[TORUMASUTA]

Hey guys. I've read your super cool website and forums at times but never registered or posted because I never needed anything from you.

And now I do.

Basically, back in the days of the NES, there was a player's guide for the original Super Mario Bros. imaginatively titled "How to Win at Super Mario Bros." Near the cover, there was a short biography of Howard Phillips, and a picture of him at a desk with a small TV, a few games and game systems, and a game on a screen. I've never been able to figure out what it was, precisely; until I downloaded a PDF of the booklet (my copy long since lost) I assumed it was Antarctic Adventure by Konami (which it's not).

I'll direct link to the imageshack file I loaded since I think only cool people on your forum can use the image tags.

'For Howard Philips, "Work" is Definitely "Play"'

I've stared at this image for a long time, and I've come up with the following:

-The system on top of the TV appears to be a Famicom.
-The controller in front of the TV, I've never seen before. The Famicom's controllers came attached to the system, right? Could you swap out the controllers for another kind for the Famicom? Maybe it's another system, then.
-Next to the text (which I think reads "Player 1 Cut Loose") there's a symbol on the left that looks a hell of a lot like the Data East symbol.
-Howard Philips is not a bad looking guy.

Please help guys. A friend of mine, Dark Age Iron Savior (who I think I remember seeing post on this forum under a similar name) can't name this game, and I'm starting to think it's unnamable, because that guy's video game kung fu is strong. One time, I told him to find out the name of a "Japanese game with breasts and grappling hooks" and he came back ten minutes later with a name and a corporate website (the company/doujin group was called "Milk Tank" or something along those lines, interestingly enough). If he can't find the game's name, then YOU ARE THE ONLY HOPE.

Howard Philips is a good looking guy so really me posting that image is only doing you a favor, anyway. Right click, save as before you forget.

[TORUMASUTA]

Aaaaaaaaaand someone just told me it's Slalom by Rare, not even a minute after posting this. Two weeks ago I posted a thread on another forum! I flash Howard Philips' sexy smile again and someone remembers.

THREAD OVER PLEASE DELETE

oh god I'm so sorry :-c

[kap]

[TORUMASUTA]

I was afraid that the image would break the forum tables, something I do constantly on other, less sophisticated forums.

Anyways, I think we all learned a valuable lesson about How to Win at Super Mario Bros., and Slalom by Rare, today.

[Sardius]

Man, I totally answered this exact same question like two days ago! My roommate was thumbing through my copy of the book and asked me what game it was. Then I think she made fun of me for knowing the answer.

[rbudrick]

[KlarthAilerion]

Slalom had that one really catchy tune to it in multiple pitches that can get stuck in your head for days. It was also one of the first handful of NES games I got, from a Babbage's Electronics. Damned if I don't suck hard at it, though.

[Tongueman]

[BMF54123]

That appears to be a custom-built Vs.-style joystick. What a swanky job he had.

rbudrick: those are Famicom carts. Lots of Famicom carts.

[rbudrick]

[mrdomino]

the white ones at the back look like Sunsoft carts. I think the ones with the label on top might be Irem. dunno though.

[KlarthAilerion]

The white ones in the back probably are Sunsoft carts ... Sunsoft used that "ridge" in the middle of the top of the cart to place their logo (see here)

The white ones in the front could possibly be Irem carts... not all Irem carts were white, but most of the early ones were white with the LED light on the front and an indentation in the middle of the top of the cart for their logo (which you can kind of see on those carts in the image). I don't remember for sure if they used stickers on the tops of the carts or not, though, which is the most prevelant identification on those carts in that image... too bad I can't read any of it.


Good call on the custom Vs controller, BMF... I had completely ignored that in my mind, but it's right there in the picture.

[shawnphase]

i love that music from slalom...i did a cover of it back on now youre playing with powar 5, it was the first song of it...i had to rip the audio from a cart because there was no nsf for it at the time. i used the powerglove quote from the wizard in it too. ill put it up if anybody wants to hear it. i used an electric toothbrush for the guitar. hehe.

[mrdomino]