Lynxpro Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Or the head of Atari Games' Considering the Tramiels thought it wise to re-release the 7800 in 1986 without first securing the rights to the red-hot "Atari" arcade games of the time, I'd say it was definitely their strategic blunder. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DracIsBack Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Considering the Tramiels thought it wise to re-release the 7800 in 1986 without first securing the rights to the red-hot "Atari" arcade games of the time, I'd say it was definitely their strategic blunder. I wasn't there and neither were you, so why make assumptions about things we weren't personally involved in? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 Tramiel was the the greatest, most dedicated video game mastermind and marketer of all time. From 1986 to 1990, the 7800 console released a whopping 49 games in 4 years...........wow! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariBrian Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 What about this game , even dumbed down this would be great to see on the 7800 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Tramiel was the the greatest, most dedicated video game mastermind and marketer of all time. From 1986 to 1990, the 7800 console released a whopping 49 games in 4 years...........wow! And, what, 8-10 of those were done back in 1984 prior to his involvement? Nice. Can't remember whether Elevator Action was supposed to have been released for the 5200 or 7800 but I would've liked to have had it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaynz Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 AtariBrian, are you going to ask for Skyrim next? There's a reason, as you well know, that 'game port idea' threads are a bit frowned on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
8th lutz Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Can't remember whether Elevator Action was supposed to have been released for the 5200 or 7800 but I would've liked to have had it. Both systems. The Atari 7800 version according to DP was designed by Peter F., but there is no prototype found yet. The 5200 version was designed by Joe Capson. Joe thought the title was never burned on an Eprom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 Both systems. The Atari 7800 version according to DP was designed by Peter F., but there is no prototype found yet. The 5200 version was designed by Joe Capson. Joe thought the title was never burned on an Eprom. D'oh! And he didn't take a copy during the great Atari Inc hardware liberation during the Trammel Tech acquisition? The horror, the horror. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted February 11, 2014 Share Posted February 11, 2014 And, what, 8-10 of those were done back in 1984 prior to his involvement? Nice. Can't remember whether Elevator Action was supposed to have been released for the 5200 or 7800 but I would've liked to have had it. I wish PMP would of purchased atari in 1984. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lynxpro Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 I wish PMP would of purchased atari in 1984. PMP? Philips? They wanted 100% ownership and Warner only wanted to sell 75%. Needless to say, it would've been interesting. Atari Coin/Games arcade machines probably would've prominently displayed the Philips and/or Magnavox logo under the display area, for one. Or maybe you meant Philip Morris. Well, then, James Morgan would've felt more at home. We'd probably have Atari branded e-cigs right now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stun Runner 87 Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 PMP? Philips? They wanted 100% ownership and Warner only wanted to sell 75%. Needless to say, it would've been interesting. Atari Coin/Games arcade machines probably would've prominently displayed the Philips and/or Magnavox logo under the display area, for one. Or maybe you meant Philip Morris. Well, then, James Morgan would've felt more at home. We'd probably have Atari branded e-cigs right now! Actually i was refering to PacManPlus....lol 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Dart Posted February 12, 2014 Share Posted February 12, 2014 Atari branded e-cigs 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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