Greg2600 Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 As I recall, most of the population was still calling them "tapes" at that point. Ha ha yes they were! My parents referred to the 2600 games as tapes. Wow, that literally jostled a memory I hadn't thought of in 25 years. If you go farther back, on Star Trek, they called what were clearly cartridge looking devices data tapes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IHATETHEBEARS Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 I love this movie. Back in the day I had it on a Beta tape. And now I've had it on DVD for years. As a kid, I LONGED to have that video game. It looked like a lot of fun. It would be awesome to see someone release it for the community. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 As I recall, most of the population was still calling them "tapes" at that point. Here in NJ, I never heard them referred to as tapes. They were always cartridges...games on cassette were referred to as tapes...that's all as far as I can remember. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Here in NJ, I never heard them referred to as tapes. They were always cartridges...games on cassette were referred to as tapes...that's all as far as I can remember. That was my experience as well. I've never heard them referred to as tapes until I saw this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Here in NJ, I never heard them referred to as tapes. They were always cartridges...games on cassette were referred to as tapes...that's all as far as I can remember. Strange. I grew up in New Jersey, too, and I heard them called "tapes" fairly often. It was usually by adults, though, not by other kids; we always called them cartridges. I suppose it depends on who you spent more time with. Apparently, there were also some people who called them by both names. In one episode of MST3K ("Santa Claus Conquers the Martians", I believe it was), Frank refers to a box of Nintendo cartridges as "video cassette cartridge games". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 What is this the NJ only thread? I too am from NJ, still am, and like I said, my parents and grandparents called them tapes. Was usually in the vein of, "hey you left your tapes here." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie_ Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 I'm in New jersey too. I remember older people calling them tapes. We (kids) called them cartridges. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted September 22, 2012 Share Posted September 22, 2012 Wow, who knew that New Jersey had an "official" video game console?! (I'm not sure which of the two comes out the worse from that particular pairing: the state of New Jersey, or the Atari 5200.) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro Rogue Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 They were collectively called tapes, cartridges, and cassettes depending on people's inclination towards the previous technology they were used to. For example - Tape: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=T4UgAAAAIBAJ&sjid=0tgEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2737,4533621&dq=atari+tape&hl=en Cassette http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=6K8lAAAAIBAJ&sjid=H_QFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1848,2535505&dq=atari+cassette&hl=en Cartridge http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=ZnpQAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KRIEAAAAIBAJ&pg=3019,3041601&dq=atari+cartridge&hl=en Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian O Posted September 23, 2012 Share Posted September 23, 2012 Another New Jerseyan checking in. Born here, still here, will probably die here. Great, now I have Mellencamp's "Small Town" stuck in my head... -B 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TwiliteZoner Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 (edited) They were collectively called tapes, cartridges, and cassettes depending on people's inclination towards the previous technology they were used to. For example - Tape: http://news.google.c...tari tape&hl=en Cassette http://news.google.c... cassette&hl=en Cartridge http://news.google.c...cartridge&hl=en So in other words people that actually knew what they were talking about and not just some casual observer knew that they were called cartridges. If I had to bet I would imagine that whoever wrote the script for Cloak & Dagger had only a passing interest in the hobby. Edited September 24, 2012 by TwiliteZoner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuck D. Head Posted September 24, 2012 Share Posted September 24, 2012 I'd call it a "guilty pleasure". Any movie with Dabney Coleman in it is a guilty pleasure. Going through a box of my dad's VHS tapes I found two tapes full of "Buffalo Bill" with Dabney Coleman and have been watching them with pleasure. Very different and funny, with a great cast. I remember him from "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" as a kid and thought he was the best part of the show. I just found Cloak and Dagger at a garage sale this summer, but havent watched it yet, thanks for the reminder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari the Jedi Posted October 6, 2012 Share Posted October 6, 2012 I grew up in California and my parents and grandparents referred to them as simply "games" though my grandma has been know to refer every thing video games even modern systems as "pick up those dam Ataris" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak&Dagger Posted November 13, 2012 Share Posted November 13, 2012 I love this movie. Back in the day I had it on a Beta tape. And now I've had it on DVD for years. As a kid, I LONGED to have that video game. It looked like a lot of fun. It would be awesome to see someone release it for the community. You can go to: AtariMania and download the game. Or you can go to:Cloak_and_Dagger(2).zip and download it there. It is the actual game that Dave Comstock was working on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 You can go to: AtariMania and download the game. Or you can go to:Cloak_and_Dagger(2).zip and download it there. It is the actual game that Dave Comstock was working on. Went there and haven't been able to find. Can you help,please? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak&Dagger Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 You can play Cloak&Dagger at: Cloak_and_Dagger(2).zip or you can go to AtariMania Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak&Dagger Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Went there and haven't been able to find. Can you help,please? You can try: atarimaniacloakanddagger.zip sorry about the confusion or you can go to: atariagecloakanddagger.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak&Dagger Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Seen this movie again a few months ago for the first time since the 80's. Streamed it on Netflix. try:cloak_and_dagger(2).zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Don't know what I'm doing wrong, tried put them in the address bar and nothing comes up. Thanks for help anyway! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloak&Dagger Posted November 14, 2012 Share Posted November 14, 2012 Sorry about that it is: atarimania400/800cloakanddagger.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 Here is the link. http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-400-800-xl-xe-cloak-and-dagger_1090.html Anyway, I looked up definitions for cartridges and found this: A case containing magnetic tape in a reel; a cassette. and a module designed to be inserted into a larger piece of equipment; "he loaded a cartridge of fresh tape into the tape deck" Here is one for cassette: A similar unit containing videotape, film, or other material for insertion into a machine. Synonyms for cassette: cartridge, tape, audio cassette, videocassette, recording, film cartridge, case, microcassette, minicassette Synonyms for cartridge: blank, bullet, capsule, case, cassette, cylinder, tube Also, on German Atari games you can find Video-Spiel-Cassette. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thegamezmaster Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 (edited) Thanks for the link. Is it for Atari 400/800 only or is there a 5200 zip file? Would love to try on a 5200. Just asking as I have no way for an A8. Again thanks for everyone's help. Edited November 15, 2012 by thegamezmaster Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greg2600 Posted November 15, 2012 Share Posted November 15, 2012 400/800 only. Don't think a 5200 version was worked on yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 16, 2012 Share Posted November 16, 2012 400/800 only. Don't think a 5200 version was worked on yet. Correct. The 5200 version would have come out after the 8-bit version was finished. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleco Posted December 7, 2012 Share Posted December 7, 2012 So, I guess I'm not clear: Is someone still working on the 5200 version of this, or did they abandon that effort? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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