ballyalley Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I have a few questions about Activision titles for the Atari 8-Bit computers: 1) Is there a list of all the Activision titles released for the Atari 8-bit computers? 2) Are there any unreleased titles or prototypes that have popped up over the years? 3) Are there any Atari 5200 versions that might have been converted to the Atari 8-bit? 4) Are any Activision titles for the 400/800 only (i.e. they don't work on XL/XE computers)? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mos6507 Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I think this is it. (I really do wish AA would finish and then publically expose its atari 8-bit game database.) http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?...temFilterID=800 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Psionic Posted June 21, 2008 Share Posted June 21, 2008 I think this is it. (I really do wish AA would finish and then publically expose its atari 8-bit game database.) http://www.atariage.com/company_page.html?...temFilterID=800 Looks like that list is only the cartridge releases. Here's the full list (including disk releases)... http://www.atarimania.com/lst_soft.php?MEN...&VISU=TABLE Regarding prototypes, nothing of real interest has popped up. Only thing I know of is Explorer (early version of Pastfinder). http://www.atarimania.com/detail_soft.php?...ERSION_ID=20449 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Err well, some Activision titles are not on that list, e.g.: - Shanghai - Rampage to name a few... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heaven/TQA Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Oh? Peter Sabath wrote the Atari version of Shanghei? Cool... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 What's this then? You can also add any title on the Electric Dreams label to the list. -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted June 22, 2008 Author Share Posted June 22, 2008 After looking at all of the lists mentioned I see there are 29 releases. Why is Demon Attack on this list? Isn't that an Imagic Title? Also, I have included three Electronic Dreams titles, but what is the deal with THAT? Here's the list: Activision Atari 8-Bit Games List Compiled June 22, 2008 1) Ballblazer 1985 2) Beamrider 1984 3) Decathlon 1984 4) Designer's Pencil, The 1984 5) Dreadnaught Factor, The 1984 6) Eidolon, The 1986 7) Explorer [Prototype] 1984 8 ) Ghostbusters 1984 9) Great American Cross-Country Road Race, The 1985 10) Hacker 1985 11) HERO 1984 12) Kaboom! 1983 13) Keystone Kapers 1983 14) Koronis Rift 1985 15) Master of the Lamps 1985 16) MegaMania 1983 17) Mindshadow 1985 18) Pastfinder 1984 19) Pitfall! / Demon Attack [COMP] 1987 20) Pitfall! 1984 21) Pitfall! II - Lost Caverns 1984 22) Rampage 1987 23) Rescue on Fractalus! 1985 24) River Raid 1983 25) Shanghai 1987 26) Space Shuttle - A Journey into Space 1983 27) Zenji 1984 28) Zone Ranger 1984 Electronic Dreams ----------------- Spindizzy 1986 Spy's Demise / Spy Strikes Back, The 1985 Star Blade 1986 Is this list missing anything? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.atarimania.com Posted June 22, 2008 Share Posted June 22, 2008 Why is Demon Attack on this list? Because Activision re-released the game in a combo pack (with Pitfall!). Also, I have included three Electronic Dreams titles, but what is the deal with THAT? Electric Dreams. As I wrote above, it's a label (from the company's UK branch). -- Atari Frog http://www.atarimania.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+CharlieChaplin Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 Oh? Peter Sabath wrote the Atari version of Shanghei? Cool... Well, being an Abbuc member at that time, P. Sabath ported Shanghai over from the C64... (so it was a pirate version at first). But then Abbuc asked Activision if they would release it officially for the Atari and Activision did... Thats what Wolfgang Burger told me... -Andreas Koch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ballyalley Posted June 23, 2008 Author Share Posted June 23, 2008 Why is Demon Attack on this list? Because Activision re-released the game in a combo pack (with Pitfall!). I used to own the Imagic cartridge. It only worked on the Atari 800. Is the re-release Atari XL/XE compatible? Adam Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
video game addict Posted June 23, 2008 Share Posted June 23, 2008 I used to own the Imagic cartridge. It only worked on the Atari 800. Is the re-release Atari XL/XE compatible? Adam The box states it is. http://www.atarimania.com/8bit/boxes/hi_re...ll_demon_d7.jpg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
games-video Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 shouldn't the Lucafilm titles under Lucasfilm? After all, they were distributed by Epyx first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 According to what i've seen, Spy's demise/spy strikes Back was probably re-releases off old Penguin Software (US) games of the same names Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
games-video Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 And Activision also distributed Infocom software, after they purchased them up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carmel_andrews Posted August 14, 2008 Share Posted August 14, 2008 Actually it's now either Activision Blizzard or Activision Vivendi (as Vivendi Universal and Activision recently merged) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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