Guybrush Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Hi, I heard that a James Bond game by the name of Octopussy (based of the 1983 film) was supossed to be released for the Atari (perhaps the 2600?) but it was never released. I did find an advertizement for it on the AtariAge archive of the catalog of Parker Brothers. Here's the link: http://www.atariage.com/catalog_page.html?...¤tPage=12 Does anybody know what happened to this or why it was never released? It looks very different compared to the Moon Patrol clone that was the released version of this game. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 I've heard various rumors over the years that it was indeed either completed or made it into the playtesting stage of development. No one has ever come forward and said they have a prototype or they saw it running. Who knows why it was cancelled, maybe it just wasn't coming together or they decided to change the game to a more generic James Bond game rather than one based off a specific movie? Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Just to throw some more absurdity into the mix... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guybrush Posted November 27, 2005 Author Share Posted November 27, 2005 (edited) Just to throw some more absurdity into the mix... 972604[/snapback] Interesting! Sorry for my slight newbie tendencies, but that name on the cartridges (Sharad Savalia) Could it possibly be the name of the person who worked on those games? Or perhaps it's just the person who owns the prototype? If someone could track that person down, maybe Octopussy could finally see the light of day. Edited November 27, 2005 by Guybrush Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Just to throw some more absurdity into the mix... 972604[/snapback] Interesting! Sorry for my slight newbie tendencies, but that name on the cartridges (Sharad Savalia) Could it possibly be the name of the person who worked on those games? Or perhaps it's just the person who owns the prototype? If someone could track that person down, maybe Octopussy could finally see the light of day. 972628[/snapback] Those are U.S. Games prototypes, Octopussy is "Name This Game". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 Sharad Savalia Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MattG/Snyper2099 Posted November 27, 2005 Share Posted November 27, 2005 (edited) Yes, but the real question is did they rip that name off from Parker Brothers? Oh and these are my prototpyes, Sharad Savalia aparently worked for Quaker Oats. Edited November 27, 2005 by MattG/Snyper2099 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 Hi, I heard that a James Bond game by the name of Octopussy (based of the 1983 film) was supossed to be released for the Atari (perhaps the 2600?) but it was never released. I did find an advertizement for it on the AtariAge archive of the catalog of Parker Brothers. Here's the link: http://www.atariage.com/catalog_page.html?...¤tPage=12 Does anybody know what happened to this or why it was never released? It looks very different compared to the Moon Patrol clone that was the released version of this game. 972536[/snapback] Here's some more info: http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?s...ic=75588&hl=007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted November 28, 2005 Share Posted November 28, 2005 A lot of people believe that the train scene never existed and was just artistic license before Parker Bros decided on what game it would actually be. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted December 8, 2005 Share Posted December 8, 2005 Yes, but the real question is did they rip that name off from Parker Brothers? Carrere Video changed "Name this Game" into "Octopus", but obviously U.S. Games already called it "Octopussy". BTW: I bet Sharad Savalia was thinking about himself when he wrote down "Egomania"... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gymkata Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 This is Sharad. I sold these games on Ebay years ago and these stickers were to identify them as mine since people sometimes borrowed them. My friend who lives near Chicago gave me them to sell. Not sure anything else about them. I wish I made these games or worked at Quaker Oats?? I'm glad I was included in the Atari discussion. This system was a major breakthrough. Later, Sharad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted May 8, 2006 Share Posted May 8, 2006 Great to read your reply, Sharad. Another riddle solved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted May 9, 2006 Share Posted May 9, 2006 Well if you read those other threads, you'd see that Leonard Herman and myself* saw the bond train game at two different shows of the time, so it did exist at one point in time. * I just saw it, I didn't wait in the long line to play it, so it was very 'passing moment,' but I did see it with me own eyes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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