atwwong Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 What if Atari had included glossy, full colored game instructions with all our Flashback 2 games instead of that "manual" out of the box? It would certainly help us figure out some of the new games and look nice in a collection. Since Atari limited Marty regarding the space and the time he had to work with on game descriptions, I touched up the original Return to Haunted House document that I sent to him to resemble a manual released with a picture label cart. The instructions are in PDF format and weigh in at over 600k, but you can print it out to look just like the original 2600 game manuals. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Tony Return_to_Haunted_House_Game_Manual.pdf 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PacManPlus Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Very, very cool Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Cool! Thanks for posting the manual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted November 29, 2005 Share Posted November 29, 2005 Beautiful job Tony ! Curt What if Atari had included glossy, full colored game instructions with all our Flashback 2 games instead of that "manual" out of the box? It would certainly help us figure out some of the new games and look nice in a collection. Since Atari limited Marty regarding the space and the time he had to work with on game descriptions, I touched up the original Return to Haunted House document that I sent to him to resemble a manual released with a picture label cart. The instructions are in PDF format and weigh in at over 600k, but you can print it out to look just like the original 2600 game manuals. Hope you enjoy it. Cheers, Tony 973392[/snapback] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted December 4, 2005 Author Share Posted December 4, 2005 Thanks for all the compliments and downloads. It's amazing what you can do with a graphics editor, OpenOffice, a laser printer, and a cutting board... Cheers, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 7, 2005 Share Posted December 7, 2005 Lovely! To be (way too) honest, the game didn't grab me for the brief moments I tried it, but after reading the manual, I'm definitely intrigued enough to give it a proper try! Thanks and well done! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted December 10, 2005 Author Share Posted December 10, 2005 Thanks Flojomojo! Maybe in the future I will release an improved version. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HP Atari King of Michigan Posted December 10, 2005 Share Posted December 10, 2005 Very nice, my friend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted December 12, 2005 Author Share Posted December 12, 2005 Very nice, my friend. 980174[/snapback] Thanks! Sort of on topic, I made a Flashback 2 Return to Haunted House label based on a combination of Atariboy2600's designs and the manual design. For those who somehow missed Atariboy2600's excellent FB2/Atari 2600 label creations, you can see it all in this thread, with the Haunted House 2 labels starting here, and the RTHH labels starting here. Cheers, Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moondoggie1968 Posted March 9, 2006 Share Posted March 9, 2006 If I had a copy of the bin would I be able to play it on my old 2600? Just firing up a copy of haunted house right now after never playing it for 18 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted March 9, 2006 Author Share Posted March 9, 2006 The binary was tested on an EPROM and PCB board with both a heavy-sixer and a 7800 (I always test this way for maximum compatibility) before it was submitted for the FB2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hizzy Posted June 12, 2017 Share Posted June 12, 2017 Had to bump this to thank the creator. It's a nice manual! Thanks 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atwwong Posted July 29, 2017 Author Share Posted July 29, 2017 (edited) Thanks hizzy! (I cannot believe how time flies...) It's better than reading the FB (portable) manual excerpt which is very brief and has errors about the description. Fixed in 2017 Flashbacks. Edited October 30, 2017 by atwwong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadStanley Posted January 4, 2018 Share Posted January 4, 2018 I created my forum account just to thank you for this. I purchased the Flashback Portable and happily discovered this game, only who knew what the skill levels and difficulty switches did? Now I do. Thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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