Curt Vendel Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Yup, appears to have been in the works and judging from the fact that the Creative Services Dept in Atari was making a box design, the game should exist someplace, generally they wouldn't go through the cost of creating the box design and label design (most of the invoices with the artwork show outside costs of approx $13,000 per box design) so the game code should exist for 7800 Crystal Castles someplace. Here is the artwork: Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Freakin sweet find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 No screenshots on the box I notice. So close... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dauber Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 I tell ya, if a 7800 version existed, I would be sooooooo all over it. Not that I'm saying that in hopes that someone who knows how to program the 7800 might decide to take on any kind of project or anything...just saying is all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 (edited) Great find. Hopefully the game itself will be found and the game actually exists for the system. Edited January 12, 2008 by 8th lutz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 What's the copyright date there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Well, 7800 Crystal Castles is listed on the Atari Master Parts List, and has a low number...CX-7817. So the game was probably indeed in development. This is further confirmation of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jedijeff Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 No screenshots on the box I notice. So close... Tempest A couple screenshots on the back would have gone a long way in convincing me it ever existed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Allan Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Fantastic. Keep cleaning your house Curt. Allan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 It says "for use with Pro-Line Controllers". Would this game have been useable with the non existent Pro-Line Trackball? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Interesting find. I am currently making some screenshots for this game just for kicks. I wonder what this game really looks like. I am curious on what the castles look like. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atariboy2600 Posted January 12, 2008 Share Posted January 12, 2008 Mother Of God... PLEASE some one try to fine out if there was a beta or prototype rom for this game! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted January 13, 2008 Author Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was surprised to see it as 1988, so there is certainly some possibilities it was worked on, I'm looking through notes now to see if I can find out who may have been the programmer. Curt What's the copyright date there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bakasama Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 It looks like Tempest has a new entry for the 7800 rumor mill page. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Helmet Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Curt, It must be lots of fun going through all that stuff you have ...or at least it is when you come across something like this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atarian63 Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 So Super Cool! Hope is shows up somewhere! None the less the documents a really a great find! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atarifever Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 (edited) I was surprised to see it as 1988, so there is certainly some possibilities it was worked on, I'm looking through notes now to see if I can find out who may have been the programmer. Curt What's the copyright date there? Yeah, I couldn't see clearly, but I thought it was an 80s. I figure 1988 means it wasn't an early game they may have just been tossing around or a later one they canceled because they discontinued the system. That's pretty much right in the middle of the system's life. Thanks for posting this Curt, now I have something else to wish for. Move over world peace. Edited January 13, 2008 by Atarifever Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrekMD Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 Oh wow! What a find! One can only hope the ROM appears as well... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted January 13, 2008 Share Posted January 13, 2008 I was surprised to see it as 1988, so there is certainly some possibilities it was worked on, I'm looking through notes now to see if I can find out who may have been the programmer. Curt What's the copyright date there? This doesn't surprise me. My best guess is that the game was worked on back in 84, and canceled when Atari originally pulled the plug on the 7800. Once they decided to give it another go they started looking through what projects that they had lying around from 84 and started to finish off and release those games. A very similar thing happened with Crystal Castles for the XE (nearly finished back in 84, but not released until around 88 or so). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
racer raul Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Holy Atari almighty & Dale Earnheart jr, I don't care who you are that is a sweet find right there... Now all we need is a 7800 programmer (cought, Ken, cough, Siders, cough) to Git R Done!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jboypacman Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Maybe will we see a 7800 homebrew version of this for sale in this years AA Hoilday sale(Well one can dream anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shadow460 Posted January 19, 2008 Share Posted January 19, 2008 Maybe will we see a 7800 homebrew version of this for sale in this years AA Hoilday sale(Well one can dream anyway). I'm thinking it'll come in one of those VGWIZ cart cases like MIA did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannon Posted January 21, 2008 Share Posted January 21, 2008 Wowzers!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King_Salamon Posted February 15, 2008 Share Posted February 15, 2008 This is an amazing find Curt... thanks for sharing! Now the real magic would be to see a version of some sort show up... and then clean it up a little by adding trackball support and voila! Instant must have! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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