skogburn Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 First, this is a great site...I have already spent way too much time on it. Second, has any one heard of a 20th Century Fox cart called "The Earth Dies Screaming"? I have one and the copywrite date on the box is 1983. I searched everywhere I know to search and can not find any reference for this. Can any one help? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Yeah I have it. It's one of the few rare games I got with my 2600 when my uncle gave me his. It's not a bad game, the scrolling effect is cool, but the gameplay is kind of boring. Interestingly it was also released for the 400/800 under the name Final Orbit by sirius. Why the name change? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 Here's the entry in our database for it: The Earth Dies Screaming I have no idea why "The" isn't prefixed on the name, except for it to sort properly. I'll have to add ", The" to the name. ..Al Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skogburn Posted August 1, 2001 Author Share Posted August 1, 2001 Wow and thanks for the info everyone. I must say that I am a little embarrassed for not searching without the 'The'. My excuse is that I am a stay at dad for my 9 month old daughter and sometimes I can't put together simple sentences. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted August 1, 2001 Share Posted August 1, 2001 They also changed the name for Spacemaster X-7. On the Atari 400/800 it's called Alpha Shield. I read that David Lubar designed Spacemaster in 2 weeks, did he design it from scratch or just port it in two weeks? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted August 22, 2001 Share Posted August 22, 2001 It's a pretty good looking game, graphically, for the 2600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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