Room 34 Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 Looking through my ROMs (which I have sorted into folders by company, so an across-the-board comparison would be tedious), it looks to me like the first 16k game Atari produced was Dig Dug. I am a little surprised that's a 16k game, so I'm wondering if the size of the ROM is always an accurate reflection of the game size. So... is Dig Dug the first? If not, which is? Also, were there any other 2600 games (other than Supercharger games) that were 32k besides Fatal Run? (And what is it, exactly, about Fatal Run that required 32k?) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 4, 2003 Share Posted September 4, 2003 fatal run has a lot graphics in it, and high-res (for the 2600,) cinema screens and stuff. (you can never forget 'and stuff') Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted September 4, 2003 Author Share Posted September 4, 2003 I believe the correct term is "'n' stuff". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Godzilla Posted September 9, 2003 Share Posted September 9, 2003 sorry, ill make sure to work on that in the future Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Room 34 Posted September 10, 2003 Author Share Posted September 10, 2003 So... still no one has confirmed the main question for me... What was the first 16k game for the 2600? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nukey Shay Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I dunno...wasn't Burgertime released before Dig Dug? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Well, the only other games that come to mind would be Millipede and Crystal Castles and both have 1984 on their title screens. Dig Dug is the only 16K game I see with 1983 on the screen. It looks like it is also the first game with the Super Chip. Not sure if it's the first 2600 game to use extra RAM. I would guess Phaser Patrol could make that claim. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sku_u Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 Wasn't it ET Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Player Posted September 10, 2003 Share Posted September 10, 2003 I dunno...wasn't Burgertime released before Dig Dug? This might be the one. On the Blue Sky Rangers page, it says Burgertime was shown at the January 1983 Consumer Electronics Show. Wow, 16K of ROM, 2K of RAM and absolutely horrid collision detection. I don't consider this game playable. Ugh, what a waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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