+cvga Posted June 23, 2015 Author Share Posted June 23, 2015 Thanks so much for starting this thread! This is an awesome idea. When I was kid and playing these games for the first time, I wasn't very good. When I read about the Activision patches in the manuals, I always wanted to earn one, but was never good enough to get the required scores. No, so many years later I feel like I'm getting a chance to actually "earn" these now! Here's my first entry. Decided to take on Pitfall! thanks to Ferg's recent episode 100. As a kid, I remember getting close, but never getting there. Today, I got 72,592. I'm glad you like it! I've added your name with the patches you've earned in the second post of the thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 23, 2015 Share Posted June 23, 2015 I've added your name with the patches you've earned in the second post of the thread. I was just perusing the Patch List and no one else has any of the Starmaster patches? Really? Come on, guys! It's a great game and it's not that hard, especially on Ensign. And on that note, I had a great game going on Wing Commander level (the next one up from Leader) until I jostled my Light Sixer flipping the B/W switch to bring up the map. That caused me to jiggle the power connector and my game glitched. Grrr! Time to break out the soldering iron this weekend and touch up the power jack connections. Oh well. Summer still has three more months to go! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 24, 2015 Author Share Posted June 24, 2015 I was just perusing the Patch List and no one else has any of the Starmaster patches? Really? Come on, guys! It's a great game and it's not that hard, especially on Ensign. I agree but I've been playing on a 7800. I'll break out the 2600 and fire up Starmaster by the end of the weekend! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 Kids..... Always be sure to brush and floss twice a day after meals!! 37,730 in Plaque Attack!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 (edited) 66,090 in Pressure Cooker! Edited June 24, 2015 by Retrogamer81081 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+DrVenkman Posted June 24, 2015 Share Posted June 24, 2015 I agree but I've been playing on a 7800. I'll break out the 2600 and fire up Starmaster by the end of the weekend! I can play Starmaster on my 7800 - the difficulty switches bring up the map. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 25, 2015 Share Posted June 25, 2015 I have noticed there are 2 patches not listed. It is Private Eye. If you solve case 3 you get a patch for "Super Sleuth". And in Tennis if you win a match against the computer. Thought I'd bring that up. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 I have noticed there are 2 patches not listed. It is Private Eye. If you solve case 3 you get a patch for "Super Sleuth". And in Tennis if you win a match against the computer. Thought I'd bring that up. Thanks! I have both of those actual patches so I shouldn't have missed it. It's odd though because I've looked at three different Tennis instruction manuals (initial, Rev 2, Rev 3) and can't find where it mentions how to earn a patch. Where did you find the criteria? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Thanks! I have both of those actual patches so I shouldn't have missed it. It's odd though because I've looked at three different Tennis instruction manuals (initial, Rev 2, Rev 3) and can't find where it mentions how to earn a patch. Where did you find the criteria? https://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/activision_patches.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 26, 2015 Author Share Posted June 26, 2015 https://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/activision_patches.html That's helpful. I feel a little foolish looking through all of the instruction booklets now. However, I still can't find any instructions that tell you how to achieve the patch for Tennis! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 (edited) That's helpful. I feel a little foolish looking through all of the instruction booklets now. However, I still can't find any instructions that tell you how to achieve the patch for Tennis! It's just winning a match against the computer. Simple as the Ice Hockey one. Odd for Beamrider. It says complete level 20 and scoring 60,000 points!?!? It should be completing Sector 14 and getting 40,000 points. :-/ Edited June 26, 2015 by Retrogamer81081 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Activision Tennis. I think, it's game 1 we have to play. Game 3 is extremely boring. 0 - 6. Only 4 points, not games in this set. