Serguei2 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hi Since Atari 2600 was released in 1977 and ends around 90s, I'm wondering if a Batman game was released for 2600 or even a prototype exits. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PressureCooker2600 Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Nope. It would have been cool, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gregory DG Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Hmm... Wonder what it would look like? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CPUWIZ Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CorTat-G Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Batman definitely would have been a Parker Bros. release, considering they did Spider-Man. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Inconclusive. Atari did Superman. Admittedly, that was only because Warner had the movie rights at the time tho. If the Batman film had been started a few years earlier, chances are it would have been an Atari cart. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+atari2600land Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I wonder if they would have made a POW! or BOFF! or ZORT! that takes up the whole screen when you hit a bad guy! Also, why no Fraggle Rock game? That was popular in the early '80s. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atari Dogs Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Someone come up with the idea of hacking Double Dragon into a Batman & Robin hack. I don't think it was ever worked on though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 A two-button hack was posted to that thread. Feel free to alter the sprites if you want Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cebus Capucinis Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Yeah, that's what I was thinking -- since Superman really only happened due to Warner owning the movie rights, I figure Parker Bros. would snap it up before any significant movie plans were formulated. Honestly I'm surprised we didn't see a Batman game at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stan Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 I would have went for the infinity cover (Batman #2 I think). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 If I had learned to program for the 2600 I would start working on design tomorrow. Alas I am dumb. I need a good book on the subject. Someone write the complete idiots guide to atari programming for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mirage Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 If I had learned to program for the 2600 I would start working on design tomorrow. Alas I am dumb. I need a good book on the subject. Someone write the complete idiots guide to atari programming for me. Well, a team has been working on Knight Rider 2600 for some time with a complete lack of knowledge and skill. I'm sure it will be released pretty soon <cough>. So, you may as well start on Batman now! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Random Terrain Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) If I had learned to program for the 2600 I would start working on design tomorrow. Alas I am dumb. I need a good book on the subject. Someone write the complete idiots guide to atari programming for me. Is batari Basic over your head? I'm pretty stupid and have a hard time learning anything and keeping the info in my brain after I learn it, but I managed to remember just enough to have several unfinished Atari 2600 games sitting on my computer that I'll probably never finish. If you're just a notch smarter than I am, you could probably get some games made, including one about Batman. Edited March 12, 2011 by Random Terrain 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BrianC Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) Inconclusive. Atari did Superman. Admittedly, that was only because Warner had the movie rights at the time tho. If the Batman film had been started a few years earlier, chances are it would have been an Atari cart. Warner has more than the movie rights to DC now, though. Spider-Man was probably a good reason for Parker not to do Batman since Spider-Man is Marvel and Batman is DC. Didn't DC do the Atari Force comics? Edited March 12, 2011 by BrianC Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Or... That label is awesome! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devin Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Someone come up with the idea of hacking Double Dragon into a Batman & Robin hack. I don't think it was ever worked on though. Another good hack might be Adventures of TRON. Make Tron look like Batman, and change the enemies to the thugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted March 12, 2011 Share Posted March 12, 2011 Stampede hack - Batman uses his bat-a-rang to round up the bad guys. Night Driver - Change the car to the batmobile. Duh Tennis - Batman plays Tennis with the Joker Math Gran Prix - Batman takes on the Riddler using their wits in basic math skills Ice Hockey - Batman and Robin against the Penguin and Two Face There's so many more hacks that could be done. My genius has just scratched the surface. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Serguei2 Posted March 12, 2011 Author Share Posted March 12, 2011 (edited) Great. This topic became popular today. I wonder if it possible on 2600. Left and Right to move Batman Down to crawl or avoid projectiles. Up to jump. Button to shoot batarang or other weapon Button + Up to select another weapon or a grappling hook Edited March 12, 2011 by Serguei2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HatefulGravey Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 If I had learned to program for the 2600 I would start working on design tomorrow. Alas I am dumb. I need a good book on the subject. Someone write the complete idiots guide to atari programming for me. Is batari Basic over your head? I'm pretty stupid and have a hard time learning anything and keeping the info in my brain after I learn it, but I managed to remember just enough to have several unfinished Atari 2600 games sitting on my computer that I'll probably never finish. If you're just a notch smarter than I am, you could probably get some games made, including one about Batman. I didn't look much into Batari Basic to be honest. I started reading about kernals and nothing seemed to click. Having learned to program some with other languages and knew that I should have just kept reading and that in time it would have clicked better, but I couldn't make myself do it. I'll look more into that now. Seems like a good time to start something new anyway. If no one beats me to it, I'll make a Batman game for you guys. Someone beat me to it, I have a lot of learning to do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy Climber Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Just hack Superman into Batman...oh wait, Batman can't fly...or use heat vision...or, wait, what can Batman do? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PeT1t0lQn5Q and http://www.collegehumor.com/video:1884973 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omegamatrix Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 (edited) I thought the Batman proto had not only been found, but dumped and released to the public?? Edit: Yep, I just found it again. Batman (proto).bin Edited March 13, 2011 by Omegamatrix 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 I thought the Batman proto had not only been found, but dumped and released to the public?? Edit: Yep, I just found it again. I tried it, kinda fun, and funny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pioneer4x4 Posted March 13, 2011 Share Posted March 13, 2011 Stampede hack - Batman uses his bat-a-rang to round up the bad guys. Night Driver - Change the car to the batmobile. Duh Tennis - Batman plays Tennis with the Joker Math Gran Prix - Batman takes on the Riddler using their wits in basic math skills Ice Hockey - Batman and Robin against the Penguin and Two Face There's so many more hacks that could be done. My genius has just scratched the surface. If we are dreaming about batman games, how about Batman vs. Catwoman And use X-Man as the basis! (Or Custer's Revenge) Just no one PLEASE say you could do a Batman & Robin game with either of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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