Help! Stuntman or Nightmare?

[AJ_Maine_Man]

Hi,

 

I found a cart today with no label on it and it was a unusual looking case so I bought it.

 

 

I figured out the game is either Nightmare or Stuntman (Nightmare didn't have a screen shot on atariage info page)

 

 

Here is a screen shoot of Nightmare http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-nightmare_7398.html

 

 

Here is a screen Shoot of Stuntman http://www.atarimania.com/game-stunt-man_s7305.html

 

 

So Stuntman has no stars at the top of the screen and Nightmare has star on the top of the screen?

 

 

The cart I have looks like a Nightmare cart from comparing it online but the game screen looks like Stuntman (with no stars)

 

 

Can anyone shed some light on how to tell which game I have?

 

Thanks

 

 

 

 

 

Edited October 18, 2018 by AJ_Maine_Man

[atari181]

Maybe some pictures?

[AJ_Maine_Man]

on the printed circuit board inside cart it says sancho on it. so its seems to me that its defiantly a Nightmare and since there are no stars on top of the playing field from this web site I assume its a NTSC version?

 

the back of the cart looks like the one on this page http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-nightmare_25858.html

[Rom Hunter]

Looking at the cart and glue residue it must be Sancho's Nightmare.

If it's indeed NTSC, I'm curious about the ROM,

[fluxit]

Speaking of Nightmare/Stuntman, does anyone know how to complete level 3- the 'balloon' level?

I've searched the net for a manual to no avail. No one who's posted a video of the game(s) that I could find on YouTube has gone past level 2. Someone's probably discussed this on AtariAge before, but I couldn't find a thread.

 

Unlike level 1, you cannot climb directly to the helicopter. Unlike level 2, you have no sword/hammer/pick with which to strike the balloons. Touching the balloons with your character seems to have no effect.

 

 

 

--edit-- Ah, it seems that 'grabbing' the string on a balloon turns it into an alien/bug, but the hit detection for this is very specific, so I managed to go two games without managing to change a single balloon. On my third game, I actually did change a couple of balloons, but it's too difficult to do so, IMO. Maybe if the sprites weren't so small it would be easier.

Edited October 25, 2018 by fluxit

[Emulator]

I used to have this game after I bought it at a Kaybee's store in the Northridge mall. I thought it was pretty fun, except for the annoying music. Here is a link for many Atari 2600 game manuals, including Stuntman:

 

http://www.thevgatv.com/styled-3/

 

 

That third screen is difficult, but doable. You have to grab the string of every balloon to change them into demon faces. Once they are all changed, you go to the helicopter to complete the level.

 

 

Regards,

Emulator