Hi Dark, Yeah, I am pretty sure there were color variations of the game out there, and I believe that was the main difference between the Atari 2600 and Atari 7800 versions. Plus keep in mind there were two different Atari 2600's released. There was the original 2600 consoles from the early 80's and there was a much newer Atari 2600 that came out in the late 80's along side the 7800models. So it is entirely possible yours was a later edition of Space Invaders as they did release updated versions of their 2600 catalog before going under.
Cheers! On 5/22/14, dark <d...@xgam.org> wrote: > Hi Tom. > > Wow! I bet original space invaders on a 78 inch projector was cool. I > currently have my snes, Pc and gamecube plugged into a 42 inch flatscreen, > which is pretty awsome after years of playing on standard sized tv screens, > > but I'm still jealous! :D. > > Back when we had the atari 2600 we were on a 15 inch tv, so no, I don't > imagine the invaders were very clear. > > I also however do wonder if there was a different version of space invaders. > > The one we had on the Atari 2600 had the invaders in rows and columns, but > if I remember rightly the invaders were yellow, and the shields between you > > and them were orange while your gun was green. it also had a two player > option with one green gun and one purple gun. > > I have played a version with red invaders and blue shields on one of those > multi game consoles that have hundreds of games on one machine and you just > > plug into the tv. > > I suppose though just like Packman and several other games at the time, > there were various different versions of space invaders around and it's > entirely possible that the first one I played wasn't the original. > > All the best, > > Dark. > > > --- > Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org > If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to > gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. > You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at > http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. > All messages are archived and can be searched and read at > http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. > If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, > please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org. > --- Gamers mailing list __ Gamers@audyssey.org If you want to leave the list, send E-mail to gamers-unsubscr...@audyssey.org. You can make changes or update your subscription via the web, at http://audyssey.org/mailman/listinfo/gamers_audyssey.org. All messages are archived and can be searched and read at http://www.mail-archive.com/gamers@audyssey.org. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the management of the list, please send E-mail to gamers-ow...@audyssey.org.
