kreidler@hubie.DEC (12/06/84)
Rather than buy the cartridge, buy the Aug. 1984 (No. 21) issue of ANALOG and type in the game Avalanche. It's very similar to Q*Bert, and a lot of fun. In general, each issue of ANALOG and Antic has at least one game that's close in quality to the one's you'd pay $40 for. It takes some patience to do all the typing and to chase down your typo/bugs, but you can get a lot of do-it-yourself satisfaction from it too. Richard Seltzer
kek@mgweed.UUCP (Kit Kimes) (12/06/84)
In regard to Richard Seltzer's suggestion to type games out of magazines: Please note that that works for Home Computers only, not video game systems such as the Atari 2600 and 5200, Odyssey2, Colecovision, etc. Also keep in mind that not all type-in games work on just any computer. For instance, Analog and Antic magazines are written for ATARI owners only. For other systems, other magazines are available. But I agree that several of the best games I have for my ATARI computer have came from these magazines and spending gobs of money isn't really necessary. Kit Kimes AT&T Consumer Products Montgomery Works Montgomery, Il. 60538-0305 ..!ihnp4!mgweed!kek