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Well, this was never announced, but I wish they would have made a better version of 2600 Pengo. Perhaps for the Supercharger? Cheers, Marco

My wish... ... a set of Answer Software boxes (Malagai and Gauntlet) Cheers, Marco

Hmm, I forgot. I do know Telepathy is mentioned in an article somewhere, about the works of a certain programmer, so you should be able to find out. Anyone else remember the article? Scott (Stilphen) perhaps (you always seem to know your way around these old mags Cheers, Marco

Matt, I was just kidding. You know far more about (your) prototypes that I do, so I think you deserve the crown you're wearing Cheers, Marco

So, this isn't a Mindlink game? Cheers, Marco

As long as I don't have 3000 boxed Atari 2600 games I won't consider my collection too big Cheers, Marco

quote: Originally posted by Tempest: If that's John Earney Squoosh you beat me too it by a few weeks The new Master of Prototypes is born Cheers, Marco

While I was just getting into online collecting, I traded away a boxed 2600 Farmyard Fun (Taiwan ROC), assuming I would be able to find it again some time soon. Well, it's been 8 years and I'm still searching... Cheers, Marco

You're welcome It took me a while to make these ROM dumps, but I finally managed to do so. Hope everyone will enjoy these ROMs (though there's not much playing fun to Squoosh). There will be some more, so keep your eye on AtariAge! Cheers, Marco

quote: Originally posted by Russ Perry Jr: I don't have a copy of the ROM; rather I played a proto cart version at someone else's house. I'll download the ROM later since I see that it's now available. There is a second cart proto? Interesting... Cheers, Marco

As for differences between the two versions of Rabbit Transit, here's what two carefuly picked test players ( ) had to say about it: "Yeah, there's a few minor differences with it. Besides the different title screens, yours plays "Pop Goes the Weasel" in the attract mode (at power up), and the platform colors on the 2nd screen are always dark green. The "ball" that is dropped doesn't change the original color when it falls either." "Thanks for the ROM. It indeed is different from the Starpath version. The Atari version starts out with cycling through some variations of the first game screen. The starpath versions doesn't do that. Also, even though the Atari version still says "©83 STARPATH" on the title screen, the logo for the game name is much bigger. And finally the Atari version only uses two fixed colours in the screen where the rabbit has to hop on all the platforms. In the starpath version the colours change between levels and it can at least show three different colours for the platforms, while the Atari version only can do two. I think this is because the Atari version doesn't have the extra RAM to store the different colours." So, it's up to you to discover any more differences (the ROM should be out soon, it's up to Alex now) Cheers, Marco

quote: Originally posted by Russ Perry Jr: I just got to play the ROM version this weekend, and it doesn't look, sound or play any different than I remember Well well... now where did you get that ROM? I sent the ROM to four people so far - I had no idea people were so hot to play or distribute these things Anyway, I'll be sending the ROM to Alex in a minute, so everyone can enjoy it (sorry I didn't send it any sooner, was sick last weekend). Have fun! Cheers, Marco

The game is being released at EuroCon for a reason: it's a PAL game. Cheers, Marco

Prince of Persia? Go for it!! Cheers, Marco

Okay then Look like we're all set for the release of the Atari version of Rabbit Transit. Maybe not much of a shock to the 2600 community, but it appears there are some noticeable differences between the Starpath and Atari game. On a sidenote, I must say that this copyright 'issue' kinda surprised me. Most people keep telling not to worry about this, and yet, the issue was right there. I know, most copyright holders are far less concrete than in this case, but still. I must say too, Glenn, that I was surprised that you, of all people, turned out to be the one that would possibly have problems with the release of a ROM. I'm glad though this all worked out without problems in the end. Oh, and on a final note, I was surprised too that so little people joined in this thread. Is everyone tired of discussing ROM releases? Nobody looking forward to playing this Atari game perhaps? Just curious Cheers, Marco

