Atari 2600 – Lungfishopolis.com https://greghowley.com/lungfish Video games on our minds Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:24:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 My Game Tree https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2011/04/my-game-tree/ https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2011/04/my-game-tree/#respond Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:24:24 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=2858 Over at No High Scores, Bill Abner wrote this weekend about the games that make us who we are, and referred to the collection as a Gaming Tree, even going so far as to map his out.

The idea was so fascinating to me that I went ahead and drew up my own gaming tree in MS Paint. It’s not pretty, but hopefully it’s legible.

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Click for full size version

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This is awesome. I just played all the way through the original Atari 2600 game Adventure. And then I played through both levels of Yars Revenge. The games don’t age well, but boy do they have nostalgia value. Happy Friday!

Play Yars Revenge

Play Adventure

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]]> https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2009/12/free-game-friday-atari-2600-games/feed/ 0 Wallpaper Wednesday: Yars Revenge https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2009/02/wallpaper-wednesday-yars-revenge/ https://greghowley.com/lungfish/2009/02/wallpaper-wednesday-yars-revenge/#respond Wed, 11 Feb 2009 18:00:13 +0000 http://lungfishopolis.com/?p=601 We here in Lungfishopolis were very impressed by the DesktopGaming’s retro gaming wallpapers, and have been inspired. So today, I bring you the first of what we hope will be many retro gaming wallpapers, constructed locally right here in Lungfishopolis.

In a distant galaxy the civilization known as the Yars were attacked by the fierce Qotiles. Though badly damaged, the Yars’ fought back using their mechanical ships that look like giant metal insects. The Qotiles have many laser cannons shielded behind celluloid barriers which are capable of destroying the Yars. It’s up to you to control your Yar ships, dig your way through the shields and fire your powerful Zorlon Cannon into the Qotiles. The enemy is relentless; there are thousands of laser cannons surrounding the people of Yar, each one is capable of firing deadly energy swirls at the Yars. They are also protected with a destroyer missile that will constantly track you down and detonate your Yar ship. It’s up to you to save the Yars, good luck!

Those of us who cut our gaming teeth on the Atari 2600 will remember this game well, and as such it seemed like a good starting point for gaming wallpaper.

Download Yars’ Revenge Wallpaper (1024×768)
Download Yars’ Revenge Wallpaper (1280×1024)
Download Yars’ Revenge Wallpaper (1680×1050)

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