Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I'm posting this here since these games gained their fame on the 2600. I was in Burger King for lunch today and was surprised when I saw a banner promoting their latest kid meal item - mini handheld Activision games! They're going to have four - Grand Prix, Tennis, Barnstroming and Kaboom. The shop I was at only had Grand Prix, and I was able to buy that for $1. It's just a little palm-sized thing with an LCD screen, sound and two buttons - up and down. It's got an on-off switch in the back. Doesn't look like the battery is intended to be replaced. A booklet with the game says each comes in two colors. Mine is gray on top, purple on the bottom. And, interestingly, it has a 1982 Activision copyright on the back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Heres more about them from BK's website: http://www.bk.com/activision/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lauren Tyler Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 So you can buy them separately for a buck a piece? Man, I'm going to start eating at Burger King more! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks for the link. I was just about to go googling to see what I'd find. All I hope is that I can get my hands on the Kaboom one. For some reason I think it would be the most fun. The game pace on the Grand Prix I got is naturally very slow. It is made for kids, after all. I'll pull out my real cart when I get home tonight and take it for a spin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 So you can buy them separately for a buck a piece? Man, I'm going to start eating at Burger King more! All I can say is the girl at the counter at the store I went to let me buy one for a buck. Can't gurantee that will be the deal elsewhere. I don't even know if it will work when I go back looking for others at the same shop. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Thanks for the info ! (Just what I need.. an excuse to eat a Whopper... ) How big are they? From the pics on the BK link, they look pretty big. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 They are actually very small. It's about the size of my Motorola V60 cell phone, if that helps any. It fits right in the palm of my hand. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 I just noticed in the Kaboom one it looks like the Mad "Bomber" is dropping burgers instead of bombs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 (Just what I need.. an excuse to eat a Whopper... ) How big are they? From the pics on the BK link, they look pretty big. Here are the stats on the Whopper.. All WHOPPER® sandwiches are fire-grilled to perfection and made just the way you like it. Select One... Original WHOPPER® Sandwich Original WHOPPER® Sandwich with cheese Original DOUBLE WHOPPER® Sandwich Originial DOUBLE WHOPPER® with cheese Original WHOPPER JR.® Sandwich Original WHOPPER JR.® with cheese Chicken WHOPPER® Sandwich Selected Item Summary Original WHOPPER® Sandwich 291 700 370 42 13 1 85 1020 52 4 8 31 Sesame Seed Bun 250 35 4 1 0 0 430 45 3 4 8 Beef Patty 260 180 20 9 1 75 85 0 0 0 21 Dill Pickles 0 0 0 0 0 0 200 0 - - 0 Ketchup 15 0 0 0 - 0 180 4 0 3 0 Onions 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 < 1 0 Tomatoes 5 0 0 0 - 0 0 1 0 < 1 0 Lettuce 0 0 0 0 - 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mayonnaise 160 160 18 2.5 0 10 125 0 0 0 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 mmmmmmmmmmm..........Whopper....................... (The games are smaller than they look then. And those are definitley burgers the mad bomber is dropping. Still cool though.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
liveinabin Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 That Kaboom game looks wonderful! Pity they don't have them here. I guess it wouldn't b very PC right now to have him throwing bombs, hence the burgers. Kinda makes the games name seem a bit meaningless though. If anybody gets a double of Kaboom, I'd sure like to buy it off you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 Yeah, after I posted I noticed that right in the description it says "there's burgers everywhere in this delicious remake of Kaboom!" ... oh, times you need an edit button... I guess in this day and age they couldn't have him dropping bombs anymore. Although that said, the burgers there are pretty much like bombs for your innards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 That Kaboom game looks wonderful! Pity they don't have them here.I guess it wouldn't b very PC right now to have him throwing bombs, hence the burgers. Kinda makes the games name seem a bit meaningless though. If anybody gets a double of Kaboom, I'd sure like to buy it off you. Shouldn't surprise anyone, but: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WD1V But it looks like US shipping only for this seller. I'm sure there will be others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost Monkey Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I think it is hilarious that they equate the danger of falling bombs to their own food products... Corporate guilt... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 There's burgers everywhere in this delicious remake of Kaboom! Yes! Now you can play it on the Atari 2600! bk_burger.zip Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vdub_bobby Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 There's burgers everywhere in this delicious remake of Kaboom! Yes! Now you can play it on the Atari 2600! Brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JL Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 There's burgers everywhere in this delicious remake of Kaboom! Yes! Now you can play it on the Atari 2600! Is that the "official" binary or a quick hack? JL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neotokeo2001 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 There's burgers everywhere in this delicious remake of Kaboom! Yes! Now you can play it on the Atari 2600! Is that the "official" binary or a quick hack? JL After reading about it, I did a quick 10 minute hack. The actual games are LCD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sonnenhexer Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I´m interested in the Kaboom-version of this game. Would it be possible that anyone gets me one? I can pay by PayPal. Michael Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian R. Posted February 7, 2005 Author Share Posted February 7, 2005 The BK I was at only had the Grand Prix game. I don't know when the others will be coming out. If I'm lucky I won't miss any and be able to get each one. Looks like the Grand Prix one actually has four "levels," with the speed of the cars increasing each level. After the fourth level you win and the game's over. You can only take three hits, but as I said, it is a kid's toy and so is not very hard. There's four lanes, and it looks like the way it works is whenever you get into a lane, it throws a car at you. The opening and ending "music" on it actually isn't that bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 I'm gonna try and get by a BK this evening. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 5 Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 Only Grand Prix here too. Will check back in a few days. I thought kenfused already made Beef Drop ! ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
datafreq Posted February 7, 2005 Share Posted February 7, 2005 wow..snapped up already... That Kaboom game looks wonderful! Pity they don't have them here.I guess it wouldn't b very PC right now to have him throwing bombs, hence the burgers. Kinda makes the games name seem a bit meaningless though. If anybody gets a double of Kaboom, I'd sure like to buy it off you. Shouldn't surprise anyone, but: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...ssPageName=WD1V But it looks like US shipping only for this seller. I'm sure there will be others. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moycon Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 Thanks for the info, I'm going to BK tommorrow to check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATARIeric Posted February 8, 2005 Share Posted February 8, 2005 tons of burger kings here in south florida. damn it, i said i would never eat those bacon double cheeseburgers anymore. now i want BK i sure wish bojangles was still here only 1 in miami Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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