Wasn't There a 2600 Comp. the developers borrowed carts for?

[DavidD]

This might sound like an odd question, but...

 

I remember reading a thread around these parts a few years ago in which someone mentioned loaning an extensive set of cartridges to a developer (Activision?) so that they could dump 'em for a 2600 compilation.

 

Could anyone point me to that thread/site/news/chatter? I've been trying to find it, but can't.

 

(If you're wondering why -- I'm working on a library science degree and in the midst of a paper on archiving classic software... the story provides a great anecdote about the lack of classic game software archives even at 80s companies that still exist.)

[+bcombee]

I think you're thinking of Ken Love and the Activision Anthology. See http://www.atariage....ate/#entry64056 for one of the threads on this, you can search the boards for more info.

Edited December 10, 2012 by bcombee

[DavidD]

I think you're thinking of Ken Love and the Activision Anthology. See http://www.atariage....ate/#entry64056 for one of the threads on this, you can search the boards for more info.

That could be -- I'm checking. I haven't found info on borrowing cartridges yet, though -- I remember something about a company borrowing cartridges and being slow to return them...?

[+bcombee]

That thread mentions them borrowing patches, since they didn't have samples of that in their archives.

[DavidD]

That thread mentions them borrowing patches, since they didn't have samples of that in their archives.

I found another thread mentioning borrowing carts and looking for PAL roms, so that will work. Many thanks! Now to write up five more pages about how many corporations appear not to have internal archives of their own materials. Heh.