And it came with lots of mattel games, (i think) all the Imagic games, Donkey Kong, Frogger and Star Wars

  4. Posted

    I say kool aid man omg that game sucked, I saved up for it and when it came in the mail 6 to 12 weeks later I was total upset with it,

     

    I'm not claiming Kool-Aid Man is a good game but it's better than the Intellivision version which is a completely different type of game.

     

    Kool-Aid Man is one of my favorite 2600 games. But my least favorite would have to be Shark Attack, Nothing is worse than terrible collison detection.

     

    Anything from Apollo is trash IMHO.

    Maybe i'm a masochist, but I actually enjoyed Lost Luggage :woozy:

  6. Posted · Edited by PitfallHarry2600

    I strongly suggest Space Invaders, since not only was it the first 'killer-app' video game that made the Atari 2600 a big seller, but it also has the distinction of being released in all four label variations.

    It was not released in the *serial number*text label variation, though (like the first 9 games) :D

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    Hi.

    Today, I went to a video game store with my neighbor. I went there and found an InTv with 36 games! So we bought it, and then we got home, and we tried to hook it up. But we did not manage to tune it on his tv (Thomson brand, with a tuning that goes from 44 MHz to 880 MHz)

    Can somebody help me. He really wants to play some InTv :)

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    It's cool that your teacher will allow you to bring in a game system. Hopefully your classmates will have an opportunity to play also. Of course, you should dress in authentic '83 clothes to further enhanced your presentation.

     

    I recommend Combat and Warlords as a demonstration of the joysticks and paddles. Maybe it would also be a good idea to bring a couple of well-known titles that can be recognized by the music, e.g. Donkey Kong, to further show Ataris influence in the gaming world.

     

    When is this happening?

    Oh I still have plenty of time... I'll do it in June

  16. Posted · Edited by PitfallHarry2600

    15 to 18 year olds study economics in Switzerland? Well, good.

     

    You are bringing a video game into class so I'd be real careful to make sure you make the history and economics the focus of your presentation. It's not some kindergarten or first-grade show and tell. You might turn off everything and just speak for your conclusion.

     

    Economic concepts of the crash... was it market saturation, changing consumer preferences, a failure to innovate? Did Pacman and ET really have some causal relationship to the crash or were they merely symbols of Atari (and others?) ignoring quality for the sake of a money grab.

     

    You've got ET, you could also bring Pacman as an example of a terrible game. Then perhaps you want a really good game of the time, like Ms. Pacman. For contrast. I don't know how long your presentation is, but you could bring one of the original 2600/VCS games like Combat or Target Fun. Good luck!

    I know about all this, I made several other presentations in that school and I always had good grades. I just want to demonstrate an actual 2600 in my finale and show off some of the good/bad games they made. And my teacher actually allowed me to demonstrate it so it is a great opportunity to show my class my 2600 :D

    And yes, we study economics (Law is included in these lessons), and it is mandatory. Maybe the teachers want us to bacome bankers in the future XD

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    Asteroids has too much flicker, especially that I am guessing that they will be using an LCD TV.

    There's an important point there: are you looking to live demo the Atari in class? It may not hook up to a TV at school unless it is an older LCD with RF input. It'd crack me up if they still had a CRT type TV on an aluminum rolling shelf in the library somewhere. That'd be the ultimate demo.

    They do have an old TV, so I guess it won't be a problem

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    Okay, I'm going to make a presentation about the 1983/4 video game crash in my economy class, and my teacher allowed me to bring my Atari 2600 at school with E.T. (you probably know why) and another game, such as one of the first, successful games with a text label or a game that was a "victim" of the crash. But because I don't want to risk my precious Mangia' cart :P , I want you to recommend me a text label game that everybody could enjoy (my classmates and I are age 15-18)

    Thanks in advance ;)

     

    --Some stupid teenager who wants to get a good grade :grin:

  23. Posted · Edited by PitfallHarry2600

    EDIT: My parents told me that a big package from UPS arrived! So excited!!!

    But there is one small problem... Right now Im in Czech Republic and Ill have to wait another 6 days until I go back home... Ill show you guys my loot next friday :D

  24. Posted

    I never was one of tramiel's huge fans, but I have to say that he managed to keep Atari alive on the console market... Sure there were the SwordQuest trophies that were probably kept by Tramiel, but he still was a great man because of what he did for the computer industry, like the C=64 and the Atari computers... Yes, I like him more on the C= side, but he still was a great man... R.I.P :_(

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