CARTRIDGE STEALER Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 (edited) I think this is one of the best games put out on the colecovision but my question is this: why didnt atari put the game out since they put out the original arcade game? I read somewhere that kenner owned the rights and they owned parker brothers but i called bullshit on that because kenner didnt aquire the parker brother brand until 1985, years after parker brothers put it out on cartridge format. Edited December 10, 2016 by CARTRIDGE STEALER Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crystallas Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 why didnt atari put the game out since they put out the original arcade game? Atari didn't program the port. A vector game on a vector display(the original arcade) is considerably different than a raster game. For Atari to develop the port and publish it, they could have, sure. But they were already bleeding money at that time and someone beat them to the punch. Missed opportunity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VectorGamer Posted December 14, 2016 Share Posted December 14, 2016 I've asked this question before, and the answer given to me was that Parker Bros. had the rights to develop Star Wars home video games at the time which meant Atari couldn't release the home version of their own arcade game on their own. For your time: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mozartpc27 Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I just ordered this cart from the internet. And now I am interested in this question! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Master Phruby Posted December 15, 2016 Share Posted December 15, 2016 I've asked this question before, and the answer given to me was that Parker Bros. had the rights to develop Star Wars home video games at the time which meant Atari couldn't release the home version of their own arcade game on their own. For your time: I think that should be part of your signature. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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