2012/5/16: Atari 2600: Springer, Stronghold, Tooth Protectors

[VideoGameCritic]

Check out these three rare Atari 2600 games I reviewed with the help of my Harmony Cart.  Let me know what you think.

[Astrosmasher1]

some classy games that I am not going to get...

thanks for the heads up.

[DanZero1]

Interesting story on Tooth Protectors -- it too was only available via mail order, and according to AtariAge it's even harder to find than Chase The Chuckwagon!

Springer was an arcade port from 1982 -- http://www.arcade-museum.com/S/Springer.html

[LuckyMan1]

Alright, some rare game reviews! Very nice!

I love the line about the "small Mexican woman" in your Stronghold review. You're a riot VGC!

I'm surprised you graded Tooth Protectors so high. It's a funny little game, but other than collectors, it would probably only be of interest to children.

I did notice a few small typos:

Stronghold:
you'll need (to) shoot first
she tends to follow your (movements), not "moments"

Tooth Protectors:
the baddie is about (to) swoop down, not "the" swoop down
move (to) the far side of the screen

[crimefighter1]

Yep...Springer is an obscure arcade game...biggest difference in gameplay is the Atari version doesn't have dinos in it or any enemies for that matter.

[LuckyMan1]

[QUOTE=crimefighter]Yep...Springer is an obscure arcade game...biggest difference in gameplay is the Atari version doesn't have dinos in it or any enemies for that matter.
[/QUOTE]

It has dinos, but they call them "dragons" in the manual.

[VideoGameCritic]

[QUOTE=LuckyMan]Alright, some rare game reviews! Very nice!

I love the line about the "small Mexican woman" in your Stronghold review. You're a riot VGC!

I'm surprised you graded Tooth Protectors so high. It's a funny little game, but other than collectors, it would probably only be of interest to children.

I did notice a few small typos:

Stronghold:
you'll need (to) shoot first
she tends to follow your (movements), not "moments"

Tooth Protectors:
the baddie is about (to) swoop down, not "the" swoop down
move (to) the far side of the screen
[/QUOTE]

Thank you for pointing out these typos!  I am fixing them now.

[Adamant1]

[QUOTE=DanZero]
Springer was an arcade port from 1982 -- http://www.arcade-museum.com/S/Springer.html

[/QUOTE]

Wait, that was seriously the game's marquee? How in the world did they avoid getting sued by Warner Bros for that? That's the most blatant rip-off of Bugs Bunny I've ever seen.