thriftcrawler 06/19/05

06/19/05

01. 16 Atari games, 1 Gameboy Color game, 1 Sega 32X game, 2 Playstation games, Atari game binder

I couldn't help myself. I had to go back to that shop in the Jefferson Highway Flea Market. The one where I found the Saturn and Genesis. I knew there had to be more crap in there somewhere... and there was. I had to do a little redecorating to the shop (once again, the owner was nowhere in sight) to get to the goods I wanted, but I came away with some decent stuff for my efforts. Here's what I got for ten dollars, as seen above (left to right, top to bottom):

01. A swank faux-leather Atari 2600 game binder. Holds eight whole games! Man, I adore that logo and font. Wanna lick it so bad.

02. Duke Nukem (Gameboy Color) - Why not? Maybe this will get me playing my Gameboy Color again. As it is, I only use it to play Tetris when I'm... in the restroom.

03. Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600) - Cover your heart, Indy! Wait...
Supersecret Trick!! First, go to the flying saucer mesa - make sure you have a parachute and the Chai. Walk to the bottom of the mesa, fall off, and drop the Chai. A Yar warrior (the character you play as in another 2600 game I picked up today, Yar's Revenge) will start buzzing about at the top of the screen! Fly, Yar Warrior, Fly!

04. Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - Destroy descending alien armada. You know the drill. Great game!
Supersecret Trick!! Hold down the RESET and POWER buttons on your 2600. Then select Game 1 and start. Congratulations, you have double shots.

05. Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - Again. Hey, did you know this was the first arcade port to a home system ever in the history of EVER?

06. Night Driver (Atari 2600) - Night driving is one of my hobbies. It was never like this, though! Boring, I mean.

07. Grand Prix (Atari 2600) - A side-scrolling racing game? Totally wack.

08. Missile Command (Atari 2600) - Blow up falling missiles with your little square. One of the better 2600 games, in my opinion. Features include pretty explosions!
Supersecret Trick!! If you choose game 13 and use up all of your missiles without scoring any points, the city on the right will turn into the initials "RF" (for Redd Foxx, the inspiration behind Missile Command.)

09. Football (Atari 2600) - Take a look at this screen shot. Three nude pink guys versus three nude white guys. No football in sight. Is there ever really any winner in a situation like this?

10. Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - And again. TRUE: When the Space Invaders arcade game came out in Japan, the amount of players caused a severe coin shortage.

11. Video Olympics (Atari 2600) - Really fun game featuring a bunch of different "sports" all modeled after Pong. Games include Pong, Super Pong, Soccer, Foosball, Hockey, Quadrapong, Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball.

12. Combat (Atari 2600) - The ultimate 2-player game for the 2600. Tanks, jets, biplanes and a heaping helping of square bullets. A classic. This cartridge features the older (?) label which lists the different types of games you can play, and has no picture.
Supersecret Trick!! Plug in two paddle-type controllers, press both of their buttons at once, and your tank will speed up.

13. Combat (Atari 2600) - Same game, but with cover art on the label this time. Later edition, I guess?

14. Realsports Football (Atari 2600) - Okay, I apologize to the designers of the earlier Football game. The only things that make this look remotely like football are those yardline-indicating numbers. Otherwise, this looks like bird droppings on a gray canvas in a gray room. High art.

15. Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600) - Fun game where you, a Yar warrior, have to destroy this big, red floating ball of crap called the Quotile (the inspiration behind the song "C'mon, Smash the Quotile" by the Fucking Champs.)

16. Galaxian (Atari 2600) - The predecessor to an awesome little game called Galaga, this one's not as fun as its offspring, but does have the cooler name of the two.
Supersecret Trick!! Hold the RESET and POWER buttons on the 2600 for fast shots.

17. Metal Head (Sega Genesis 32X) - It was there, so I bought it. This is regarded as one of the crappier games for Sega's infamously crappy 32X add-on. I don't even own one...

18. Namco Museum 3 (PS1) - I do own a Playstation, however, and this game is right up my alley. It features six Namco arcade classics, including: The Tower of Druaga, Galaxian, Phozon, Pole Position 2, Dig-Dug, and Ms. Pac-Man! She alone makes this worth the few cents I paid for it.

19. Jurassic Park: The Lost World (PS1) - Never saw the movies, never played the games. This one gets universally terrible reviews.

20. Unidentified Parker Brothers game (Atari 2600) - Oooh, what's the mystery game? I don't have a working 2600 at the moment, but it's by Parker Brothers, so that narrows it down a bit. G.I. Joe Cobra Strike? Montezuma's Revenge? Amidar? One of the many PB Star Wars games? Well, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that it's probably Q*Bert - a pretty common one to find. Update to come if I ever acquire another 2600.

