Blues76 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Hello, My memory may be failing but I remember that I purchased a "coleco" game Smurf (My parents purchased it). However, thinking about this now I'm a bit confused. Was this a Coleco port by coleco that was playable in 2600 (maybe with lower quality graphics)? Therefore, the game I had (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smurf:_Rescue_in_Gargamel%27s_Castle) was an atari 2600 version? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well, the screenshot from your link is the Colecovision version. But, there was also an Atari 2600 version. Here's a video about it: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues76 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Well, the screenshot from your link is the Colecovision version. But, there was also an Atari 2600 version. Here's a video about it: Yeah, I'm sure I had the 2600... but I was so young that because it said "Coleco", for some reason, It seemed to me that was for both systems.... Coleco looks a lot better for the same game obviously. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eightbit Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Yep, Coleco published games for the 2600 as well and the carts did say Coleco on them. This was not that bad of a port (the 2600 port that is) however. I have seen much worse on the 2600 That said I of course much prefer the Colecovision version which is what I grew up on. It looked just like the cartoon....at least to me in 82 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TPR Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Yep, the two co-exist just fine... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pixelboy Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 If you recall the system having "Coleco" on it, then it was probably a Coleco Gemini, which was a clone of the Atari 2600. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blues76 Posted December 7, 2016 Author Share Posted December 7, 2016 Without going on a tangent, I wonder how different was the gameplay with the coleco controllers. I never tried them. All of this as I have been thinking to get me coleco console now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 I don't think that's a tangent at all, you started the topic and it's very general -- Smurfs, Coleco, Atari ... I remember seeing that game on ColecoVision for the first time and being totally awed by the wonderful, cartoon style graphics. Then crushingly disappointed that you DIE if you walk into a fence. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 The smurfs rescue game for the Atari was very well done and includes very nice visual effects. I'm wondering who was the programmer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 The smurfs rescue game for the Atari was very well done and includes very nice visual effects. I'm wondering who was the programmer. http://smurfs.wikia.com/wiki/Smurf:_Rescue_In_Gargamel's_Castle StaffFor the Atari 2600 version: Henry Will IV (Programmer) Todd Marshall (Sound) Looks like he did Mouse Trap on Atari as well as being the genius behind WORD ZAPPER! https://atariage.com/programmer_page.php?SystemID=2600&ProgrammerID=399 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Cool to know Very well done games. Now I'm wondering why he didn't continue with Coleco ports... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 You might find interesting Henry Will's notebooks mentioned here:http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247186-library-of-technical-documents-jwda-henry-will-iv/They're the files named "Wickstead notebook ..." on the download page.Sample page:Note that downloads from the site seem to have some problems. You might need to retry several times. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Just found the notebooks of Henry Will IV http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247186-library-of-technical-documents-jwda-henry-will-iv/ (locate as Wickstead Notebook) His website is right there http://henrywill4.com/, sadly no mention of Atari in resume only mention of working in Wickstead, he now works at IBM. So I can only say that probably Coleco didn't want to continue working with Wickstead, so Henry Will IV didn't had to make any other games. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+nanochess Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 You might find interesting Henry Will's notebooks mentioned here: http://atariage.com/forums/topic/247186-library-of-technical-documents-jwda-henry-will-iv/ They're the files named "Wickstead notebook ..." on the download page. Sample page: p-065.jpg Note that downloads from the site seem to have some problems. You might need to retry several times. Found at same time! Thanks! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alex_79 Posted December 7, 2016 Share Posted December 7, 2016 Found at same time! Thanks! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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