Is there a complete list of the 5200 Homebrews? Hacks? Conversions? Repros?

[orrimarrko]

What I was looking for, was a complete list of the current carts made available for the 5200.

 

I've basically tried to identify them for a master list, and have broken them down like this:

 

Official Releases

Test Carts (carts that aren't games, but exist anyway - diagnostic cart, Pete's test cart)

Reproductions (carts made from prototype roms)

Conversions (from games designed for other systems)

Homebrews (new games designed after the system stopped production)

Hacks (games made by altering original code)

 

Furthermore, it would be helpful to know what came with the game when it was released (box, manual, overlays, extras, etc).

 

For example...

 

Haunted House II 3-D is a homebrew, and as far as I can tell came out in three iterations:

 

1. Original black label, with manual only.

2. Revised silver label, with box and manual.

3. Revised black label, with name changed to "Scary Mansion II 3-D".

 

(BTW - if I'm incorrect on that, please let me know. I'm coming into this late in the game.)

 

Adventure II is a homebrew, and as far as I can tell, has 1 cart, but was sold in two ways:

 

1. Cart only.

2. Limited Edition - came with box, cart, manual, sticker, key...(not sure what else)

 

I believe that there are some knowledgeable people out there who can accurately answer these questions, and correct my lists if they have inaccuracies.

 

I've developed the lists from a "quilt" of infomation, but I don't know how accurate it is.

 

All help is appreciated.

 

I'm not going to list the official releases or test carts, because those lists are already available here at atariage.com.

 

PLEASE DON'T GET UPSET OR OFFENDED (OR FLAME ME) IF I HAVE ANY OF THESE MISCLASSIFIED - THAT'S WHY I'M DOING THIS, SO I CAN GET THE LISTS RIGHT.

 

However, here are my lists, from what I can gather, for the other sections:

 

Reproductions (carts made from prototype roms):

 

5200 Menu

A.E.

Asteroids

Barroom Baseball

Battlezone

Black Belt

Blaster

Boogie Demo

Final Legacy

Frisky Tom

Jr. Pac-Man

Last Starfighter, The

Looney Toons Hotel

Meebzork

Micro-gammon SB

Millipede

Miniature Golf

(Realsports) Basketball (original version)

Realsports Basketball

Road Runner

Spitfire

Sport Goofy

Stargate

Super Pac-Man

Tempest

Track and Field

Xari Arena

Xevious

Yellow Sub Demo

 

Conversions (from games designed for other systems):

 

5-in-1 Special (version 1.0)

Abracadabra

AtariMax (128-in-1 USB Flash Multicart)

ANALOG Multicart

Archon

Atlantis

Attack of the Mutant Camels

Batty Builders

BC's Quest for Tires

Boulder Dash (pink version) - comes with box, manual

Boulder Dash (red version) - comes with box, manual

Boulder Dash (yellow version) - comes with box, manual

Boulder Dash (black version) - comes with box, manual

Boulder Dash II: Rockford's Revenge - comes with box, manual

Bristles - comes with box, manual

Buried Bucks

Captain Beeble

Caverns of Mars

Chess

Chicken

Claim Jumper

Clowns & Balloons

Cosmi

Crossfire

Crystal Castles

Demon Attack

Desmond's Dungeon

Diamond Mine

Donkey Kong

Donkey Kong Jr.

Fast Eddie

Flip and Flop - comes with box, manual

Forbidden Forest

Freecell

Gateway to Apshai

Ixion

Jawbreaker

Jumpman Jr.

K-Star Patrol

Merry Christmas

Mr. Cool

M.U.L.E.

O'Riley's Mine

Pacific Coast Highway

Pastfinder

Preppie

Rally Speedway

Raster Music Tracker

ROF Intro

Satan's Hollow

Shamus

Spy Hunter

Tapper

Time Runner

Turmoil

Up 'n Down

Worm War I

Xagon

 

Homebrews (new games designed after the system stopped production):

 

Adventure II - comes with box, manual, key, sticker, etc (in LE version)

Beef Drop - comes with manual

Castle Blast - comes with box, manual

Castle Crisis - comes with box, manual

Combat II Advanced - comes with box, manual

Combat II Advanced (Super Attack Battle label)

Haunted House II 3-D (original black label) - comes with manual

Haunted House II 3-D (revised art label) - comes with box, manual

Haunted House II 3-D (Scary Mansion II 3-D label)

Klax - comes with box, manual

Koffi: Yellow Kopter - comes with box, manual (original release); manual (now)

Rent Wars - comes with box, manual

 

Hacks (games made by altering original code)

 

Asteroids: Arcade Edition

Hangly-Man

Pac-Man Plus

Pac Pollux

Space Invaders: Arcade Edition

 

Thanks,

Steve

Edited February 23, 2008 by orrimarrko

[Lord Thag]

Atari2600.com sells Bristles for the 5200, and you can get Crystal Castles, Super Pac Man, Xevious, Jr Pac Man, Atlantis, Caverns of Mars, and Gateway to Apshai on cart as well from various places.

