Sorry for bumping an old thread, but I just ran across this and... I'm sorry, but soonersfan60 is totally wrong on his response. You CANNOT complete the game (can't get to the final level) without collecting the glowing treasure items. The original DL2 arcade game doesn't even have a point system.
When I use a joystick plugged into the left controller port of my Atari 2600, there will be times when it will cease to detect the depression of the fire button for a short period of time (anywhere from 30 seconds to maybe 2 minutes); during this time, all other joystick movements are still...