PressureCooker2600 Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Was a Toy Bizarre proto ever found for the 5200?? I loved that game on the C64 and miss playing it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 I'm willing to bet there's an Atari 8-bit proto out there somewhere. It would fill in the one missing part number. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Either that one or Park Patrol. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Either that one or Park Patrol. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Yep I was just thinking that. Those are the only two unique Activision titles that we missed out on. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted March 23, 2007 Author Share Posted March 23, 2007 I never got to play Park Patrol....I'll have to look that one up. I miss Toy Bizarre so bad....that game should be ported to the 5200 like 'Cloak & Dagger' is being done. That game was one of the most unique games I ever played for the C64.....and I had hundreds of C64 games back in the day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted March 23, 2007 Share Posted March 23, 2007 Unique if you'd never played Mario Bros before Having said that, it does play differently and requires different strategy and the coffee breaks are a challenge. Certainly one of my fave Activision games and probably has the rarest patch available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted March 24, 2007 Author Share Posted March 24, 2007 It never reminded me of Mario Bros. The graphics were also cool and the Coffee Breaks were AWESOME!!!!! When I had the game....I had no clue it was an Activision game. Only realized it was by Activision a year or two ago. Other great and unique c64 games: DINO EGGS!!!!!! Knight Games, Trolls and Tribulations, too many others to list Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deteacher Posted April 2, 2007 Share Posted April 2, 2007 Oh man, you're taking me back, now! I remember playing Dino Eggs. That was one of my favorite games. Park Patrol, Toy Bizarre, Mail Order Monsters. That's it, I'm firing up my C64 tonight when I get home! I just hope my disks still work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted April 2, 2007 Author Share Posted April 2, 2007 i wish i still had my C64 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurt_Woloch Posted April 4, 2007 Share Posted April 4, 2007 Toy Bizarre certainly borrows some elements from Mario Bros. Actually, I'm surprised to hear it was only released on the C-64. The graphics looked rather mediocre for the 64, I always thought they drew the enemies that way so that they could be reproduced easily as color-striped players on the Atari 8-bits or even the 2600. Dino Eggs, in comparison, looks like it has been ported from the Apple II, but the C-64 version seems to be far more popular. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 Either that one or Park Patrol Yep I was just thinking that. Those are the only two unique Activision titles that we missed out on. Hm... what did you mean with unique in that context? Activison released well over 100 C64 games and for example "Little Computer People" looks pretty unique to me, or? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted May 20, 2007 Author Share Posted May 20, 2007 Little Computer People was awesome. I loved watching the little guy play the piano and knock on the computer screen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted May 20, 2007 Share Posted May 20, 2007 i wish i still had my C64 If you have 20 bucks you could probably get another one, I don't think they go for a whole lot I have had a couple that I bought and sold for less than that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Either that one or Park Patrol Yep I was just thinking that. Those are the only two unique Activision titles that we missed out on. Hm... what did you mean with unique in that context? Activison released well over 100 C64 games and for example "Little Computer People" looks pretty unique to me, or? Unique from a 81-84 cartridge perspective. Actually I think Park Patrol was disk only... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 If you have a C-64 emulator, you can play Toy Bizarre right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 I think i remember playing this game at some point but am not for sure.Any one have any pics of it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Unique from a 81-84 cartridge perspective. Actually I think Park Patrol was disk only... I see, makes sense then. I have a cartridge image of Park Patrol so it might've been it, yes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 There is a Park Patrol C64 cartridge, but it was via Home Entertainment Suppliers in Australia, and not Activision directly. They had license for the game and made a cart release from it, along with a few other Activision titles (Ghostbusters, Wonderboy). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 There is a Park Patrol C64 cartridge, but it was via Home Entertainment Suppliers in Australia, and not Activision directly. Interesting. BTW: I don't think you're serious about the cash reward for finding "Chris Butler" as mentioned on your homepage, but anyway, he's to be found here Would be cool if you could interview him! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_ Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Actually I think Park Patrol was disk only... In the US it was. In Europe it was only available as a budget release on Firebirds Silver 199 label. Sort of a rerelease without an actual full-price release. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Any one have any pics of it? Here's one: http://www.gb64.com/oldsite/gameofweek/top..._toybizarre.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Ok i do remember this game now! Now i got to remember were i played it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mayhem Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 BTW: I don't think you're serious about the cash reward for finding "Chris Butler" as mentioned on your homepage, but anyway, he's to be found here Heh that is now an almost 10 year article on my site or so... though I believe (sadly) Chris is another one of those who doesn't want to talk much about the past kinda guys. In the US it was. In Europe it was only available as a budget release on Firebirds Silver 199 label. Sort of a rerelease without an actual full-price release. Same with Zone Ranger, a funky Bosconian type game. Both only appeared in the UK on Firebird's budget label, Activision never released them at full price in the UK for whatever reason. We got almost everything else... only Fast Tracks and Alcazar spring to mind did they not also release here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cybergoth Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Same with Zone Ranger, a funky Bosconian type game. Both only appeared in the UK on Firebird's budget label, Activision never released them at full price in the UK for whatever reason. We got almost everything else... only Fast Tracks and Alcazar spring to mind did they not also release here. I thought there were a lot more Firebird budget releases of Activision titles. I'm pretty sure I had H.E.R.O. on a Firebird tape and I think On Court Tennis was also from Activision? BTW: Did you ever talk with some people of the early Activision days? What I really wonder is wether they kinda "launched" their C64 development by completely buying "Sirius Software"? Their early non-2600 based titles like Pastfinder, Park Patrol, Zone Ranger and Toy Bizarre are all from former Sirius programmers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Michael_ Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Same with Zone Ranger, a funky Bosconian type game. Both only appeared in the UK on Firebird's budget label, Activision never released them at full price in the UK for whatever reason. We got almost everything else... only Fast Tracks and Alcazar spring to mind did they not also release here. I thought there were a lot more Firebird budget releases of Activision titles. I'm pretty sure I had H.E.R.O. on a Firebird tape and I think On Court Tennis was also from Activision? There were. Add also Beamrider and Decathlon btw. Pastfinder is still in my book one of the most underrated and overlooked gems in video games history. I still play it and enjoy it tremendously, yet at the time of its release most people couldn´t grasp the concept of the gameplay apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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