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Today we are unboxing the 1983 Atari 2600 Beamrider by Activision. Also we will be playing this video game using the Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controller.
Atari 2600 Manual For Beamrider - archive.org/details/Beamrider_1983_Activision
The Collectors Zone Show Featuring Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controllers - youtu.be/VLWFDVn1_NA
Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controllers are handmade with precision and care using quality materials. Check out their Custom Built Controllers here - retrogameboyz.com/collections/control-pads
Beamrider is a fixed shooter written for the Intellivision by David Rolfe and published by Activision in 1983. The game was ported to the Atari 2600 (with a slightly reduced feature set), Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and MSX.
Beamrider takes place above Earth's atmosphere, where a large alien shield called the Restrictor Shield surrounds the Earth. The player's objective is to clear the Shield's 99 sectors of alien craft while piloting the Beamrider ship. The Beamrider is equipped with a short-range laser lariat and a limited supply of torpedoes. The player is given three at the start of each sector.
To clear a sector, fifteen enemy ships must be destroyed. A "Sentinel ship" will then appear, which can be destroyed using a torpedo (if any remain) for bonus points. Some enemy ships can only be destroyed with torpedoes, and some must simply be dodged. Occasionally during a sector, "Yellow Rejuvenators" (extra lives) appear. They can be picked up for an extra ship, but if they are shot they will transform into ship-damaging debris.
Activision offered a Beamrider patch to players who could get to Sector 14 with 40,000 points and sent in a screenshot of their accomplishment.
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Today we are unboxing the 1983 Atari 2600 Beamrider by Activision. Also we will be playing this video game using the Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controller.
Atari 2600 Manual For Beamrider - archive.org/details/Beamrider_1983_Activision
The Collectors Zone Show Featuring Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controllers - youtu.be/VLWFDVn1_NA
Retro Game Boyz Custom Built Controllers are handmade with precision and care using quality materials. Check out their Custom Built Controllers here - retrogameboyz.com/collections/control-pads
Beamrider is a fixed shooter written for the Intellivision by David Rolfe and published by Activision in 1983. The game was ported to the Atari 2600 (with a slightly reduced feature set), Atari 5200, Atari 8-bit family, ColecoVision, Commodore 64, ZX Spectrum, and MSX.
Beamrider takes place above Earth's atmosphere, where a large alien shield called the Restrictor Shield surrounds the Earth. The player's objective is to clear the Shield's 99 sectors of alien craft while piloting the Beamrider ship. The Beamrider is equipped with a short-range laser lariat and a limited supply of torpedoes. The player is given three at the start of each sector.
To clear a sector, fifteen enemy ships must be destroyed. A "Sentinel ship" will then appear, which can be destroyed using a torpedo (if any remain) for bonus points. Some enemy ships can only be destroyed with torpedoes, and some must simply be dodged. Occasionally during a sector, "Yellow Rejuvenators" (extra lives) appear. They can be picked up for an extra ship, but if they are shot they will transform into ship-damaging debris.
Activision offered a Beamrider patch to players who could get to Sector 14 with 40,000 points and sent in a screenshot of their accomplishment.
You can find me on Instagram (thecollectorszone5150), Facebook (MasterCollectoroftheZone) and on The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel. The Geek and I Podcast is also on Apple, Spottily and other services that air Podcasts. Thank you for checking out The Collectors Zone.
The Collectors Zone eBay Store - ebay.com/usr/the_collectors_zone
The Collectors Zone YouTube Channel - youtube.com/c/thecollectorszone
The Collectors Zone Facebook Page - facebook.com/MasterCollectoroftheZone
The Geek and I Podcast Facebook Page - facebook.com/thegeekandipodcastwithJohnandJeff
The Geek and I Podcast YouTube Channel - youtube.com/channel/UCuem7-ek43GqUro1ZD8K1Ig
*** FYI *** MY VIDEO WAS MADE FOR PURE ENTERTAINMENT PURPOSE. THESE COPYRIGHTS BELONG TO ITS RIGHTFUL OWNER.
NO copyright infringement and NO commercial benefits intended! Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for fair use for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational, or personal use is in favor of fair use.
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