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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
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 Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:29:50
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what a great game. HEADKICKER!
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webdog
- FB Fan -
USA
18 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:32:45
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I used to like the old Pac-Man game for Atari. I remember when it first came out, it was nearly $50 for the game!
Now you can play Pac-Man for free online.
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BLT
> Teenager of the Year <
South Sandwich Islands
4204 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:44:21
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The console games sucked. I only ever played Atari in arcades. My all time fave is Gravitar.
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Edited by - BLT on 02/28/2005 15:46:02 |
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floop
= Wannabe Volunteer =
Mexico
15297 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:45:30
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i'd say a tie between ELEVATOR ACTION and PITFALL
ist es möglich für ein quesadilla skrotum zu lecken? beim sprechen der quesadillas von LBF, ja. ja in der tatheheheheheheehehee! |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:45:44
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How about this one. Superman from 1979.
Now I love nostalgia as much as the next guy, but what a load of shite this looks. That is supposed to be Clark Kent going into the phonebooth.
Give me my PC and Call Of Duty, or my sister's Playstation 2 and Silent Hill 4 any day.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 15:56:58
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Defender
Space Invaders
Pong
Oh the crazy memories....
 I still believe in the excellent joy of the Catholics |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 16:03:31
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It's always funny though how people go on about how the gameplay was so much better in games then than it is now. Then they play them again and realise how shit they actually are now, and how quickly they become bored with them. Except Bomberman. that will always stand the test of time.
I played Paperboy the other day. I used to love that game, but my god was it shit. 1942 fared better but was still crap compared to todays games.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 16:16:55
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You may have a point. Still, I'll take Centipede any time.
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Carolynanna
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Canada
6556 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 16:31:46
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They had Pong for Atari?
I just remember my bro having some sort of pong console,
no other games, just pong.
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Godfather of nothing, ancesters of none.
Black glasses and feedback took my sense of fun.
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kathryn
~ Selkie Bride ~
Belgium
15320 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 17:04:44
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Now that you mention it...it may not have been Atari per se.
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 17:40:11
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Yar's Revenge.
That game kicked ass.
~~Come inside, or...Go Away.~~ |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 17:55:46
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ok, it's lame but my fave game was Tank COMBAT. I coulda played that forever....
check out this link....there are a few walks down one-button joystick memory lane here.
http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/games.shtml#null
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 18:47:54
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JOUST!
i could play joust 24 hours a day. seriously.
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martha_promise
= Cult of Ray =
USA
398 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 18:53:49
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Joust was really good too.
Tobafett, thanks for the link, I'm going to be playing Simon now for awhile.
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 02/28/2005 : 23:13:24
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Missle Commander and Pitfall were pretty good on the 2600.
In the arcade my games were Tempest, Galaga, Elevator Action, Spy Hunter, some tank game where you looked through a periscope and moved around geometric objects hunting down other tanks (sounds great, I know) |
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El Barto
= Song DB Master =
USA
4020 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 01:49:02
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A few favorites would have to be River Raid, M*A*S*H*, Tutenkamen (when I was a kid, I pronounced it "too tank em")...
I guess I just wasn't made for these times. |
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:03:39
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I loved Asteroids, Xevious and Jr. Pac Man on my Atari 7800. Homer, did you see Look Around You computer special last night, with great games like Holiday and Horse Kicking. 
'it seems,' I said, looking up at the sun, 'when a man dreams, a white butterfly does be after coming out of his mouth and walking away; and when it comes back again, it is then he awakes.' |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:07:30
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Damn it, I missed it again. Mind you, I missed it last week 'cos you told me the wrong time.
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:27:50
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 Sorry Homer, I said between 11pm and 12am because I could'nt remember exactly when it was on, when it's actually on at 11.30pm. I thought you'd check it on Ceefax  . The Holiday game was great, you get two detinations in England(Bogner Regis(sp)? is one anyway) and one in Spain, with a box of Spanish sand to make it even more authentic, the graphics actually looked like Ceefax come to think of it.
'it seems,' I said, looking up at the sun, 'when a man dreams, a white butterfly does be after coming out of his mouth and walking away; and when it comes back again, it is then he awakes.' |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:32:25
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It was on at 10:00 p.m last week according to Ceefax.
