Megamania
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
| Megamania | |
|---|---|
 Atari 2600 Megamania box artwork autographed by Steve Cartwright |
|
| Developer(s) | Activision |
| Publisher(s) | Activision |
| Designer(s) | Steve Cartwright |
| Platform(s) | Atari 2600, Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit |
| Release date | 1982 |
| Genre(s) | Fixed Shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single player, multiplayer |
| Media | Cartridge |
| Input methods | Joystick |
Megamania is an Atari 2600 game designed by Steve Cartwright and published by Activision in 1982. It was also released for the Atari 5200 and Atari 8-bit family in 1983, ported by Glyn Anderson. The Atari 2600 version was also bundled in with the Activision Anthology release in 2002.
Contents |
[edit] Gameplay
In Megamania you are asleep and in the middle of a space nightmare. The gameplay resembles that of Space Invaders. Rather than being aliens or spaceships, however, the enemies in this game are various objects such as hamburgers, bow ties, and steam irons. The object is to shoot them down before the energy bar at the bottom of screen is depleted, all while avoiding the oncoming enemies and their own projectiles attacks. Each of the enemies fly in select patterns and as soon as they hit the bottom of the screen, they re-appear at the top until shot by the player.
[edit] Scoring
When Megamania was originally sold, anyone who scored above 45,000 points could send Activision a picture of their screen and become an official Megamaniac. They also would receive an Official Megamaniac emblem.[1]
If a player succeeded a score of 999,999 the game would end due to an error.[2]
[edit] 2600 vs. 5200
 |
There were several small differences between the Atari 2600 and 5200 versions of the game. They all included the same general gameplay, but the 5200 boasted some differences as listed.
- There is a title screen at the beginning of the game.
- The enemies are more detailed and most use a combination of colors.
- There is a different cover image on the package and cartridge.
- There are differences in the way the enemies are described in the manual. There are "ice cream sandwiches" instead of "cookies," "refrigerator magnets" instead of "bugs," and "diamond rings" instead of "diamonds."[3]
- The Atari 8-bit family version was the same as the Atari 5200 version.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
[edit] Trivia
The Tubes appeared in a 1982 commercial advertising this game for the Atari 2600 system.
