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Atari 2600 Tribute: Defender! Traditional Cache

This cache has been archived.

SirCrab: Unfortunately the owner did not respond to the previous note so this is being archived. Should the owner decide to repair/replace this and have it unarchived, it can be done as long as it still conforms to the guidelines.

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SirCrab
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Hidden : 3/2/2013
Difficulty:
1.5 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   small (small)

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Geocache Description:

Please exercise caution when pursuing this one as it has been muggled twice!!! This cache series pays tribute to the home video gaming console released in October 1977; the Atari 2600!

Cache hide may be familiar but the container is indeed unique. Parking available nearby. Use extreme stealth when approaching this cache (evening hours and weekends better). Once located, gently tug on the gold ring to release the cache’s contents. Reassemble and replace as found.

Previous container was muggled necessitating cache name change. Per Wikipedia, Defender is a shooting game released in 1980 featuring two-dimensional (2D) graphics. The game is set on a fictional planet where the player must defeat waves of invading aliens while protecting astronauts. The arcade version of Defender was commercially successful, selling over 55,000 units to become the company's best selling arcade game

The Atari 2600 is available for the PC. Stella (released for free under GNU Public License and available at http://stella.sourceforge.net/index.php) is one of the more popular (and stable) emulators out there. Atari 2600 games (including this one) are available legally for free from several websites including http://www.atariage.com.

On this same location used to be geocache Death of a Geocache Idea (GC3RE12). Death was constructed after several unsuccessful attempts to turn an Atari 2600 cartridge into a geocache container. After thinking about how to re-attack this problem, I did so successfully and chose to kill off the cache in place of celebrating success.

I hope that you have enjoyed this piece of video gaming history and web resources should you decide to relive a memorable portion of your home video gaming childhood.

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