Today, on Easter Sunday, I bring to you an "Easter themed" episode of No Filter! Featuring 4 games that remind me of Easter (and one that I just love as is.) Eggomania, Wabbit, Gopher & Beany Bopper... 4 great games on the 2600 that are 'egg-selent,' (sorry, I couldn't resist) as well as Reactor, by Parker Bros & Gottlieb, based on the cult arcade game, which is just a personal fave. ;) So... let's HOP TO IT... :)
From the manuals:
In Eggomania, "a strangely colored feathered fowl is bent on bombing your beloved bedeviled blue bear with dozens of even stranger colored eggs." In Wabbit, "You are a farmer, named Billie Sue, trying to protect your crops. One patch in particular is giving you trouble. It's surrounded by ten holes from which wabbits dart into your field. Scare off the pesky creatures by throwing rotten eggs at them (they're in abundance this year and worth much less than good country carrots). In Gopher, "gophers have launched a merciless assault on your carrot patch. Grab your shovel and fill those holes before they tunnel out and eat your choice carrots." In Beany Bopper, "better keep an eye out! Those meanie beanies are buzzing the city again. There's just one way to stop them - bring out the amazing one-eyed Beany Bopper!" And, finally, in Reactor, "Positrons. Neutrinos. Photons. These are just a few of the nuclear particles threatening to blow your ship apart. There's nowhere to run! No way of escaping! To survive, you must fight them. But that's only half the battle. While you try to destroy these dangerous particles, you must also try to stop the reactor's expanding core before it reaches melt-down. So board your ship and prepare to enter the awesome depths of REACTOR!"
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