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Off Your Rocker
For the Atari 2600
Full FAQ
Last Updated 2/28/05
Version 1.0
Written & Compiled by "TestaALT"
Email address TestaALT@aol.com
This file is Copyright (c) 2005 Andrew "TestaALT" Testa. All rights reserved.
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Table of Contents:
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1. Version History
2. Introduction
3. Dedication
4. Controls
5. Overview
6. Frequently Asked Questions
7. Credits
8. Legal Disclaimer
9. Contact Information
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1. Version History
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Version 1.0 (02/28/05): Initial version of document - it's complete.
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2. Introduction
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Well, I'm back with another Atari 2600 game that never made the stores. I
think people are starting to wonder how I'm procuring all these prototype
games. Anyway, Off Your Rocker was abandoned by Amiga, who sent most of their
copies to a company called Pleasant Valley Video. They later made a hand
drawn label for the game and started to sell them. The game itself isn't very
fun - it's your basic simon says.
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3. Dedication
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I dedicate this guide to all Atari 2600 gamers out there. They really keep
this system alive, even though it seems "dead." Atari 2600, in a lot of
people's minds, was the first gaming console ever created. This really isn't
true, as there were other obscure systems before it. However, this was most
people's first video game system. This is the system that brought them into
gaming. And so, I dedicate this guide to the Atari 2600 gamers that still
play this old system and keep it alive.
This guide is also dedicated to Brian P. Sulpher and AboveAverage. Where did
you go, AboveAverage? You told me which system to write for! And of course,
Brian taught all of us that you can write billions and billions of guides for
old games and still be "cool."
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4. Controls
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Fire Button: Starts the first move of the game.
Joystick: Used to imitate the patterns.
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5. Overview
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The basic layout of the game:
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Like I said earlier, Off Your Rocker is basically a computerized version of
"simon says." To start off the game, press the fire button. One of the four
objects on the screen will light up. Your job is to mimic this pattern. At
first, you will only have to remember one light. However, as the game
progresses, you'll have to remember up to 99!
When you successfully mimic a pattern, you get one point. The goal of the
game, obviously, is to get as many points as you can by relaying the pattern
as it grows larger. After the seventh round, the pattern will be showed
unbearably faster than before. You only have five seconds to relay each light
after you enter the first light, too.
Around the eleventh round, it will be very hard to remember the pattern
simply because you have to remember eleven directions. When you die, it's
basically game over. You only get one life in Off Your Rocker with no ability
to get more lives.
The game is more enjoyable if you play it with friends. Up to four people can
play and the most exciting type of game is a round robin. In this game, each
person plays one round until all players have taken a turn, then it starts
over to the first person again. Additionally, you can play a regular one
player game with other players, trying to get the highest score.
That's basically it. When you die, an ambulance will come and pick you up.
Sadly, they can't heal your "fall." D:
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6. Frequently Asked Questions
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Question: How many rounds are in this game?
Answer: Up to 99 rounds.
Question: Does it ever get harder?
Answer: Yes, of course you have to remember the patterns, which means more
stuff to remember, but also, after the seventh round, the game will
replay the pattern fast, making it harder to remember.
Question: How many times can you fail?
Answer: Once.
Question: Can you get any more lives?
Answer: No; just the one.
Question: How many players can play?
Answer: Up to four players can play at the same time.
Question: What are the types of games for more than one player?
Answer: The "novice" difficulty which plays like a normal one player game
besides the fact that when one player dies, the next player
restarts the game and tries to beat his score. The "expert" diff-
iculty, which really isn't *that* much harder, is played as a round
robin.
Question: When did this game come out?
Answer: It was canceled - I guess Atari didn't like it's concept very much.
Question: Who created this game?
Answer: Amiga.
Question: Did this game ever make the stores?
Answer: Not officially. However, Amiga sent most of the cartridges to
Pleasant Valley Video, who later made a hand drawn label for the
game and started to sell it.
Question: My game doesn't work, how do I get it to work!?
Answer: You might have a corrupted version of the game, or perhaps the old
2 K version, which doesn't work very well.
Question: Where can I get this game?
Answer: The Atari 2600 hasn't had any new games made for years, so you
can't buy it from them. You can get the game at a garage sale or
ebay, if you like. ROMs also work, if you have the game and it is
broken, that is. I'm sure Activision made one of their "five hun-
dred games-in-one," too, and you get one from them.
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7. Credits
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* CJayC for creating GameFAQs.
* Brian Sulpher for referring me to a good ROM site.
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8. Legal Disclaimer
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This document is Copyright (c) 2005 Andrew "TestaALT" Testa. All Rights
Reserved. This document may not be reproduced or retransmitted in any form
and under any circumstances without the complete consent of the author. It
may not be sold, altered, or published in any way without the advanced
permission of the author. All sources, which have contributed to this
document, are cited and/or credited in some form. The only sites I allow this
document to be viewed at are:
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If you see this document at any other site please email me as I do not allow
this document to be published at any other sources. Please do not ask me if
you want this document on your website, as the answer will most likely be no.
These terms have become binding once the recipient (or reader) opened this
document. Violation of these terms are strictly prohibited and will result in
a lawsuit. Please do not take these terms as threats and/or not read them as
they are all very much true. I can sue you for an act of plagiarism and will
not hesitate to do so. Thank you for reading this legal disclaimer and have a
nice day! =)
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9. Contact Information
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Contact me via email (TestaALT@aol.com) or AIM (TestaALT) if you have any
questions, comments, or suggestions about this guide. Just make sure that you
put the game name in the subject line. If you don't, I'll probably delete
you're email thinking it's spam. Also, make sure that the question isn't
answered in the latest version of the document, which can be found at
GameFAQs. Try to ask me legibly, as I can't decipher chickenscratch. For AIM,
just beep me whenever you like. Thanks for reading, and check some of my
other work at:
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