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One of my officemates bought an Atari 2600 and a bunch of games on eBay. I guess this makes us the "fun" office. Bonjour, laziness!
This is the 4th "GlobeTrotter" Atari 2600 cartridge.
Here you can have an idea about where it is now:
EDVentskranz No.5
Ingredients:
* Atari 2600 Light Sixxer 1978
* Atari 2600 Darth Vader 1980
* Disassembled Pac Man Rom Board
* Some EEProms
* Accessories
River Raid II was programmed by David Lubar in 1988. It provided similar gameplay but with different landscapes and increased difficulty.
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A mystery cartridge. It fits the Atari 2600, but wouldn't work for me. I think it might be in PAL format.
Although outwardly, the driving paddle looks identical to the regular paddle except for the sticker, internally, they are very different animals. The regular paddle has an analog potentiometer with a 270 degree range of motion. The driving paddle has an optical sensor inside, which allows it unlimited motion in either direction. The driving paddle was meant to allow free 360 degree steering, which it did… For exactly one game: Indy 500. Unlike the regular paddles, the driving paddles were not paired.
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Steve Mayer and Ron Milner built this prototype system for the Atari 2600 out of a standard Jolt card that used the 6502 microprocessor. The primitive video hardware gave it a reputation as one of the most complex machines to program.
One of the largest, and best kept video game stores in the country. Also known hang out of the Angry Video Game Nerd. They even have a SuperGrafx and a PC-FX running next to each other in an awesome display case!
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