fabman99 Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Any strange titles here ? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Odyssey 2- What are "Creature" and "Arcade"? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KevKelley Posted March 22, 2019 Share Posted March 22, 2019 Was that the same Flesh Gordon as the movie? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Am I correct in seeing the name Underworld from CommaVid? Never heard of that one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flojomojo Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Gaaaaah! That literally drove me insane All that text! Those prices! "Most orders shipped within 14 days"! The world has changed a LOT! Thanks for posting it! When I calm down, I'm going to study it!!!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 (edited) Never released:Atari:Fox BatFrog PondAirWorldParker:JawsWizard:Flesh GordonColeco:TurboVentureLady BugUS Games:Missile InterceptDartsData Age:Survival RunApollo:KyphusPompeïSquooshCommaVid:Underworld Edited March 23, 2019 by Rom Hunter 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Never released: Atari: Fox Bat Frog Pond AirWorld Parker: Jaws Wizard: Flesh Gordon Coleco: Turbo Venture Lady Bug US Games: Missile Intercept Darts Data Age: Survival Run Apollo: Kyphus Pompeï Squoosh CommaVid: Underworld Very interesting that many of those listed eventually turned up in some form or another though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BONEMAN Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Venture? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 Venture? My mistake. Venture was released, ofcourse. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
privateers69 Posted March 23, 2019 Share Posted March 23, 2019 I thought frog pond was released? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+groundtrooper Posted March 24, 2019 Share Posted March 24, 2019 I thought frog pond was released? M-Network Frogs and Flies yes, Atari Frog Pond no. Sent from my iPad using Tapatalk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 (edited) Wizard Of Wor (not the modern homebrew) and Smurf 2 never existed for Colecovision/Adam, right? Edited March 25, 2019 by Nukey Shay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 25, 2019 Share Posted March 25, 2019 Was that the same Flesh Gordon as the movie? Yes, Flesh Gordon was announced in the same ads as TCSM (as being "adult games based on movies", or words to that effect). I don't think that Flesh Gordon was even started. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jstick Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 My mistake. Venture was released, ofcourse. Darn, for a second I thought I had a rare prototype or something Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Nope. And Missile Intercept is the WIP title of M.A.D. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 The Astrocade and Arcadia sections were very enlightening! Anyone else see that Astrocade light pen? Notice on the Arcadia how it confirms that Funky Fish and Pleiades were indeed available for purchase back in the day? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Also Mission Omega by Comma Vid never made it, even though we have full artwork for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supergun Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 The Astrocade and Arcadia sections were very enlightening! Anyone else see that Astrocade light pen? Notice on the Arcadia how it confirms that Funky Fish and Pleiades were indeed available for purchase back in the day? Hang on now, thats not a confirmation of availability, these same ads ran during the NES days, where they listed games that they didnt yet have or were never even made. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted March 26, 2019 Share Posted March 26, 2019 Hang on now, thats not a confirmation of availability, these same ads ran during the NES days, where they listed games that they didnt yet have or were never even made. Good point, and yet those 2 are listed among several other titles known for their great rarity. I still have to consider the possibility that they did see some sort of release, even if very few copies were ever purchased. This ad is strong evidence that Funky Fish and Pleiades really did see US Arcadia releases. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubersaurus Posted March 27, 2019 Share Posted March 27, 2019 I dont know about strong evidence. It also lists the ZGRASS add under for the Astrocade and that never came out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted March 30, 2019 Share Posted March 30, 2019 I dont know about strong evidence. It also lists the ZGRASS add under for the Astrocade and that never came out. That ad isn't ironclad evidence, no. But it is the strongest evidence yet that those two could have been released. It's also the first direct ad from back in the day where they were at least offered for sale, and that's more than I'd previously seen. I guess the real question is what would have happened if somebody tried to order either Funky Fish or Pleiades, or both. Some of the other stuff, like the ZGRASS as you indicate, we can be more certain of. The Arcadia just isn't as well documented as the Astrocade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxsolo2000 Posted April 1, 2019 Share Posted April 1, 2019 That ad isn't ironclad evidence, no. But it is the strongest evidence yet that those two could have been released. It's also the first direct ad from back in the day where they were at least offered for sale, and that's more than I'd previously seen. I guess the real question is what would have happened if somebody tried to order either Funky Fish or Pleiades, or both. Some of the other stuff, like the ZGRASS as you indicate, we can be more certain of. The Arcadia just isn't as well documented as the Astrocade. Don't want to burst your bubble but chances are they never came out or if they did they were under a different name. Years ago I saw three Imagic titles advertised Zone, Scuba and Demon Attack II supposedly coming soon back in 1982 and out of the three Zone became Quickstep, Scuba became Fathom and Demon Attack II was never created. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blazing Lazers Posted April 3, 2019 Share Posted April 3, 2019 (edited) Don't want to burst your bubble but chances are they never came out or if they did they were under a different name. Years ago I saw three Imagic titles advertised Zone, Scuba and Demon Attack II supposedly coming soon back in 1982 and out of the three Zone became Quickstep, Scuba became Fathom and Demon Attack II was never created. We really don't know for sure, either way. Short of a store receipt or documentation from Emerson or UA, Ltd turning up we may never know with real certainty. There is enough circumstantial evidence, this ad included, that the possibility cannot be ruled out. It can't (as of yet) be confirmed, but still has to be considered. As for a different name, the names are fairly (hough not always) consistent across the different Arcadia clones. Usually it is only the system name that is different on the packaging, and that reminds me of one possibility: Leisurevision. Leisurevision did see a few releases in Canada that the US Arcadia didn't, and I've always wondered if a few of the Canadian versions ever found their way onto US store shelves or wholesale outfit catalogs such as the above. The Leisurevision titles do seem to turn up on Ebay from US sellers just enough times to make me wonder. Edited April 3, 2019 by Blazing Lazers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fabman99 Posted August 5, 2019 Author Share Posted August 5, 2019 Found this ad interesting, did not know they were going to make an all in one console. Also in some ads for game sales in Electronic Fun (which is where this ad came from) showed a U.S. Games Named Bakery for sale, was this just an early name for Piece O cake, an Atari 2600 Real Sports Driving game and an M Network game called High Seas ??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted January 21, 2023 Share Posted January 21, 2023 On 8/5/2019 at 4:04 PM, fabman99 said: Also in some ads for game sales in Electronic Fun (which is where this ad came from) showed a U.S. Games Named Bakery for sale, was this just an early name for Piece O cake, an Atari 2600 Real Sports Driving game and an M Network game called High Seas ??? Bakery is definitely Piece O' Cake. Some have associated RealSports Driving with Pole Position but I'm not too sure about that connection. High Seas was the working title for Sea Battle, which of course has been found and was released on cartridge by AA. The Ultravision system was a cool concept but undoubtedly way too ambitious. I'd still love to see a prototype unit of that one turn up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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