moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 A terrible error on my last "What might have been" post caused an "off topic" discussion of epic proportions!!! I promised Fish I'd make it up to him so here it is... This game was known under 2 different titles back in the late 70's...It was almost certainly one of the first co-op 2 player games. Can you name both titles? This is how it might of looked on the 2600... (Altho I don't know that the 2600 was capable of keeping up with the diagnal lines like it has???) Would this game be possible?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1090 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 The ham sandwich looks a little above the 2600s graphic capabilities, yet delicious all the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Ummmmmmm Ham Sandwich!!?????? Where?????? Oh 17 post... I think I'm begining to understand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1090 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 On the blue plate one inch from the bottom and two inches from the right side of the image. ATARI, THE OTHER WHITE MEAT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 As far as the sandwich it is a Bologna sandwich. The name of the game, I have no idea Moycon. I would guess maybe Spy Hunter? Perhaps if you made the sandwich take up the entire screen on the Atari 2600 you might get something that looks like this sandwich I made... [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Junie ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1090 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Another fine looking sandwich. Sorry for mistakingly calling the bologna sandiwch a ham sandwich. I'm just wondering WHY someone would toss an 8 bit sandiwch image on a 2 bit screenshot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by ten ninety: Another fine looking sandwich. Sorry for mistakingly calling the bologna sandiwch a ham sandwich. I'm just wondering WHY someone would toss an 8 bit sandiwch image on a 2 bit screenshot. No problem on the mistake, no big deal, especially if you don't know about it. The Bologna sandwich thing has been discussed in one form or another on here for a long time by Moycon. I think it originally started by a post about what everyone likes to eat when playing Atari 2600 games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 It actually started before that!!! I had opened that thread as a way to show how easy it was to post a pic of a delicious sandwich and still keep it on topic! I can't remember exactly what thread it started in!!! As far as wondering why.... Ummmmmm.... Well.... Lemmi think about that one and get back to you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 BTW Junie.... No not Spy Hunter. Actually the game Spy Hunter was released for the 2600. And ten ninety yes ketchup on Bologna is still #1 in my book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 oooh, at least she's posting a sandwich for me thanx for the screen, moycon. i couldn't figure out the game as i'm no 8-bit expert .... but i actually figured out something completely different: 8-bit stands for Bologna Interval Timing .... it means that every 8th sandwich will be empty. to doublecheck that, i looked at my new package of ham in the fridge and ... see it there ... only 7 slices of ham in the package! btw: i thought dave cranes mother started the bologna topic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: btw: i thought dave cranes mother started the bologna topic? You mean this thread????? There was one before it. I think this may have been the first!!!! Followed closely by this one. At some point someone pointed out that they didn't know what was funnier the sandwich or the fact that it was always on topic.... That's when, proving how easy it was, I started the favorite food thread. Ahhhh the history of bologna. quoteoooh, at least she's posting a sandwich for me It's my femine speech isn't it Jahfish??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 One title is Fire Truck. Don't know the other... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joel D. Park Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 It's almost Motormania, I loved it on the Commodore 64. but I don't know why you'd be driving a firetruck. [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: Joel D. Park ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
utamav91 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Not Spy Hunter. It's Rye Hunter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Inky got one of the title names.... There was one other... quotebut I don't know why you'd be driving a firetruck. I suppose if they called the game Fire Truck and you drove a bus or a garbage truck then you really be confused!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xyzzy Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Edited because I made a bad guess! [ 04-09-2002: Message edited by: xyzzy ] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 I don't know of any other name for Fire Truck. However, initially I thought the game was Cops N' Robbers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junie Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by jahfish: oooh, at least she's posting a sandwich for me Are you referring to me? If so I am a he The Junie name came from one of my friends trying to create names for me other than Junior and it evolved into Junie. My name is Thomas Cosby JR. as my e-mail says, I guess you never read my signature of my e-mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jahfish Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 HAHAHA, sorry for the confusion .. i thought it was Jun posting ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Isn't that fire truck game called "Smokin' Joe" or something like that? ...and maybe "Smoked Meat"? Please don't forget Bologna Boom! Or do.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Yep Smokin Joe was the other title!!!!! Phew! that was a hard one!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanJr Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Yes, but at least the bologna is back! What a wild history that sammich has! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapdash Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 Actually, wasn't it "Smokey Joe"?? Not sure... But the two games were slightly different -- one version was one-player only IIRC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted April 9, 2002 Author Share Posted April 9, 2002 Thats right Russ... It was Smokey Joe!! The Fire truck was the 2 player version.... I can still remember this game from back in the arcades when I lived in Ohio and was a wee lad. I found two links if anyone wants more history on this great game. Fire Truck Videotopia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted April 9, 2002 Share Posted April 9, 2002 quote: Originally posted by Russ Perry Jr: Actually, wasn't it "Smokey Joe"?? Not sure... But the two games were slightly different -- one version was one-player only IIRC. Yes it was Smokey Joe... I am laughing now because I just realized that Smokin Joe was my father-in-law's nickname at work... err... because his name is, uh, Joe and he, uh, smokes. Here is the link to Smokey Joe on the KLOV. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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