 

Adventure II came with a box, a key, a set of maps, a manual, and a manual.

 

Since you included Boulderdash in your list, I'm assuming you want the ports too? Not sure about anything else. Hope that helps.

Edited February 22, 2008 by Lord Thag

[orrimarrko]

Atari2600.com sells Bristles for the 5200, and you can get Crystal Castles, Super Pac Man, Xevious, Jr Pac Man, Atlantis, Caverns of Mars, and Gateway to Apshai on cart as well from various places.

 

Adventure II came with a box, a key, a set of maps, a manual, and a manual.

 

Since you included Boulderdash in your list, I'm assuming you want the ports too? Not sure about anything else. Hope that helps.

 

Oops! I'll take those Boulder Dash carts out - they're not homebrews, but they're the only conversions I know of to get the "five star treatment" - label, box, manual...

 

I'll remove them though.

 

Also, I believe that Crystal Castles, Super Pac-Man, Xevious and Jr. Pac-Man are reproductions (from 5200 prototypes.)

 

Atlantis, Caverns of Mars, and Gateway to Apshai are conversions from games available on other systems, but never intended for release on the 5200.

 

What I'm looking for are games strictly made by individuals for the 5200, long after it's production stopped.

 

I guarantee there are multiple people out there who have them all - so let's hear it!

 

Thanks,

Steve

[PacManPlus]

*cough*Pac-Man Plus*cough*

 

[Mayhem]

MULE is a conversion from the 400/800 version isn't it? And there was a black Boulderdash... 25 copies of each of the four colours.

[orrimarrko]

*cough*Pac-Man Plus*cough*

 

 

This is why I've started the thread...

 

Was it just the cart, or did it come with anything?

 

Is it a hack or homebrew, or a conversion?

 

(And, where can I get one? )

 

Thanks,

Steve

[orrimarrko]

MULE is a conversion from the 400/800 version isn't it? And there was a black Boulderdash... 25 copies of each of the four colours.

 

I don't know about M.U.L.E. for sure, though I suspected it was a conversion.

 

Had no idea about the BoulderDash being available in black. Thanks for the info.

 

By the way, are the First Star Software releases considered conversions or homebrews?

 

Thanks Mayhem!

 

Steve

[PacManPlus]

*cough*Pac-Man Plus*cough*

 

 

This is why I've started the thread...

 

Was it just the cart, or did it come with anything?

 

Is it a hack or homebrew, or a conversion?

 

(And, where can I get one? )

 

Thanks,

Steve

 

There was a small run of it a few years ago - cart only. Hack of Pac-Man. Rom is available in this thread

 

Also (don't know if this counts) I made a 'fixed' version of Pac-Man fixing the three bugs: 1) Speed increase on first apple instead of second (when starting on an earlier fruit), 2) correct number of flashes before turning back, and 3) The boards where the monsters are not supposed to turn blue at all, they stay blue forever. That was fixed. Rom is available in this thread

 

Thanks!

Bob

[orrimarrko]

*cough*Pac-Man Plus*cough*

 

 

This is why I've started the thread...

 

Was it just the cart, or did it come with anything?

 

Is it a hack or homebrew, or a conversion?

 

(And, where can I get one? )

 

Thanks,

Steve

 

There was a small run of it a few years ago - cart only. Hack of Pac-Man. Rom is available in this thread

 

Also (don't know if this counts) I made a 'fixed' version of Pac-Man fixing the three bugs: 1) Speed increase on first apple instead of second (when starting on an earlier fruit), 2) correct number of flashes before turning back, and 3) The boards where the monsters are not supposed to turn blue at all, they stay blue forever. That was fixed. Rom is available in this thread

 

Thanks!

Bob

 

Hmm...interesting.

 

I'll add the Pac-Man Plus to the Hacks section. It's a bummer that there aren't anymore carts for sale. I don't do emulators, so the roms don't help me much.

 

I don't know if I should include the 'fix' version of Pac-Man; but I will if it was available in cart form.

 

Thanks,

Steve

[orrimarrko]

I've made some revisions, and I think I'm getting closer to having this be complete.

 

Input and missing info is greatly appreciated.

 

Thanks,

Steve

[+Psionic]

Atari2600.com sells Bristles for the 5200...

Bristles is sold out. Boulder Dash is still available (in every color except black), so are Flip & Flop and Rent Wars.

 

I've made some revisions, and I think I'm getting closer to having this be complete.

 

Input and missing info is greatly appreciated.

Boulder Dash II also came in four colors...

http://www.atariage.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=121817