That's right! Mushca Disk 120. And once again, I gotta say, Blogger...
don't like the new format too much! But again, I'm a slow learner, so it
must just be me. But you know what? What the heck. Let's get crazy.
Let's just leave this like it is. Thankfully, we still revert to Classic
Blogger for now. As for late June, well...
Anyway, I was going to jump right into this game called Thorax Lair... Thrax Lair.
But this other one called Trial By Fire! caught my eye. Reminiscent of the old
Clowns and Balloons game for the 2600... what was that called again? The only difference
is there's no balloons this time, but there's still furious action. Man, I
think I wouldn't do well as a firefighter if this game is anything close to what
it's like. It's similar to how Atari turned the Road Runner cartoons into a
video game. I mean, the Coyote's not supposed to win! I let you down, Chuck Jones
in particular, and the Tunes that are Looney in general. Thank Goodness Flubber's
not a real thing.
But back to Anthrax Lair... Thrax Lair. Great title like Androton or Stratos.
Took me way too long to find that one again. It was on the tip of my brain.
And as the comment section points out, yes, it is indeed like River Raid,
but it also reminded me of the second stage of Lunar Leeper, if only because
you can vary the speed a little bit. And one way in which this River Raid-type
game is unique: you can hit the walls and it won't kill you! Lots of these
spiders will, however! The instruction manual says you get an extra life every
10,000 points. I have yet to do that myself, but it is kind of late. Should
probably get to bed. A lot. More brilliant insights tomorrow.
Thrax Lair at Atarimania
Trial by Fire at Atarimania - ANALOG type-in magazine strikes again!
