The Historian Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...=ADME:B:SS:US:1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Wow, definitely something yet unknown to me. The screenshot graphics look quite real and doable, though the score display might be a problem and the cars are quite large for Atari 2600 sprites. Another screenshot with different digits and moving cars would be nice. The ROM size is nothing special (8K). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Wow. I'm cautiously optimistic on this one. Seems almost too good to be true (which is why I'm a little skeptical). Still, this is really interesting looking. I've never seen a proto board like that. I guess we'll have to wait and see who wins this bad boy (not me!). Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 That first screen looks oddly similar to the Turbo prototype Bushie found last April 1. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mindfield Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 I'm a little skeptical about that, too. Isn't that a mask ROM? (I can't tell with that sticker blocking where the window would be) That second screenshot does look suspiciously like Turbo -- but that would have been a Coleco board, then. Since when did Universal make games for the 2600? (The only Universal I know of was Universal Gamex -- "X-Man") Coleco licensed Mr. Do! from Universal -- does that mean Universal decided they wanted to get into the biz? That board has a date of 1983, so a good candidate for scrapping when the crash hit... This does have the potential to be very interesting. It looks authentic, but it's still not beyond a good Photoshop. (Screenshots are easily faked. Tone down the levels, add some line noise, gaussian blur, round the corners, bulge the image, and viola...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortly Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Can someone post the screenshots, for those of us who have ebay firewalled out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas Jentzsch Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Can someone post the screenshots, for those of us who have ebay firewalled out? Here they are: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atari_wizard Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 wow! Thanx for the link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIVER Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Hey guys could this be a early port of the arcade game "MAX RPM" the screen shots look real similar to it, with the 2 cars racing side by side the first couple of levels you start with a red, yellow, green, light bar, then you get to a level where you are street racing and a person stands in the middle of the road and waves you to start just like these screen shots and you go through 4 gears . The only difference is the arcade has a side by side split screen this proto dosnt, the arcade is "1986 bally midway max rpm" Check out the arcade mame and see what you think??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
povlok1 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 drooldrool droooool .. omygodmykeyboardissoaked... drrrrrrooooollll... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cootster Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 That does look like a sweet game . . . Who here has already bid on it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad2600 Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Looks really nice to me. If it's is an actual prototype, then it's amazing for something done in '83. Hell, it resembles Rad Racer...similar scrolling perspectives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shortly Posted May 10, 2004 Share Posted May 10, 2004 Sahhh weet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saikyo Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I actually think that this game isn't made by Universal at all! What about if it is an EPROM devoloper with the same name? One thing is for sure those letters on the EPROM sure dont look like the Universal logo! Taking this into consideration and we could have the real long lost "Turbo" prototype here! Or something completely different! im gonna look a bit later at different racing game screenshots on klov to see if I can find any similarites of the game! One thing is for sure I hope that this doesn't do an AWOL like the alternative Texas Chainsaw Massacre did. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dr. kwack Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I don't know fellas... this looks mighty complex for something out of '83. Maybe I've been looking at the screenshot for too long, but the usual "comb" on the left side of the screen looks like, well, an actual comb. Any word on this seller? By the way Saikyo, I hadn't heard of the "alternate" TCM. What was the deal on that? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 I don't know fellas... this looks mighty complex for something out of '83. Maybe I've been looking at the screenshot for too long, but the usual "comb" on the left side of the screen looks like, well, an actual comb. Any word on this seller? By the way Saikyo, I hadn't heard of the "alternate" TCM. What was the deal on that? 1.) Seller is: http://www.best-electronics-ca.com/ 2.) Looky looky: http://www.atariprotos.com/2600/software/t...ainsawproto.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NovaXpress Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Assuming it is a Universal game, and like their others a port of an Arcadia title, then there are two possibilities. They had an unreleased game announced called Grand Prix 3-D and another called Route 16. Which one of you knows what those two games looked like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Route 16 looks nothing like this. I have it for my arcadia (Leisurevision actually). Route 16 is sort of like a Venture with cars. You move through a maze (seen from over head) avoiding other cars and then move into little rooms to get the cash. It's very quirky and a really cool game. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
somePUNK Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Ebay police got him!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt Vendel Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 That sucks, that looked like a very cool proto, I just called and left a msg on Brads answering machine and told him he should post it onto bidiots.com as they allow proto's and lab loaner auctions over there, hopefully if he does, someone here will catch it and post the auction link. Curt Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lkermel Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 Hope he will find its way to bidiots, it was one of the most interesting proto I had seen for ages. I don't really like ebay policy about prototypes, it is getting worse and worse, they don't last more than a couple of days now Nb. Hi Curt ! nice to see you -Laurent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 they don't last more than a couple of days now Selectively though. Only certain peoples protos get pulled. I see other random people who aren't "in the scene" get away with it all the time. Here is an example (As you already know. LOL): http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewI...item=8103756024 7 DAYS ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 How did I miss that? Anyone know the guy who won it? WIP! WIP! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 How did I miss that? Anyone know the guy who won it? WIP! WIP! Arrrgggghhhh!!!!!!!!!!! Tempest He posted above my post. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted May 11, 2004 Share Posted May 11, 2004 He posted above my post. Ha! I just noticed that. Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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