2600 Three's Company

[Gregory DG]

Whew! After over a year of waiting, I finally managed to tape the episode of Three's Company where Jack and Janet are playing football on a 2600! I got some screenshots as well as a 63 second video of it over at TAT.

 

http://www.ataritimes.com/features/fea_atarifilms.html

 

Have fun.

[Nukey Shay]

...now if he could just get that video of Marilyn Chambers playing Custer's!

 

Thanx

[Inky]

You have probably already seen this:

 

The iTari

 

Check out the carts on the left hand side..

[Gregory DG]

Heh, I just noticed that the 2600 wasn't even plugged in the entire time they were playing it!

 

[Lemmi]

and those beeps sounded just like the actuall football game

[oesii]

not only not plugged in but no cart in the slot!

 

Must have 64 games built in

[Gregory DG]

not only not plugged in but no cart in the slot!

 

Must have 64 games built in  

 

Heh, the cartridge is on the table next to the popcorn. :wink:

[StanJr]

That is hysterical and awesome! Good find Greg! And thanks!

[oesii]

not only not plugged in but no cart in the slot!

 

Must have 64 games built in  

 

Heh, the cartridge is on the table next to the popcorn. :wink:

 

 

whoa, first remote control joysticks and now RC carts! This Atari think might take off soon.

[Gregory DG]

The difference between men and women is the way they hold their joysticks.

 

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[StanJr]

And those are some SKILLED actors, look how they respond to a game they aren't even playing! I meant, what would it have hurt to at least put a cart in the slot, or even, forbid!, plug the thing in and let them play it! Did the producers think we are that stupid?

[Gregory DG]

And those are some SKILLED actors

 

I agree with you there. John Ritter (and Joyce DeWitt) are great. I can't wait for the Three's Company telepic! (It'll be similar to the Gilligan's Island and Brady Bunch TV behind-the-scenes movie.)

 

Three's Company is my favorite sitcom of all-time.

 

As for there not being a game in the 2600... It would probably be DISTRACTING for the actors to have a real game on there. And the timing of the game vs. the reactions would never match. I can understand why they weren't really playing, but WHY there wasn't a cart in the slot is a bit baffling. Maybe someone forgot... Or maybe it blocked the view somehow. Who knows.

[D.Yancey]

How about Jack playing left handed with the joystick? Hard to hit the button that way unless you rewire it and turn it 90 degrees!! I wonder if he thought to do that? Great find, I love it!

[Mindfield]

I can understand why Jack was playing left-handed -- he was holding the stick upside-down!

[Stella'sGhost]

That show rules! I feel old, I used to watch it when it was NEW.

 

Actually playing an Atari with no cart inserted is more fun than playing an Atari with Pacman inserted.

 

I've noticed whenever I show someone the atari and they either have never played it or haven't seen one in 17 years, they always hold the joysticks wrong!!

[Atarian7]

Pac man is a fun game damn it/ And I posted about 3's company many months ago but thanks for the screen shot. GEt ready for the copyright lawsuits to roll in now.

[Mot]

The difference between men and women is the way they hold their joysticks. icon_biggrin.gif

 

It looks like women are better because she can actually press the fire button!

[chromizone]

im i the only intreged and curious about the whole itari thing?????

 

 

what exactly is this?