joshk Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Yar's Revenge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted September 27, 2002 Author Share Posted September 27, 2002 We have a winner! Jeffy correctly identified the Mystery Game as CROSSBOW. For their efforts, they win a copy of this great multi-screened 2600 quest/shooter based on the Exidy coin-op. I love this game and hope the winner will too. Jeffy, send me your address via private message and I’ll toss your prize in the mail to you. The clues: * One recent clue mentioned “my eye” and “shoot it down.” Well, one of the play elements of Crossbow is the disembodied eye of The Master of Darkness that appears on every screen. Shooting it gives you bonus points. Subtle clue, yes. * The “obvious” clue. Angry, stern. Synonym, antonym. Well, a synonym (a word that means the same) for “angry” is “cross.” And an antonym (a word that’s the opposite) for “stern” – as in “the back of a boat” - is “bow” – meaning “the front of a ship.” “Cross-bow.” Sneaky, eh? *The clue from the first, opening message is the big one. Right there is the word “initially.” Well, if you had thought it through, you should have taken the first initial of every sentence in that first message. C-R-O-S-S-B-O-W. Spelled out right there for you. Thanks for playing. The next giveaway will be for quite the little rarity, I guarantee! Sniderman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 crossbow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Breakout Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KAZ Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Space Invaders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trey Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 type ... too ... slow Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobafett07728 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Ahhhh. . . Congratulations! Great Game Snider-Man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot from S.C. Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 M.A.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Nice contest Tim! And I would NOT have won this one for sure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Tapper! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scot from S.C. Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Good job. I only had an opportunity to read the first part of the post because my fourth period class was coming in. Thanks for the contest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inextremis staple Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 no fair! i was in the middle of german when the contest started and was in art when it ended grr... oh well probably wouldnt have got it anyway is Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Chiller? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap5750 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 Well drat, I edited my post and it says I did AND WHEN. Oh well. I already have a CIB version on both the 2600 and 7800 so I didn't miss out too much. Cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cap5750 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 I do enjoy hearing how people came up with their guesses or what they thought were clues. I got into the contest a little late and Snide had already posted a 2nd message. This threw me a bit as he was saying something about stepping aside. At first I thought it was a reference to some sporting game like soccer (Remember the game 5-aside soccer?), but then remembered the game Quick Step...okay...I actually saw it in the Atariage listings. When it was determined that that was incorrect, I went back to the first message again. However, this time, the distraction was the Holey Moses. Now I had initially looked for a game with something about the Bible in it, but figured it must be talking about Moses and the parting of the Red SEA. That's where my 2nd guess came from as in SeaQuest. Snide then mentioned something about shooting down so I figured I might be on track (still) with the SEA so I went with Air Sea Battle. That one was wrong, so I went back again to the first message. This time, I noticed the cheesy comment and wondered if it had something to do with a mouse. Well, someone had already guessed Mouse Trap, so I looked for another "mouse" game. All the while I continued to wonder what "mouse" game you shoot things down in when I suddenly realized that I had the answer! The Moon looks like a big ball of cheese, so I went with Moon Patrol. Well after that guess, lunch was over and it was back to work. I get home now to find I've lost (again) and will not win. Just wait until I finish building my contest......It will be the biggest/baddest/best ever!!!! Unfortunately, you'll win no prize for it because I don't have one to give. Cap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scooterb23 Posted September 27, 2002 Share Posted September 27, 2002 THE BIG BAD WOLF?!?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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