schuwalker Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Have you guys ever been duped on buying a game because of the awesome artwork on the front box? Guilty as charged; those damn Data age games sans Frankenstein's Monster...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted December 5, 2008 Share Posted December 5, 2008 Have you guys ever been duped on buying a game because of the awesome artwork on the front box? Guilty as charged; those damn Data age games sans Frankenstein's Monster...... lol Frankenstein's Monster is Data Age's best game too. I don't mind it; The rest of the Data Age games suck a lot though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Don't remember the box, but the game is really good. I second that saying Data Age's best game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GameboyReviewer Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Haunted House did it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yuppicide Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Posters and store displays were fabulous too. They don't make art like that anymore. I don't even like the stuff out now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 The only game that ruly duped me was Slot Racers. The artwork on that one was spectacular and yet when I played the game I felt very cheated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Flag Capture, what a load of shit that turned out to be. I am still bitter. The box art looks so cool. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 (edited) I think we all must have been in one way or another back then. I first discovered computers with a magazine, can't remember the name, but it was TRS-80-centric. This would have been late '70s, or around 1980. There was a full-page full-color ad for an adventure game called "The Stone of Sisyphus". The ad art wasn't the same as the below image, but it was the same character walking down a dungeon hallway, painted in the same style. I'd never used a computer before and thought that was the actual graphics. Found out somehow later that it was just a text adventure. Ironically, this revelation, while sparking some initial disappointment and shock, didn't destroy any of the magic of computers for me, and today, though i can really have similar graphics on a computer/console, I don't really care too much. Edited December 6, 2008 by Mirage1972 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Slot Racers comes to mind. . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar302b Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 I can think of many with no screen shots on the back and being duped. Miniature Golf is the one that comes to mind first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Slot Racers comes to mind. . . Beat you to it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starhopper Posted December 6, 2008 Share Posted December 6, 2008 Slot Racers comes to mind. . . Beat you to it Indeed you did! Star Raiders was very disappointing for me, too. I like the game, but it took me a while to get around the fact that it wasn't initially as hot as the cover art Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 (edited) The only game I remember buying when I was a kid solely based on box art was video pinball. Luckily I actually liked the game, and still do. I think part of it was because the box art reminded me of this cartoon. Edited December 7, 2008 by AtariLeaf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Not the box art as such, but the cartridge art got me once. I rebought Venture at a yard sale when I was six or seven because it was the Coleco one and I thought it was a different game than my Red Lable one. In my defense the cartridge art is quite different: http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=577 http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=576 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 Not the box art as such, but the cartridge art got me once. I rebought Venture at a yard sale when I was six or seven because it was the Coleco one and I thought it was a different game than my Red Lable one. In my defense the cartridge art is quite different:http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=577 http://www.atariage.com/cart_page.html?SoftwareLabelID=576 Easy mistake for a kid to make. A label variation collector at a young age eh? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 In defense of Slot Racers......I always liked the game. Me and my little sister used to play that game and Maze Craze all the time when we first got them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 In defense of Slot Racers......I always liked the game. Me and my little sister used to play that game and Maze Craze all the time when we first got them. Maze Craze was another game that the artwork looked a lot better than the game actually was. I remember reading the reviews which made the sound great but when I fired it up I thought is this it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted December 7, 2008 Share Posted December 7, 2008 The key to Maze Craze is having a second player. That's when the fun starts. It tends to get boring fast with just one player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fiddlepaddle Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I first discovered computers with a magazine, can't remember the name, but it was TRS-80-centric. This would have been late '70s, or around 1980. Might that be "80 Micro-computing" published by Wayne Green? I read that cover-to-cover, and learned a lot. Trivia: a spin-off of 80 Micro-computing was "Instant Software", possibly the first software publishing house for independent authors. By the way, google Wayne Green and check out his web site... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I first discovered computers with a magazine, can't remember the name, but it was TRS-80-centric. This would have been late '70s, or around 1980. Might that be "80 Micro-computing" published by Wayne Green? I read that cover-to-cover, and learned a lot. Trivia: a spin-off of 80 Micro-computing was "Instant Software", possibly the first software publishing house for independent authors. By the way, google Wayne Green and check out his web site... Yes, that was it! 80-Micro. Wow, he's an interesting fellow, isn't he?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_envy Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Frankenstein's Monster is Data Age's best game too. I don't mind it; The rest of the Data Age games suck a lot though. Am I the only person on the planet who likes DataAge's "Journey"? It is a unique concept, has actual Journey music on Atari 2600 (ok a little off key, but a decent effort), and solid gameplay. But maybe I am the crazy one, b/c every review says it sucks. Frankenstein's Monster is DataAge's best. That is an outstanding game. Flag Capture, Slot Racers, and Maze Craze: 2 players=lots of fun. 1 player=lame. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skylark68 Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 I liked Journey Escape, it wasn't a bad game. It gets pretty chaotic at times. The box art that ticked me off was definitely Flag Capture as mentioned above... There were cool looking pirates on the cover and all we got were some blocks on a blue screen... A lot of those early Atari games were notorious for not displaying any actual game screen shots on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boek Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Challenge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Challenge. No kidding. What that game has to do with Ghostbusters is beyond me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted December 8, 2008 Share Posted December 8, 2008 Frankenstein's Monster is Data Age's best game too. I don't mind it; The rest of the Data Age games suck a lot though. Am I the only person on the planet who likes DataAge's "Journey"? It is a unique concept, has actual Journey music on Atari 2600 (ok a little off key, but a decent effort), and solid gameplay. But maybe I am the crazy one, b/c every review says it sucks. Frankenstein's Monster is DataAge's best. That is an outstanding game. Flag Capture, Slot Racers, and Maze Craze: 2 players=lots of fun. 1 player=lame. Journey escape is not bad but it is far to easy. You can basically play it as long as you can stay awake. I have debated going for Todd Rogers 3-day marathon record but I doubt I'll ever have the time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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