21. NOT PICTURED: Dig Dug (Atari 2600) - Insanely fun game where the object is to pump your enemies full of air and make them explode. If this game were to come out today, it would have photorealistic exploding-monster gore with 200 polygons per giblet.
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01.	A swank faux-leather Atari 2600 game binder. Holds eight whole games! Man, I adore that logo and font. Wanna lick it so bad.
02.	Duke Nukem (Gameboy Color) - Why not? Maybe this will get me playing my Gameboy Color again. As it is, I only use it to play Tetris when I'm... in the restroom.
03.	Raiders of the Lost Ark (Atari 2600) - Cover your heart, Indy! Wait... Supersecret Trick!! First, go to the flying saucer mesa - make sure you have a parachute and the Chai. Walk to the bottom of the mesa, fall off, and drop the Chai. A Yar warrior (the character you play as in another 2600 game I picked up today, Yar's Revenge) will start buzzing about at the top of the screen! Fly, Yar Warrior, Fly!
04.	Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - Destroy descending alien armada. You know the drill. Great game! Supersecret Trick!! Hold down the RESET and POWER buttons on your 2600. Then select Game 1 and start. Congratulations, you have double shots.
05.	Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - Again. Hey, did you know this was the first arcade port to a home system ever in the history of EVER?
06.	Night Driver (Atari 2600) - Night driving is one of my hobbies. It was never like this, though! Boring, I mean.
07.	Grand Prix (Atari 2600) - A side-scrolling racing game? Totally wack.
08.	Missile Command (Atari 2600) - Blow up falling missiles with your little square. One of the better 2600 games, in my opinion. Features include pretty explosions! Supersecret Trick!! If you choose game 13 and use up all of your missiles without scoring any points, the city on the right will turn into the initials "RF" (for Redd Foxx, the inspiration behind Missile Command.)
09.	Football (Atari 2600) - Take a look at this screen shot. Three nude pink guys versus three nude white guys. No football in sight. Is there ever really any winner in a situation like this?
10.	Space Invaders (Atari 2600) - And again. TRUE: When the Space Invaders arcade game came out in Japan, the amount of players caused a severe coin shortage.
11.	Video Olympics (Atari 2600) - Really fun game featuring a bunch of different "sports" all modeled after Pong. Games include Pong, Super Pong, Soccer, Foosball, Hockey, Quadrapong, Handball, Volleyball, and Basketball.
12.	Combat (Atari 2600) - The ultimate 2-player game for the 2600. Tanks, jets, biplanes and a heaping helping of square bullets. A classic. This cartridge features the older (?) label which lists the different types of games you can play, and has no picture. Supersecret Trick!! Plug in two paddle-type controllers, press both of their buttons at once, and your tank will speed up.
13.	Combat (Atari 2600) - Same game, but with cover art on the label this time. Later edition, I guess?
14.	Realsports Football (Atari 2600) - Okay, I apologize to the designers of the earlier Football game. The only things that make this look remotely like football are those yardline-indicating numbers. Otherwise, this looks like bird droppings on a gray canvas in a gray room. High art.
15.	Yar's Revenge (Atari 2600) - Fun game where you, a Yar warrior, have to destroy this big, red floating ball of crap called the Quotile (the inspiration behind the song "C'mon, Smash the Quotile" by the Fucking Champs.)
16.	Galaxian (Atari 2600) - The predecessor to an awesome little game called Galaga, this one's not as fun as its offspring, but does have the cooler name of the two. Supersecret Trick!! Hold the RESET and POWER buttons on the 2600 for fast shots.
17.	Metal Head (Sega Genesis 32X) - It was there, so I bought it. This is regarded as one of the crappier games for Sega's infamously crappy 32X add-on. I don't even own one...
18.	Namco Museum 3 (PS1) - I do own a Playstation, however, and this game is right up my alley. It features six Namco arcade classics, including: The Tower of Druaga, Galaxian, Phozon, Pole Position 2, Dig-Dug, and Ms. Pac-Man! She alone makes this worth the few cents I paid for it.
19.	Jurassic Park: The Lost World (PS1) - Never saw the movies, never played the games. This one gets universally terrible reviews.
20.	Unidentified Parker Brothers game (Atari 2600) - Oooh, what's the mystery game? I don't have a working 2600 at the moment, but it's by Parker Brothers, so that narrows it down a bit. G.I. Joe Cobra Strike? Montezuma's Revenge? Amidar? One of the many PB Star Wars games? Well, I'm gonna go out on a limb here and guess that it's probably Q*Bert - a pretty common one to find. Update to come if I ever acquire another 2600.
21.	NOT PICTURED: Dig Dug (Atari 2600) - Insanely fun game where the object is to pump your enemies full of air and make them explode. If this game were to come out today, it would have photorealistic exploding-monster gore with 200 polygons per giblet. \|