RickR

Dang, now I have that catchy Smurf theme stuck in my head. 

And AtariBrian.

OMG...I just played 2600 RS Baseball myself after watching your review.  I forgot about the most ridiculous "feature".  All the pitches look the same!  Even throwing a ball!  How the heck are you supposed to know when a ball is thrown if it looks identical to a normal pitch???  Well, somehow the computer knows and NEVER swings at a ball.  That's cheating, plain and simple.  I give this game an F-.

Dang, now I have that catchy Smurf theme stuck in my head. 

And AtariBrian.

Its pretty neat to see the forums and Atari Day mentioned in other people's stuff. Way to go nosweargamer 

Thanks Arenafeets for the trade!  Space Hawk to add to my INTV collection and some cool expo swag!   Cheers!
 

OMG...I just played 2600 RS Baseball myself after watching your review.  I forgot about the most ridiculous "feature".  All the pitches look the same!  Even throwing a ball!  How the heck are you supposed to know when a ball is thrown if it looks identical to a normal pitch???  Well, somehow the computer knows and NEVER swings at a ball.  That's cheating, plain and simple.  I give this game an F-.

Totally agree with you on RS Baseball.  I got this game as a kid, and I liked it at first because it looked good and it was so easy to crush the computer.  I mean, who doesn't like to win when you're 11 years old?  But it got boring fast. 
 
There were some really good sports games on the 2600.  Basketball on the difficult level was really challenging.  Ice Hockey looked and played great.  RS Volleyball looked great, played great, and was very unique.  Pele's Soccer didn't look good, but there were a lot of variations and beating the computer was an accomplishment.  Plus fireworks.  Who doesn't like fireworks? 
 
Oh, and the 5200 version of RS Baseball is AWESOME.  The best classic baseball game period. 

I love that you pointed out the Atari 7800 ProLine Controller's resemblance to a Star Trek phaser! I always thought the same thing and assumed I was the only one 

Totally agree with you on RS Baseball.  I got this game as a kid, and I liked it at first because it looked good and it was so easy to crush the computer.  I mean, who doesn't like to win when you're 11 years old?  But it got boring fast. 
 
There were some really good sports games on the 2600.  Basketball on the difficult level was really challenging.  Ice Hockey looked and played great.  RS Volleyball looked great, played great, and was very unique.  Pele's Soccer didn't look good, but there were a lot of variations and beating the computer was an accomplishment.  Plus fireworks.  Who doesn't like fireworks? 
 
Oh, and the 5200 version of RS Baseball is AWESOME.  The best classic baseball game period. 

Recent reviews include Phoenix & Realsports Baseball on the 2600, the ultra rare Tank Command on the 7800, Ice Hockey on the NES and controller reviews on the 7800 Pro-Line and Europad.

 

 

 

 

 

Awesome!  #2 on your list works for me.  I don't have Ninja Golf (which is #1 on your list on this video), but I think I should go look for it.  Thanks.

Here is the blurb:
 
 

I don't think anyone has the true story on that one.  The plausible stories I've heard:
 
- It was the codename for the Indy game.
- It was a plane/jet based game that got cancelled -- never made it past the prototype state. 
- It was the codename for Realsports Baseball. 
- It was a game in the works, but the programmer left for a different company.  Took all traces with him/her. 
 
That second one sounds the most plausible. 

I don't think anyone has the true story on that one.  The plausible stories I've heard:
 
- It was the codename for the Indy game.
- It was a plane/jet based game that got cancelled -- never made it past the prototype state. 
- It was the codename for Realsports Baseball. 
- It was a game in the works, but the programmer left for a different company.  Took all traces with him/her. 
 
That second one sounds the most plausible. 

I agree with you on that for sure. These are where the cracks start to show in Atari and the whole industry as it was back then. So much vaporware was announced, touted in catalogs, magazines and at trade shows. How many cool things have we seen with Atari that never came out? Atari 2700 RC VCS, Atari Cosmos, Atari Mindlink, Atari 7800 Keyboard Computer, probably close to 100 games across all the systems, all announced and never released. That was bad show. It disappointed a lot of people and tarnished Atari's reputation.
 
You'd hardly see this today. Nintendo, Microsoft, Sony, they're all tight-lipped about what's coming out until it's time to announce something. Tech giants like Apple and Google are notoriously secretive. I'd bet you this tight-lipped tech culture we're in today is to some degree a result of Atari contributing to the collapse of an entire industry because of their slack practices.

I don't think anyone has the true story on that one.  The plausible stories I've heard:
 
- It was the codename for the Indy game.
- It was a plane/jet based game that got cancelled -- never made it past the prototype state. 
- It was the codename for Realsports Baseball. 
- It was a game in the works, but the programmer left for a different company.  Took all traces with him/her. 
 
That second one sounds the most plausible. 

So I got my games from AtariBrian!
Smurf and Towering Inferno for the 2600.
Together I call this combo "Smurf BBQ" 

 
Unbeknownst to each other, we both got stickers out of the deal.
He sent me this cool, 1980's Super Pac-Man mini sheet:

 
And checkout the cool contest on the back!
Make your own Pac-Man poster and you could wind a prize!
Time to get out my scented markers...

Thanks To Dwight Gooden and The No Swear Gamer for trading me these games.

I never cared for any of the Summer/Winter games series, but that version of Joust is amazing.   I know you'll enjoy!
 
Thanks again for the trade!
 
EDIT:  That box originally was used to ship a Genesis 3 (console only) I won on eBay.  I was a bit puzzled when I saw it as well.

So this weekend I got a package. A mysterious package labeled Genesis 2. How strange. I already have a Genesis 2 and the package seemed to small to hold one. None the less I opened it to see what was inside...

 
Oh wow! It's my game selections from the Rowsdower Omnivision Club! Joust on the NES and Summer Games on the 2600! I already own these games on other systems, but I wanted to try these versions too.

 
And look! even the Michael Jordan Pog was left speechless by its awesomeness! Just speechless!

I may adjust my No Swear Gamer schedule to release a 2600 game review this month on the 26th....

Looking forward to your 7800 One on One review -- It's one of my favorites. 
 
And is there a 2600 Pole Position review?

Looking forward to your 7800 One on One review -- It's one of my favorites. 
 
And is there a 2600 Pole Position review?