CPUWIZ Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Submarine Commander Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 I thought it was Coconuts too, what with the nuts, the colour overlay (is that from a a CoCo?), the reference to a swift which seems like a Monty Python and the Holy Grail coconut/swallow reference. However, I'll guess "Big Bird's Egg Catch". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
postamessage2 Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 London Blitz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisjohn Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Submarine Commander The JFK is an aircraft carrier, but there's no game that specifically has "aircraft carrier" or even "battle group" in the name. I think that the words "flood" and "swiftly" are still the main clues from the first page, but buggered if I can workout how to link them with a carrier. (Mind you, I also looked up "Magic Bullet", "Grassy Knoll" and "Sniper", but nothing...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy_Dude Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 River Raid 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffy Arensmeyer Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 ò¿ó Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Still no correct guesses, though I've enjoyed some of the leaps of logic some of you have taken! (I will say that someone above DID nail one of the more subtle clues, but took it in the worng direction.) Final clue before I go to bed. Combine this clue with an earlier one and you should have it: CX-26_ _ _ And the race is on. Previous guessers may guess again. I'll lurk for a few more minutes because I expect magic to happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Sub scan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rhindle The Red Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 Sorcerer's Apprentice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted January 14, 2003 Author Share Posted January 14, 2003 Whew! I thought this would never end! Rhindle the Red is the winner who was first to identify "Sorcerer's Apprentice" as the Mystery Cart. If he'll PM me his address, I'll toss this cart in the mail to him. And here were the clues: 1. In the first message, I said "...let's start at the beginning." That was the first clue that something was up within this message. Some of you did notice this phrase seemed odd: "...first Atari nut that answers swiftly (I assume..." Well, here's the answer. Use the "beginning" letters and you'll see First Atari Nut That Answers Swiftly I Assume - FANTASIA. The movie containing the scene the game is based on. 2. Too much for you? Then the other word was easier, and was picked up on by krisjohn. The message also contains the word "flooding." A reference to the flooding of the chamber you're trying to stop in the game. 3. My next message showed a screen from the Vectrex game "Clean Sweep." The clue was simple. Sweep=broom. As in, the brooms in Sorcerer's Apprentice that are doing the flooding within the game. I tried to work up a curling reference or a reference to Harry Potter's Nimbus, but I figured a videogame broom reference was better. 4. Next message referred to JFK's WWII boat. That would be PT-109, ladies and gentlemen. In the next clue, I said CX-26____. Put 'em together for CX-26109 - the serial number for "Sorcerer's Apprentice." (And my final message even had the word "magic" in it - sorcerer-type magic!) Congrats Rhindle and stay tuned! I have a few more carts on stand-by! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 the pic isn't working:( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shaggy Posted January 14, 2003 Share Posted January 14, 2003 LOL. Pong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ahector Posted January 18, 2003 Share Posted January 18, 2003 but what does it all have to do with ovaltine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snider-man Posted January 18, 2003 Author Share Posted January 18, 2003 You've obviously never seen the movie "A Christmas Story" have you? Your Little Orphan Annie Decoder Ring is in the mail. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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