Dino Posted July 2, 2012 Share Posted July 2, 2012 Rom Hunter will have more info on this game than me im sure That's if he doesn't die of a heart attack first! Nice find!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 3, 2012 Author Share Posted July 3, 2012 Amazing, isn't it? This gives good hope that the complete Home Vision range actually was released. I'll dig into the Suntek artwork once more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 4, 2012 Author Share Posted July 4, 2012 Pangasinan, Are there any differences between the Suntek version and the Home Vision version? Is there a Home Vision logo onscreen in Treasure Discovery? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 (edited) Pangasinan, Are there any differences between the Suntek version and the Home Vision version? Is there a Home Vision logo onscreen in Treasure Discovery? Yes there is a Home Vision logo,here are some screens of the game. Does Treasure Island and Kampf um die Schatzinsel have the Home Vision logo ? and does the game look the same ?? I no longer own Treasure Island so I cant check for the logo. Edited July 5, 2012 by pangasinan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I found the erased space in this rom along time ago, but the Home Vision rom is more than just the logo restored. If you look at the hmove comb to the left you will see the gaps are different in the Treasure Discovery rom when compared to the Suntek version. This is likely caused by some stuff being shifted around in the rom, or added/deleted WSYNC's. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pangasinan Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 The erased space is only missing in Treasure Discovery during the start up screen,once the game starts the space returns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 5, 2012 Author Share Posted July 5, 2012 Fascinating. Well, it sure looks like you own the most original version of this game now. Very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 Rom, I have been following this thread with interest, and I'd like to venture a theory about Zoo Fun. Please feel free to shoot it full of holes if I've missed any pertinent data. Like you, I find the entire Home Vision subject fascinating, and I've examined the ads (well, as much as low-res scans CAN be examined) and found no reference to Zoo Fun. Knowing that it "shares" code with Panda Chase suggests that the same programmer (or company) created both. But there are examples in the Atari library where games with similar or even identical code "modules" were released by different companies, and given credit for being "original". The example I bring to bear is Tax Avoiders. As soon as I plugged this game in (1987) I thought, "How did they get away with ripping off Porky's?!" Yet Tax Avoiders is considered an American Videogames original even though one programmer, John Simonds, is credited with working on BOTH. Plus, since Ski Run is credited in your database as a Suntek original, why couldn't Zoo Fun be also? I agree with you that Ski Run MAY have been programmed by Home Vision (or whoever THEY ripped off), but since neither Ski Run OR Zoo Fun were mentioned in any Home Visison ad (so far), I submit Suntek get credit for Zoo Fun since they released it. Tax Avoiders sets the precedent, in my opinion. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 7, 2012 Author Share Posted July 7, 2012 (edited) I don't think there truly exists a game called Zoo Fun released by Home Vision. It has never been confirmed to exist, therefore I will remove this title from our database. The only reason it was listed in our database, is that it was mentioned in a very old VCS games list once. IMO Home Vision released Panda Chase and then ITT Family Games ripped it off to 'release' Pumuckl I, followed by Suntek's Zoo Fun. Ski Run is definitely a Home Vision original (the Suntek artwork looks like it has been redrawn from a Home Vision label and there's a Home Vision vaporware title called Skiing Game), but since this cart has not been found yet, I consider the Suntek version as the original for now. Edited July 7, 2012 by Rom Hunter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Your logic is impeccable, Rom. Agreed on all points. This gives BOTH of us one less Home Vision title to obsess over (you WERE obsessing, right? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted July 12, 2012 Author Share Posted July 12, 2012 This gives BOTH of us one less Home Vision title to obsess over And it gives new hope for a Go Go Home Monster lurking somewhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staberinde Posted January 7, 2014 Share Posted January 7, 2014 Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, finally ........ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, finally ........ Whattttt did you find!!!!!???? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Yeah, staberinde, fess up already! Don't force us to become an ugly mob. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staberinde Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 IT! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Great find stab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+bfstats Posted January 8, 2014 Share Posted January 8, 2014 Is that what I think it is? Does Rom Hunter know about this? HOW 'BOUT A BETTER PHOTO???!!! Sheesh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frostbite Bailey Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Hope you can manage to remove that ugly sticker on it; if you so chose. Be careful Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 Holy shit... You found the Holy Grail, Stab. I can rest in peace now... Simply amazing. Congratulations, man. I'm so glad you found it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 I can't see what that is. Anyone want to enlighten me? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted January 9, 2014 Author Share Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-go-go-home-monster_15661.html It's unique. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
karokoenig Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Yowser. Thanks for the info. Cooler Fund, staberinde! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staberinde Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 1) It works! 2) Its great! 3) I love it 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
staberinde Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 Is that what I think it is? If you think what I think you think, you're thinking about the right thing. Does Rom Hunter know about this? I think so HOW 'BOUT A BETTER PHOTO???!!! Soon, wait for the weekend. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nofrills100 Posted January 9, 2014 Share Posted January 9, 2014 No.3 Oh yeahhh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.thumb.jpg.cd1d9322de7b4899e3d9c2f4dba80b78.jpg)
Like us on Facebook
Follow us on Twitter
AtariAge on Instagram
Watch us on YouTube
Chat on Discord
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.
Note: Your post will require moderator approval before it will be visible.