quote: Originally posted by atari70s: can you get me a 1988 dodge em? or other 1986 + carts (Rereleases) I have the following loose games with brown/red label (copyright year): Basketball (1978) RS Soccer (1983) Battlezone (1983) Mario Bros (1983) in Activision case, very cool!! Asteroids (1979) Missile Command (1980) Jungle Hunt (1983) and the following games in brown boxes: Desert Falcon (box:1987 / label:1988) Dodge'Em (box:1988 / label:1980) RS Volleyball (box:1988 / label:1988 silver!) Just in case anyone is interested in more label variations, I have six Australian HES version of Activision games for sale: Skiing, River Raid, Demon Attack, HERO, Freeway, and Grand Prix. email me at [email protected] to make me an offer. Cheers, Marco

Speaking of dates, I have a question regarding dates on boxes vs labels. Both my Crazy Climber and Atari Video Cube boxes are dated 1983, while the labels have a 1982 copyright. So far, I haven't been able to discover a 1982 box for either one of these games. Anyone have a 1982 box or know what's the deal with this? Cheers, Marco

Damn, and there I was, thinking I did the 8-bit community at AtariAge a favor.. ah well Cheers, Marco

if I were into 8-bit I'd be going nuts for these: ATARI XL/XE Bubble Trouble Cartridge Cheers, Marco

Glenn, Thanks for explaining the Cyberpunks position on this. If Eckhard is right in his assumption, and these bins are different, would you tell Bridgestone about it if I released the Atari ROM? Cheers, Marco

bah, cheaters! In 1984 I built a big joystick-table exclusively for use with Decathlon. This device (approx 25x25x20") had a regular Atari joystick in the middle, screwed onto the table. It enabled you to use excessive force from whatever position (during the 1,500 meters I was usually standing (or lying on the floor, towards the end)) you liked to just wiggle that joystick as fast as you could. I also built a big lever that let you hit the fire button very easily: it was so big you just couldn't miss! It didn't result in any super-scores, but it sure was fun Cheers, Marco

Hi guys, To my knowledge the picture is as follows. Quelle sold at least five types of Atari 2600 games: German titles, serial numbers like 123.456.7 and Quelle credited on the manual, e.g. Die Ente und der Wolf Double-Game Packages, one regular and one short case in one box, English titles, very simple instruction sheets in English and German, e.g. My Way / Mr.T "regular" pirates, English titles, boxes in several colors with three stripes on top, short or regular case, e.g. World End. These were also sold in England and Holland. "regular" pirates, German titles, short case, boxes in several colors with three stripes on top, e.g. Wachroboter Jagt Jupy pirate-previously-known-as-Starsoft, German titles, case with infamous S.S. on the back, Quelle-like boxes but different type of serial number, e.g. Super Ferrari Confusing? Hell yeah! Don't forget, Quelle is a store, not a real manufacturer like Imagic. More like a big supermarket with its own brands. I bet Quelle sold even more different games. I'm still trying to figure out who sold the Bit, Puzzy and "Video Game Programm" carts in Germany. Any of the German collectors remember what it was like to go into a Quelle store in the eighties? Cheers, Marco PS: ren.dhark, looks like someone in the UK found some new-old-stock of those pirates

Hi Eckhard, Thanks for this info. Looks like it can be distributed then. Or am I still overlooking something? Cheers, Marco

Hi guys, I'm not a label variation collector, but when I saw this I thought I'd share it with you. I got some boxed 2600 games today, one of them being the brown version of Dodge'Em. The copyright on the cart reads 1980 (this one's in The Giant List of 2600 Label Variations), but the box actually says "Copyright 1988"! I guess Atari tried to squeeze every penny they could out of their game inventory in the not-so-hurt-by-the-crash-PAL-market. Cheers, Marco

Well... ... they're not the same. The Starpath bin is 32k and the Atari bin is 8k. Hm, I guess I really need to play both games. Cheers, Marco