# Another meaningless flash game: "Kaboom" **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 17, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545 "2004-05-17T05:29:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/1 "2004-05-17T05:29:36Z")
Turn your speakers down, especially if you’re at work. [http://www.groovz.com/play/kaboom/](http://www.groovz.com/play/kaboom/) Catch the bombs. That’s pretty much it. High score for me: 875 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 5:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/2 "2004-05-17T05:47:03Z")
Meaningless flash game? :dubious: Kaboom! was only one of the greatest of the early Atari 2600 games from the greatest Atari 2600 game manufacturer, Activision. This game is an absolute classic! I still have it in cartridge form and I still play my 2600 regularly. It never ceases to amaze me how much fun old games can be, especially in the days of games with 100 page instruction manuals and 300 different commands that I can never remember. Show some respect. ---
**Author:** ![Shade](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/2bfe46/32.png) [@Shade](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shade)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/3 "2004-05-17T10:27:14Z")
Indeed, my favorite games still include some C64 games. (OK, ok, Creatures 2. But it ROCKED.) I don’t know if I’m remembering the original bomberman - I think I remember an early rip-off - but compared to that this version seems to have (1) worse graphics and (2) allowing you to move the bucket faster than the bomber. Still, very good timewaster. ---
**Author:** ![AngelicGemma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/439d5e/32.png) [@AngelicGemma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AngelicGemma)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/4 "2004-05-17T10:30:59Z")
I’m really likeing this game. Although it would probably be easier if I wasn’t using a laptop. (no mouse) ---
**Author:** ![Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/9dc877/32.png) [@Nightwatch\_Trailer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nightwatch_Trailer)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2004, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/5 "2004-05-17T14:31:32Z")
Fun little game. I made 3524 my first try . 🆒 Still got a ways to go to get on the high-score list though. 150,000? :eek: ---
**Author:** ![TJdude825](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dec6dc/32.png) [@TJdude825](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TJdude825)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/6 "2004-05-18T05:32:02Z")
> [@Airman Doors](#): > > Meaningless flash game? :dubious: > > Kaboom! was only one of the greatest of the early Atari 2600 games from the greatest Atari 2600 game manufacturer, Activision. This game is an absolute classic! I still have it in cartridge form and I still play my 2600 regularly. It never ceases to amaze me how much fun old games can be, especially in the days of games with 100 page instruction manuals and 300 different commands that I can never remember. > > Show some respect. Gah! Seriously? I didn’t know! _Bows down in reverence_ ---
**Author:** ![Ogre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ecb155/32.png) [@Ogre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ogre)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 6:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/7 "2004-05-18T06:53:55Z")
1. First try. 🆒 ---
**Author:** ![Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e36b37/32.png) [@Airman\_Doors\_USAF](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Airman_Doors_USAF)\ **Post date:** [May 18, 2004, 10:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/another-meaningless-flash-game-kaboom/245545/8 "2004-05-18T10:16:31Z")
> [@TJdude825](#): > > Gah! Seriously? I didn’t know! _Bows down in reverence_ I didn’t mean to bust your chops that hard, but this was a seminal game in my childhood. Hell, I worked hard for my [Bucket Brigade](http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/activision_patch_page.html?PatchName=Kaboom!&ImageName=Kaboom) patch. 🙂 Speaking of the famous Activision [patches](http://www.atariage.com/2600/archives/activision_patches.html), which ones did you guys get back in the day? I got most of them, and then my mother threw them away. ☹