StanJr

Yeah, the neutral zone is already coming and going at will. So far the shield has fluctuated like this: Orange Purple/Blue Purple/Blue without a Neutral Zone (This pattern repeats a few times) Grey Grey without a Neutral Zone (and this repeats for who knows how long...) Stan's Revenge!

appropriate for your name, Smart Patrol! All of the new avatars look great. Way ta go Junie, sticking with the old school!

I SUCK at Gravitar. My high score is 250. I cannot steer the stupid little ship for anything, and if I make it to a planet, I ALWAYS crash. I understand the controls, but actually making it all work still eludes me. Help! Gravity got me down, Stan

This is probably covered ground, but I have a few red label carts now, and two of them, Crossbow and Gravitar, have colored art on the label, Solaris, however has a b/w image. I've seen other red labels with b/w images. Is there any real difference?

I just played an incredible game of Yar's Revenge, my score was 219,818, and I made it to the levels where the shield is grey. Needless to say, the game got exceedingly hard at this point! So my question is this: I played with the shield grey for quite some time, does it ever change to any other color or is grey the limit? Maybe Yar's Revenge Fan can shed some light on this?

I remember playing Oink! for like hours on a snow day from school back when I was a kid (it was a marathon of that and Tennis). But, I loaded it up on the emu a month back and it just didn't do it for me. The game was too slow. It took forever to lose a pig and I wasn't having enough fun to stay interested. Oink-less Stan

Don't get yer panties in a bunch. Obviously this what-ever-it-is was written: a. by an complete idiot b. to enrage atari lovers c. out of jealously for never having a much wanted VCS d. by an ignorant, close-minded Intellivison fanatic (NOT ALL INTV FANS ARE DUMB, JUST THIS ONE) e. all of the above Whatever it is, don't let it get to you. Remember what life was like before you encountered this? The more you get upset, the more the person who wrote it gets their satisfaction. Its no big, you still love Atari, right? Oh and by the way, Frogs and Flies is a great two-player game. I personally love it. Not a player-hater, Stan

Hey, thanks Lemmi, As you might expect, being a Spidey-nut, I anxiously awaited the release of this game, and ran out and got it the day it was released. It is a solid sequel to the first game and lots of fun. Speaking of 2600 Spidey, I bought a Spider-man in box at the Cinci-classic, the box is worn, but I am super happy. Now I have to get ahold of the instructions...

quote: Originally posted by NE146: Which is why when I looked at the box I thought "ooh! Frogger with a chicken!" Now THIS is funny.

Spider-man is a really fun game, and it does star the best comic book hero ever. The gameplay is pretty original and they did a fair job of using Spidey's abilities. I think you should be able to crawl without shooting the web-line, though, it should just be slower than the web. I'm still not able to get past the eighth building. The Goblin really starts zooming around, and your webbing drains super-fast. Building 4 is your first taste of web-shortage. Good luck! The Amazing Spider-Stan

So the lexical definition of "Amidar" is: A pig or savage human who moves about a series of lines always taking the next available turn in pursuit of a monkey and/or a paintroller. Side note: Amidars may be occasionally turned into chickens, which may then be eaten (yes, even by the paintroller). Webster is going to drive off a cliff with Funk & Wagnell locked securely in the trunk. Stanmidar

Forget the keyboard for emu, its a pain. Joysticks for the emu are also a pain, but less of one. I currently use a microsoft joystick called the Sidewinder(i think). Its a huge monster with 8 buttons (who needs that many buttons?) and some king of scroller thingy. But it calibrates easy, doesn't kick back, and is the best, cheapest joystick for emu-ing i have found yet.

I got this simple game of Monkeys and Savages, Pigs and aint for a buck at the convention. Its moderately fun and plenty challenging, but I have to ask. What is an "Amidar?"

I hear ya Tempest. The screen layout isn't the most linear attempt at game development. Everything seems to exist on its own loosely connected to other screens. Okay, the TWO Ankh thing has been cleared up. I'm working on falling in the valley with diff point totals (the item about only losing points for dying upon game completion helps). Scott, how concrete is your scoring guide? I'm going to be using it as a guide for the next leg of the quest. Funny, after all this is done, I will probably retire my ROTLA cart, for a long while anyway..... Weary Stan

Yeah, imagine a full blown ET game on one of the modern systems with all the frills, the ship landing, the search for the phone, dodging the FBI and Scientists, riding the bike with the brat, dress-up with Drew Barrymore, maybe even a Halloween level to collect Reeses Pieces, the glowing finger, etc. You could switch between being ET and roaming around, and being Elliot trying to save the alien from the heinous American government! You could even add the original 2600 game in as a mini-game you can play at Elliot's house. This would be cool.

