The first game that allowed continues

[missioncontrol]

While testing and boxing a few dupes that I was selling, I found myself playing Vanguard quite a bit over the weekend. I must say it is an awesome game and loads of fun.

 

What was really cool is after my game was over it allowed me to continue. My question is, what was the first 2600 that allowed continuing after the game was over?

[PressureCooker2600]

To my knowledge....I would say yes.

[Vic George 2K3]

Vanguard allowed you to continue only on the first level, both in the arcades and in the home versions.

[A.J. Franzman]

Adventure? If you reset without winning first, you and any dead dragons revive, and you are returned to the front of the yellow castle, but all objects remain where you left them (except as moved by the bat, of course).

Edited November 27, 2007 by A.J. Franzman

[Godzilla]

but is that really a continue or just a property of the game not 'resetting' that data?

[Prodos8]

Its documented in the manual as 'reincarnation.' It does let you resume the game you died on, so I'd count it as a continue.

[+Random Terrain]

My question is, what was the first 2600 that allowed continuing after the game was over?

So in this game, you don't get to keep your score, but you do get to restart the last section that you reached. I wonder how many Atari 2600 games had multiple sections where you'd be able to continue? For other games, it wouldn't be that hard to let you keep your score, so I wonder if any did?

 

As long as you keep getting E.T. back to his ship, your score continues from game to game. That's not exactly the same thing, but it's a version of continuing.

[ninermaniac]

My question is, what was the first 2600 that allowed continuing after the game was over?

So in this game, you don't get to keep your score, but you do get to restart the last section that you reached. I wonder how many Atari 2600 games had multiple sections where you'd be able to continue? For other games, it wouldn't be that hard to let you keep your score, so I wonder if any did?

 

As long as you keep getting E.T. back to his ship, your score continues from game to game. That's not exactly the same thing, but it's a version of continuing.

 

I love it. Another E.T. plug. I think I'll just get a closet full and hand out this X-mas.

[Breakpack]

While testing and boxing a few dupes that I was selling, I found myself playing Vanguard quite a bit over the weekend. I must say it is an awesome game and loads of fun.

 

What was really cool is after my game was over it allowed me to continue. My question is, what was the first 2600 that allowed continuing after the game was over?

 

I'm not sure you can 'continue' putting a pic in that signature

[+Random Terrain]

I'm not sure you can 'continue' putting a pic in that signature

Oh yeah:

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules

Please do not include any images in your signature. We feel that graphic signatures at the bottom of every message detract from the flow while reading a thread. You may also include a link to your website in your profile. To this end, we also ask that you don't use a larger font size in your signature to help draw attention to it. You may upload an avatar up to 120x120 pixels in size to help customize your profile, and text links are permissible inside a signature.

[missioncontrol]

I'm not sure you can 'continue' putting a pic in that signature

Oh yeah:

 

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?act=boardrules

Please do not include any images in your signature. We feel that graphic signatures at the bottom of every message detract from the flow while reading a thread. You may also include a link to your website in your profile. To this end, we also ask that you don't use a larger font size in your signature to help draw attention to it. You may upload an avatar up to 120x120 pixels in size to help customize your profile, and text links are permissible inside a signature.

 

 

opps.. sorry I'm going to remove the small signature image. Didn't realize it wasn't allowed.... Thanks for pointing this out.

Edited November 28, 2007 by missioncontrol