tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post7592806367987199947..comments2023-06-09T08:06:49.459-05:00Comments on I, Splotchy: Atari 2600 MEGA Sound QuizSplotchyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-57609083360021969632012-11-19T07:04:38.901-06:002012-11-19T07:04:38.901-06:00#4 i don't remember the name, but it was with ...#4 i don't remember the name, but it was with Tanks, very ugly... had it and didn't like it!Terranciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302854854623719146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-4157392959489723592012-11-19T07:03:28.437-06:002012-11-19T07:03:28.437-06:00#4 Don't remember the title, but it was about ...#4 Don't remember the title, but it was about Tanks, very ugly!Terranciohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17302854854623719146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-14886226944524599172010-09-16T00:26:58.110-05:002010-09-16T00:26:58.110-05:00Ahhh, #11 was the one I was looking for...Pitfall,...Ahhh, #11 was the one I was looking for...Pitfall, the best game ever. I remember the cramps in my hands...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14611371855710181913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-72901636175793844562009-05-20T14:51:59.112-05:002009-05-20T14:51:59.112-05:00#5 Joust#5 JoustMickey Kawickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06830008885086341404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-16361718579807213002008-04-16T20:21:00.000-05:002008-04-16T20:21:00.000-05:00Tom,#2 - Yes!#10 - Yes!#15 - Yes!#25 - Yes!#28 - ...Tom,<BR/><BR/>#2 - Yes!<BR/>#10 - Yes!<BR/>#15 - Yes!<BR/>#25 - Yes!<BR/>#28 - Yes!<BR/><BR/>#17 isn't Defender. In this game you didn't just shoot left and right, you could also shoot up and down.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-14162717268713138932008-04-16T17:27:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:27:00.000-05:00I knew I'd get 10 -- it's Swordquest! I think I ha...I knew I'd get 10 -- it's Swordquest! I think I had the first two games, and I'm not 100% sure which one this is, but I'd bet it's Earthworld. If not -- Fireworld!Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-50805673838767882182008-04-16T17:21:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:21:00.000-05:00Isn't 17 Defender?From your clue, 28 must be Warlo...Isn't 17 Defender?<BR/><BR/>From your clue, 28 must be Warlords, a game I never actually played.<BR/><BR/>And 2 is Superman, isn't it? I knew I knew those sounds!!! (If it isn't... whoops.)Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-31182024678490526392008-04-16T17:13:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:13:00.000-05:0015. is Yar's Revenge. I think. They're coming to m...15. is Yar's Revenge. I think. They're coming to me slowly, but I'm getting them!<BR/><BR/>Man, I'm jonesing to play these games now! I actually still have my original 2600 console packed away, maybe I should go get it out.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-38714353396048493912008-04-16T17:07:00.000-05:002008-04-16T17:07:00.000-05:00Whoops, I meant 25. for Spider-Man. Hope it's corr...Whoops, I meant 25. for Spider-Man. Hope it's correct!Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-65535374099072412142008-04-16T13:06:00.000-05:002008-04-16T13:06:00.000-05:00Tom the Dog,#1 - thank you, yes!#11 - Yes!#13 - Ye...Tom the Dog,<BR/><BR/>#1 - thank you, yes!<BR/>#11 - Yes!<BR/>#13 - Yes!<BR/>#21 - Yes!<BR/>#27 is Boxing, like Becca said, but Spider-Man is represented in the quiz.<BR/><BR/>Kaboom was a great game (that I unfortunately didn't own as a wee lad), but it's not on this quiz. The key to #28 is that you could have four players play at once. There weren't a lot of 2600 games that I remember where you could do that.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-8291859505740312312008-04-16T12:48:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:48:00.000-05:00Is 27. Spider-Man? And I think 28. is Kaboom.Is 27. Spider-Man? And I think 28. is Kaboom.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-28062918875146850552008-04-16T12:46:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:46:00.000-05:0021. is Donkey Kong, and you're right, what a sucky...21. is Donkey Kong, and you're right, what a sucky translation.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-76925985145603360742008-04-16T12:43:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:43:00.000-05:0013. is Megamania.13. is Megamania.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-29218952510430235702008-04-16T12:42:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:42:00.000-05:0011. is Pitfall (I knew before I even listened to t...11. is Pitfall (I knew before I even listened to the soundsbecause of the 20 minute time limit clue).<BR/><BR/>2, 3, and 10 sound so darn familiar! I'm still working on the rest, just want to post answers as they come to me.