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Toyshop Trouble - Atari 2600

Toyshop Trouble - Atari 2600

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Ah, the Bahamas. Toyshop elves Patrick, Quincy, and Robert are laying on the beach, relaxing in the sun. Nothing could be finer than listening to the surf while enjoying a cold drink. A great reward for having gotten all of Santa's toys painted in record time. Unfortunately for you, Patrick's idea of "painting" toys was dumping them all in a bucket of gray paint. While this technically fulfilled his associates' obligations (thus their trip to the Bahamas), the toys--alas--still have to be painted properly.

It's now your job to clean up their mess, which means properly painting the toys in time for Santa's departure Christmas Eve. You must paint the toys as they move along five conveyor belts. Ahh, but only if it were as easy as it sounds! Toys must be painted the proper color, and some toys require two coats of paint (with different colors), and if that wasn't bad enough, some must have their coats applied in the proper order! And not that you needed the additional pressure, but you also have a daily quota to meet. You must properly paint all the toys that appear on the conveyor belts each day before the whistle at the end of your shift sounds!

Santa's counting on you to ensure that all the toys are painted correctly! Can you get the job done before Santa's sleigh is loaded up on Christmas Eve? You don't want to be responsible for children waking up Christmas morning without toys under their trees, do you? Time to juggle those cans of paint and get moving!

Toyshop Trouble was introduced as the 2006 AtariAge Holiday Cart, given away as part of our annual holiday sale. Toyshop Trouble was a collaboration between several homebrew authors and artists, including John Payson, Zach Matley, Bob Montgomery, Nathan Strum, Dave Exton, Fred Quimby, Thomas Jentzsch, and others. This effort resulted in a unique and enjoyable homebrew game that was available for a short time as a limited, numbered run. We know that not everyone was able to obtain a copy of Toyshop Trouble in 2006, and everyone should have the opportunity to enjoy this terrific 2600 homebrew game! Therefore we've made it available again as a normal, unlimited release. The game's labels, manual, and the game binary have been revised slightly to reflect this fact.

Includes cartridge and four-page, full-color manual. Available in NTSC and PAL60 television formats, please specify above when ordering.

Author John Payson
Additional Programming Zach Matley, Bob Montgomery
In-Game Art Nathan Strum
Label, Manual Design Dave Exton
Number of Players 1
Controller Joystick
Cartridge Size 8K

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Jared G.W.
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Toyshop Trouble is expertly programmed and has a memory gameplay mechanic slightly reminiscent of Pressure Cooker or Blueprint. Toyshop Trouble really puts its own spin on the style, though. Quite a challenge, too, and quick decision-making is a must. Always good for several rounds of play, especially around the holidays.

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Bryan M.K.
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This game is an excellent collaborative effort by all involved! Glad to see it was brought back solo. It takes a lot of focus, and concentration. Unfortunately I have never yet come across the easter egg. For any who maybe interested my YouTube channel's review video on the game can be found here: https://youtu.be/FoS3MBGQDSs

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Jonathan C.
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Do you have a game that you just can't resist playing? You think "But I own all these other games," and yet you end up playing the same game over again instead? Be warned that if you purchase Toyshop Trouble that it will become THE game you can't resist. So addictive, so simple and yet a perfect challenge every time.

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Edladdin
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Not only is this easily my favorite among my small collection of 2600 homebrews, but also this game is in my Hall of Fame for the entire 2600 library. SO addictive! SO fun! SO easy to pickup and play! One of a very few 2600 games that my wife will play over and over. I love it.

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Tim S.
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Of all the homebrews, this is the best one. It reminds me a little of Pressure Cooker: great sound, time-pressure gameplay, good difficulty ramping, great graphics, and a catchy tune that makes great use of the 2600's limited musical abilities.

I've found some good homebrews, and a few really mediocre ones, but this one keeps me coming back.

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Shark (.
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One of the main reasons I got back into 2600 games is that I saw people were still developing games for the system. Homebrews can be hit or miss, but Toyshop Trouble hits the bullseye. It's so original, and fun, and the music is fantastic.. We have a lot of traditions in my family when it comes to Christmas, and this is now one of them. I think I only have17 homebrews, but this is probably my favorite. I think a sequel is in order.

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Danny V.
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I decided to purchase "Toyshop Trouble", because of the highly positive review, awarded by "Ferg", host of the "Atari 2600 Game By Game Podcast". This game is every bit as good as Ferg say's it is! I consider "Toyshop Trouble" on par with other 2600 homebrew greats, such as, "Pac-man 4K" and "Fall Down". This will produce real excitement around your home, year round!

I often wonder why Atari didn't create any holiday themed games - they would've sold like mad.

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Curtis M.
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Well here's an interesting one: first off another in a long line of Atari Age Christmas-themed homebrews. Of course, it's fun to play any time of the year as well!

Toyshop Trouble is, in large part, a memory game. Your objective is to paint each toy a certain color and you've got to paint the whole lot in a given time limit. The great thing about Toyshop Trouble is that it has an EXCELLENT difficulty curve. The early levels aren't to difficult and the game slowly breaks you into the harder difficulties. There's an included level skip option as well so once you've gotten familiar with the game you can skip right to the hard parts.

At its most difficult, Toyshop Trouble is a fast-paced and frenetic game that will challenge your memory and your gameplay speed. Plus its got some great Christmas jingles in it too, just the thing for putting you in that holiday mood.

This game came highly recommended from the Atari Age forums and now I highly recommend it in the review. If you buy just one homebrew, this is probably the one to pick up.

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brian
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This game is the most addicting game on the 2600, great game! I have made it as far as january 17. It will be in my rotation of games for a long time to come...

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Midnight S.
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This game is truly wonderful. It has a great new game design that fits the Atari\'s capabilities perfectly. It has wonderful graphics and sound (the toy graphics, in particular, are among some of Atari\'s best images), and it plays like a dream. The "trying to make it to Xmas - or beyond" theme makes it quite addictive (I\'m only up to December 22). As a single player game, this would probably fit into my top Atari games ever, it\'s just that brilliant. Highest recommendation to anyone looking to check out a homebrew.

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