Unofficial Adventure Sequel Demonstrated

Thanks to RetroGames for pointing to the project page for Adventure II, an unofficial Atari 5200 sequel to the classic Atari 2600 version of Adventure. There's a 40 percent version available for download, and the page asks you to bear in mind that "..the dragon will eat you (resetting the demo) if he bites you too many times." In related news, this review of the Atari 10-In-1 TV Game, including the original version of Adventure, points out that the world's first videogame 'easter egg', sneaked in by creator Warren Robinett and containing his name, has been changed in the new TV Game version to the word 'TEXT' - shurely shome mistake?

Other "news" more than 8 months old

[lightspawn]

The Atari 10-in-1 isn't exactly news - it's been released last year, and the games are changed in subtle ways - it's possible that the games have been re-coded or ported rather than emulated or running on identical hardware.

If you really want NEWS (should I submit this as a story?) Check out the 10-in-1 and 25-in-1 Intellivision [intellivisionlives.com] systems.

Please.

[Mensa Babe]

Other "news" more than 8 months old
The Atari 10-in-1 isn't exactly news - it's been released last year, and the games are changed in subtle ways - it's possible that the games have been re-coded or ported rather than emulated or running on identical hardware.

Please don't ruin the nostalgia for others, just becuase this game is not new enough for you. I for one am glad this news was posted on Slashdot, as I am sure most of Slashdot users are. The game does not have to be new to be great. For example

Re:Other "news" more than 8 months old

[simoniker]

We've actually covered the Intellivision TV Game [slashdot.org], about a month back, and as mentioned in the article, covered the Atari 10-in-1 Game [slashdot.org] last year, but hadn't seen the lack of the Adventure easter-egg widely reported in the press, so thought it relevant - I wonder if they put a different message back in for later versions of the hardware, as opposed to 'TEXT', which definitely seems like an unfinished mistake?

try Indenture...

[Pathwalker]

This new sequel looks pretty good - I like the updated graphics.

However, if you want an experience which is more true to the original game, you should check out Indenture [ofdoom.com] - an old DOS game that is an expanded re-creation of Adventure, done in the same style.

It also has a better easter egg than the new joystick based multi-games...

Screen shots?

[antdude]

Pathwalker: Are there any screen shots of this Indenture? I didn't find any.

Thank you in advance. :)

mirror mirror

[August_zero]

It looks the same as the original, and has a classic mode that is... well the classic game. I think it's free ware even so its worth the download, I have hiding on my home sysyem somewhere...

Pic of the system...

[NanoGator]

I found a pic of the 10 in 1 system, here [reflectionsoldiers.com].

Easter Egg in Quake3

[NanoGator]

I found an easter egg in Quake 3. What you do is you go into a multiplayer game of Capture the Flag. Then, get really really good at using the railgun. Once you reach a certain level of accuracy, the game will call you a 'faggot camper'!

Re:Easter Egg in Quake3

[Anonvmous Coward]

"I found an easter egg in Quake 3. What you do is you go into a multiplayer game of Capture the Flag. Then, get really really good at using the railgun. Once you reach a certain level of accuracy, the game will call you a 'faggot camper'! "

I hate when when a funny post gets modded as off-topic. I realize that at first glance it seems off-topic, but the submission did have a reference to Adventure having the first easter egg. It's not the most on-topic post in the world but it isn't off-topic either.

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The game play won't be complete...

[nvrrobx]

...without a crappy Atari 5200 controller in my hand with the really bad red buttons on it. :)

No seriously though.. I _loved_ my Atari 5200, but those controllers were awful.

The amount of time I spent playing Mountain King, Joust, and Countermeasure... daaaaamn.