Foxsolo2000 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 Starpath's Last Line of Defense. And 20th Century Fox' Patton. But I don't think these are correct. Damn never heard of those two Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gao Posted June 17, 2013 Author Share Posted June 17, 2013 I think this game is Tank Blitz, an unreleased proto from Milton Bradley. This game would have had a special controller and the odd way of resetting this game (press button and down) is perhaps programmed that way to accommodate the special controller..... see: http://www.atariprot...0/tankblitz.jpg (scroll down). Of course, I may be totally wrong but you never know....does anybody the name of the programmers from Milton Bradley? It seems odd that this would be the one game in the series that wasn't in first person, though the ad does mention that there's a tank on screen. However, it's worth noting that the ad says that there's a specific action you have to take to stop the tank, which isn't the case in this proto (you just stop moving when you aren't pushing a direction). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Wonder007 Posted June 17, 2013 Share Posted June 17, 2013 It seems odd that this would be the one game in the series that wasn't in first person, though the ad does mention that there's a tank on screen. However, it's worth noting that the ad says that there's a specific action you have to take to stop the tank, which isn't the case in this proto (you just stop moving when you aren't pushing a direction). Good point Pao. However, I got many prototypes where controls were different from the final product because it was still being worked on. Moreover, Tank Blitz was to be used with a special controller so the way it would work with the game would require some working with the controls (and its control code instructions) between the controller and the cart. The fact that it says that the tank comes out, the word "blitz" is in the title of the game and the swastikas that appear (and some other conversations I've had with other collectors) leads to me, more than ever, to believe that this is indeed Tank Blitz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goldenegg Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 This is awesome! I love when new games are found for old systems! While home brew is great, there's nothing quite like getting a new game which was actually made back in the day. Hopefully this will be made available for everyone to play! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted June 18, 2013 Share Posted June 18, 2013 (edited) .. Oops Edited June 18, 2013 by nofrills100 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jhd Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The date code on the EPROM looks to be from 1980 (if I am reading it correctly). Does that seem reasonable for a game that was being developed in 1982 or 1983? Were the EPROMS used in development recycled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted June 19, 2013 Share Posted June 19, 2013 The date code on the EPROM looks to be from 1980 (if I am reading it correctly). Does that seem reasonable for a game that was being developed in 1982 or 1983? Were the EPROMS used in development recycled? Yes, of course, the eproms used almost always will have older date codes. And, yes, they were recycled quite a bit from one project to another. For every hundred protos that we have found in the wild, thousands probably existed that were recycled, reused, destroyed, and discarded. I will say however that the particular eprom on this cartridge is "older" then most common ceramic eproms. I mean, whenever you see a little bit of gold around the window and/or on the device itself, like the legs, etc. well...let's just say they stopped making them like that after awhile. They don't make them like they used to Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 So when is Tempest going to get a look at the Rom so he can put it on his site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, Tempest getting the rom at some point in the future and reviewing it for the community is highly probable. It has been done in the past with dozens of previously unreleased & unavailable games. However, what will become of the rom is still very much unclear, especially now since it has "officially changed hands" because we are not yet privy to what the stipulations of that transaction were, much less what was agreed upon by the two parties involved prior to it. Yea, it's like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 So when is Tempest going to get a look at the Rom so he can put it on his site? When and if I'm allowed to I suppose. I would assume that the rom will be made public eventually, they usually are. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 When and if I'm allowed to I suppose. I would assume that the rom will be made public eventually, they usually are. They aren't all made available to the public and for the majority of us the closest any of us get to knowing about the rom is through your website. You have been trusted with some very rare roms in the past and it costs nothing to voice a question Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted June 20, 2013 Share Posted June 20, 2013 Well, Tempest getting the rom at some point in the future and reviewing it for the community is highly probable. It has been done in the past with dozens of previously unreleased & unavailable games. However, what will become of the rom is still very much unclear, especially now since it has "officially changed hands" because we are not yet privy to what the stipulations of that transaction were, much less what was agreed upon by the two parties involved prior to it. Yea, it's like that... Thanks for clearing that up for me. Guess I would have never have realised otherwise Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yarjr Posted July 1, 2013 Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Methinks the chips would have to be moved to another board. However, find it hard to believe someone made an Atari game with Nazi symbols in it. Need a better picture of this board.... Than you sir have never played Tutankham! Edited July 1, 2013 by yarjr Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted July 5, 2013 Share Posted July 5, 2013 Still no video of this game being played ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 UPDATE: This proto has changed hands, more to come. In another thread: That's it, I am leaving! Any news about this prototype before you leave? I'm glad you were able to dump it and hope more info becomes available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 LOL That is an old inside joke, just look up old posts from Lost Monkey. This proto will be released on cart in the future, we still need to figure out if it is indeed Tank Blitz. Code patterns from the other two MB games still need to be compared. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dwane413 Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Thanks for the update. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littleman jack Posted July 27, 2013 Share Posted July 27, 2013 Exciting find, and in good hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crimefighter Posted August 1, 2013 Share Posted August 1, 2013 Still would like to see this thing actually running via Youtube... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted August 24, 2013 Share Posted August 24, 2013 Anything new with this game? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted June 30, 2014 Share Posted June 30, 2014 Any news about this? Just remembered this thread. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Klove Posted July 16, 2014 Share Posted July 16, 2014 I have what I believe to be a pretty good hunch as to who / where (programmer) this came from. Am contacting the guy now. Hopefully, I'll here back from him shortly. Will let you know. - Ken 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 So is it Patton then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickeycolumbus Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 I have what I believe to be a pretty good hunch as to who / where (programmer) this came from. Am contacting the guy now. Hopefully, I'll here back from him shortly. Will let you know. - Ken Thanks, good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuyAllTheCarts Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Bump! Is there any new info? This is an old thread but I'm curious Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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