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| | Phosphor Dot Fossils | Atari 2600 Yars' Revenge |
 | | You must eat away at the aliens' shield, which not only reduces their defenses, but builds your energy reserve so you can fire your own powerful weapon, which can wipe out the alien, the tracer - or yourself, if you're clumsy enough to be caught in its path. |
 | | Addictive, fast moving, and visually abstract and interesting in a way that took advantage of the Atari 2600's limited graphical capabilities, Yars' Revenge was a very cool game. |
 | | Where the Atari 2600 version of Pac-Man is often a reminder of the 2600's worst properties, Yars' Revenge can be held up as an example of one of the best games that graced that machine. |
| www.thelogbook.com /phosphor/atari26/q0-00/yars.html (224 words) |
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