oesii Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Found this ad over at a new atari site: http://www.atarimania.com I like it when people complain that there are too many consoles in the market. I think that when they get around $100-150 it's easy enough to pick them all up My favorite part of this ad is how they count the Atari 600xl, 400, and 800 (or even the 5200) as different machines. I'm sure the code for those games were very different Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joeybastard Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I rememebr those PB ads. When I only had a VCS I used to be jealous of good the computer versions looked Hey I was 10! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Artlover Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Yeah! They were always kinda like those "one of these pictures isn't like the other" game. Having a 2600 back in the days sucked. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 The kid is holding a CX-40 but the screen in front of him isn't labeled.. what version is that? O2? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 They never mention what version the kid is sitting in front of with a 2600 stick (when the 2600 version is to his right). O2? C64? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 nope not O2, maybe Vic-20? I know it was released for the C64 at the same time as this ad, these PB boys got around Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 LOL I know, I was hoping your O2 guess was a joke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think it would be a lot of fun to give a bunch of games the O^2 "treatment". Maybe that would be best realized in a separate thread... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 I think it would be a lot of fun to give a bunch of games the O^2 "treatment". Maybe that would be best realized in a separate thread... That's a pretty good idea but I think the O2 did enough graphics butchering by itself, no need for mockups Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 Hey don't knock O2 Qbert and Popeye.. they were valiant attempts considering the hardware.. and not to mention highly desirable carts to find now! ..course you won't see me going out of my way to find them however Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NE146 Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 By the way.. I'm really liking that Atarimania site! thanks for the link! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oesii Posted February 4, 2004 Author Share Posted February 4, 2004 I agree, the Qbert game play is great on the O2. Just not something you want to show in your company's ad promoting new games with their shiny graphics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+-^CrossBow^- Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I am pretty sure the kid in that ad is playing the VCS version. I know the background is blue, but look at the font of the score, and buildings at the top. They pretty much look like the VCS version. I find that incredible, that this kid is not only playing about the worst graphically version of the game listed among the ad, but is also holding the correct joystick for that version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 The 400, 800 and 600XL editions are treated like separate games? Way to pad out the numbers guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I am pretty sure the kid in that ad is playing the VCS version. I know the background is blue, but look at the font of the score, and buildings at the top. They pretty much look like the VCS version. I find that incredible, that this kid is not only playing about the worst graphically version of the game listed among the ad, but is also holding the correct joystick for that version. It's gotta be the 2600, during the 'color cycling' mode. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christophero Sly Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 I vividly remember this ad. It seemed like it was on the back page of every comic book I read in the early 80's. I agree with -^Cro§Bow^-. The kid is playing the 2600 version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisbid Posted February 4, 2004 Share Posted February 4, 2004 could the mystery screen be an Apple ][ version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted February 5, 2004 Share Posted February 5, 2004 How in the hell can anyone be debating over which version the kid is playing? You people have eyes don't you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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