On a day JD.Salinger has sadly passed away (long live Holden Caulfield) it's appropriate that we look at a glorious chapter of modern youth. It's not often that I stumble across a wholly new genre with a SWORDesque connection but once found it was, for a short but fascinating half-hour, a rich retro - seam indeed: 1980's computer games and specifically ATARI MOON PATROL. Now personally I never really got into computer games (nor still) but I can appreciate its appeal and in particular the wonderful box art! Just check out the SCRAMBLE BUG-ish moon vehicle on ATARI's Moon Patrol packaging and promotional pages pictured below and see what you think!
And there was even a MOON PATROL arcade game by Williams pictured below. Check out the huge Scramble Bug on the side it! Wow! It's almost a PROJECT SWORD space invader! Has anybody got one in their house or local retro bar?
And look below - best of all - there's even Moon Patrol MUESLI! hee hee! Now I challenge you Swordheads to come up with any other FOOD with a Swordesque vehicle on it! Dyna Soar Crisps? SaturnV Spread? I think not! (the brand name ORGRAN is a bit unfortunate!)
You can have a peek at MOON PATROL courtesy of You Tube (is there anything not on there?)
And finally for all those gameheads out there you can even have a go yourself without the need for digging out your Atari from the shed - good luck and enjoy!
That's astonishing, 'cos muesli has always been the food that comes to mind when I think of Project SWORD - not! That has to be the weirdest item yet! How on earth do you keep finding this stuff, Woodsy? :)
ReplyDeleteThe arcade game came first then the console game. I sunk tons of quarters in that machine! The Atari 400/800 version was excellent! I didn't know of the food--wild! I wish I had it.
ReplyDeleteGreat game! What I would give to have a functioning toy version of that rover!
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