Tempest Posted September 24, 2007 Author Share Posted September 24, 2007 Interesting that you should mention A8 'final legacy' as being a 'proto', i used to own the cartridge (before i offloaded it to some retro gaming shop years ago) I do recall seeing the cartridge version of 'crystal castles' (A8 version) or at least the box on display at sillica shop (in TCR), weird thing is, i've never seen a cartridge version of A8 'Thunderfox' though I did once own the cassette version, I believe derek fern was selling 'Airball' for the A8 (Cart version only), there was a review of it in one of the later issues of page 6 new atari user (before they went over to A5 format) I've seen 'dumped' versions of Jinks (rainbow arts) and Saucer (Atari, only osa/b only) available in emulator format Final Legacy *was* released for the 8-bits, but there's a well known icon driven prototype version of it out there that I really want to get my hands on. It was only a proto for the 5200. Crystal Castles was released in cartridge format for the XE later on, but it was modified a bit from the original 84 version and for some reason required 64K to run (the original only needed 16K). Crystal Castles was released around the time Thunderfox and Airball were. I have the Saucer rom, I just need to review it (I'm a bit behind on the 8-bit stuff). Is the RA version of Jinks the one that Atari was going to release? If so I need a copy of that... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kr0tki Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I've seen 'dumped' versions of Jinks (rainbow arts) and Saucer (Atari, only osa/b only) available in emulator format As for Jinks, are you sure you didn't mix it up with the Atari ST version? I believe Rainbow Arts has never had anything in common with the 8-bits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted September 26, 2007 Share Posted September 26, 2007 I believe Rainbow Arts has never had anything in common with the 8-bits. Correct, it was licensed to AMC and released on disk. Tempest, there's something I need to send you that's long overdue. Sorry about the big delay, I'll do my best to get that sorted quickly. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MegaManFan Posted October 10, 2007 Share Posted October 10, 2007 And too another five years more... Hear hear! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Duke 4ever Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Happy Anniversary Atari Protos! Great site, Matt. I hope to see some updates soon too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7800Lover Posted December 13, 2007 Share Posted December 13, 2007 Congratz on your neat website. I like all the awesome info on there about those protos. And your witty banter on those prototype reviews is good too. Who writes your material? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radio F Software Posted December 17, 2007 Share Posted December 17, 2007 Congrats, I've been a viewer of the site for many years, sadly not all five of them though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tempest Posted December 17, 2007 Author Share Posted December 17, 2007 Thanks guys, I really appreciate it. Although I haven't posted it on the front page, the 2600 Rumor Mill has been updated with some new information on Battle of the Sexes and The Rescue of Emanuelle. I do plan on making some new updates soon, I've just been very busy lately. Not a great excuse I know, but it's true... Tempest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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