Dino #451 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #452 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #453 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pangasinan #454 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+Omegamatrix #455 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pangasinan #456 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #457 Posted July 5, 2012 Fascinating. Well, it sure looks like you own the most original version of this game now. Very nice. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bfstats #458 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #459 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bfstats #460 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #461 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staberinde #462 Posted January 7, 2014 Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, finally ........ Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nofrills100 #463 Posted January 8, 2014 Aaaaaahhhhhhhhhh, finally ........ Whattttt did you find!!!!!???? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bfstats #464 Posted January 8, 2014 Yeah, staberinde, fess up already! Don't force us to become an ugly mob. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostbite Bailey #466 Posted January 8, 2014 Great find stab!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
+bfstats #467 Posted January 8, 2014 Is that what I think it is? Does Rom Hunter know about this? HOW 'BOUT A BETTER PHOTO???!!! Sheesh! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Frostbite Bailey #468 Posted January 9, 2014 Hope you can manage to remove that ugly sticker on it; if you so chose. Be careful Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #469 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karokoenig #470 Posted January 9, 2014 I can't see what that is. Anyone want to enlighten me? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rom Hunter #471 Posted January 9, 2014 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-go-go-home-monster_15661.html It's unique. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
karokoenig #472 Posted January 9, 2014 Yowser. Thanks for the info. Cooler Fund, staberinde! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staberinde #473 Posted January 9, 2014 1) It works! 2) Its great! 3) I love it 1 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
staberinde #474 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 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nofrills100 #475 Posted January 9, 2014 No.3 Oh yeahhh Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
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