Talk:Yars' Revenge
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[edit] Problem
We have a bit of a problem here. As you can see, the name of the article is Yar's Revenge. However, the name of the game is Yars' Revenge. Yes, that's correct, the apostrophe goes AFTER the letter 's'. I did a little bit of research and found that on all releases of the game, including the gameboy version, the apostrophe does come after the the 's'. However, if you read the game manual, you will find that the hero of the story is named simply Yar, not Yars. So therefore the title is spelled incorrectly.
So we must make a choice. Should the article title remain the grammatically correct Yar's Revenge, or should with use the original, incorrect spellin, Yars' Revenge? Please take the opportunity to vote here, and if you can please explain the reason for your choice. Thank you. - Dan Mazurowski
There is just a misunderstanding. The character in the game isn't named Yar, he is a Yar. If you read the back of the box this is made clear. -Nydigovoth
No problem. Its a species. One Yar, two Yars. One Yar would have a personal "Yar's Revenge". But the player represents the species, so it is indeed gramatically correct to say "Yars' Revenge"
- Grammatical Yar Scout. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.69.12.130 (talk) 16:32, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
I remember a cassette from the mid 80s which I think was a dramatic reading of the Yars' Revenge mini comic book. It wasn't available for very long, and was probably promotional. I don't think it was ever packaged with the game, though it may have been packaged with a book. Is this familiar to anyone else? It would be interesting to add this info to the article. CyborgTosser
I found it. I will add the info to the article. CyborgTosser
Seems to me there are some gameplay features not mentioned here. I specifically remember that at higher levels, instant swirl shots would be introduced, and the neutral zone disappeared. I'm not sure that the 2600 at my parents house is still functional, and highly doubt I could obtain such levels of Yar prowess nowadays. Anyone else? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 67.69.12.130 (talk) 16:34, 19 November 2007 (UTC)
