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E.T. is only the worst game due to its context - the hype around the movie, the initial sales, and the fact that it was Warshaw, who did Yars Revenge, was its c

E.T. is only the worst game due to its context - the hype around the movie, the initial sales, and the fact that it was Warshaw, who did Yars Revenge, was its creator. There are far lamer 2600 games, at least in my opinion. It is confusing and frustrating - but go play some Atari 2600 as so many of its games fit that bill.

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camus2 9y ago
Ghostbuster for the 2600 game was idiotic has well, I never figured out what the hell was going in that game.
- SyneRyder 9y ago
  I don't think Ghostbusters was that bad. I played it a lot as a kid and enjoyed it, but I agree it was confusing (you needed to read the instructions to understand how to bait the Marshmallow Man, for instance). The C64 version of Ghostbusters was much better, especially for its karaoke title screen. I'm tempted to give my vote to Bobby Is Going Home on 2600, except I actually played it a lot as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgTlZbwIgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgTlZbwIgQ
hinkley 9y ago
And despite retraining as a therapist, he still seems to blame himself for the gross strategic negligence of a management crew that thought it reasonable to ask someone if they can write a game in five weeks. Why didn't they do prototypes during the negotiations? It's ridiculous and he shouldn't blame his 25-something ego for what happened. He didn't know what he was talking about, and the only way management wouldn't know this is if they were a bunch of man-children themselves. If it was all up to him, then why was everyone else pulling a salary? Someone needs to read about reframing bad experiences.
- moomin 9y ago
  I think it's reflected in his current work. He's packing as much learning as he can in so that he can help his clients. Being an admitted failure probably helps his work no end.
  - hinkley 9y ago
    Certainly, but the way he talks about that time... I think he's trying to help other people get over the kind of events that he himself is still struggling with.

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camus2 9y ago

Ghostbuster for the 2600 game was idiotic has well, I never figured out what the hell was going in that game.

SyneRyder 9y ago
I don't think Ghostbusters was that bad. I played it a lot as a kid and enjoyed it, but I agree it was confusing (you needed to read the instructions to understand how to bait the Marshmallow Man, for instance). The C64 version of Ghostbusters was much better, especially for its karaoke title screen. I'm tempted to give my vote to Bobby Is Going Home on 2600, except I actually played it a lot as well: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgTlZbwIgQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djgTlZbwIgQ

hinkley 9y ago

And despite retraining as a therapist, he still seems to blame himself for the gross strategic negligence of a management crew that thought it reasonable to ask someone if they can write a game in five weeks. Why didn't they do prototypes during the negotiations? It's ridiculous and he shouldn't blame his 25-something ego for what happened. He didn't know what he was talking about, and the only way management wouldn't know this is if they were a bunch of man-children themselves. If it was all up to him, then why was everyone else pulling a salary? Someone needs to read about reframing bad experiences.

moomin 9y ago
I think it's reflected in his current work. He's packing as much learning as he can in so that he can help his clients. Being an admitted failure probably helps his work no end.
- hinkley 9y ago
  Certainly, but the way he talks about that time... I think he's trying to help other people get over the kind of events that he himself is still struggling with.