Yeah, my best Seaquest score is 135,700, but alas no screenshot. I'll try to outdo myself and you liquid_sky and do it on the emu so I can send the evidence. Sea Stan

I think Ben voted for HERO. I must vote HERO too, but I'd keep him in the caverns, just make them different caverns, Ice Caverns, Volcanoes, deep dark chasms, underwater tunnels, lost ancient caverns, maybe a secret underground valley teeming with life. Runner-up is Pressure Cooker. HERO Stan

Aw, the rarity thing is just for fun, I don't take it real seriously. I mostly just get games that I want to have in my collection and games I will play. Quest for Quintana Roo is one of those games! Hey scooter, are you the guy who balked at the $15 asking price for the Tapper cart on the left side of the room? If so, thanks! He told me that somebody balked at $15 so he dropped it to $10 for me! Convention Craziness! Don't feel bad, though, you snagged that Pete Rose Baseball I was looking for.... Man, the Cinciclassic was just great! HEY! THAT'S ME! If you click on the link Snider-man posted and go to pics and then Cinci-classic page 3, the top pic is of me (can you tell by the shirt???) except the guy cut my head off so he could oogle my girlfriend!!!! Snider-man also makes an appearance two pics below us! Wahooo! That trivia test was freakin' 4 pages long! I was WAY too busy looking at stuff and talking to people to spend a couple of hours filling that thing out. I have no idea how many people were there. At times there were as few as 30 and as many as 60. However many, it was a great time, and everybody was having fun. I actually played the Zaxxon mini, it was really tough, but man, it was so cool.

I was just going to ask you if you knew how the scoring was kept (thanks Scott for reading my mind). Are you absolutely sure the JD initials give you the remaining points for the perfect score? I know it sounds logical if you have done everything else, but I was just considering all options. Since the other eggs contribute it would make some sense, but I'm working on some other theories.... One question: How do I get into the Temple without using the grenade? I know it involves the headpiece, but what do I do with it? Here's my latest junk theories: What if you lose all the points you can and do it by falling to the valley last, thus putting you in the valley with the lowest score possible? What if there is a certain point total at which the initials are displayed? ET needed 1 piece of candy for Elliot, what if this demands a score of 12 or something? I've been thinking a lot about the point system. How did you get two ankhs? As for the three items (could they be the second key, the second grenade and something else? What about 3 bags of gold? What about the key, the headpiece, and something else (all the parts you need to find the right mesa) like the hourglass (which has no real function thanks to the ankh?) Don't you get points for using chai to get to the Black Market? More questions than answers, Stan

I thought that might have been where the confusion was. As for the mega-bomb at the top of the building: The mega-bomb is housed behind that flickering grating. ONLY SPIDEY can touch the bomb to diffuse it. If his web-line touches the mega-bomb, it will be cut, sending you on a trip to the pavement. My best suggestion is to approach from underneath and off to one side (like the regular bombs) Shoot your web-line straight up beside the grating, then pull yourself up so that your Spidey-arm touches the grate. This will diffuse the bomb and cause a weird little tune to play (like the one when you start). Then you will start over at the bottom of a new building. IF the maniacal Green Goblin blocks your path to go directly under the mega-bomb, approach from one side by swinging up beside the grate, NOT above the grate this will leave you NO room. Then CAREFULLY shoot a new web-line above the grate and swing side-ways into the bomb. This will take a little more practice and finnesse, but once you get the hang of it, the mega-bomb will be the least of your worries!!!! Each building has its own unique layout and the Green Goblin strikes more often!!!! Have fun and keep swinging! Spectacular Spider-Stan

Just so you don't think I have abandoned the project, I thought I'd update everyone on my absolute lack of progress. I've been trying every possible way to end up in the valley with only the first bag of gold. Nothing has yielded results. I'm really hoping the tech folks who are on this will have more luck than I am.

oops. I meant I was looking for a hard copy of the manual to hold in my grubby little hands as I try to play this super-hard game. Your controls are super-handy too. Thanks Nukey!

Dude, you are on your own with Laser Blast. I do not envy you that chore. I say do it early in the day and with a couple cups of coffee. My solution is just a map of the city for level 3. The location of everything is marked (of course what else good would it be?), so I guess it is up to you how much it would be "cheating." Its at your disposal.

DOH! My bad. Total rant retracted and saved for another day. MUST LOOK CLOSER AT LINKED ITEMS..... Corrected Stan

I'm working on a complete Private Eye solution. I have level 3 "Dealing in Diamonds" (the one that gets the patch) already solved and can send it to you, should you be interested. Super-Sleuthing Stan