Unusual Activision Cartridge Style

[Unusual Activision Cartridge Style]

11 hours ago, softensive said:

Yes, the Tennis looks similar.  The strange thing is that the boxes are 100% identical to any other Activision box. Not even a slight difference.

Can you make pictures/scans of the boxes?

Would like to add them to the database.

[Unusual Activision Cartridge Style]

Hmm.

It looks like they belong in the same series as this one:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tennis_27472.html

Most probably Taiwanese bootleg carts.

I'm pretty sure Activision did not officially release these.

 

[Sinmax ad w/unknown titles; Home Vision connection?]

Many thanks for sharing this information, Ballblazer.

It confirms my earlier findings/theories about Sinmax / Dimax / Home Vision.

[Tooth Protectors original 1983 order form]

10 hours ago, Psionic said:

Did someone here manage to win that Tooth Protectors retail display that was on eBay several months back?  From what I remember, it sold for a few hundred dollars.  I was outbid on that one but did manage to grab this full color original circular ad last month.  First time I've ever seen one.  I'll scan and post it sans watermark when I have a chance.

Please do.

Would very much appreciate it.

[Atari 2600 chronogaming video project: Atari Archive]

Again: excellent video and research.

I would recommend every VCS fan who have not seen your videos yet to watch them.

Thank you so much!

[Lochjaw vs Shark Attack Differences]

On 6/1/2020 at 3:52 AM, Stan said:

Or was it JUST added!

Yes.
 

[Lochjaw vs Shark Attack Differences]

Interesting.

No idea why they changed this.

Perhaps the 'moving cloud' Lochjaw can be dumped and then we know more.

 

[Holy Grails]

15 hours ago, Starshipscavenger said:

Well I see that Burning Desire/Bachelorette Party PAL is listed but I can't imagine it being THAT rare as I recently bought one off Ebay, I think it should go. 

Is it the Mystique one?

If so, we would love to have scans / pictures of it for the database.

[The Texas Chainsaw Massacre authentication]

On 5/25/2020 at 4:44 AM, Tragerone17 said:

by second version I mean The one where one player plays as Leatherface and the other the victim you know the one that looks all colorful?

That version is a prototype and had a different cart and box:
http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-texas-chainsaw-massacre-_20318.html

[2600 Rom Comparisions and Dumps]

On 5/26/2020 at 9:29 AM, Wizzard said:

I am also curious why HC ROMS\BY ALPHABET directory also contains PAL games where we have BY ALPHABET (PAL) directory. Sorry if it was answered before.

Because the BY ALPHABET folder in the HC ROMS map contains all the original (first) releases and some of them were PAL.

[2600 Rom Comparisions and Dumps]

On 5/23/2020 at 4:50 PM, Thomas Jentzsch said:

Its a bad dump, why should one keep it?

Removed.

Thanks!

[2600 Rom Comparisions and Dumps]

1 hour ago, Thomas Jentzsch said:

The problem is, that each bank contains the 1st 2K repeated as the 2nd 2K. 50% are missing.

 

But the good news is, that the existing two 2K banks are 100% identical with the NTSC release version. So this is no prototype ROM and nothing got lost.  

This is what Matt has found out:
http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/mspacman/mspacproto.htm
 

So, it's not really worth keeping in the collection?

 

[2600 Rom Comparisions and Dumps]

18 hours ago, Thomas Jentzsch said:

The Ms. Pac-Man prototype looks like a bad dump. There seems to be a lot of data missing.

Thomas, here are the high and low .bins of that proto.

Perhaps there's more to find in the code.

9-20-83.zip

[Another "undoable" game for the 2600 revealed...]

Incredible.
 

[Anyone have a clue what these are?]

On 5/5/2020 at 8:18 AM, high voltage said:

Astro Smash?

Most probably Astroblast.

[What are the best 2600 games most people have never played?]

Beamrider

IMO one of the best and most underrated shooters on the VCS.

[M Network game catalog (Sears version)]

Yes, noticed that too.

Thanks, JayAre!

[M Network game catalog (Sears version)]

Many thanks!

I'll add it asap.

[Burgertime 2600 (M-network/INTV) distinguishing between revisions.]

I don't think it's a good idea to base findings on a HTML manual.

ROM comparisons would be better IMO.

AFAIK still only one version is dumped.

[Bigfoot and Atari Collecting]

Yes.

[Help identify a racing game]

IIRC Cruisin USA had an unlockable schoolbus.

[Looking for Ms Pacman commerical]

Interesting.

Never seen that one.



 

[Stella 6.1 released]

As always, excellent work Stephena and Thomas.

Many thanks!



 

[Ski Hunter atari 2600 cart infomation requested]

Many thanks!

[2600 Prototypes RELEASED!!]

Also, the date seems off.

1982 is more likely.