Are You Hot Enough to Play with Journey on your Atari?
I have fond memories of spending many summer weekends with my cousins in the far northern wilds of New Jersey. And when autumn and winter rolled around, it was our turn to host them.
One particular year in the 1980s, we went to visit them just before Thanksgiving. My cousin couldn't stop raving about the new Journey game he got for his Atari. Excited to play it, we sat down, but before I could turn on the game, he stopped me in my tracks. He ran over to his stereo, cranked up Journey's music full blast, and gave me a knowing look as if to say, "That's the way you do it." With the music now blaring, I turned on the Atari and began to play.
I must admit, as much as I loved Journey's music, I found it terribly distracting while trying to concentrate on the game. But my cousin was relentless – he insisted on rocking out the entire time the cartridge was in the system. And you know what? When he had his hands on that controller, he played like a video game rockstar. It was as if the music was fueling some inner fire that turned him into a gaming machine.
Out of all the people I've known who played this game, and I've known a few, I can confidently say that he would have answered the call from the game's ad with a powerful and resounding, "YES!" The combination of Journey's electrifying music and his gaming skills made for an unforgettable experience – a true rock n' roll video game extravaganza.
