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Destination Atlantis was a competition held by Imagic, a video game developer, in 1982. Imagic were the creators of Atlantis for the Atari 2600.
The competition
Imagic invited players of Atlantis to take pictures of their high scores on their television screens and mail them to the company.[1] Those who had the highest scores were then rewarded with a copy of Atlantis II.[1] The latter game, rather than being a mass-produced sequel to Atlantis, was a special edition of the original Atlantis, featuring faster enemy ships which were worth fewer points. The concept behind this was to create a more difficult game that would "determine the true champion".[1]
Collectors item
As very few cartridges were created, Atlantis II is now a rare and highly-valued collectors item.[1] Prices as of 2010 can reach 6000 USD.[2]
References
- ^ a b c d Rob Lammle (March 20, 2010). "8 very rare (and very expensive) video games". CNN. http://www.cnn.com/2010/LIVING/03/20/mf.rich.off.video.games/index.html?hpt=C2?cnn=yes. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
- ^ Gintautas Degutis (March 25, 2010). "Kompiuteriniai žaidimai tampa antikvarine vertybe (Computer games are becoming antiques)". Kaunodiena. http://kauno.diena.lt/dienrastis/priedai/turtas/kompiuteriniai-zaidimai-tampa-antikvarine-vertybe-269336. Retrieved April 14, 2010.
Categories:- Video game culture stubs
- Video game competitions
- 1982 video games
- Fixed shooters
- Atari 2600 games
- Atlantis in fiction
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