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With Christmas just 16 days
away, some of us will plan to
buy a video game system.

We hear about many makes

of video systems, some good
and some bad. Here is a list
of five of the most popular
video games available.:
ATARI (MODEL 2600)
The Atari can be played on
either colour or black and
white TV. There are difficul-
ty switches so that one or
both players can be handi-
capped,

Atart’s individual games
have a lot more variations
than other companies’. For
example, it is possible to
play 112 types of space
invaders and 66 types of As-
teroids.

Atari has two controls, the
joystick and the paddle unit.
Each game will use either,
but not both.

Most of Atari’s games gta-
phics are average but the

games are easy to learn.

Companies such as Activis-
ion and Imagic are making
cartridges for Atari, includ-
ing megamania, Pitfall, and

 

Demon Attack.
Neos

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COLECO-VISION

Finally, a game system that
plays both Atari and Mattel
cartridges, with an add-on
expansion module to allow
all Atari cartridges.
Colecovision delivers adv-
anced arcade-type controll-
ers, with a joystick and 12
function key pad. No more
sore hands!

Coleco’s games have high
resolution, therefore, have
better graphics. They offer a
large selection of arcade
games,such as Donkey Kong
Zaxxon, Turbo, and. Ladybug

LEISURE- VISION

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MATTEL
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systems available, with a 12
button key pad and 16 posi-
tion joystick. I had a lot of
fun and enjoyment with this
game.

Their cartridges are limited
but there are good games
such as Crazy Gobbler, Base-
ball, and Robot Killer, which
I really liked.

MATTEL INTELLIVISION
Mattel games have realistic
gtaphics and sound effects.
The Mattel controllers have
a 16 position control disk and
12 key pad, with4 action but-
tons on the side. Each game
cartridge comes complete
with an overlay you put on
the outside of the controller.

Learn more about the CGA

games out:Maze a Tron, Ad-
vanced Dungeon and Dragon
and Lock and Chase.

Now, with an add-on voice,
synthesis module, and spec-
ial intellivoice cartridges, In-
tellivision talks to you! It
generates voices which are
essential in game play. The-

   

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CHRISTMAS SHOPPING FOR VIDEO GAMES

Text and Photos By Gerry Oikawa

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a 49 character keyboard.
There is an 8 position hand
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