Do you guys remember Adventure for the Atari 2600? No, you don't, because the game was released in 1979. My mom was 21 years old at the time and, for all intents and purposes, she probably rode a pterodactyl to work.
For those of you too lazy to look it up on Wikipedia, Adventure's premise involves questing through an overworld in search of a golden chalice and bringing it back to your home castle. That seems simple enough, but a giant-assed bat randomly steals and drops items -- keys, swords, and f*cking dragons -- which complicates the whole affair. In fact, the large overworld, complex mazes, and the Bat's erratic behavior were supposed to be more than the Atari could handle, but creator Warren Robinett managed to fit it all in. He also included the very first Easter Egg in games history, which reads, appropriately, "created by Warren Robinett."
Thankfully for us modern philistines, a team of Penny Arcade forum members have created an unauthorized remake called Adventure 2600 Reboot. It includes new 16-bit graphics, actual music (the original score was just bleeps and bloops), a more user-friendly interface, and a few gameplay tweaks, the most important of which regards the Bat's behavior.
The project took about seven months of work, according to a GameSetWatch interview with William Stiernberg, who coded and designed Reboot. The interview is pretty interesting, and Stienberg talks about a lot of the design choices the team had to make. You can find more information about Adventure 2600 Reboot, the team that made it, and how to download it here.
Did I mention that the original has awesome box art (especially compared to its prosaic title)? Well, it does. Hit the jump to see a gameplay video.
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That guy just picked up an entire bridge, what the hell. Although, I must give credit for creators for making a graphical overhaul of the game and adding music, however the game does look pretty boring.
@chronic
Yeah , my father said it was awfull and I tryed it and it was awfull ...(sorry to get on your nostalgia sense , but Adventure is unplayable compared to Space Invader , Pitfall and Pac Man)
@pappadukes
Are you on drugs or somenthings? Try to behave a like a human being man ..
@Naim - Yes, I am on drugs, live with it. When I was a kid, most parents weren't into video games, so I wasn't lucky enough to get my gaming advice from my father. We would take a risk and buy a cartridge for $2-3 and it either sucked, or it didn't. But those were our options. Back in the day, nothing was unplayable. You just either played it, or you didn't. There was no other console to fall back on.
P.S. Sorry Chronic, I wasn't being serious with the whole "shut your mouth" statement. It probably wouldn't have been taken as seriously if I had said, "shut your whore mouth" or something a little more sarcastic.
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10:30 PM on 04.30.2009
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As a "Zelda kid" I will enjoy it for sure.
I've never heard much about the original but the premise sounds interesting. I'll check it out.
I feel old...
woo!
shit was bananas like Castle Adventure too. memories, memories.
try it. you might actually like it.
This looks awesome though. I need to dust off my old 2600 carts :)
I'll play the hell out of that shit. Now that I won't have the urge to gouge out my ear drums.
@Chronic, shut your mouth. It was an Atari game. You would in no way understand.
Yeah , my father said it was awfull and I tryed it and it was awfull ...(sorry to get on your nostalgia sense , but Adventure is unplayable compared to Space Invader , Pitfall and Pac Man)
@pappadukes
Are you on drugs or somenthings? Try to behave a like a human being man ..
P.S. Sorry Chronic, I wasn't being serious with the whole "shut your mouth" statement. It probably wouldn't have been taken as seriously if I had said, "shut your whore mouth" or something a little more sarcastic.