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-47336402961577265692008-04-16T12:40:00.000-05:002008-04-16T12:40:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure #1 is Adventure.I'm pretty sure #1 is Adventure.Tom the Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12784918700194480944noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-88037367574721466122008-04-16T08:13:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:13:00.000-05:00Man, I've never even heard of Space Adventure. Hm...Man, I've never even heard of Space Adventure. Hmmm.... Adventure... Now <I>that's</I> a game I have played. Why I might have even included it on a recent quiz...<BR/><BR/>Yep, #12 is Chopper Command.<BR/><BR/>I'll probably get around to posting the answers to this quiz tonight.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-43404833758362010972008-04-16T08:08:00.000-05:002008-04-16T08:08:00.000-05:00Oh, is it Chopper Command?It wasn't Time Pilot I w...Oh, is it Chopper Command?<BR/><BR/>It wasn't Time Pilot I was thinking of; it was Space Adventure. So, obviously, it wasn't an F-14. I'm so old...SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-64435708383511896642008-04-15T20:35:00.000-05:002008-04-15T20:35:00.000-05:00sf, I think the 2600 had a pretty good translation...sf, I think the 2600 had a pretty good translation of Asteroids, but I didn't include it in this quiz.<BR/><BR/>Hell yeah #22 is Fantastic Voyage. Hell yeah it was an awesome game, too. The beeping that you hear that eventually turns into a solid tone at the end of the sound clip is the patient's heartbeat. Wicked cool, eh?<BR/><BR/>Are you thinking of Time Pilot for #12? It's not Time Pilot. In this game, you fly a helicopter. The game was made by Activision.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-11011321731462437012008-04-15T19:34:00.000-05:002008-04-15T19:34:00.000-05:00No, you were clear, you just say classic Atari 260...No, you were clear, you just say classic Atari 2600 game and my first thought it Asteroids. I was completely addicted to Asteroids.<BR/><BR/>Is 22 Fantastic Voyage? Was there a Fantastic Voyage 2600 game?<BR/><BR/>I want to say number 12 is whatever that game was where you played as an F-14 or something and shot down UFOs...SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-40976409910142585332008-04-15T11:00:00.000-05:002008-04-15T11:00:00.000-05:00sf, oh one more thing. My clue might have been mi...sf, oh one more thing. My clue might have been misleading for #15. It wasn't an arcade classic -- in fact, the game was only available for the 2600. I was just saying it was such a great game that it was a classic. I apologize for any confusion!Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-72545100067881455822008-04-15T10:58:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:58:00.000-05:00Becca, right on #27. A clue for #22 -- Raquel Wel...Becca, right on #27. A clue for #22 -- Raquel Welch.<BR/><BR/>sf, right on for #30. #1 isn't a space game. If you can tell me what kind of airborne ship you pilot in #12, I'll give it to you.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-53180575032790393252008-04-15T10:40:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:40:00.000-05:00Damn, I'm disappointed in myself. Is number 1 Spac...Damn, I'm disappointed in myself. Is number 1 Space Invaders and number 30 Frogger? All of these sounds just jumble together in my head.<BR/><BR/>I can see number 12 in my head, too, down to every detail, and I can't remember the name of it for the life of me.SamuraiFroghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18313259493587442589noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-78105785700236505262008-04-15T10:37:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:37:00.000-05:0022. War of the Worlds27. Boxing28. Circus29. Dogfi...22. War of the Worlds<BR/>27. Boxing<BR/>28. Circus<BR/>29. DogfightBeccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650210980795003057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-82218833970668582982008-04-15T10:27:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:27:00.000-05:00p0nk, one of the games you mention is in the quiz!...p0nk, one of the games you mention is in the quiz!<BR/><BR/>sf, nicely done on #4, #8, #16 and #20! I don't think there was a Flash Gordon game, but now that you mention it, I do hear the similarity. I really like some aspects of the E.T. game, but constantly falling down holes really made it frustrating. I think I might I have played Raiders at some point, but can't remember what the gameplay was like.<BR/><BR/>matty boy, but he designed Yar's Revenge, too, didn't he? One of the best games ever for the 2600.<BR/><BR/>becca, nicely done on #3 and #19!<BR/><BR/><BR/>Frogger is somewhere in the quiz, but not the ones that were guessed. There is a reasonably close approximation of its theme song in the sound sample.Splotchyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15427992716600704581noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1297297758242179856.post-64921797892428504782008-04-15T10:06:00.000-05:002008-04-15T10:06:00.000-05:00Okay I'm half way through listening but I'll start...Okay I'm half way through listening but I'll start guessing now...<BR/><BR/>1. Centepede or Galaga?<BR/>3. Haunted House<BR/>11. Frogger<BR/>17. Buck Rogers<BR/>18. Hmmm Centepede? (did you ever notice how many Atari games sound the same?)<BR/>19. Bowling<BR/><BR/>Okay now I will go back to listening and perhaps guess more! What a fun quiz!Beccahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01650210980795003057noreply@blogger.com