retroillucid Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 I don't understand why the manual artwork is different from the box artwork Coleco usually (always) used the same artwork for both manual and box So they decided to use the same artwork as the ColecoVision version.... Kind of similar to the 2600 prototype Smurf Rescue box I found... completely different artwork from the release one Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 Get the cart, then we can talk. That might be a tough one to be had. As far as AtariMania.com states, the game required a special chip and due to this added expense, Coleco did not proceed with releasing it. So, like so many other unreleased games, probably only a small handful of people at Coleco had access to the game and even fewer probably still have it after all these years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Here's some better quality pics and the full manual will be properly scanned by Retroillucid for the Coleco Museum website being amassed (slowly but surely) at www.colecoindustries.com. Many thanks, NIAD. Pictures of the two missing pages would be nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 (edited) Here's some better quality pics and the full manual will be properly scanned by Retroillucid for the Coleco Museum website being amassed (slowly but surely) at www.colecoindustries.com. Many thanks, NIAD. Pictures of the two missing pages would be nice. High quality pics and possibly even a scan of the entire manual will be made available on the Coleco Museum website in a couple weeks or so: http://www.colecoindustries.com The site is a little sparse right now, but big updates are coming in September! BTW, the manual is complete and in prestine condition... must have been protected by all the other ColecoVision game manuals all these years! Edited August 13, 2011 by NIAD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Well, I'm very glad you found it. AFAIK it's a one-of-a-kind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ranthulfr Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 That manual looks super-cool. I was expecting this thread to grow faster than it has. Since the booklet is complete and has detailed screen illustrations, a homebrewer could probably re-create the game if he/she wanted to. Has a finished manual for an unreleased game ever turned up like this before? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 That manual looks super-cool. I was expecting this thread to grow faster than it has. Since the booklet is complete and has detailed screen illustrations, a homebrewer could probably re-create the game if he/she wanted to. Has a finished manual for an unreleased game ever turned up like this before? Not as polished as this. The Sears SwordQuest - FireWorld manual comes to mind. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted August 14, 2011 Share Posted August 14, 2011 There's not much material of Tarzan. BTW: this material comes from Scott Stilphen. He gathered an enormous amount of (alternate) VCS proto proto artwork, which can be found on DP. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
high voltage Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 Any news on those two missing pages? Colecoindustries is nothing happening on there. DOA? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Inky Posted September 2, 2011 Share Posted September 2, 2011 I knew NIAD back in the day. He always had a passion for all things Coleco, and I just knew he would make some big finds. Awesome stuff, Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 27, 2012 Share Posted March 27, 2012 http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tarzan_20495.html Thanks to Dan Cage. Enjoy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xybot67 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 http://www.atarimani...rzan_20495.html Thanks to Dan Cage. Enjoy. Thanks for the link Rom Hunter and thank you Dan Cage for sharing! I just hope a rom will be found one day! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+Propane13 Posted March 28, 2012 Share Posted March 28, 2012 I wonder if anyone would consider making a mock-up screen using the screen shots? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted March 30, 2012 Author Share Posted March 30, 2012 Get the cart, then we can talk. Haven't checked back in this thread for a while seeing as the manual is now in the trusted hands of Retroillucid and will be scanned for the long overdue BIG update to the website sometime in the summer, but I just couldn't resist a reply to this quoted post... so here it is: Talk to who? You? Yeah, right! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted March 30, 2012 Share Posted March 30, 2012 Haven't checked back in this thread for a while seeing as the manual is now in the trusted hands of Retroillucid and will be scanned for the long overdue BIG update to the website sometime in the summer It's already donated to our database: http://www.atarimania.com/game-atari-2600-vcs-tarzan_20495.html Thanks anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NIAD Posted April 1, 2012 Author Share Posted April 1, 2012 I just saw that Rom Hunter. That's great news for all the 2600 fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rom Hunter Posted April 1, 2012 Share Posted April 1, 2012 It sure is. A unique manual indeed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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