Crazy Valet

Many Christmases ago, my parents brought home this mysterious black box with an oddly-out-of-place simulated woodgrain front. From the moment I first picked up the joystick, I was hooked. As I finished my very first game of Combat and my breathing returned to normal, I knew right then that my mission in life was to write video games.

While I am not writing video games for a living, over 20 years have passed since I made that pact with myself, one that has now been accomplished. The result is a game I am calling Crazy Valet. (It's no Thrust or Oystron, but I'm proud of it nonetheless.)

You have just witnessed an incredible football game in which your home team defeated the visitors by a narrow margin. Little do you realize that your evening's excitement is just beginning.

Being a very important club seat season ticket holder, you had a valet parking pass for the game. Unfortunately, a disgruntled football fan turned valet parking lot attendant took out their frustration at not getting tickets on your car. They spent the entire game in a devious attempt to make it as difficult as possible for you to leave. Now the attendant has left, and you need to assist the other attendants to get your car out of the lot so that you can get home before the post game show is over.

Here are a couple of screenshots: (the first is the start of a level, the second is the solution to that level)

How to obtain a cartridge

There are currently 2 ways that you can obtain a cartridge to play the game on your actual Atari hardware instead of in an emulator on your computer.

• Click here to purchase one from Atari Age
• Use the feedback link on the left and contact me about the possibility of getting one of the few hand made numbered cartridges I have left