Atari VCS Ad #4: Mistake
Posted May 8, 2018 by Ric Pryor
In just three weeks, you'll be able to crowdfund pre-order the new VCS. It's not my place to tell you what to do with your money, but spending $200 on a console that doesn't exist seems like a bad idea when we live in a world where tacos do exist.
Nature Studies: Crab Conflict Resolution
Posted May 6, 2018 by Ric Pryor
In nature, crabs have been known to resolve disputes with an air hockey-like contest involving captive octopuses. While it has never been captured on film, it is faithfully recreated in the Commodore 64 game Crabfight.
Atari VCS Ad #3: Games
Posted May 4, 2018 by Ric Pryor
What kinds games do you suppose will be available for the new Atari VCS? I mean besides the usual repackaged 2600 classics and Steam games no one buys until they're part of a Humble Bundle.
Does Anyone Know How This Game Is Supposed to Be Played?
Posted May 3, 2018 by Ric Pryor
Realsports Baseball for the Atari 2600 has some comically bad A.I. I'm still trying to figure out exactly how to score this play.
Atari's follow-up, Super Baseball, kept most of the same gameplay but improved the A.I. and in doing so revealed that without the shoddy defense it was impossible to get on base.
File Under: BaseballJose Canseco vs. Everything You Know About How Baseball Works
Posted May 2, 2018 by Ric Pryor
You can tell Steve Garvey vs. Jose Canseco Grand Slam Baseball was designed by someone who never actually witnessed a baseball game because the control scheme includes a way to throw the ball to the center fielder.
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