Alpha Beam With Ernie is an edutainment video game released for the Atari 2600 by Atari in 1983.[1] It was developed in conjunction with the Children's Computer Workshop. The game was programmed by Michael Callahan and Preston Stuart.

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Back to the '80s

(Pictured: Combat)

According to what trusted sellers on eBay have told me, this is Combat for the Atari 2600, which is apparently EXTREMELY RARE (LQQK!). I had never heard of this game or this system before, so I don’t have much information on it to share.

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

Release: April 20th 1982

Platform: Atari 2600

Developer: AcTivision

Publisher: AcTivision

Website:

goo.gl/ydwZSP

Pitfall! is my favorite video game on the Atari 2600 system.

The player must maneuver a character (Pitfall Harry) through a maze-like jungle in an attempt to recover 32 treasures in a 20-minute time period. Along the way, he must negotiate numerous hazards, including pits, quicksand, rolling logs, fire, rattlesnakes, scorpions, and crocodiles. Harry may jump over or otherwise avoid these obstacles by climbing, running, or swinging on vines. Treasure includes bags of money, gold and silver bars, and diamond rings, which range in value from 2000 to 5000 points in 1000 point increments. There are eight of each treasure type, with 32 in total.

There were several sequels to the original game.

Pitfall II: Lost Caverns (1984), Pitfall: The Mayan Adventure (1994), Pitfall 3D: Beyond the Jungle (1998), and Pitfall: The Lost Expedition (2004)

Back Cover:

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Gameplay:

www.youtube.com/watch?v=6o0vFlqL4GY

The cartridge label from Pac-Man for the Atari 2600.

Doubles from flea market. Nothing too fancy here - just run of the mill Atari Games

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

Another random view of DeAnza 8: someone set up a vintage Atari for recreational purposes.

The "worst game ever made" exists!

At a later Goodwill visit I bought a (Sears-branded) Atari 2600 for $2.99. No power adapter, though, so I can't test to see if it works. I forget which Seattle-area Goodwill location this was... Burien, maybe?

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

Sweetness is when you find an Atari 2600 for under $50, with a bunch of games included.

One of the sketches for an illustration I made (Far Game 2011)

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

R.O.B. secretly likes to play Video Olympics on the Atari 2600.

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

Air-Sea Battle is a game developed by Atari, Inc. for the Atari 2600, and was one of the nine original launch titles for that system when it was released in October 1977. It was also released by Sears as Target Fun and was the pack-in game with the original Sears Tele-Games version of the Atari 2600.

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I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

Santa brought me my old Atari back!

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

This is Mark VandeWettering's table of Atari bits, demonstrating his 2600 recreation of the German Enigma Machines of WW2. On his laptop there, he also fired up for me his recreation of Space War. Great stuff.

The 1981 arcade classic had its best conversion to home formats on the Atari 2600. Simple but fiendishly simple Frogger was a classic. More.

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

"Big Fun" on Coventry Rd. in Cleveland Heights in January 2006, right after they relocated.

A '70s/'80s geek's paradise!

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

I Fight Dragons LIVE @ The Elbo Room in Chicago, 2-6-09. CD Release Show for the "Cool Is Just A Number" EP. All photos by Alex Goykhman of Goyk Photography, www.ifightdragons.com

V-tech tri Screen Time and Fun

(links) Debuty Den

(rechts) Diamond Hunt