Big Player

Umm... I am afraid the warranty is long gone. It's actually quite easy, all you need is a phillips screwdriver, a pair of needle nose pliers and wire cutters. Mitchhttp://atari7800.atari.org You know you may be right. The more I look at my 7800, the more I realize it could be second hand. I'll check with the flea market vendor sometime this weekend just to make sure.

So Myra sets the difficulty switches to A and breaks them off. Devious!

Thanks for the link. I'm a bit leery about doing that modification though. I think if I do it, I just might void the warranty.

I got an 800XL back in 1984 as the next machine after my 2600. I think the video game crash back then was just a lot of people moving on to computers. I basically did just use it for games and word processing. I did try my hand at programming games in Atari Basic, using a book called Dr. C. Wacko's Miracle Guide to Designing and Programming Your Own Atari Computer Games. The book did go over some valuable techniques, such as redefined character sets, joystick control, enemy AI (very simplified) and Player-Missile Graphics. I never did much with the techniques, other than hack some of the games I typed in from Antic magazine. Of course, I didn't know then that hacking can be a step to programming your own games.

Yes, that information was on the Activision 3 Action Pack. If I can find my copy of it, I'll quote it.

Duke Nukem 3D is a great game. Played it to death, what, six or seven years ago? Duke Nukem Forever's development has been hilarious. How much has computer technology changed since they started working on the game? I doubt they will ever release it. If they do release it, the advertising copy would read something like "New, for your 486!"

Robot Tank does work in my 7800... Osbo Lucky! I've got one of the newer 7800's. Want to trade?

Yes, imagination is one reason I like the older games. Like Mindfield, I much prefer reading the book to seeing the movie. The movie in my head is always better. One thing that intrigues me about the Tron film remake. 20 years ago, the file took you into the world behind the games, those crude graphics. When you played a video game, a program's life was at stake. I have no idea what they will do with the new version, since modern games seem to leave nothing to the imagination.

Cool! Last time I checked Hozer, Marble Craze was not on the web site. Ordering Marble Craze now.

Hey, does this new server mean this will not happen as much? http://www.atariage.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=13081 I hate it when I get kicked off the forms here.

I like the idea. I'm sure there would be a lot of talk about the C64, since it was more popular than the Atari 8-bits. (Which pissed me off, since I had an 800XL.) I wouldn't have much to post to this forum, but it would be interesting to read. And it might spark my memory. A college roommate had an Amiga and about 100 pirated games. I have no idea what some of the games were called. Maybe some thread about great Amiga games would help me?

H.E.R.O. is the best 2600 game IMHO. Definitely pick it up if you don't have it already. Quadrun is not a good enough game if you are more a player than a collector. My brother has it and he might put it up on eBay sometime in the next week. (Cart only.)

@Chris. Cases 3-5 are more adventure-like than 1 and 2. You will have to do a lot of exploring in Case 5 before it becomes a timed obstacle course. But that is a good assessment of cases 1 and 2. @Stella's Ghost. Activision does rule. . . except for most of the games they made in the late 80's. River Raid II, Double Dragon, Rampage, etc. all suck. I have Private Eye in my top ten 2600 games.

I agree with Lemmi. I have Pitfall for the Intellivision and I can't play it long enough to see if there is any difference. Happy Trails and Worm Whomper are two original Activision games for the Intellivision that are excellent. Those small side buttons do make long games of Worm Whomper painful, though.

Yes, a rare cart indeed. Those few who have been able to play Jungleworld say it is quite unlike all other Swordquest games. It does not suck!

This is how awesome and popular these forums are. At about Midnight EST, I got this message: Yes, we've overloaded the server! Everybody out! Of course I should be in bed, since I have to get up in five hours.

I first played a 2600 in 1977 at a friend's house. I enjoyed playing it, but I was indifferent to it. Never did beg my parents for one--not at the time. But when Space Invaders came out, like NE146, I had to have one then. I still have my original 2600, which I didn't get until 1981.

This translates into 1.5 years of Big Player time. Cool contest.

HERO Double Dunk Private Eye

HERO is my favorite game for the 2600. It's sad that it's rather rare. I believe the only reason it has been underrated by some is that they have never played it. But excellent use of a Combat cart, keeping a much more valuable cart safe.

Great comic. And the Tick was a great show. Too bad they only made nine episodes. Why didn't they put it on after the Simpsons one time? Fox executives are idiots.

Awesome with a capital A. There are more good comics at Atari Age than there are in my newspaper.

Dolphins aren't fish. But I do like that guess now that I read that no commons are included. Ah well, I'm out. Going to bed right now.

Fishing Derby?

Ha Ha! Excellent strip. This reminds me of my freshman year in college. My roommate was the first one on our floor to get an NES. Needless to say, our room was constantly packed with people. Then Christmas break came and in January everyone came back with his own NES. Our room was quite empty that winter.