BrianC

Some Atari Corp games are a tight fit in some older consoles. My no copyright Crystal Castles fits fine in my sears light sixer, but is a tight fit in my Atari 2600 six switch, though it still fits. Some other games (mostly post crash re-releases) I have are also a tight fit, but there isn't a single one that doesn't fit in the system (darn Atari six switch ripped my Pole Position label, which is one reason why I'm using the Sears light sixer) except for the Tele-Games re-release of Bump 'n Jump (though it works on two of three of my 2600 compatible systems).

I love how Hack 'em has Pac-Man Plus, Hangly-Man, and a new game mode that combines both. Oddly enough, I played more Hangly-Man and Pac-Man Plus in my youth than the original arcade Pac-Man. The dentist I used to go to used to have Pac-Man Plus and most of the "regular" Pac-Man machines I have seen locally were actually Hangly-Man.

By improved graphics, I mean the graphics were updated to more SNES style graphics. By the "real SMB2" I was referring to the SMB The Lost Levels/Super Mario Bros 2 Japan. Japan got a different SMB2 that plays like a harder SMB1. It's a completely different game from the one that came to the US under the name Super Mario Bros 2 (that game is a localization of a game named Doki Doki Panic, though the US SMB2 did come to Japan under the name "Super Mario USA"). The different SMB2, which I consider the real SMB2 is in Super Mario All Stars under the name "Super Mario Bros The Lost Levels". The version of Lost Levels/SMB2J in Super Mario All Stars has the same graphics as the version of Super Mario Bros 1 in Super Mario All Stars. The music is the same music as the classic SMB games, just enhanced. Here is a screen of SMB2J/Lost Levels in Super Mario All Stars and the title screen of the All Stars/World version that has Super Mario World in the cart too. http://www.vgmuseum.com/images/snes01/01/smassmw.html

The SNES is a very reliable console. It takes much less effort to get games working than the original NES. I had mine for over 10 years and most games still boot up instantly. Super Mario All Stars has improved graphics for the games and improved music from the NES versions, but very little if anything else changed. It also has one of the only US versions of the real SMB2. The graphics were changed to look more like SMB1, but the gameplay remains true to the original. No added voices in the SNES Super Mario All Stars. I love the GBA versions despite the changes, though.

The music is slower in the GBA version becuase of the emulation. It's not an alternate version of the game. Also, the PS2 and PC Activision Anthologies also have Absolute games (though the PS2 one doesn't have Skateboardin' for some odd reason).

Manufacturing costs. It's the same reason why cartridges manufactured by Atari Corp. do not have the same contact covers that Atari Inc. cartridges do. It's cheaper to make the cartridge cases and the console cartridge ports without them, and we all know how Tramiel loved to make things cheaper. Yeah, I figured it was something like that (and I know full well how cheap Atari Corp was), but it's odd how the Atari Corp. 7800 games still have keys despite not needing them (this is why I found the port thing odd). One strange thing is that I have the infamous 1987 Millipede, but I haven't had a problem with it on my Sears light sixer, Atari (heavy? I thought it was a light sixer, but some Atari Corp. games are a tight fit in the cart port) sixer, or the 7800. I wish Telegames made their games better. The poor design of the carts is annoying and some of the plastic inside seems to be cheap. Bump 'n Jump is an awesome game and I'm glad I own the cart, though.

Indy 500 is definatly an early release. I think it came out in 1978 and it has a label variation with a number on the top label, which only the earliest releases had.

7800 cart ports don't have the dust door. You can easily play bare boards or carts with missing/broken keys in a 7800. Yes, I found that out the hard way when I opened up Bump 'n Jump. I just found it odd how the port thing was changed for the 7800. That's all.

The 5200 Frogger is actually a port of the Atari 800 cartridge version. The 800 one has the same slick graphics. I had a hard time getting used to the hold the button down thing for the 5200 one, though. I prefer the 800 one for this reason, but both are excellent versions. However, I got used to the hold the button thing for Q*Bert, which it also near identical to the Atari 800 version. I need to get more stuff for my 7800. The only games I have for it are Mario Bros, Pole Position II, and Ballblazer. All three are excellent, but there are other great games I plan to get like Food Fight, Xevious, Ms. Pac-Man, Tower Toppler, Midnight Mutants, and Commando. If it wasn't for that darn switch on my 7800 and the fact that it takes some work to turn on and off, I would be less hesitant in getting games for it.

ahh. That explains why I was able to get the game working in the 7800 so easily. For some odd reason, the slot seems to be open without the use of keys, so even with the PCB alone, I could play it. I was able to get the cart working on my SEARS light sixer once I figured out how to position the cartridge to get the keys lined up with the holes.

There's also an 86 re-release of Pele. I have that one.

I hope you didn't take my joke about Video Olympics the wrong way. I love it, but I mentioned it jokingly becuase I don't consider it a true sports game. Pong rocks!

Yeah, that is pretty awesome how they did that. I just wish that my Telegames re-release of it could fit into more systems. It only fits in my 7800. My 7800 works, but has a problem with the power switch.

I don't know the exact reasons why there is no flicker in Bump 'n Jump, but I do know that M-Network kept flicker out of the majority of their 2600 games.

True, it was a Universal picture. But the songs are not the same! Close, but no electronic cigar. It's close enough to sue over if universal wanted to, but it would probably pass in court. Different key, different tempo. I listened to the arcade version of the song it is closer and tempo and tune to Vultan's Theme and even then the tunes are too darn close to be coincidence, or even "not the same song". Also, you can't usually expect a song to sound exactly the same in 80s video games compared to a movie soundtrack.

SNK was the original designer of Vanguard, not Centuri.

Wasn't there a prior arcade version by a differnt name? Yes, Dominos, I think it was. http://www.klov.com/game_detail.php?letter=&game_id=7604

You're entitled to your opinion, but you are the first person I've seen say the game "sucks", and there are over 200 copies of the game out there in cartridge form. There are no parts that are impossible to pass. ..Al I just tried it via emulator. I definetly dont think it sucks, but there are plenty of impassible spots. Once you get stuck behind a tall wall (the first one is right after the double house) you can't jump high enough to get over it. I'm hoping that maybe is a bug in the rom I'm using (which is the one attached in this thread) and its been fixed. But, it does ruin the fun of the game real fast. I played it for like 10 minutes then gave up. Still, neat graphics and sound though. Those aren't "impassible spots". They are more like the equivalent of bottomless pits. The spots with the tall walls have to be jumped over.

There's a Mac version of Activision Anthology Remix from MacPlay that has the exact same games as the PC one. http://www.macplay.com/games/g.anthology.php Aspyr is a division of MacPlay, so Aspyr was behind that one too. I'm not sure if Mumbo Jumbo is related in any way to Aspyr or MacPlay, but I wouldn't be surprised if they were.

No Imagic games in Activision Anthology for GBA. It does have Skateboardin', Venetian Blinds, the unknown activision prototypes, and the homebrews mentioned above, though. However, oddly enough, Climber 5 in the GBA Anthology seems to be an earlier version that only has a training mode and a mode that is like the Atari 8 bit version.

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Don't forget Splatform! That game is awesome.

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Video Olympics Actually, my favorites of the early 2600 sports games are probably Golf, Bowling, Pele's Soccer, and Basketball. I like how Basketball makes a cameo in the movie Airplane.

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