SS Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I_Love_Circus_Atari! You_Love_Surfin'_Safari huh wha..? I caught the reference! :wink: It made me laugh. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted September 8, 2004 Share Posted September 8, 2004 I_Love_Circus_Atari! You_Love_Surfin'_Safari huh wha..? I caught the reference! :wink: It made me laugh. Can someone PLEASE let me in on the joke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Breakpack Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 I_Love_Circus_Atari! You_Love_Surfin'_Safari huh wha..? I caught the reference! :wink: It made me laugh. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 Ladies and gentlemen, Nick Rivers has left...the building! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+SpiceWare Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 From Breakout Steve Jobs (Designer)as in Mr. Apple?!?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
128bytes Posted September 9, 2004 Share Posted September 9, 2004 From BreakoutSteve Jobs (Designer)as in Mr. Apple?!?! Yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dvdguy Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 So why did Sears call this Breakaway IV? What were parts I-III? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 It was named that way because it was for (up to) four players. This is also the way Sears named most of their pong systems. For instance, there was a Pong Sports II (which included two controllers) and a Pong Sports IV (which included four controllers). Other than that the units were identical. There are numerous other examples of this in the early Sears products. Of course, today (and perhaps even back then) this naming convention seems very confusing.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
else Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 The real question (in my mind anyhow) is why did Sears rename Street Racer as Speedway II. It should have been renamed Speedway IV instead. Perhaps this was a mistake? Or maybe four player support was added by Atari at the last minute when it was already too late for Sears to change things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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