this should be easy for the Atari experts to identify...

[omnedon]

I got a labelless cart today, for the Atari 2600. It's a Parker Bros. cart (i can tell by shape), and it works. It's a shooter, where you move the ship around in a circular perimeter of the screen, shooting the baddies as they come out of the vortex in the center. I know I should know this, but it escapes me. I haven't enough parameters for Google to be helpful.

Thanks, and don't laugh at me! I was once one of youuuuuuuu.........
:-D

[digitalpress]

Gyruss.

http://www.digitpress.com/dpsightz/atari2600/gyruss.gif

[omnedon]

and thanks for not laughing! :D A dollar well spent!

[RJ]

OMG!!! Is that REALLY the screen display???

I know 2600 graphics ain't that great but...???

[omnedon]

Well, I've seen better screenshots of games.

Don't diss the 2600! It was the PS2 of it's day! It built an industry, had the largest catalog of games period, and had the best arcade conversions of it's era.

Remember the PS2 doesn't have the best graphics available, but it still is number one by a vast margin. Tha Atari 2600 was the same deal.

That is all.
:D

[digitalpress]

Yeah it doesn't look THAT bad, don't ask me what I was smoking when I decided... "yeah, this is a good representation of the game".

I've already got it in my notes to get some better screen shots of the game.