Wrathchild Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Are there many 5200 games without an A8 version? I've noticed the Beef Drop thread and other titles such as Haunted Hourse II and Combat II. Would there be much work in porting these to the A8? Regards, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 The only official (non-homebrew) 5200 titles without an 8-bit release are: Countermeasure Space Dungeon RS Baseball RS Soccer Gremlins Meteorites Blue Print Mr. Do's Castle Kangaroo (APX did release this on disk) Some games had different versions on the 8-bit: Mario Bros. Qix Centipede Now if you count prototypes then the list get's quite large: 5200 Menu A.E. (the full version WAS released on disk, but cart version is different) Battlezone (XE version is different) Blackbelt Boogie Demo Frisky Tom Looney Toons Hotel Meebzork Microgammon Miniature Golf RS Basketball Roadrunner Spitfire Sport Goofy Tempest Xari Arena Xevious Yellow Submarine Demo Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted November 30, 2004 Share Posted November 30, 2004 Mr. Do's Castle was officially released on disk. Meteorites would be nice, maybe Frisky Tom or Sport Goofy, though I really wish some of the graphics could be embellished somehow... -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Mr. Do's Castle was officially released on disk. Is it the same version? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deathtrappomegranate Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Yes, Parker Bros released Mr Do's Castle on disk, and there's mounting evidence to suggest that there was at least a limited cart release in Canada. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wrathchild Posted December 1, 2004 Author Share Posted December 1, 2004 Thanks for the details Tempest. I have played Blue Print and Gremlins before on the A8 though. Were those official A8 releases or prototypes? Regards, Mark Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 I have played Blue Print and Gremlins before on the A8 though. Were those official A8 releases or prototypes? Most likely not. They were converted by pirates back in the day though, and widely circulated. There is an official A8 Blue Print proto out there (someone here said they had it), and Gremlins was programmed for the A8 but never released (prototype artwork also exists). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted December 1, 2004 Share Posted December 1, 2004 Blueprint and Gremlins are 5200 conversions but there's a very strong possibility both exist as true A8 prototypes. Was work ever started on 5200 / A8 versions of John Madden's Football or Domino Man? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Perpetua Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 What about Bezerk & Vanguard, they were not released for 8-bit computers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Berzerk exists as a prototype and Vanguard was ported from the 5200. File versions of these games have been floating around since the mid-eighties... -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 3, 2004 Share Posted December 3, 2004 Blueprint and Gremlins are 5200 conversions but there's a very strong possibility both exist as true A8 prototypes. Someone here said they had a true Blueprint proto, I can't remember who though. Gremlins DOES exist as a proto, but its currently on a dev disk somewhere. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Add one more to the list, I discovered Countermeasure for the 8-bit tonight. I have screenshots over at JSII in the Computers section... Also, I found Xevious on one of the disks. It only worked to the title screen but I think I know the problem, can anyone let me know what the title screen looks like on the ROM floating around out there. I don't use emulators, it's against my religion..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 I put up one screenshot for y'all to enjoy. Again, sorry for the crudeness.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3V Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Heh I have that same Orion TV Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Add one more to the list, I discovered Countermeasure for the 8-bit tonight. I have screenshots over at JSII in the Computers section... Also, I found Xevious on one of the disks. It only worked to the title screen but I think I know the problem, can anyone let me know what the title screen looks like on the ROM floating around out there. I don't use emulators, it's against my religion..... Did you find them on Atari development disks or are they just the 5200 conversions that have been floating around for ages? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Add one more to the list, I discovered Countermeasure for the 8-bit tonight. I have screenshots over at JSII in the Computers section... Also, I found Xevious on one of the disks. It only worked to the title screen but I think I know the problem, can anyone let me know what the title screen looks like on the ROM floating around out there. I don't use emulators, it's against my religion..... Did you find them on Atari development disks or are they just the 5200 conversions that have been floating around for ages? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Add one more to the list, I discovered Countermeasure for the 8-bit tonight. I have screenshots over at JSII in the Computers section... Also, I found Xevious on one of the disks. It only worked to the title screen but I think I know the problem, can anyone let me know what the title screen looks like on the ROM floating around out there. I don't use emulators, it's against my religion..... Did you find them on Atari development disks or are they just the 5200 conversions that have been floating around for ages? -- Atari Froghttp://www.atarimania.com They were on Atari development disks. I didn't think there was a conversion floating around for Countermeasure? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Add one more to the list, I discovered Countermeasure for the 8-bit tonight. I have screenshots over at JSII in the Computers section... Also, I found Xevious on one of the disks. It only worked to the title screen but I think I know the problem, can anyone let me know what the title screen looks like on the ROM floating around out there. I don't use emulators, it's against my religion..... Did you find them on Atari development disks or are they just the 5200 conversions that have been floating around for ages? -- Atari Froghttp://www.atarimania.com They were on Atari development disks. I didn't think there was a conversion floating around for Countermeasure? In addition, I've been told over at JSII that the boot screen for Xevious is different than the ROM that is floating around.... I also have a nifty demo that was done by the Robot/Rocket guy called Wizard. As I understand it this has never been seen before either. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 That's great I've seen two different title screens for Xevious. IIRC, the uncommon one has the nice game logo with some nifty colors. The font may be different as well, I can't remember... Is Wizard a game demo? Is there anything else on the disks? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 That's great I've seen two different title screens for Xevious. IIRC, the uncommon one has the nice game logo with some nifty colors. The font may be different as well, I can't remember... Is Wizard a game demo? Is there anything else on the disks? -- Atari Froghttp://www.atarimania.com Yeah, Wizard is just a demo by the Rocket/Robot guy. After he did those for Atari he was trying to get them to pay him for this Wizard demo. He was planning to add some animation to it as well. I have screenshots of all the items on the disks over at JSII. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can someone post some pictures here? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can someone post some pictures here? The disk images would be great as well. Please -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaysmith2000 Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Can someone post some pictures here? Tempest Just because you asked Matt. Here's the Wizard Demo and the title screen for Xevious. Again, forgive the crudeness of the pics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Ahh... So it's not a *official* Xevious conversion then? What about Countermeasure? Thanks for the pictures! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted March 5, 2005 Share Posted March 5, 2005 Well, that's the Xevious file everyone has... What's more interesting is the fact Paul and IC may have been Atari employees, not just everyday hackers... Wizard is nice but is it a demo or just a picture? -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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