Tr3vor Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 (edited) when i pop in my Yars' Revenge game into my atari 2600 and start a game, it appears that there is a block missing in the quotile's sheild. is this common for yars' revenge games, is there something wrong with my atari, or is it something wrong with my game? edit: all of my other game work fine on my atari. Edited October 15, 2009 by Tr3vor Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Videogamecollector123 Posted October 15, 2009 Share Posted October 15, 2009 have you tried cleaning the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 yes i have Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Maybe you could post a shot of the screen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Maybe you could post a shot of the screen? here you go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Wierd...does it happen every time you start the game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher T Leach Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 (edited) Maybe you could post a shot of the screen? here you go. Distinctively Different... Picture appears to have a block missing...Is this a hoax? That picture was taken on January 8th, 2002? Have we seen this picture before? If only time would allow us to travel back in time and check the pics that were scanned into the matrix, then caled the internet on any given day during that time frame... I would say it appears that a block has been shot and then not replaced, although I do not see a space ship...is this an april fools joke or does this happen everytime? And is your camera set on the wrong date? Good luck this is odd...or is it? Edited October 16, 2009 by Christopher T Leach Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+batari Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Try the game in another console, and try another Yars' Revenge cart in this console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 That's teddy bear mode... it gives you a one block head start! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MS-DOS Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Distinctively Different... Picture appears to have a block missing...Is this a hoax? That picture was taken on January 8th, 2002? His camera probably isn't set with the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
disjaukifa Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Distinctively Different... Picture appears to have a block missing...Is this a hoax? That picture was taken on January 8th, 2002? His camera probably isn't set with the time. Yeah I forget to set the date in mine all the time. I will check my Yar's Revenge tonight when I get home as well. -Disjaukifa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 yeah, it happens every time i start the game. and my camrea's time isnt set. and i have a problem... i have only 1 atari and 1 yars' revenge cart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher T Leach Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 yeah, it happens every time i start the game. and my camrea's time isnt set. and i have a problem... i have only 1 atari and 1 yars' revenge cart. Find another...they are pretty common.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? Here you go http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_rot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher T Leach Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? According to Wikipedia.com: Bit rot, also known as bit decay, data rot, or data decay, is a colloquial computing term used either to describe gradual decay of storage media or to facetiously describe the spontaneous degradation of a software program over time. So wierd just one dot? If you shoot it do u get points for it going aay like normal Yars? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? According to Wikipedia.com: Bit rot, also known as bit decay, data rot, or data decay, is a colloquial computing term used either to describe gradual decay of storage media or to facetiously describe the spontaneous degradation of a software program over time. So wierd just one dot? If you shoot it do u get points for it going aay like normal Yars? i dont know. i dont really get that percice, like shoot that one block and die to see my score. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christopher T Leach Posted October 16, 2009 Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? According to Wikipedia.com: Bit rot, also known as bit decay, data rot, or data decay, is a colloquial computing term used either to describe gradual decay of storage media or to facetiously describe the spontaneous degradation of a software program over time. So wierd just one dot? If you shoot it do u get points for it going aay like normal Yars? i dont know. i dont really get that percice, like shoot that one block and die to see my score. Let's see it, Im curious.....maybe a before and after....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 Interesting It must be bit rot. whats that? According to Wikipedia.com: Bit rot, also known as bit decay, data rot, or data decay, is a colloquial computing term used either to describe gradual decay of storage media or to facetiously describe the spontaneous degradation of a software program over time. So wierd just one dot? If you shoot it do u get points for it going aay like normal Yars? i dont know. i dont really get that percice, like shoot that one block and die to see my score. Let's see it, Im curious.....maybe a before and after....! my bullet went right through the block and i did not score anything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 also, if i finish a round and wait about 45 seconds on the score screen, his sheild completely dissapears. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 16, 2009 Author Share Posted October 16, 2009 also (again...) if i get to the part where his sheild is supposed to turn blue, it "forgets to" untill about 10 seconds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 That looks very similar to a problem I had a few years ago, except I would have stray blocks appear in certain games (Specifically, Hangman and Outlaw.) In my case, it turned out that the RIOT chip in my console was bad. Once I replaced the chip, the problem went away. Check out the link to my thread about it and check out post #26 for pics. http://www.atariage.com/forums/topic/95096-strange-graphic-w-hangman/page__hl__Hangman__st__25 I'm not saying this is the problem you're having, but it's possible, I suppose. Hope this helps. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tr3vor Posted October 17, 2009 Author Share Posted October 17, 2009 its not my atari, because all of my other games work 100% it has to be the game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aftermac Posted October 17, 2009 Share Posted October 17, 2009 its not my atari, because all of my other games work 100% it has to be the game The only way to confirm that is to test the game in another console. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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