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:50:45
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It must be BBC2 N.I time schedule for me then? Anyway watch it! 
'it seems,' I said, looking up at the sun, 'when a man dreams, a white butterfly does be after coming out of his mouth and walking away; and when it comes back again, it is then he awakes.' |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 04:59:37
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I didn't have an Atari but my friend had and the game we'd play the most was Rampage
Denis
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 05:08:23
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How is Lizzie nowadays Denis?
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therewererumours
* Dog in the Sand *
Ireland
1240 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 05:11:11
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Ha ha, that reminds me of a school trip when I was about twelve or thirteen to Hungry where they had Rampage in a swimming pool lobby and I was fasinated by a local kid who had a coin tied to a piece of string. He actually did that trick like they do in cartoons where he kept pulling out the string really quickly and getting free games. I was really jealous of him.
'it seems,' I said, looking up at the sun, 'when a man dreams, a white butterfly does be after coming out of his mouth and walking away; and when it comes back again, it is then he awakes.' |
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vilainde
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
Niue
7443 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 05:13:46
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quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
How is Lizzie nowadays Denis?
Damaged!
Denis
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dayanara
* Dog in the Sand *
Australia
1811 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 06:20:02
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i totally forgot about rampage. is that the one where you pull the people out of the windows and eat them?
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 18:34:58
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| yup! that's it! |
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 18:49:31
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Why dont i know what an atari game is? the name rings a bell, but i couldnt say exactly what itis. maybe im too young
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GypsyDeath
Zapped Profile
3575 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 18:52:47
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and you are all welcome to laugh at me for not knowing.
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 19:05:35
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'sall right GD...prob are too young! the atari was one of the first "console" games to hit the market--cheap (relatively) and widely disseminated.
goto www.atari.org for more than you EVER wanted to know!
you can play some of the early atari games here: www.80smusiclyrics.com/games.shtml#null" target="_blank">http://www.80smusiclyrics.com/games.shtml#null
as a player, you had either a simple joystick with ONE red button or a paddle with ONE red button. it was fun! |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 20:08:07
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Tobafett... I think you posted that link to the games on 80smusiclyrics before. That site rocks!
Floop I would have to say Pitfall too. That was one of the first games I can think of with more than one scene... and the gaphics were so hi tech when they came out. |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 20:21:16
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i never had Pitfall for my atari and since it was made by activision, i thought it would only work on those systems--at least that's what the punk of a neighbor i had told me...next time i see him, i'm knockin' him out. bugger!
[edit] sorry if I keep pushing that site, Daisy--I really DON'T have a contract with them or anything!...I keep finding that site and wasting spending lotsa time there... |
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Daisy Girl
~ Abstract Brain ~
Belize
5305 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 20:37:42
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No it's a GREAT site!!!!!! I love it!!! The world would be a better place if more people visited it!
I swear we had an Atari was does 2600 sound right...the first model anyway.. and we had pitfall!! I swear I am not making this up!!! Or was that on the Comadore? Just kidding. I swear with my blood Atari had a Pitfall |
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tobafett
* Dog in the Sand *
USA
1713 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 21:31:39
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you're right on! they did have an atari version...just the punk next door told me it was activision only.
did anyone have a coleco console? was that the colecovision game system? didn't its paddle have 35 buttons or somethin'? |
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darwin
>> Denizen of the Citizens Band <<
USA
5454 Posts |
Posted - 03/01/2005 : 22:41:00
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I also definitely had Pitfall on Atati. I also had an Activision hockey game, which I remember being good because it had maybe players 3 per team instead of the basketball games with one humongous player per team.
I never a had Coleco console, but I did have handheld Coleco football game. You had to navigate the little dot between the dots and I think you could even throw the ball. I loved that game, which is kind of sad because it's pitful compared to today's games. |
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Homers_pet_monkey
= Official forum monkey =
United Kingdom
17125 Posts |
Posted - 03/02/2005 : 03:41:29
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I still have one of those Binatone consoles. You know the orange ones where you could play tennis, or squash, or football (soccer). The graphics were the most basic ever. With the tennis for example, your player was just a line on each side and a small square that used to be the ball. You used to turn the dial on your controller to line your player up with the ball to let it bounce off. Bloody adictive though, but then 2 player games often are.
Here's the fella.
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Your Favorite ATARI game...
