Super-Genius! #1 Posted June 18, 2003 Now available are all the Atari 5200 conversions (including unreleased games) in one cart for you the 5200 lovers to play on the Atari 8-bit computer. Works on 800/XL/XE and is $39.95 for a limited time. You can order it now at http://www.sunmark.com Here is a screenshot of the menu: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+davidcalgary29 #2 Posted June 18, 2003 What a day to leave my credit card at home! Uh...was "Crystal Castles" a 5200 proto, though -- or is it just included as a bonus? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetboot Jack #3 Posted June 18, 2003 I have a couple of questions before I buy... Does Mario Brothers work correctly on XL OS (audio issues)? What about 5200 Centipede, Soccer and Stargate -- these are available on 8bit? sTeVE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Goochman #4 Posted June 18, 2003 Its GOT to have 5200 Centipede - that blows the 800 version away! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
darkman #5 Posted June 19, 2003 I for one am very excited abou this cart. It is my understanding that although the hardware of the Atari 5200 is the same as the 8-bit computer... many versions of it's games are better than their 8-bit counterparts, simply because those titles were released at a later time. am I correct? What titles should I be excited about? -darkman Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sku_u #6 Posted June 19, 2003 It looks lile a nice cart. But Crystal Castles was never released or started for the 5200 AFAIK. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ndary #7 Posted June 19, 2003 Crystal Castel had been added into this list by mistake.. it can be removed. Mario Brothers Audio works ok on 400/800/XL/XE, it has been fixed.. Centipede was added to the cartrige.. now you have 20 games.. Stargae is alteady in one of the other Multi-game carts I am not aware that football was ported from the 5200 to the 8bit computer.. altleast i never saw it. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+davidcalgary29 #8 Posted June 19, 2003 Crystal Castel had been added into this list by mistake.. it can be removed. Mario Brothers Audio works ok on 400/800/XL/XE, it has been fixed.. Centipede was added to the cartrige.. now you have 20 games.. Stargae is alteady in one of the other Multi-game carts I am not aware that football was ported from the 5200 to the 8bit computer.. altleast i never saw it. Can't those who request it have "Crystal Castles" as a bonus? I love that game, and haven't been able to find a cart replacement for the one I lost years ago. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ndary #9 Posted June 19, 2003 Hi David, Crystal Castles is also on the soon to be released Multy-game cart #3. this version of crystal castle is the fully-working unreleased 16k version (this why it got in the 5200 cart by mistake).. you probably had the 32k XE version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #10 Posted June 19, 2003 Crystal Castel had been added into this list by mistake.. it can be removed. Yep there is no 5200 Crystal Castles. After much research and checking I've discovered that the 400/800 version was nearly finished (around 95%), but they never ported it to the 5200 (which would have done after the 400/800 version was 100% finished). So those prototypes that Curt posted a few months ago are the closest you're ever going to get. I am not aware that football was ported from the 5200 to the 8bit computer.. at least i never saw it. By Football I assume you mean Soccer (I guess we really are seperated by a common language). There IS a 400/800 RS Soccer prototype, but I don't know if it has been found yet. John Seghers (the programmer) said he definetly programmed it. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetboot Jack #11 Posted June 19, 2003 I have a copy of 5200 soccer as an "exe" for the 8bit.... sTeVE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jindroush #12 Posted June 19, 2003 2 games are not converted yet: RS Baseball (untranslatable because of controls) and Meteorites. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjlazah #13 Posted July 4, 2003 Is the Dig Dug on the 5200 Blast really the 5200 version? I thought that was the 800 version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tjlazah #14 Posted July 7, 2003 Never mind I was confused! It is indeed the 5200 version on the cart! I like the other version, I guess the original 800 version better. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #15 Posted July 7, 2003 There are two Dig Dugs for the 400/800. One is an earlier version that had large sprites and IMHO doesn't play very well. The later version is the same as the 5200 version. You can't tell which one you have until you plug the cart in and turn it on. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
video game addict #16 Posted July 7, 2003 You can tell which is which by the color of the label. Check out jindroush's site: http://www2.asw.cz/~kubecj/acdpg0e.htm These are my carts and yes you can easily tell a difference between them. Both by the label, and the sprites upon startup. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Tempest #17 Posted July 7, 2003 Actually the later version of Dig Dug also came in the brown label. I know that's the one I had (and still have) growing up. Tempest Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
video game addict #18 Posted July 7, 2003 Well I guess that would be a bit hard to distinguish between then. But just search for the Silver label and don't worry about the other. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+davidcalgary29 #19 Posted July 7, 2003 I just received the cart today and have to say that it's a wonderful bargain. It's great having "Berzerk", "Mr. Do!s Castle", and "Montezuma's Revenge" on one cart! I note that the 5200 version of "Mario Bros." is substantially different from the XE version (and, I think, quite a bit better). Can anyone advise if they were coded at the same time, or if the XE was a later (and less "green") port? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetboot Jack #20 Posted July 7, 2003 Dya mean u prefer the 5200 version: 5200 version of "Mario Bros." is substantially different from the XE version (and, I think, quite a bit better) If so -- you're MAD! The XEGS version is VERY arcade like, the 5200 version is pretty poopy! sTeVE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+davidcalgary29 #21 Posted July 7, 2003 Dya mean u prefer the 5200 version: 5200 version of "Mario Bros." is substantially different from the XE version (and, I think, quite a bit better) If so -- you're MAD! The XEGS version is VERY arcade like, the 5200 version is pretty poopy! sTeVE Well, I do agree that the colour scheme is sort of poopy, but I thought that the "tile wave" motion is a bit smoother in the 5200 version. It also seems to be just a bit harder than the XE version. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jetboot Jack #22 Posted July 7, 2003 C'mon! 5200 MB plays very little like the arcade game (speed and enemy movement are ppor) and the graphics are simply awful in comparison -- drab colors, ill defined characetrs and enemies -- they look nothing like the arcade game, and as for the sound, well.... XEGS MB is worlds apart (and so it should be for many times the memory capacity)... sTeVE Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+davidcalgary29 #23 Posted July 8, 2003 C'mon! 5200 MB plays very little like the arcade game (speed and enemy movement are ppor) and the graphics are simply awful in comparison -- drab colors, ill defined characetrs and enemies -- they look nothing like the arcade game, and as for the sound, well.... XEGS MB is worlds apart (and so it should be for many times the memory capacity)... sTeVE I've never played the arcade version of "Mario Brothers"; video arcades disappeared from Calgary long ago. Maybe I'm just impressed that Mario's so...obese in the 5200 version -- I could almost hear him pant while playing the game! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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