"We bought it to help with your homework"

Samor said:

I'll be honest. I got the general meaning, but not all specifics. I don't think that's too bad for a "Dutch outsider" (or is that MSX fanboy) though

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...I'd say it's not bad at all ...in fact, you've proven your mettle in all things retro - especially in the various MSX threads, which definately classifies you as "old school" (perhaps sometimes even more than you'd feel comfortable with ).
Too bad that there wasn't any mention of the MSX in that particular flash, because, although little known outside countries like Holland, Japan, Russia & Brazil, it was a nice machine, with a different but exciting selection of software...

I enjoyed the references in the lyrics too, although the screenies are Spectrum-only (as if we didn't get enough Spectrum ports over the years, both you & I ).

...I was thinking HERO, too. (you beat me to it)
...it was the last game I bought for my 2600... In fact, I had to choose between HERO & River Raid, because I only had enough money left for one game, at that time.

...tough decision, but I chose HERO in the end.

Samor said:

they were both awesome
unlike the Speccy ports, the ones from Activison were good, and better looking than the Atari 2600 originals. Beamrider, Hero, Keystone Kapers and River Raid are favs of mine on the MSX.

(I also think Activision's games were overall way better than Atari's own on the 2600)

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...about Activision vs Atari games on the Atari 2600 :

...I haven't really thought about it before, but I think I like them both the same, since the both have their merits...

I remember Activision games being better looking in general (as "good" as an Atari 2600 game can look, what with the blocky pixels and all... ) , while Atari ones had more extra modes & options (at least the ones I had)...