Superman III prototype rom?

[PatrickDBowlingo]

I saw on a webpage that a rom was dumped for the Atari 800 computer that was labeled "Superman III prototype rom".

 

Anyone have any ideas what this is?

 

Its been ages since I used an Atari 800 so I doubt I could successfully load it into an emulator.

 

Thanks.

[GrizzLee]

Yes, it does exist for the Atari 8 bit. I have it. I haven't played it for along time (~3 years)I can't remember much about it, but the gameplay SUKS.

[Tempest]

Me either, but from what I remember you fly around a city map (kinda looks like the Ghostbusters map) and shoot fireballs or missile (I can't tell what they are) with your eye lasers (or maybe it's your cold breath)?

 

Basically as Lee put it, the game sucks. I wonder if it ws nearly complete or if it was in the early stages of development. Either way it's probably a good thing it got canned.

 

Tempest

[Blackjax]

ya know, that sounds a LOT like the arcade game of Superman

 

I'll download an Atari 800 emu when i get home and see if my theory is right, but it sounds like it may be a port of the arcade game

 

try http://www.mame.dk if you wanna try the arcade game before i get home

[PatrickDBowlingo]

Well my curiousity has now risen so I think I'll download an Atari 800 emulator and check it out.

 

Thanks for the responses.