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I could have been the King of Astrosmash on Intellivision
Posted on 10/21/16 at 1:52 pm
Posted on 10/21/16 at 1:52 pm
I feel like I have been cheating this forum by not coming forward with one of my greatest achievements of my youth.
The year was circa 1981. I would lock myself up in my room for hours. Intellivision had some sort of challenge/promotion going and once you got your highest score...you take a photo of the screen and send it in to their HQ.
I played for like 5 hours straight and scored in the millions. The exact score escapes me. I took a photo with my parents Polaroid and sent it in. A month later I received a letter that I qualified and invited to Houston for the Championship. 20 invitations were handed out. My parents said 'hell no', we are not traveling to Houston so I can play a video game so I didn't go. I missed my chance. I couldn't have been the 1981 Astrosmash World Champion.
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The year was circa 1981. I would lock myself up in my room for hours. Intellivision had some sort of challenge/promotion going and once you got your highest score...you take a photo of the screen and send it in to their HQ.
I played for like 5 hours straight and scored in the millions. The exact score escapes me. I took a photo with my parents Polaroid and sent it in. A month later I received a letter that I qualified and invited to Houston for the Championship. 20 invitations were handed out. My parents said 'hell no', we are not traveling to Houston so I can play a video game so I didn't go. I missed my chance. I couldn't have been the 1981 Astrosmash World Champion.
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Posted on 10/21/16 at 2:09 pm to Nativebullet
I still have all my cartridges and a working Intellivision II.
I played the shite out of triple action, bomb squad, dungeons and dragons, and b-17 bomber. Never was big into Astrosmash, but I had it.
Football and Baseball were good when I had friends over. I didn't get the ones with AI opponents til later. My cousin had basketball, I may have it now don't remember. I got a big shoebox full of them.
I played the shite out of triple action, bomb squad, dungeons and dragons, and b-17 bomber. Never was big into Astrosmash, but I had it.
Football and Baseball were good when I had friends over. I didn't get the ones with AI opponents til later. My cousin had basketball, I may have it now don't remember. I got a big shoebox full of them.
This post was edited on 10/21/16 at 2:10 pm
Posted on 10/21/16 at 4:00 pm to Nativebullet
I Would have smoked your arse in Intellivision NFL football or MLB Baseball though. 
Posted on 10/21/16 at 9:54 pm to Nativebullet
i remember trying to attain certain scores on Atari games, to get a patch.
I think i got like 3 or 4.
Plaque attack u were the toothpaste
keystone capers
Pitfall
Jungle hunt
me and my cousin played the hell out of those games, trying to get the patch, for sending in a Polaroid of a certain score being beat.
I think i got like 3 or 4.
Plaque attack u were the toothpaste
keystone capers
Pitfall
Jungle hunt
me and my cousin played the hell out of those games, trying to get the patch, for sending in a Polaroid of a certain score being beat.
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