> > I've said this before but some of the more ambitious 2600 I used to be OK at I > > literally can't make head nor tail of now - its like I'm this blob and I'm meant to > > do what to what blob? > > Adventure, Star Raiders 2 and Haunted House would be examples, and the Raider of > the > > Lost Arc game - what the hells THAT! > > I love Raiders of the Lost Ark. When you get to the Black Market, "the Raving Lunatic > will kill you if you try to cross his path - you must pacify him with something." > That's easy to understand, right? > >
IIRC you used the 2nd joystick to control you inventory while you played which was very ambitious and ground breaking for the system it was on but not a very convenient control system! I remember I once got my Nan to do it for me, I think it was [fire] to drop items and they just disappeared. I wanted her to drop a load of my old crap I'd been hoarding then select the whip but she didn't get this and dropped the whip too leaving me trapped in a box I was meant to whip my way out of! I was angry! She's dead now!