FROSTBITE - Atari 2600

FROSTBITE - Activision ©1983
game by Steve Cartwright
music by: YT/White Bat Audio

[@anthonyspecf]

Both Frostbite and Seaquest are among my favorite VCS games. I still play both pretty regularly to this day.

[@markheffernan-fv1ed]

The key to getting really good at Frostbite is learning how to "horizontally" jump. Basically, after you press the fire button to jump, one can still move left to right while in the middle of a jump. This allows one to jump across the ice blocks quicker, as it becomes easier in that way to avoid the various birds, clams and crabs trying to push one off the blocks.

[@Aurochhunter]

Pressing the fire button reverses the direction the row of ice you're on is flowing, and it costs you a block of ice from the igloo to do so, unless teh igloo is complete.

[@wcsutton]

This is my favorite 2600 game. So many memories sitting on the floor with my sister trying to get the high score.

[@robertmason7013]

I still have my Atari from 1977 I wonder how much it's worth.

[@The_Real_DCT]

Depends, if it's a Sunnyvale heavy 6 switch model then maybe around 100 dollars or so. Value goes down for each model after that.

[@foldupgames]

Oh hey! I have that on my shelf. In the box too. Never played it I am ashamed.

[@Alex.Retro.Collection]

You lucky... I don't have the box! 😏

[@ArissonMercinova]

Suaranya merdu sekali

[@johneygd]

Not bad for a 2600 system😁

[@Aurochhunter]

Did you ever get the magic fish? Just an Easter egg really, a fish appears next to your score if you make it past level 20.

[@Alex.Retro.Collection]

Wow, I never got there! lol

[@user-kp7bf1ys8p]

Love that game! I always tried to get the score counter to flip back to zero but I never could.

[@luismiranda6163]

Played it on Activision Classics on PlayStation. Not bad

[@ArttuTheCat]

I still have this game for my PlayStation 2 in a compilation called ACTIVISION ANTHOLOGY 😺👍🕹️.

[@bobapep20]

Why aren't you eating the crabs and clams? They taste much better than the fish!!!

[@Alex.Retro.Collection]

🤣🤣

[@Aurochhunter]

You're the exact opposite of my friend who was convinced you couldn't touch the fish either.

[@Alex.Retro.Collection]

@@Aurochhunter Ho yes, you can... 😉

[@zparklebugz424]

Kind of glad i skipped that generation of video games!🤦🏼‍♀️😅

[@Alex.Retro.Collection]

😅

[@marcellachine5718]

Why? Are you more comfortable with minebaby?

[@lethalwolf7455]

You missed the fact that these were the first video games. Different generation

[@marcellachine5718]

@@lethalwolf7455 actually, there was a generation before the 2600. Or at least consoles with interchangeable game cartridges.

[@Bonzi_Buddy]

The pioneer days of most things are special in a way people who did not experience them will never understand. That connection to technology that others had will never be there for you.