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 It's a far way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 26, 2015 Share Posted June 26, 2015 Damn the computer is an absolute asshole in tennis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 borg.jpg It's a far way. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mangia-Boy Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I had the same idea to post a famous tennis player while smashing his racket. I thought of John McEnroe instead of Roger Federer, but couldn't find a good -coloured- image. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 27, 2015 Share Posted June 27, 2015 I had the same idea to post a famous tennis player while smashing his racket. I thought of John McEnroe instead of Roger Federer, but couldn't find a good -coloured- image. I was looking for a McEnroe smashing his racket as well, but couldn't find one it was mostly his angry facial expressions and yelling. I should have posted a screenshot losing the game with this pic. By it on how I felt Ice Hockey is fun and simple to beat the computer, but in Tennis it's hard and have to constantly angle everything at the far corners. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 Let's steer this back toward the patches. I was playing the game while all of you were looking for smashed rackets You have to move the computer to one side of the screen and hit the ball to the other side. Tennis: BTW: I still can't find an instruction manual that talks about earning a patch for this game. The manual on AtariAge doesn't show it. I've also looked at three different versions that I have and none of them mention it (unless I'm just missing it). I also got around to playing Starmaster. I loved this game as a kid. Primarily because it got me a color TV. Before I got this game (for my birthday), I had to play my Atari on a small black and white TV. Since Starmaster needs a color TV to play properly, I had to hook my Atari up on our larger family TV. That drove my dad crazy so my parents bought me a small color RCA television for my bedroom. Awesomeness! I lost my shields just before I killed the last enemy. Close call! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 I can play Starmaster on my 7800 - the difficulty switches bring up the map. Thanks for the tip. I played it on my 7800! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 28, 2015 Author Share Posted June 28, 2015 We've now earned 56 patches on 22 different games! Patch Leaders: 16 - cvga 14 - Retrogamer81081 9 - mikey.shake 5 - Dr. Venkman 4 - Mangia-boy 3 - thorr 2 - troff 1 - hermi69, Jin, yugobrandon Games with most patches earned: 6 - Chopper Command, River Raid 5 - Pitfall 4 - Keystone Kapers, Megamania, SeaQuest Summer is just getting started. Join us and have some fun! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 28, 2015 Share Posted June 28, 2015 15th patch! Squeaked by as an Ensign on Starmaster! Damn this a fun game!!! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 29, 2015 Author Share Posted June 29, 2015 Here is a picture of some Starmaster goodies to honor our recent flurry of patches... 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nutsy Doodleheimer Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) I'll pitch in with the honors as well. Here is an Activision Anthology of commercials. http://youtu.be/hsnNxnGowcg http://youtu.be/qzX5axqETos http://youtu.be/4dlmg-N6Lb0 http://youtu.be/8wY2yTqVMkU http://youtu.be/syF0kMVkFb4 http://youtu.be/yDyOCaOHhro http://youtu.be/mq-cmbiu1fs http://youtu.be/dRa2yk_kpqU http://youtu.be/mZ0YCsFkvI8 http://youtu.be/DyDPa6t_UhU http://youtu.be/-Syzue441hc http://youtu.be/7vjWjaS5oP0 http://youtu.be/pCo3bk5RkBM http://youtu.be/A4jPcRBRPaU http://youtu.be/oYzDO8Eh88U http://youtu.be/nZhTHIONYH0 http://youtu.be/Mktq84ul83Y http://youtu.be/lUd6Ss7z5XQ http://youtu.be/UPWDcWFyBDI http://youtu.be/w7g1Oqrid8c http://youtu.be/WX-uu-kredU http://youtu.be/qEOwHHj0GpM Edited June 29, 2015 by Retrogamer81081 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oyamafamily Posted June 29, 2015 Share Posted June 29, 2015 (edited) ICE HOCKEY GAME 3-BB (including video - just for fun!) Score: 30 - 7 = 23 point difference Edited June 29, 2015 by oyamafamily 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+cvga Posted June 30, 2015 Author Share Posted June 30, 2015 ICE HOCKEY GAME 3-BB (including video - just for fun!) Score: 30 - 7 = 23 point difference Ice Hockey (1981) (Activision).png Congrats on earning your first patch. Impressive score! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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