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#1 Crimefighter OFFLINE  

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Posted Thu Mar 3, 2011 6:46 PM

http://www.atariage....iew__getnewpost


Tempest? What about this prototype being found and reproduced?

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Posted Thu Mar 3, 2011 8:07 PM

Oh we're talking about it now are we? Yep it's Power Lords for the 2600. Plays like the Colecovision prototype with the requisite downgrade in graphics.

Damn, I guess I need to get moving on my review.

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Posted Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM

Let's say I haven't kept up on the forums and noticed the fervor over the reproduction of an unreleased game. Sheesh, bunch of stuff flying under the radar. Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?

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Posted Fri Mar 4, 2011 5:19 AM

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Let's say I haven't kept up on the forums and noticed the fervor over the reproduction of an unreleased game. Sheesh, bunch of stuff flying under the radar. Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Tempest already gave me screenshots of Power Lords eons ago to add to our database.

I guess nobody noticed the game page back then.

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Posted Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

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Posted Fri Mar 4, 2011 7:33 PM

cool look forward to it :D

#7 Crimefighter OFFLINE  

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Posted Fri Mar 4, 2011 10:32 PM

YAY!!!

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Posted Fri Mar 4, 2011 10:36 PM

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest


Is it blue, is it pink?

I don't know but I hope it don't stink.

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Posted Sat Mar 5, 2011 5:32 PM

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest
Does it have a shiny silver label?

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Posted Mon Mar 7, 2011 2:29 PM

Nice review, Tempest. Very funny!

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Posted Mon Mar 7, 2011 11:55 PM

View Postthe.golden.ax, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 10:36 PM, said:



Is it blue, is it pink?


Nope but it might go green! ;)

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Posted Tue Mar 8, 2011 12:15 AM

View PostShawn Sr., on Mon Mar 7, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Nope but it might go green! ;)

:ponder: :ponder: :ponder:


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Posted Tue Mar 8, 2011 8:16 AM

View PostRom Hunter, on Sat Mar 5, 2011 5:32 PM, said:

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest
Does it have a shiny silver label?

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It should have. :)

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Posted Tue Mar 8, 2011 9:39 AM

View PostTempest, on Tue Mar 8, 2011 8:16 AM, said:

View PostRom Hunter, on Sat Mar 5, 2011 5:32 PM, said:

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest
Does it have a shiny silver label?

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It should have. :)

Tempest

That's a nice hint.

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Posted Tue Mar 8, 2011 9:56 AM

View PostTempest, on Tue Mar 8, 2011 8:16 AM, said:

View PostRom Hunter, on Sat Mar 5, 2011 5:32 PM, said:

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest
Does it have a shiny silver label?

8)
It should have. :)

Tempest
Well, it has.

Never seen one before (and most probably will never see one again).

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Posted Wed Mar 9, 2011 10:15 PM

View PostTempest, on Fri Mar 4, 2011 8:42 AM, said:

View PostCrimefighter, on Thu Mar 3, 2011 11:55 PM, said:

Did you ever mention what you had on the back burner that you had been sitting on since last year's Midwest Gaming Classic?
Actually I think this is everything now. There's one more surprise to come (hopefully) but it's not something 'new'.

Tempest


I'm guessing that means you've found an additional WIP for an existing game?

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Posted Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:24 AM

Great review Tempest! :thumbsup:

This one certainly was an oddity. I remember this line back in the 80's but never really cared about it. It was one of those lines that was pretty cool, but never took off because there were so many new lines hitting the shelves. Seems like the 80's market was flooded with these types of toys/comics/cartoons. Remember Sectaurs,Visionaries or Inhumanoids? I guess it's like you said in your review, someone thought it was going to be a big hit, but when it wasn't (I didn't know anyone who was "into" Power Lords) they decided to pull the plug.
I wonder why the Odyssey version was released?

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Posted Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:32 AM

View Postmoycon, on Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:24 AM, said:

I wonder why the Odyssey version was released?
First to be finished maybe? Maybe Ed Averret would know, I think he programmed it.

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Posted Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:41 AM

View PostTempest, on Thu Mar 10, 2011 9:32 AM, said:

First to be finished maybe? Maybe Ed Averret would know, I think he programmed it.

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That's what I'm thinking. They probably already had all the manuals and boxes ready to go for that one and even though they already knew the line was a flop decided to at least try and recoup some $$$. Just speculation of course. Would be interesting to find out though.




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