Syzygy1 Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Don't you just love those moments when you look at a manual for a 2600 game and it has a full-blown story in there? I'm talking about games like Vanguard, which never had a story in it's arcade version, and Stargate (aka Defender II). Do you know of any more? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toiletunes Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Adventure, Yar's revenge, Swordquest, E.T., Centipede, Smurf: Rescue, Star Raiders, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and Missile Command come to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinroh Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 I can't think of any other classics than already mentioned, but I've been working on a small comic for the Carrot Kingdom manual. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Schizophretard Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Warlords Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdwardK Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Centipede had about a page worth of story in the instruction manual. Not sure if we're counting one that short though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted August 9, 2016 Author Share Posted August 9, 2016 I remember Centipede. Yar's Revenge came with a comic book. Might want to check out the other ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mr. Video Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Phoenix had a story that's about 1 1/2 pages long. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Reading the manual just for the story was just essential. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted August 11, 2016 Author Share Posted August 11, 2016 Gravitar and Haunted House had stories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trinity Posted August 11, 2016 Share Posted August 11, 2016 You must save Zardon!!! And Ginny too!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tangentg Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 I thought all Atari-released games had stories in their manuals cause all of the ones I read did, like Berzerk and Asteroids, even if their arcade versions never had a story, which I think is a nice touch, that they created something for the manuals. Centipede too, has a dedicated comic which I read here on AtariAge. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted August 19, 2016 Share Posted August 19, 2016 (edited) One of the best stories is on Beat 'em & eat 'em back of the box. A savvy soda-slinger....famous fountain treats....hand-packed ice-cream....make his soda pop....get all that's comin' to you. Cracks me up. Edited August 19, 2016 by high voltage 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Syzygy1 Posted August 25, 2016 Author Share Posted August 25, 2016 One of the best stories is on Beat 'em & eat 'em back of the box. A savvy soda-slinger....famous fountain treats....hand-packed ice-cream....make his soda pop....get all that's comin' to you. Cracks me up. All masturbation innuendos. TOM will always be my savvy soda-slinger. Ahahaha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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