Justin Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Invite your friends to join the Atari I/O Forums on Saturday, July 30, 2016 for a day of Atari fun & festivities! ATARI 2600 HIGH SCORE CONTEST We will have a special Atari 2600 High Score Challenge going on throughout the day. A popular Atari 2600 game will be posted as a challenge, and players can compete against each other to submit new high scores until 11:59pm EST (don't worry, if you don't have an Atari 2600 you can use an emulator, Flashback, or play online!) The game will be announced on the day of the Open House. HOWARD SCOTT WARSAW DAY July 30th is Howard Scott Warshaw Day 2016! Howard was a game designer at Atari who was responsible for creating some of the 2600’s most memorable titles. Howard’s birthday is July 30th. We’ve chosen this day every year to celebrate Howard’s creations as one of Atari’s most prolific game designers. This year btbfilms76 will debut a new special Howard Scott Warshaw themed video during our Open House. LIVE ATARI CHAT ROOM Atari Chat will be active throughout the day and into the night. Join our friendly retrogaming community to share your love of classic video games, tv, movies, and more! JOIN OUR EVENT ON FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/events/145477212545088/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 Please let it be Yars' Revenge - I'll pull the Flashback out for that one! No way I'm meddling with E.T. lol ;-) 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Justin Posted July 14, 2016 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 lol it definitely will not be E.T. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chas10e Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 ET really isn't that bad , even though fashonable to h8 on it. much more enjoyable after seeing this video. but like any game may result in throwing the controller. my guess would be Yars Revenge ... Raiders is a frustrating puzzle game as well ( no spoilers ) ... them Tsetse flies are the worst !!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted July 14, 2016 Report Share Posted July 14, 2016 I'll do whatever I can to spread the word "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 ... Raiders is a frustrating puzzle game as well ( no spoilers ) ... them Tsetse flies are the worst !!!! How about that horrid snake that disappears into the background, yet still can take a life. Let's just say this gamer thinks Raiders is worse than ET. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nosweargamer Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 How about that horrid snake that disappears into the background, yet still can take a life. Let's just say this gamer thinks Raiders is worse than ET. Let me check the rankings..... I have E.T. at 41 and Raiders at 61.....so I totally agree with you! I really appreciate what he was trying to do with Raiders, but I had a lot more fun with E.T. > The No Swear Gamer on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UChtJuo040EOCTVziObIgVcg Host of The Atari 7800 Game by Game Podcast on iTunes, Stitcher and YouTube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clint Thompson Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 ET really isn't that bad , even though fashonable to h8 on it. much more enjoyable after seeing this video. but like any game may result in throwing the controller. my guess would be Yars Revenge ... Raiders is a frustrating puzzle game as well ( no spoilers ) ... them Tsetse flies are the worst !!!! Just to be clear, I never really cared for E.T. well before it became the cool thing to hate on and I don't even really hate it, I just don't want it to be the high score game lol 7800 - 130XE - XEGS - Lynx - Jaguar - ISO: Atari Falcon030 | STBook |STe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 The high score game will be popular and fun, it may not necessarily be a HSW game. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fergojisan Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Saboteur hasn't been mentioned yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickR Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Sharing your Facebook post....lets get some new folks to join in the fun. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Professor Posted July 15, 2016 Report Share Posted July 15, 2016 Sharing your Facebook post....lets get some new folks to join in the fun. Thank you Rick! Sharing the event is what the open house is all about! It feels like everybody who found their way here have turned out to be exceptional people and that's made this a special community. We're all nice people, genuinely into classic gaming without trolling or flame wars. The open house gives us all a chance to think about what other truly awesome retro gamers we know and bring them into our community. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rowsdower70 Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 Let me check the rankings..... I have E.T. at 41 and Raiders at 61.....so I totally agree with you! I really appreciate what he was trying to do with Raiders, but I had a lot more fun with E.T. You're all blasphemers, but I liked em both. "For you - Rowsdower from the 70 - have been appointed Omnivisioner of the Game Grid." ~ Atari Adventure Square Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari 5200 Guy Posted July 16, 2016 Report Share Posted July 16, 2016 I love Atari and Yar's Revenge, E.T., and Raiders are Atari games. I like 'em all. If I can't figure something out in a game I will take a break, do some research online (did you know Google was Atari's friend?) and try again. If it was too easy then the games wouldn't be any good at all. I still say ET is better than most let on. Then again I also think the 5200 is a remarkable gaming console, too. Just saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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