The mind of a computer!
Fatso! is a new Odyssey² and Videopac game being developed by Chris Read. Based on the semi-classic Atari 2600 title Fast Food, Fatso! puts you in control of a pair of ravenous lips chomping down pretzels, cookies and other fattening delicacies in a quest to consume as many calories as possible. But look out for the deadly red pickle – eat one and your snacking days are over.
Fatso! will release with a limited edition of 25 cartridge copies. Ordering information and screenshots can be found on Chris Read's Fatso! page. To promote the release, Chris is holding a label design contest. For details and crucial specifications, head on over to the Videopac / Odyssey2 Forum.
It's a great time to be an O2 fan right now, as recent months have brought us several new game releases. And if you still crave more, Chris is working on another homebrew game called Ants!.
The parade of new releases from Revival Studios continues with ColorClash, a puzzle/shooting game based on one of Revival's original Vectrex games. Here are the details from the release announcement:
In Colorclash, the player has to shoot the various colored gems that are falling down from the top of the screen. The gems are marked with symbols and the player has to match up the symbol on his ship with the symbol on the gems. The speed of the game will gradually increase, but by strategically shooting the right gems the player can have 4 of the same gems on screen at once.
Upon shooting 4 similar gems in a row, the speed of the game will decrease and the player will be rewarded extra points.
Game features:
- Playable on Videopac and Odyssey² consoles
- High resolution background on Videopac+ consoles
- Digitized speech using The voice add-on
- Internet highscore uploading
- Online rewards system
ColorClash is available for 39 Euros plus shipping. For more information about the game, including how to order a cartridge, go to the ColorClash page at revival-studios.com.
Acting on some reader requests, I have totally revamped the Videos section. Now you can stream the videos directly through your modern browser – no downloads required. I've also added a number of new clips and re-edited the ones that were already there. Now most of them are larger, with better color and audio.
New clips include an early Magnavox commercial featuring Football, two European Videopac commercials, a shot from the Odyssey booth at the 1983 CES, even a clip from the classic '80s cartoon Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends that features Odyssey² sound effects. Of course, old favorites like the Wizard of Odyssey commercials and 1983 Odyssey3 Command Center promo video are still available for your viewing pleasure. Enjoy!
Hot on the heels of Astro Dodge, Revival Studios has announced another new homebrew game for Odyssey² and Videopac consoles: Mayhem. In this reflex game, which ever-so-slightly resembles the arcade classic Food Fight, you control Wizzy, son of the famed Wizard of Odyssey. The young mage-in-training must dodge a dizzying array of enchanted, rotating sticks while on a quest to grab spinning coins. Here is more detail from the official release announcement:
Now Wizzy, the little wizard, is in trouble! He attempted a spell to produce fire, but the sticks he wished to see burn now fly all around him. You must help Wizzy to collect the coins while avoiding the bewitched wood!
Check out the game trailer here.
Game features:
- Playable on Videopac and Odyssey² consoles
- High resolution background on Videopac+ consoles
- Digitized speech using The voice add-on
- Multicolor sprite animation
- Internet highscore uploading
- Online rewards system
- Hidden gameplay mode
Mayhem is available for 39 Euros plus shipping. For more information about the game, including how to order a cartridge, go to the Mayhem page at revival-studios.com.
