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I love Toobin', but my copy is kind of quirky-- sometimes it doesn't want to work. A friend of mine had bought it used for me from a video rental store many years ago, so there's no telling what kind of abuse it had been through! I don't know if it's possible, but I'd love to make a 2600 version of Toobin' some day-- or if that's too much for the 2600 to handle (without sucking too badly, that is), then it could be an 800/5200 version, or maybe even a 7800 version (if I ever learn how to program the 7800, that is).

 

Michael

Have you tried a Mr.Clean Magic Eraser Wipe on it?I was wondering if it would do any major damage to it.

I don't know if it's possible, but I'd love to make a 2600 version of Toobin' some day--

Maybe that can be my next project after GoSub. Of course, Toobin' is a trademark...I wonder if I could use Tubin'?

Of course, Toobin' is a trademark...

Coincidentally, I was reading up on Toobin' last week. Did you know that it was an *Atari* coin-op? And Tengen-- the company that made (most? all?) the home versions, was a subsidiary of Atari.

 

So I wonder if Atari would allow a homebrew version of Toobin' for Atari machines?

 

Michael

Didnt Midway buy up all the rights to Atari's arcade line?Thats why all thoses Midway collections had PaperBoy,Gauntlet,and at lest one did have Toobin'on it.If thats the case what rights to what games does the current Atari own?Am sure i got something mixed up some where.lol.

Of course, Toobin' is a trademark...

Coincidentally, I was reading up on Toobin' last week. Did you know that it was an *Atari* coin-op? And Tengen-- the company that made (most? all?) the home versions, was a subsidiary of Atari.

 

So I wonder if Atari would allow a homebrew version of Toobin' for Atari machines?

I don't work for Atari, though. So if I were to make a game with the name Toobin', I would probably be violating the trademark thingee. How does Infogrames feel about homebrews on Atari machines?

Didnt Midway buy up all the rights to Atari's arcade line?Thats why all thoses Midway collections had PaperBoy,Gauntlet,and at lest one did have Toobin'on it.

Oh, okay, I didn't know that. But I *had* seen Toobin' listed as being on a collection from Midway. Now I know why.

 

Michael

How does Infogrames feel about homebrews on Atari machines?

I'm not sure, but didn't they include one or two homebrews on the Flashback2? And I thought when the recent Philly expo was being held (which I was not able to attend), people were saying that Atari is interested in getting along better with their fans and with homebrewers, or something like that? So my thought was that if a homebrew version of Toobin' was made that's good enough, maybe Atari would not just allow it, but might actually release it on a new Flashback or something like that? But if Midway owns the rights now, that kind of blows that pipe dream out of the water.

 

Michael