![]() ![]() Now, Yar is Ray spelled backwards, and the game’s story takes place in the Razak solar system, which (backwards) is similar to Kassar, and that stood for Ray Kassar, Atari’s CEO. I even included a whole storyline to support it, which was later used for the comic book. So I asked if I could submit a name, and came up with Yars’ Revenge. Marketing had sent down some names for it – all of which were really terrible. There’s an interesting story of how Yars became Yars. One of the things I wanted to do was have the first full-screen explosion. The concept was, at some point, time would “freeze” and there would be a countdown to a gigantic explosion. I wanted an action game with a lot of colors and sounds – something I would enjoy playing. Warshaw: The working title was originally Time Freeze. (Not so sure that isn’t the Sears title.) “Wrong Button!” – Missle Command (“Don’t ever push the red button.” – Duck Dodgers)Īfter cheating, the Vegas Showgirl is Casino (wasn’t sure if it was a variant cover for Blackjack), and the “Apollo 19” mission is Space Ship, which I’d never heard of up until now. “Atari Video Computer System (Literal Translation)” – Demons to Diamonds “Old-Timey Cop with a Stick” – Maze Craze (no relation to that jalapenio) “Atari Video Computer System (Conversation)” – Yar’s Revenge “Terrorists in the Year 3000” – Slot Racers “Buzz Aldrin Space Rainbow Tennis” – Super Breakout “Wild and Groovy Moon Combat” – Space War “Salvidor Dali’s Pinball Thrills” – Video Pinball “Backgammon for Friendless People” – Backgammon ![]() “Starship Engineering Future Challenge!” – BASIC Programming “It’s Fucking Checkers” – uh…Checkers? (Okay, “Video Checkers”) “Dude – We should have done that acid…” – Haunted House “Obligatory Educational Game” – Math Grand Prix From my own memory, these are the ones I know (yes, I could be wrong. The Neutral Zone is comprised of actual game code, which is laid out vertically, and counter-scrolling over itself (along with some X-Y and random color processing).Someone was asking what the games were. This was the fist Atari 2600 game to display programming code on the screen. ![]() If done right, when the explosion ends, the game will stop and the letters HSWWSH (for Howard Scott Warshaw) will appear. Then find the 'Ghost of Yar' (a black, vertical line that appears behind the explosion graphics) and position yourself on the lower third of it. ![]()
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