Activision Anthology PAL anyone?

[Eckhard Stolberg]

A couple of days ago the Activision Anthology for PS2 was released in PAL form. Has anyone already bought it and can comment on how good the PAL conversion is? Was anything changed for the PAL version? Were the PAL versions of the 2600 games used? Are there any speed or letterboxing problems?

 

 

Thanks, Eckhard Stolberg

[tssk]

I have it and it seems fairly accurate to what I remember from the old PAL 2600. Some of the bugs have been fixed with the unlockables list but the HERO bug remains.

 

It is one of the most played PS2 titles in our household though.

 

tssk

[Osmeroid]

@Eckhard - Do you konw if it's a general release throughout Europe?

 

Still haven't seen any in the UK yet

[san-d-2000]

I just picked up a copy in Amsterdam Netherlands.

 

-Sandy

[san-d-2000]

I just picked up a copy in Amsterdam Netherlands.

 

-Sandy

[Thomas Jentzsch]

So that makes two, right?

[san-d-2000]

thats right

 

Sorry for double posting.

 

-San

[Thomas Jentzsch]

I just found a (German!) review about the PAL edtion:

 

http://www.golem.de/0302/24009.html

 

Did you know that the 2600 joystick had "only two buttons"

[sonnenhexer]

Question to all who have a german PAL-version:

 

Is River Raid included?

 

It is forbidden since 1984.

 

Michael

[Cybergoth]

Hi there!

 

Question to all who have a german PAL-version:

 

Is River Raid included?

 

It is forbidden since 1984.

 

Michael

 

I think the ban might be platform dependent. Green blooded GBA Doom or Duke Nukem is available everywhere. And GBA Atari Anniversary Advance includes Battlezone.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

[sonnenhexer]

Hi there!

 

Question to all who have a german PAL-version:

 

Is River Raid included?

 

It is forbidden since 1984.

 

Michael

 

I think the ban might be platform dependent. Green blooded GBA Doom or Duke Nukem is available everywhere. And GBA Atari Anniversary Advance includes Battlezone.

 

Greetings,

Manuel

 

Yeah,

 

but Doom for the GBA was completely new programmed and looks different to the PC-version.

 

And River Raid on the PS2 is new programmed too, but looks the same as the banned 2600-version.

 

So that might be a difference in in cluding it or not.

 

Greets

Michael

[Thomas Jentzsch]

Is River Raid included?

Have a look at my link above.

 

I guess as long nobody complains, nobody will react.

[sonnenhexer]

Is River Raid included?

Have a look at my link above.

 

I guess as long nobody complains, nobody will react.

 

Thx, so I should go and buy it soon.

 

Michael

[Eckhard Stolberg]

@Osmeroid:

Activision UK list it in it's webshop, so I guess it's available in Britain too.

 

@Michael:

In the Man!ac review they say that Activision went through the trouble of having River Raid taken off the Index, so that it can be included with the German version of the Anthology. They also have a screen shot of RR in the review. Unfortunately the review is only half a page, and they don't mention anything about the differences between the PAL version and the NTSC version, which they reviewed the month before.

 

 

Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg

[sonnenhexer]

@Michael:

In the Man!ac review they say that Activision went through the trouble of having River Raid taken off the Index, so that it can be included with the German version of the Anthology. They also have a screen shot of RR in the review. Unfortunately the review is only half a page, and they don't mention anything about the differences between the PAL version and the NTSC version, which they reviewed the month before.

 

 

Ciao, Eckhard Stolberg

 

Thanks,

 

Michael

[Osmeroid]

Thanks Eckhard! Time to go shopping methinks!!

[Heaven/TQA]

as i am working in the biz i have access to the trade magazines for retailers and the industry itself. activison managed to get river raid off the index before releasing them in germany. am pritty sure that they haven't touched the code for germany only. i guess it was no problem as RR went on the index around 84... and many things changed since then... in games... realism vise...

 

hve

 

ps. what is the HERO bug?

[Atarinvader]

Definetly no UK release on this one I'm affraid, nor does it look like there will be as we haven't had a date in GAME yet, I'll double check the release schedule tomorrow...

 

We've just gotten GBA Atari Aniversary though and it is bloody good. BTW did the US version have the 'Atari Trivia Quiz' on it?

[Cropsy]

It's out in Australia. One of my local stores had it running as a demo. I had a quick game of River Raid but not enough to have any meaningful comment on the emulation of the PAL version.

[Osmeroid]

Typical!

 

Time to check out eBay .au/.de

[Heaven/TQA]

on PS1 there is no Trivia on the disc... or i have missed... loved the interview and artwork on the atari aniv. ... GBA? worth to get it? as the display may too dark for playing all the vector games???

 

hve

[sonnenhexer]

I asked today i a big store, release date is the 28 of february.

 

Michael

[Atarinvader]

Well actually got a date in todays Marketing Update as Friday 28th...

 

Who wants one at discount?

[Heaven/TQA]

??? i saw the PS2 games in media market last week...

 

hve

[sonnenhexer]

Fine, but I have a gift coupon issued from Red Zac with the amout of 32 euros, so I should wait.

 

Michael