Ask Me Any Question About Apollo And I will...

[Chuck D. Head]

What was Apollo thinking when he and Rocky shared that tender hug on the beach in Rocky III??? Morgan

[Cliff Friedel]

What would the prize be to the victor of a Lost Luggage tournament? Would it be better than that Swordquest items?

[Animan]

How many Games by Apollo could not be found anywhere in the continental lithosphere in the Hawaiian area with cookies and javascript enabled to view it as a starting point to determine whether the proposed effect would be effective?

 

Sorry, Google Scribe is too fun .

 

Here's a real (but not too hard) questions:

 

What game did Pat Roper play that got him interested in video games?

[Christophero Sly]

Am I the only person who likes Skeet Shoot?

[A.J. Franzman]

Hmmm, there seem to be a lot more questions than answers here, SpaceDice2010.

[tz101]

What was your reaction when Anton Ono won olympic gold?

[TooSlowGamer]

How big is the Apollo CEO's cock?

[BDW]

How big is the Apollo CEO's cock?

[+save2600]

^ Not cool. (whoops Brandon, you beat me to it!) lol

 

Anyway... growing up in Libertyville, IL - the only place I ever remember seeing Apollo games for sale were on smallish cardboard endcaps at our local Eagle grocery store. I picked up Infiltrate and Space Chase (not at the same time mind you) there shopping with my Grandmother. They were cheap, like $10ea. IIRC. Maybe a little more, but I remember thinking they were very affordable and how cool it was to see Atari games at the grocery store! Brilliant marketing if you ask me. Come to think of it, Data Age also had a display there too, but I remember seeing them at other toy stores & drug stores (Osco had a great Atari display back in the day). Maybe it's just my memory, but Apollo games seemed more elusive.

 

Loved and still love Infiltrate. Not sure why all the hate for that game. After a few minutes of Space Chase OTOH, I thought it was too simple and repetitive. Great graphics and sounds though, but I do remember feeling a little "slighted" after purchasing that with my hard earned money. lol

 

Were Games By Apollo marketed at other grocery stores across the nation or was that just a Chicagoland thing? What other grocery or regular stores were they to be found?

Edited September 10, 2010 by save2600

[Pioneer4x4]

How big is the Apollo CEO's cock?

Speaking of measuring cocks... There was a tape measure next to the urinal at work today...

[Miss 2600]

Did they use the name "Apollo" because the games are so Appalling?

[Philflound]

How many monogrammed versions were made for Space Chase? Now there's a real question.

 

Phil

Edited September 10, 2010 by Philflound

[Lord Thag]

This is a weird thread

 

If a mime were walking in a woods, and no one else was around, how many copies of Lost Luggage would it take to cut down a tree without summoning the Sasquatch?

 

That's what I'm askin'

[BDW]

This is a weird thread

 

If a mime were walking in a woods, and no one else was around, how many copies of Lost Luggage would it take to cut down a tree without summoning the Sasquatch?

 

That's what I'm askin'

That's obvious, it's a trick question. Skeet shoot is the game with a sharpened edge.

[tz101]

c'mon man, lots of questions and no answers. what about your promise?

[SpaceDice2010]

Okay. The thread started to baffle me as I am an Apollo games guru, not an Apollo movie fan. Sry.

[SpaceDice2010]

Let's see:

 

 

 

- Describe a famous Apollo label misprint.

 

 

Infiltrate comes to mind.

[SpaceDice2010]

^ Not cool. (whoops Brandon, you beat me to it!) lol

 

Anyway... growing up in Libertyville, IL - the only place I ever remember seeing Apollo games for sale were on smallish cardboard endcaps at our local Eagle grocery store. I picked up Infiltrate and Space Chase (not at the same time mind you) there shopping with my Grandmother. They were cheap, like $10ea. IIRC. Maybe a little more, but I remember thinking they were very affordable and how cool it was to see Atari games at the grocery store! Brilliant marketing if you ask me. Come to think of it, Data Age also had a display there too, but I remember seeing them at other toy stores & drug stores (Osco had a great Atari display back in the day). Maybe it's just my memory, but Apollo games seemed more elusive.

 

Loved and still love Infiltrate. Not sure why all the hate for that game. After a few minutes of Space Chase OTOH, I thought it was too simple and repetitive. Great graphics and sounds though, but I do remember feeling a little "slighted" after purchasing that with my hard earned money. lol

 

Were Games By Apollo marketed at other grocery stores across the nation or was that just a Chicagoland thing? What other grocery or regular stores were they to be found?

 

Before the crash Apollo actually advertised in the Sunday papers. I think I still have a copy of the advertisement. It was like buy one get $, buy two get $$, buy three get $$$. Like other Apollo actions, this was pretty dumb as not as many grocery stores sold $30 games as you may think.

[SpaceDice2010]

How many monogrammed versions were made for Space Chase? Now there's a real question.

 

Phil

 

Probably 15 is the closest to the truth. None were ever sold though.

[SpaceDice2010]

Is this game truly Kyphus? http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/kyphus/kyphus.htm

 

Tempest

 

If I said no would you be more curious...

[+Random Terrain]

So is SpaceDice2010 a former employee of Apollo or just a guy with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome who is obsessed with Apollo?

[tz101]

What were the titles of all Apollo VCS game releases? No. of units shipped for each?

[+Psionic]

So is SpaceDice2010 a former employee of Apollo or just a guy with Autism or Asperger's Syndrome who is obsessed with Apollo?

Since he hasn't told us anything so far that any random idiot wouldn't be able to, I'm going with the latter.

[A.J. Franzman]

How many monogrammed versions were made for Space Chase?

Probably 15 is the closest to the truth. None were ever sold though.

So were those "probably 15" just given away? Why make them if they hadn't been paid for? Conversely, did anyone pay for a copy, and if Apollo never sold any, did those who paid get their money back?

Edited September 14, 2010 by A.J. Franzman

[Rom Hunter]

Let's see:

 

 

 

- Describe a famous Apollo label misprint.

 

 

Infiltrate comes to mind.

Not the game I had in mind, but interesting.

 

Why Infiltrate?

 

Also, do you know the answer to my other question in the same post?

 

Edited September 14, 2010 by Rom Hunter