Marius Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Hi! Is there someone who can explain me what the goal is of yar's revenge. I have seen a lot about this game, and I hear positive sounds about it, so I would love to enjoy this game too, but I don't understand it. Pointing me in the right direction of a manual would also be appreciated a lot! P. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaybird3rd Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 http://atariage.com/manual_thumbs.html?SoftwareLabelID=603 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Trivia: It's Yars' Revenge, not Yar's Revenge. The little thingy goes after the s, not before it. Besides reading the manual, this might also help a little: youtube.com/watch?v=qrF6_SdqczY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrF6_SdqczY 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 I am really amazed by the speed people here are willing to help. I'm usually in the atari 8bit forum here on atariage, which is a very great place to be too; but fast responses like here, are new to me. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 Its great to see someone admit to not knowing how to play this game and asking for and getting help. I own an eight bitter but rarely go to that forum because almost all of them are experts and I get them annoyed by asking anything . Its like if you don't know don't ask over there. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Algus Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 I've been playing Yars' Revenge for years now and I still don't get it. It's fun though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bennybingo Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 and if you really want to "get it"... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 19, 2014 Author Share Posted January 19, 2014 @bennybingo I LOVE your Avatar. Barnstorming is one of my favorite 2600 games. I also love the artwork on the box and the label (and your avatar). @jinks It's a great forum with a lot of experts indeed, but some of them are really a pain in the you-know-what. If you need any help or assistance with your atari 8bit, you could always pm me. I love that machine too. Atari from the 70's and 80's are so cool. I never had so much fun with my 2600 since I got that Harmony cart a few days ago. I added all my favorites to the SD card, and a lot more. I can't get enough of Stampede and Barnstorming, and keystone kapers is a lot of fun too. I own a rather dirty and dusty 2600 Darth Vader. I love that model. I also have a few 7800's and a whole stack of 2600 Jr. But this dirty old black box is my favorite model. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted January 19, 2014 Share Posted January 19, 2014 (edited) When you're looking for game manuals, go to the main page and look for "Title Search" in the bottom-left. It uses partial matching so you can just type "yar" or even "venge" to find it. Edited January 19, 2014 by SpiceWare 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrMaddog Posted January 20, 2014 Share Posted January 20, 2014 I recommend reading the Yars comic book off AA, it not only explains the backstory but what you're suppose to do in a clearer way than the manual did. Worked for me back then... 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
godzillajoe Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 When in doubt, RTFM. And if you find it boring, crank the difficulty to the max. What is it in Yars', game 6, difficulty left A? I forget if the right one does anything. That one's a nail biter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JacobZu7zu7 Posted January 21, 2014 Share Posted January 21, 2014 I've been playing Yars' Revenge for years now and I still don't get it. It's fun though. If it's fun, ...that's all you need to get 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZylonBane Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Its great to see someone admit to not knowing how to play this game and asking for and getting help. Actually, it's kind of depressing that it apparently didn't even occur to him to type "yars revenge manual" into Google, which would have given him exactly the information he needed in less than a minute. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarifanboy Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 (edited) Trivia: It's Yars' Revenge, not Yar's Revenge. I came here to say that, I will come back with revenge, Yars' Revenge. oh god I'm like Barbara from Roosterteeth. Edited January 22, 2014 by atarifanboy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marius Posted January 22, 2014 Author Share Posted January 22, 2014 When in doubt, RTFM. Actually, it's kind of depressing that it apparently didn't even occur to him to type "yars revenge manual" into Google, which would have given him exactly the information he needed in less than a minute. True, but if you that already call depressing, what a hard life do you have then? I was (and am) enthusiastic playing around with my Harmony cart, and I spent time fooling around with this game, and I love talking about atari with other enthusiasts, so I thought: why not ask here. A lot of people were immediately ready to help, which I appreciated a lot. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Ask away. Its 2600 talk here. Theres plenty of people so the ones that cant be helpfull can ignore such minor things amd deal with the "important" conversations. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
English Invader Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 Yars' Revenge has a fair old learning curve, but that makes it a thinking person's game rather than a button-mashing exercise. I managed to figure it out without any instructions, but it took me a little while. It's not an easy game to explain, but I'll give it a shot: The idea is to shoot at the red defence barrier until you expose the enemy. When the enemy is exposed, you shoot at him. If you hit the enemy, a shot comes at you from behind and the idea is to manipulate that shot into hitting the enemy. If you do that, you go on to the next level. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devas Posted January 22, 2014 Share Posted January 22, 2014 This is my favourite game on the Atari 2600. I usually get farther than in any other game and the concept is quite unique, even if it was influenced by Star Castle. Actually, this might be one of my favourite games of all time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Even after the nes came out I always craved playing a game of yars. The sound and gameplay is awesome!! Star castle has nothing on it. Not to take away from the awesome programming as of late of star castle which is a work of art, but yars to me is simply the better game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrabbler15 Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 I didn't get Yars' in the 80's (figuratively), so I didn't get Yars' in the 80's (literally). Since I've finally spent some substantial time playing it over the last couple of years, it's now apparent what all the fuss was about way back when. Seriously fun game. Better late than never. . 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pepperjack Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 This was the one game I couldn't figure out after getting an atari w/ a collection of games recently. Looking forward to trying it out again tonight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well I bought it new and always read the stories and directions before playing every new atari game. (For variations etc. How would you know wth your doing?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CatPix Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 Well I bought this game used, with box but no instructions, and... after loking at the video, I got all the games mechanics. I only did'nt know you wont an extra life by shooting the moving ennemy, but as I never tried than AND lives aren't displayed either, I couldn't know. Took me just like 2 minutes to figure out all the game play after sticking the game on. Mastering it is another story but heh... Get imaginative people, you have 4 directiosn and one action button! How hard can it be to figure out an Atari 2600 game controls? (well okay, except for oddities like Raiders of the Lost Ark) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinks Posted January 23, 2014 Share Posted January 23, 2014 8 directions and a FIRE button. I use the touch wall for cannon variation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+TwentySixHundred Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 (edited) Had Yars since a young lad so to me the concept is easy, also had E.T as a lad and really enjoyed it as i knew what to do. However we used to read the manuals as a family(mum did lol) to figure these games out, without a manual you have no idea of the vast variations on the cart at the minimum. Yars is fairly straight forward but E.T had 8 directions and a fire button too yet a complete different story. Sure after some time you understand how it works but with a manual you get complete understanding of what to do. Even games like Star Master and Space Shuttle that use the console switches as functions, you would have no idea without the manual and just fly around shooting at nothing until out of fuel. 2600 had no in game walkthrough tutorials like they have on xbox's nowadays, just a simple ol' manual. Edited January 24, 2014 by Tony The 2600 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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